I've been cloth diapering my oldest full-time for about 18 months. My youngest is now 14 months old and he's been in cloth since day one. I think at this point I've used just about every choice possible with varying degrees of success. I thought at one point that I could purchase a whole system of one-size diapers that would work perfectly for both boys. I forgot, however, that every kid is different. My big guy is tall and lanky, and not potty-trained yet now at a bit over three years old. My youngest is now a small but solid (stocky!) guy who finds great joy in taking off velcro diapers.
I used prefolds and covers for awhile, sized appropriately for my boys. They are, unfortunately, very heavy wetters and have sensitive skin, so I needed something that was going to keep their skin drier, especially overnight. Contours had essentially the same problem. Just not the perfect fit for us.
I started using hemp and bamboo fitteds overnight. The BabyKicks one-size hemp fitteds, Bamboozle fitteds, and Kiwi Pie fitteds are some of my favorites. I really love using wool longies (like Aristocrat) over fitteds, especially at night. Very simple and bulletproof. I also use all-in-ones at night, but only Dream-Eze (for some reason their absorbency and fit is good for my boys - they're now the GroVia AIOs).
During the day, I found that pockets were easiest for us. I stuff them right out of the laundry, and then they're ready to go. My big guy is still in bumGenius pockets, and I hope those will work till he is out of diapers. The little guy has a smorgasbord of diapers. Pockets and all-in-ones are what I tend to stick with during the day, as that system just fits our lifestyle the best. For him, I love the Blueberry pockets, Rumparooz pockets, and BabyKicks Bumboo pocket diapers.
It has taken a long time to find out what works for us. I've bought and sold a TON of diapers. My message to you is to not get discouraged if one brand or style doesn't work for you. Try something else! Tell us what you liked/didn't like and we'll try to help find the PERFECT diaper system for you. Take advantage of our sampler packages and try lots of different things. There is a perfect system out there for you, and we'll help you figure it out.
By Casey
Friday, February 4, 2011
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2 comments:
Where do you sell the diapers that didn't work for you? I love finding new things that work great, but I am usually too scared to spend the money and end up with something that doesn't work, I'd like it if I could recoup some of that and see someone else use the product at the same time.
Craigslist has given me good results, and a bonus you get to meet another cloth diapering parent :)
Nicki's also has the 15 day program that's worth a look!
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