Charlie Banana 2-in-1 Reusable Diapers One Size - Green Reviews

Charlie Banana 2-in-1 Reusable Diapers One Size - Green reviews from buyers.

Great pocket diaper (for girls?)
We've been using cloth pocket diapers for our 6month old son and when we decided to go this route we tried almost all brands we could find - Charlie Banana, Happy Heiney, OhKaty, FuzziBunz, BumGenius, and Blueberry.
I liked each of them for different reasons but I'll focus on the CB for this review. These pocket diapers are front loading (like OhKatys) and have the rise sizing in an internal elastic (like FuzziBunz). The internal elastic wasn't the easiest to get sized compared to other brands with snaps on the front but you only have to do it when they outgrow the size so that's only a few time from baby to toddler. After using other snap sizing brands I actually came to appreciate the elastic because it doesn't come undone if you pull too fast or hard (which will happen when trying to diaper a squirmy baby).
The other feature of this brand, front pocket, I was not a fan of because I have a boy and when his diapers are wet it's mostly in the front so these might be better...

Unfortunately, not my favorite
Honestly, I really really wanted to like this cloth diaper. The whole idea seems great, and on paper it has some nice tweaks from other competing brands. Somehow, it just doesn't add up. I've had this cloth diaper for about a month now, so I think I can safely review it..

I have several Bum Genius 3.0 and 4.0 diapers, one Fuzzi Bunz diaper (one size) and one Charlie Banana (one size) diaper in the Royal Blue color. My baby is 4 months, and is generally in the 90th percentile for weight/height.

PROS:
- the color is nice
- the adjustable elastic is easier to adjust than the Fuzzi Bunz
- the wide back elastic seems like it would be more comfortable for baby
- has the crossover snap (more on that later...)
- comes with 2 inserts, a smaller one and a larger one
- has disposable inserts (which are sold separately, and I haven't used them)
- inner lining is soft

CONS:
- the front flap...It's great in theory, there isn't much of...

Charlie Banana OS is in my top 3 cloth diapers
We have a cloth diaper stash of mostly one-size pocket diapers. I'm going to say that Charlie Banana is in my top three, if not my favorite thus far. We own 6 Charlie Banana OS. Here are a few features I like about CB:

-the waistband elastic is wider in the back than most pocket diapers. It doesn't leave a red mark on my son's back
-the fleece lining is VERY soft and stays that way, even when line dried.
- I like that the pocket is 'finished' with a flap to hold the insert in. Everything lays flat, including the insert. (I hate when inserts bunch up in the middle!...these do not!) The flap also covers the adjustable elastic and button so it doesn't touch baby's skin.
- the cross-over snap on the front is great. I like that this cloth diaper will not only adjust to fit my toddler, but that I can use that cross-over snap for our next baby, while they are teeny. I've also used this snap feature to roll the diaper up and snap it closed, so that it's compact in...

Charlie Banana 2-in-1 Reusable Diapers One Size - Green is one of the best cloth diapers from Charlie Banana.
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