Anyway, since these covers generally fly under the radar on the ol' Babycenter Cloth Diapering board, I thought I would snap some pictures and share my thoughts.
Booroi Covers
This is a sized, side-snapping cover and I purchased a medium for K, who is 16-months-old and just a little under 20 lbs. It comes in a variety of colors and a few prints. What really excited me about this is the inner elastic that goes all around the diaper and holds a prefold in place. Since I recently received my Cloth! is the New Diaper tri-fold soaker in the mail, I used that for the photos. It's made of yummy organic bamboo velour and bamboo fleece, making it super absorbent and great for nighttime. I received one with my custom fitted and thought it would be perfect by itself to lay in a cover.
Here is a picture of the insert in the cover. Obviously you can use a prefold, flat, or whatever you have lying around (even a flannel receiving blanket would work). The company also sells bamboo prefolds designed to be used with the covers. See how the neat gusset goes all the way around? It really holds the insert in place well.
The snaps are hidden on the inside so they do not touch the baby. With this bamboo insert, the cover was great overnight. You could easily use this cover throughout the day, letting it air out and replacing the insert. I do think poop is more likely to get on this cover than others, like a Thirsties or Flip. Because they are sized, you would need to continue to size up - but I think this medium will easily fit K until potty-training (she is on the tightest setting). She has pretty large thighs, but had no irritation from the inner elastic.
Here is a side shot of the diaper with the bamboo insert quad-folded inside.
Weehuggers Covers
This is the second cover I decided to try out because it also has a lining designed to hold the insert in place. This cover is designed more like a Flip, with soft bamboo/cotton flaps to hold a prefold (or any insert) in place, although this diaper also has leg gussets, like a Thirsties cover. The Weehuggers cover comes in 2 sizes, each with a snap-down rise to accommodate a larger range of sizes. I purchased K a size 2 and snapped it down to the shortest rise setting. There is plenty of room to grow in this cover - the velcro still overlaps when I put it on.
The first think you'll notice about these covers are the adorable prints (including the very popular "groovy guitars" print) and the mitten-shaped hook and loop closure. They are also available in a snap closure (the snaps are hidden under the flaps so no snaps touch your baby).
I wasn't as impressed with how this cover held the insert in place, but it still held well and made it easy to plop the insert into the diaper pail and lay a new insert inside. The leg gussets are great, and the cover also held up well overnight with the CND insert (if I use a prefold overnight, I would likely add some sort of doubler to help with absorbency). I have heard people mention that the bamboo flaps make it less "wipe and reuse" than other covers, but it usually wasn't wet when I changed the insert (except in the morning after 12 hours). Instead of PUL against baby's skin holding the insert in place, you have a soft bamboo/cotton blend. The company also sells bamboo inserts designed to fit inside the covers.
All-in-all, I really like this cover and I adore the print and pink trim. I also love that you would only have 2 sizes to purchase instead of possibly 3 with the Booroi cover. I really hope that you get the opportunity to add both of these covers to your stash!
Finally, here is a summary of the 2 covers.
-Sized
-Side-snapping
-Hidden snaps
-All-around inner elastic to hold insert in place
-Likely get dirty with a poopy diaper
-Colors and prints available
-2 sizes, each with a snap-down rise
-Front hook-and-loop closure or snaps
-Bamboo flaps to hold insert in place
-Doesn't hold insert in place quite as well
-Leg gussets
-Colors and prints available
K, 16 months, wearing her Weehuggers stuffed with a prefold.
