let I start of by say that I have exclusively cloth diapered my daughter with Grovia 's hybrid diaper line . I be a happy Grovia user and can not say enough about they diaper . we cotton soaker be start to wear , but I think this be completely in line for the material ; what would you expect if you wash anything else make out of cotton as many time as you wash you diaper ? I need to add some new soaker to we stash and I be tempt to try these . they be extremely soft . I be thrill to try they and think we might just buy a bunch more . BUT every time I use they my daughter leak . mind you , I prep these as direct ; I know exactly how to fit the hybrid to my daughter ; and it be extremely rare that the cotton insert leak . it seem like these just wick the fluid rather than absorb it . I wish I would spend the money on the aio or more cotton - both of which product be great . the only reason I give these 2 star rather than 1 be that the insert be very soft .