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Cloth diaper question
For those that use cloth or have used cloth...
What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. |
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Cloth diaper question
xkatx schrieb:
For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I bought "molton". It's 100% cotton and kind of fluffy/rough on both sides. Kind of like flannel but thicker. I used two layers with elastic at the sides, about 1-2cm in from the seam, and the seam was done with a serger. I did velcro closures, one strip of loops across the front two hook tabs at the sides of the back. If you want I can take pictures ;-) cu nicole |
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"xkatx" wrote:
For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
"xkatx" wrote: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. That's what my mother and sister used. I don't know whether you can buy them anymore, either. When I had my first 12 years ago I couldn't find them. I know what you mean about folding, since I'm the eldest of 6 and did plenty of diaper-folding in my younger days. I still have trouble connecting "cloth diapers" and "sizes" in my head. Clisby |
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Clisby wrote:
Rosalie B. wrote: "xkatx" wrote: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. That's what my mother and sister used. I don't know whether you can buy them anymore, either. When I had my first 12 years ago I couldn't find them. I know what you mean about folding, since I'm the eldest of 6 and did plenty of diaper-folding in my younger days. I still have trouble connecting "cloth diapers" and "sizes" in my head. You can still buy then, but frankly, I think a lot of the newer sorts are nicer to work with and more effective. It's been a several years since I was in the cloth diapering business, so I don't know what's out there now, but the slightly fitted diapers I used worked very well as far as I'm concerned. It seems to me that different people end up preferring different materials for cloth diapers, so it doesn't seem to me that there's any obviously superior-in-all-cases material. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Ericka Kammerer schrieb:
Clisby wrote: Rosalie B. wrote: "xkatx" wrote: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. That's what my mother and sister used. I don't know whether you can buy them anymore, either. When I had my first 12 years ago I couldn't find them. I know what you mean about folding, since I'm the eldest of 6 and did plenty of diaper-folding in my younger days. I still have trouble connecting "cloth diapers" and "sizes" in my head. You can still buy then, but frankly, I think a lot of the newer sorts are nicer to work with and more effective. It's been a several years since I was in the cloth diapering business, so I don't know what's out there now, but the slightly fitted diapers I used worked very well as far as I'm concerned. I have the somewhat fitted sort and I use the square "gauze" diapers as a kind of inlay by folding it like this: +-----+-----+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+-----+ fold in half +--+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--+---+ then fold into thirds +--+ | | | | +--+ | | | | | | | | +--+ then into thirds the other way +--+ | | | | +--+ and you end up with a short thick piece that fits into the center of the diaper. So, for night times or for a longer trip you can use more than one extra soaking layer, or if you want to give the baby more freedom you can leave the soaking layers out completely. cu nicole |
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Clisby wrote:
Rosalie B. wrote: "xkatx" wrote: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. That's what my mother and sister used. I don't know whether you can buy them anymore, either. When I had my first 12 years ago I couldn't find them. I know what you mean about folding, since I'm the eldest of 6 and did plenty of diaper-folding in my younger days. I still have trouble connecting "cloth diapers" and "sizes" in my head. Oh, me too! I feel very old-fashioned when I see the huge variety of pre-folded and shaped nappies that are available nowadays and I can still turn a square of cotton into a nappy for a newborn all the way up to a 2.5 year old boy or girl. You can still get the plain squares in Australia, though, and they continue to be a popular cloth solution. My youngest child is seven and I still had the 2 dozen flannelette and 1 dozen toweling squares I began using with his 18 year old brother. They washed and washed and barely showed signs of wear through three children. Cheap too! And versatile as burp cloths and mini-sheets or head cloths in their bassinettes and cots. I used plastic pants and Velcro fastening covers but preferred the humble plastic pants on price, ease of laundering and containment. I also designed and sewed a half dozen fitted-style nappies out of cotton toweling and Velcro. These had a long piece that could be folded up to make a thick pad, but were fast to dry and could be padded further for nights. I don't think I'd like some of the heavily padded current styles because it seems to me they'd take a lot of rinsing to get them properly clean and would also take far too long to dry, on a line or in a dryer. As I remember I also had some large cotton gauze squares, as well, and they were especially good for my summer newborns. I started with nappy pins (points stuck in a bar of soap to help them slip through the cotton) and went on to plastic clips and then "T" fasteners, which I liked best. (Actually, I really liked Huggies best!) |
