My Preference for Prefolds

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[…] the cloth diapering world, I’m somewhat of a semi-purist with my preference for prefolds. (I consider people who use flats to be purists) Whenever you purchase cloth prefolds, they […]
[…] talked about how how much I love cloth diapering with prefolds, but when I decided to try cloth diapering at night again, I wanted to try using a fitted diaper […]
[…] diaper stash consists primarily of unbleached cotton prefolds, now that I’ve finally unloaded my pocket diapers (I just couldn’t force myself to like […]
[…] 2 hybrid fitteds, and 2 fitteds, in addition to my bajillion beloved prefolds. I will clarify, I still stand behind prefolds, but some days I just need to go without a wrestling match, and my AIOs, AI2s and fitteds work […]
[…] change over time…and over the course of your baby’s growth. I was a staunch prefold advocate for the first year of diapering Declan, but when every diaper change became a wrestling match […]
[…] almost exclusively, with prefolds for Declan’s first year. I love prefolds, and even wrote about why I preferred them, but they became a pain when D began to wriggle and squirm non-stop in the changing pad. Over the […]
[…] I entered into cloth diapering with the primary goal of saving money. Having moved for my husband’s job, I found myself unemployed and pregnant; finances were incredibly tight on our single income, and I was determined to make it work. Having been cloth diapered myself, I chose prefolds and covers (one of the most inexpensive and easiest ways to cloth diaper) to begin our cloth diapering journey. […]
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I didn’t use cloth diapers when my kids were babies, but now that I’ve become more environmentally conscious, I wish I had.
You can still be an advocate for cloth diapering! 😉
People think I’m crazy because I LOVE flats. There are so many different ways to cloth diaper, and everyone has a preference.
I’ve yet to try flats, but really want to! Any brand recommendations?
What brand of pre-folds do you use? I still find pre-fold bulky on my 15lb 3month old. I did discover the twist fold for them and love it, but it requires a lot of folding and tucking still. I was hoping to love pre folds more, pockets get the most of my love.
I have several that I use in unbleached cotton: Bummis, Econobum & OsoCozy. Are you using the appropriate size? I have three sizes that we use/have used. My little guy is just under 20lbs and he’s almost grown out of the second size we have (OsoCozy, I think).
I also love flats & prefolds! My favorite flats are actually flour sack towels, but I haven’t tried any of the super-absorbent ones yet; I like the price, even if I’m changing a little more often. We do have a few Thirsties pockets, but they’re used for nighttime & the nursery at church.
I really want to give flats a go, now that I’m not super intimidated by folds. I like the fact that the diapers need to be changed more often, anything over 2 hours seems like a long period of time for a kiddo to be sitting in a dirty diaper!
I was kind of the opposite. I was afraid of them when I started. I have a wide variety of diapers, but only a few prefolds. For the most part right now, my fitteds get all of the use, with pockets a close second.
I’ve recently discovered fitteds…and my husband LOVES them. Unfortunately, I can’t justify buying a bunch of them when we have plenty of prefolds and pockets (that go unused)!
We love our Prefolds too! It’s so easy to adjust fit, they hold really well..No stuffing, no unstuffing, I find myself reaching for them often especially with our newborn. Thristies covers are the best too, not bulky at all.
I love Thirsties covers! They’re super trim. It’s a toss-up, however, between Best Bottoms — BB are heavier-duty.
I love our prefolds! We have a ton of Green Mountain Diapers. We just had to put our nb prefolds and covers away, and I was sad. Plus, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong with pockets, but both my kids have always leaked out of the legs immediately. Prefolds are just easier.
Take your NB prefolds back out — they work really well as padding for nighttime diapering! Love my prefolds 🙂 I had the same issue with Pockets – legs and waistband leaking – prefolds just seem to keep everything contained better, IMO…
I was afraid of them at first, but now I am much better at CDing. I use the thirsties covers. Great post!
I remember holding my breath the first time we used a prefold on our little guy. I had this thought of “Well, here goes” and was apprehensive (because I had just spent 9 months putting together a great cloth diaper stash and didn’t even know if it would work out), but determined!
It doesn’t hurt that they are one of the most affordable options! 🙂
Absolutely!
I like my flats for my 2 year old. I think the folding of flats and prefolds intimidates people. I know that was the case for me when I decided to CD my daughter. I was looking for a way to do it for the least amount and a friend told me to youtube folds and I was like … whoa! With practice…easy! I totally see why you can love them!
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I loved my prefolds, sadly, my guy needs the next size up and I just don’t feel like investing in more… I’m very fond of my flats though! I really love their versatility 😀
Being only 2 months into cloth diapers the thought of flats still a bit scary…maybe I can give them a go; they are very affordable!
I’m new at CDing and due with my 2nd babe in July. I bought various different kinds of diapers to try and have been practicing with my toddler who is potty trained during the day but not at night. We are on a tight budget so I think flour sack cloths and covers are the best way for us plus I LOVE to fold them and the ease of laundering. I have a few pockets and want to sell them but my for and who is CDing says to keep them. Quite frankly I hate them when I try to use them on my daughter. I wash them as advised and they just smell weird. Not of ammonia, that is a destinct smell I would recognize. They smell almost like detergent (BumGenius). Anyway, I think I might just make the leap and sell them off along with the others I bought in a small size for the new babe. I think flats, prefolds, and covers will just be easiest.
I actually prefer prefolds too. I have the Gerber prefolds and waterproof pants because they’re the cheapest. I suppose it’s because my mom used them with my siblings and myself, and at age 7 or 8 I was putting them on the babies, pins and all.