A big portion of my diaper stash consists of BumGenius 3.0s. I have maybe a dozen of them. They were my first cloth diapers - my gateway diapers, I call them because they started my addiction. My BG's are the one-size pocket diapers, and I love them for a bunch of reasons - the super-soft stay-dry suedecloth (fleece) lining inside, the fact that I can completely customize the absorbency with different inserts, and the way they hold in the absolute messiest of messes. And today I found another reason to love them: My baby shrank and they still fit perfectly!
Okay, she didn't actually shrink. She's 16 months old and growing like a weed, but her super-chubby baby thighs are quickly becoming kinda-chubby toddler thighs, and I was starting to notice gaps between her legs and the diaper elastic. Since these are my main overnight diapers, leaks from those gaps would really, really suck.
Peanut has been on the highest rise setting on these diapers since she was five months old, and I assumed that - like my son who used them before her - would just keep growing up and out. So imagine my surprise when I snapped the diapers down a size and found that they again fit her perfectly! The rise comes up just below her belly button, and the elastic is snug but not tight around her legs. There's a tiny bit more effort required to keep the front flat when fastening the velcro, but overall, the fit is great, and I am reminded why I love one-size diapers!
Moral of the story: Babies grow in weird ways, and it's great to have some diapers that can grow (or shrink) along with them!
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