Supplement your pockets or AIOs with inexpensive prefolds or
flat diapers which run about $ 2 - $ 3 a diaper.
There are
flat diapers which you fold and put in the cover and can be bought used from a diaper service.
They have more layers in the middle and fewer layers on the sides as opposed to
flat diapers which are the same thickness throughout.
It does have a higher rise in the waist over the regular Best Bottom cover, meaning you will likely need to wait to loose your umbilical stump, but I can easily see this working on average sized 8 - 9 pound newborn (especially with a folded on prefold or
flat diaper which adds additional all over bulky).
You will need more covers in rotation if you choose a prefold or
flat diaper which doesn't provide quite the same secure coverage.
Not exact matches
Even contour
diapers which are simply prefolds /
flats with crescents cut out at the legs to lessen bulk, can be folded to achieve different sizes.
So does the
flat diaper,
which is a large square cloth that's equally thick throughout.
First of all very few people use pins any more on prefolds or
flats, they use Snappis
which you can buy in any cloth
diapering shop or online.
Nicki's
Diapers also carries a wide selection of
flats, including their popular Imagine
flats (
which are available in cute prints!)
While these towels may feel a little flimsy, they actually hold a lot of liquid,
which is why they make such great «
flats» for
diapers.
It has a total of 7 pockets
which include two separate compartments
which have two
flat pockets
which are perfectly sized for storing
diapers and wipes; it has a dual interior bottle pocket,
which has no spill elastic tops and an interior back exterior elastic top pocket that easily stores the padded changing pad.
I use mostly
flats or prefolds with covers,
which have all always washed clean so this is the first
diaper I've had to combat a stain on.
A variation of the
flat diaper is the Prefold,
which includes extra layering in the center.
Flat cloth
diapers are the classic cotton square
which is folded to fit baby, and secured with
diaper pins or a Snappi.
Since we're using only
flat diapers this week, I thought a post
which compared the absorbency of «flour sack towels» (or FST, as they are often abbreviated) against other
flat diapers would be helpful.
Note that in addition to the discounts specified below, orders of 250 dozen prefold and / or
flat diapers can ship via freight
which is generally about half the price of sending small shipments via UPS.
Not to mention using the
flat recline for a
diaper change,
which is great for a quick
diaper change.
But changing a
flat definitely requires laying the baby down on his back, unlike the snap
diapers which I can easily change on my lap, so that makes them harder to use on the go.
In Calley's post (
which she originally posted as part of a
flats and handwashing
diaper challenge last spring), she breaks down the costs to show that if you needed to, you could cloth
diaper a child from birth to potty learning for about $ 50.
The stroller's seat can be reclined to an almost
flat position
which makes napping and having
diaper change sessions much easier.
Finally, you could just lay each
diaper flat on top of another with inserts tucked in between each layer,
which would keep them from shifting and coming loose in the box.