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Diaper Covers
Asked by L.K. from Hickory
on November 13, 2006
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I use cloth diapers on my 4 month old son. He has reached the point to where he does not wake up anymore to be changed at night (unless it is #2). So we have been pu...
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- I also use cloth, though my son is older. Are you using prefolds, what kid of doublers are you using at night? I use proraps and have no trouble at all with leaking, t...
- I don't use cloth, but there are a number of other mothers that do on another message board I go on. They have all slowly switched over to disposables for night for t...
- L., We've been using just plain old plastic pants, the kind my mom used on us. They're not the prettiest things, but they do keep in the wetness very well. I just...
Diaper Covers?
Asked by T.R. from Portland
on February 16, 2009
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Hi Moms!
We are about 9-10 weeks away from our baby boy being here and I'm trying to get everything ready. We have decided to use a diaper service for cloth diaper...
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- Hi T., I would be happy to go over cloth diapers and covers with you. A great and very easy option would be wool covers. If they get wet with urine, just trade th...
- I don't know a ton about the diaper covers, but I always see them online in different Etsy shops. If you go online to Etsy.com and search for "diaper cover" I bet you...
- Good for you for choosing cloth! We are currently cloth diapering for the 2nd time, and are still so happy with the decision. There are a lot of options out there- wha...
How Many Diaper Covers Do I Need?
Asked by K.R. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2008
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I am trying to figure out how many and of which kind of diaper covers I need to order for cloth diapers???!!!I will be using ABC Diaper Service, but they only offer 1 ...
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- I actually think you can get away with a lot fewer covers. I only had 3 of any given size. You don't have to wash them very often unless you have a little poo leak. I...
- Try the diaperpin.com they have excellent reviews, and links to diaper company websites. I did cloth all the way through, and had great success.
- Check out Nicki's Diapers for buying and helpful advice - http://nickisdiapers.com/catalog.php?category=3 For reviews, look at Diaper Pin - http://www.diaperpin.com...
Poop on Diaper Covers? What Am I Doing Wrong?
Asked by S.N. from Burlington
on April 25, 2009
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What am I doing wrong? Every time 3 month old poops, it gets on the sides of the diaper covers (or more) and I have to wash the covers. I don't think we have ever su...
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- I think this is a common problem, everyone I know who uses cloth just washes the cover after every poopy diaper. I don't know anyone who uses a service, though, so yo...
- I don't think my two children ever had a poop without getting it on the covers. I only used nylon covers that would rinse right out in the sink or tub. They'd wipe d...
- Hi S., First, thank you for using cloth with your baby. It's an easy way to teach children from the get-go about being environmentally-aware. I own and operate...
Diaper Covers...
Asked by R.C. from Seattle
on February 22, 2008
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We are currently switching from disposable to cloth diapers and I already have the diapers ordered, but haven't found the right covers. I want something vinyl/plastic...
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- We love Bumpkins covers. You can order from weebunz.com, which is a Corvallis-based and Internet business. AMD
- For my first child, my friend and I made the diaper covers. We used cotton material print for the outside, a layer of the waterproof window covering (white out) mater...
- Hi I use knitted wool diaper covers. They are not bulky at all. They are breathable and anti-microbial which basically means they clean themselves. You only have to...
Vinyl Diaper Covers?
Asked by J.O. from Kansas City
on September 12, 2009
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With my first child, we used cloth diapers (the prefold Gerber diapers you can buy at BBrUs or Target) and the vinyl diaper covers that you can buy in packs of 3 at Ba...
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- These are the closest thing I have found to those (I have cloth diapered two children and about to start the third) http://www.thanksmama.com/Bummis_Whisper_Pants_p/bm...
- Have you tried HappyBottomus? There is one in Lee's Summit. Here's a link to diapering on their website: http://www.happybottomus.com/CategoryProductList.jsp?cat=Diape...
- I have used the Gerber prefolds & the Gerber vinyl covers. I had noticed that they were tearing more when I bought my older daughter larger sizes (she's potty-trained ...
Cloth Diaper Covers-fleece or Wool?
Asked by J.E. from Rockford
on January 1, 2010
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Hey mamas!
I've been doing cloth diapers on my son for 15 months. I've enjoyed them and they're fantastic for us.
I've been having stink issues(even when they're c...
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- I've personally had much better luck with wool covers than fleece. In either case compression leaks might be an issue if being worn under clothing, but this was less o...
- I never had good luck with either one really. They both act more as "soakers" than really as waterproof covers. I made some wool ones that I lanolized myself and the...
- My son is almost exclusively in wool longies and they work wonderful. You can buy them at great prices on Etsy or diaperswappers. I don't like using wool under cloth...
Do Wool Diaper Covers for Cloth Work?
Asked by R.H. from Cleveland
on May 27, 2008
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I am looking to cloth diaper our next baby and I want to use wool, but I'm afraid it will leak all over and I'll still have a wet lap. I wondered if any cloth diaperi...
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- Hello, I have used both wool & PUL covers. I have some WAHM made wool soakers and also some Stacinator snap stretch wool covers that I really like. I wash them in...
- Wow, I'm surprised that these cloth-diapering mamas haven't heard of wool covers! They are everywhere. They are great, no itch, scratch, OR rash. Lanolizing does wo...
- Years ago I used wool diaper covers from Japan and I do not recall that they leaked at all.
Bottoms up Diaper Service
Asked by J.A. from Chicago
on July 5, 2008
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We would like to use cloth diapers when our new baby arrives and are contemplating using a diaper service. The only one around seems to be 'Bottoms Up.' Has anyone us...
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- We have used them for 3 months now. We use bummies diaper covers from Be By Baby but any cover would work. It costs about $17 a week.
- We used Bottoms Up for about 4 months or so. I thought the service was great--reliable, no problems. It was great to put out dirty diapers one night and wake up to a...
- We are have been using Bottoms up for about a month. Their service is dependable, and the price is comparable to disposable. We use the diaper covers they sell, but th...
Cloth Diapering-- Are Liners Necessary?
Asked by N.L. from Los Angeles
on April 6, 2008
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Are diaper liners necessary when using prefolds w/ diaper covers? AND-- when venturing out on the town, what do you do with the dirty cloth diapers-- rinse them in th...
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- Hi N., I'm using cloth w/ my 1st child. She's 4-1/2 months now. I'm not even sure I knoe what you mean by a liner. ? I recently started using an extra, thick strip (th...
- Hi N., I have found that I don't need diaper liners. I just use the diapers and covers. However, I use a diaper service and their diapers are thick enough for me....
- Hi N., I have used liners (I took a prefold and cut off the outsides and used the middle as a liner. The outsides I used as wipes.)with my prefolds. The covers that...
