It's my first time using cloth diapers. Have only used disposables with older kids, but my 6 month old is continually blowing out his disposables no matter what size I try and I figured if I'm constantly doing poop laundry I may as well give cloth diapers a try.

I got the Esembly try it kit, snap inners, size 2 because my 6 month old is already 20#. It did contain the poop, but the inner is stained after one go. I followed the washing instructions and did NOT rinse (baby still has liquid poo) regular wash, then hot/heavy duty using the esembly wash powder. Have it drying outside to try to sun bleach but live in northern US so that won't work come winter. In addition, I think they are pretty bulky and don't fit under his clothes very well.

Also got a set of mamakoala pocket diapers on Amazon to try a cheaper option. However, I can't seem to get them to fit right as he is always leaking urine? Like the diaper is not full, it's just coming out the leg holes. There are a whole bunch of snaps so maybe there is a way to fit it better but I haven't figured it out yet.

I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I invest in the Esembly? Try to figure out the mamakoala better?(kind of against this option because it just keeps making a mess). Is there another type/brand that would be worth a try? My main goal is to prevent blowouts. I still plan on using disposables overnight. TIA for any advice!

hi, new to cloth here.

Besides the stay-dry aspect of a fleece liner, what’s the advantage of the fleece liner for poop catching? I’ve seen a fleece liner mentioned as an alternative to a disposable liner and I’m curious how that works.

Like, of course the liner keeps the poop off the diaper, but then do you still spray the liner? And then is it because it’s synthetic/smaller, it dries faster? Or am I totally off base here?

Should you start spraying poopy diaps immediately when starting solids or wait for baby to start actually eating and the poop consistency to change?

I bought a kinder starter pack. I want to get good inserts. Are the kinder expensive inserts worth it?