so..out of AIOs, AI2s or pockets, which have you all found the easiest. obviously all in one sounds great,but is it more practical to have an AI2 with a clip in liner thingy that you just replace. rather than washing the whole nappy. is that how it even works lol.
what would you all recommend. my bub is 3 months old. if i were to buy a stash now,would they last a long time?
sooo many questions. sorry.
please help.
I've used pockets and AI2s and I bought extra boosters for both. Early on I preferred pockets - greenkids as my preferred brand - one size fits most too. But they were velcro closing so not so good after awhile - DS can undo it now. Still have these as back up nappies. Some of the pockets can be a bit snug to try and get your hand in to stuff too so that is something to be aware of.

I went over to AI2s (or snap-ins) with Itti bittis and their sized nappies and preferred these. I can re-use the outers in these if it's just wet but usually I don't bother. Can't re-use the outers if they're pooped on. But with the extra boosters I find that when I wash I just put a dry booster set in when the outer is dry and let the wet boosters dry for a bit longer (I have about 10 extra booster sets to nappies with the ittis)

IF I was going to start clothing it again from scratch, I would probably do something similar or try the itti bitti tuttos. I've just bought a couple of these with a couple of extra boosters to see how they go - so far going well. They're also a one size fits most. They're snap ins still too. So these would probably last without you "having" to buy more. (Be WARNED - MCNs are very addictive!!!)

I would try and see if there's someone near you who can let you try a couple of different brands to check fit around legs and tummy - these are important. If that's not possible I'd probably only by one or two of a brand in a AI2 type nappy and check the fit around the legs particularly.

If you don't want to buy nappies too often for sizing I'd go with a OSFM (like the tuttos or greenkids). However, a lot of people prefer the sized nappies - problem here is not everyone uses the same sizing - check out rise and weight for these. (rise is measured from back of plumbers crack to bellybutton - I think - somewhere in the nappy section there's info on this)

hope this helps
Liz