Sprout Change Reversible and Reusable Diaper Shell, Robin's Egg

I bought these before my baby was born planning to use from birth and on. I know they say they'll fit at like 5 lbs, but at 7 lbs 2 oz, these couldn't fit my baby at birth. the amount of scrunched fabric was just silly looking and it simply wouldn't fit him. I want to love these but there are just too many little things that make them not fantastic. I can't seem to get them adjusted just right. They are either too loose and leak or they are too tight and give my poor baby raw red marks on his chunky thighs. The waist part just gaps open on half of the ones I have and at 4 months old, my baby is already on the 3rd loosest hole for the elastic (on most of them since each one is slightly different.) Another annoyance is that I bought 8 covers, and since they are all handmade, their is a lot of variation between the fit from cover to cover. Some of them have buttons of different sizes for the adjustable elastic. Some of them are rather small buttons, and I've had trouble with them coming undone in the wash resulting in me having to invent a tool to fish the elastic out of the channel they are sewn into to render the cover usable once more. I never had a #2 leak, even with some pretty intense BF poos, but they do leak urine maybe half the time, possibly because I can't get them fitted just right on my son. I don't hate them but I do wish I hadn't bought just these for my whole stash because I'm finding now that I need better options. The company seems to be a great small business, they employ several work at home moms and I had a great experience with customer service, but this product could be soooooo much better with just a little tweaking.

I love the Sprout Change shells and have purchased a complete collection. They are soft and breathable and are no-fuss after the initial size adjustment. However, I don't love the inserts because they do not wick away moisture. To solve the problem, I use the Flip brand stay dry inserts with the Sprout shells. It makes the perfect combo: soft, breathable, leak-free and moisture-wicking.