If you choose the right absorbency and
a proper fitting diaper or cover for your baby, leaks are no worse than with disposable diapers.
Double check the fit — The most important protection you have against leaky diapers is
a proper fitting diaper.
They're just diapers people, calm down... Everything was a learning process for me at first, but we got
our proper fitting diapers finally, we wash them with a great working routine, if I hear advice that makes me have a second thought (or really just sounds off, like the CLR bit), I just pass... And I don't preach as I know my advice might not go well for others.
Not exact matches
The main reasons a cloth
diaper will leak are because either there is not enough absorbency, your baby pees so much so fast that the
diaper can not absorb it fast enough, or the
diaper does not have the
proper fit.
For those parents who want a demonstration of the
proper fit of a cloth
diaper, the Green Mountain's website has photographs.
To determine
proper fit, check to see if the
diaper is tight around the legs and waist.
Another problem I have encountered with one size
diapers is getting a
proper fit around the thighs.
«The initial investment, changing dirty
diapers, washing dirty
diapers, stuffing them and don't even get me started on things like rise and a
proper fit.
Try to ascertain the baby's
proper size by reading the weight chart, or checking the
fit of the
diaper when baby is asleep and not wriggling around.