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xkatx wrote:
For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I'm out of the loop. Is this for a current baby or a new baby on the way? I used Diaper Service Quality Chinese prefolds which are made of cotton, work great, and are cheap. IIRC they were $18 for a dozen. They worked great for me for at least 6mos. I can't remember when exactly I went up to the next size but it was 6mos or later. You do need a cover with them, which I no longer have so you'd have to purchase. I have a ton of them and you can have them for shipping if you don't mind used. Let me know if you are interested. |
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"NL" wrote in message ... xkatx schrieb: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I bought "molton". It's 100% cotton and kind of fluffy/rough on both sides. Kind of like flannel but thicker. I used two layers with elastic at the sides, about 1-2cm in from the seam, and the seam was done with a serger. I did velcro closures, one strip of loops across the front two hook tabs at the sides of the back. If you want I can take pictures ;-) cu nicole I'm trying to picture what you're explaining. Are these like a version of a regular fitted diaper? |
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"Tai" wrote in message ... Clisby wrote: Rosalie B. wrote: "xkatx" wrote: For those that use cloth or have used cloth... What is, in your opinion, the best type of material to use for cloth diapers? There seems to be so many options, but I'm wondering if there's a great material that is soft, absorbant and allows air. Also, if possible, something that is kind of common and fairly easy to track down that won't cost an arm and a leg. Not looking for great brands or anything, just the material. I used the old cotton Birdseye (?) diapers. Gauze I think. Cheap and soft and hardwearing, but they required that you fold them. That also meant that you COULD fold them so that you didn't have to keep buying different sizes. Just fold differently. I don't know if you can get them anymore. That's what my mother and sister used. I don't know whether you can buy them anymore, either. When I had my first 12 years ago I couldn't find them. I know what you mean about folding, since I'm the eldest of 6 and did plenty of diaper-folding in my younger days. I still have trouble connecting "cloth diapers" and "sizes" in my head. Oh, me too! I feel very old-fashioned when I see the huge variety of pre-folded and shaped nappies that are available nowadays and I can still turn a square of cotton into a nappy for a newborn all the way up to a 2.5 year old boy or girl. You can still get the plain squares in Australia, though, and they continue to be a popular cloth solution. My youngest child is seven and I still had the 2 dozen flannelette and 1 dozen toweling squares I began using with his 18 year old brother. They washed and washed and barely showed signs of wear through three children. Cheap too! And versatile as burp cloths and mini-sheets or head cloths in their bassinettes and cots. I used plastic pants and Velcro fastening covers but preferred the humble plastic pants on price, ease of laundering and containment. I also designed and sewed a half dozen fitted-style nappies out of cotton toweling and Velcro. These had a long piece that could be folded up to make a thick pad, but were fast to dry and could be padded further for nights. I don't think I'd like some of the heavily padded current styles because it seems to me they'd take a lot of rinsing to get them properly clean and would also take far too long to dry, on a line or in a dryer. As I remember I also had some large cotton gauze squares, as well, and they were especially good for my summer newborns. I started with nappy pins (points stuck in a bar of soap to help them slip through the cotton) and went on to plastic clips and then "T" fasteners, which I liked best. (Actually, I really liked Huggies best!) I have the kind that you need to fold. I don't care much for folding, mainly because I just don't have the time or patience to be folding diapers all the time. Both girls are still in diapers, although DD1 is in the process of potty training - which she STILL shows absolutely NO interest in. Still. |
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