Cloth Diapers - Hersey,MI

Hi Stacey,

The "other:\ M. M here :)

We have never had a leaky diaper ever. Seriosuly. HE is 16 months oldand I dont even use the doublers or the infant diapers as a doupler. I simply use the brown edged chinese dsq prefold and a velcro cover or pins and a nylon pullover I also have one wool cover I use a lot and night and nothing between any combo I use! I guess I never even knew leaking was an issue as I have never encountered it. My son drinks plenty of milk water and water/juice too.

I always doubled up the diapers. i would fold one in thirds and then place it in the middle of the outer one then fold up the diaper cover. We had some leaks, but not a lot and not every night.

When we adopted our son at 20 months I switched him to cloth diapers. I found for us the best diapers were the ones you fold yourself. They are not hard to do, it may just take trail and error as to how tight to pin them. We used the dundee brand and washing them as much as I have we found these to hold up the best. Now that we have a newborn and are wanting to use cloth again we are finding it a goose chase to find the plastic covers for anything under 12 months. That is what we have used and I had no problems with leaks. I hope this helped,
Michelle

The type of cloth diapers you choose depends on your baby, your budget and your preferences. I prefer the BumGenius over the one-size HH. I have both and I don't even use the HH anymore due to problems with fit and the PUL no longer being waterproof. I wouldn't recommend them at all! I'd buy a variety of diapers and see what worked best for your lo. I have several types of one-sized diapers...Blueberry, Mommy's Touch, BumGenius, HH one-sized, and some WAHM diapers. Diapers that worked wonderfully when my lo was 2-3 months old are no longer my favorites now that she's 20 months and ones that I didn't like when she was little are now my favorites. However, my favorite one-size is the BumGenius without question.

You can cloth diaper at night. We used BumGenius and HH one-size without problems at night until she was 1. Then, we started having a leaking issue b/c she urinated too much. After much research, I turned to fitted diapers with fleece or wool covers. I use a Happy Hempy (made of hemp)or a Bamboozle (made of bamboo) at night with a cover. I LOVE my wool cover! If I had $$ to spend, I'd convert my whole stash to fitteds and wool. Oh! I do use BumGenius at night if I'm behind in my diaper laundering with a bamboo insert along with the regular microfiber. There are a lot of options to get your lo through the night without going back to disposables.

Good luck!

I have a few Happy Heiny's I got second hand and a few BG 3.0 that I got second hand, and I'd recommend the BG hands down. I'm not sure if it's because I got them already "well loved" or what, but they seem crunchier and bulkier than the BG. Plus I love that you can get BG 3.0 at Target!

As for the nighttime solution, I do use disposables at night because I don't even want to chance a leak since we co-sleep and changing the bedding would be a huge hassle. However, we've had great luck during the day using microfiber towels as doublers. You can get them in the auto section at Target, Walmart, KMart, wherever. They're thin and super absorbent. We wrap them around the inserts when we know we're going to be in the car for a couple hours, etc. They've been great. I'm actually going to try them at night soon!

Hi S.,

I know this is going to be long, I have a lot to say, and I hope it all helps. Feel free to message me with more questions. I will help as much as I can.

I have a 21 month old daughter and have a son on the way. We are planning on using cloth diapers for our son. We also are using the one size diapers. We bought them early and transitioned our daughter from disposables to the one size. We have mostly Happy Hineys, but also some Haute pockets. They both fit our daughter fairly well, and we have no problems with leaks, even with nights. When we first switched I purchased 1 of 4 different kinds of one size pockets (Haute, Happy hineys, BG 3.0, and a WAHM one) every diaper is shaped a little differently, so it is important to try different brands first, and see which ones have the best fit. They will also fir a toddler different then a baby, so right now these fit our 21 month daughter, and we are hoping they fit our son just as well. Every baby is different. Most leaks happen because the diaper does not fit correctly around the legs. Also any diaper that is lined with fleece (which most pockets and OS are) needs to be snug. You can put several inserts in a fleece diaper, and if the fleece is loose against the insert and not snug to the body they will leak. This is because fleece is not absorbent, but actually repels water. Fleece needs to have an absorbent fabric on the other side of it to help pull the liquid through. The reason diapers are made with fleece is so that the fleece in combo with a microfiber or hemp insert will pull the liquid through and then the baby doesn't feel wet because the fleece keeps sicking the water away. (Great for babies, bad for potty training) Both BG 3.0 and Happy Hineys have fleece liners.

As far as inserts go for your pockets, happy hineys come with 2 sizes of inserts a newborn size, and a regular size. BG 3.0s come with 1 adjustable size insert. All of these are a microfiber insert. Microfiber is very absorbent, but when you need to use multiple inserts such as at night, they can get bulky. For normal wear during the day, using the insert that comes with should be enough for an average wetter. During long naps or at night, you may need to add doublers. For nap I add the newborn insert to the regular insert in my Happy Hineys, and that is enough protection. As far as night time goes, I add two newborns on either side of a regular, and since doing this I have had no leaks. (although the best combination took several tries to get right) I also have a few hemp inserts. Hemp inserts are more absorbent for their size them microfiber, although they tend to hold less. 2 of my hemp inserts are less bulky then 1 microfiber and hold as much, if not a little more. I found a good website with a chart of the different brand and types of inserts and doublers sold, and their absorbencies. If i find it again I will send it to you. A infant or newborn 4-6-4 prefold diaper also works well for a doubler.

You may want to consider using prefold with covers for the first month or two. We are going to be doing this because we think our daughter will not be out of diapers yet, but also because no one size diaper has great review for fitting small babies, they say 8-35 lbs, but that means 10-32 or so. My SIL has twin girls who are just now 10 lbs, and some of her one sizes have started to fit them now, before their legs were to skinny, and would leak out of the leg holes. But again, this depends on your child.

I think I have said enough. I hope this helps. Good luck, and don't hesitate to ask questions. I have had experience with these diapers, and prefolds, and have spend countless hours doing research. I am happy to help.

After some searching here is the site I mentioned earlier

http://www.jilliansdrawers.com/store/choosinganinsert.html

By far the easiest way to compare most that I have seen. below are a few sites I cane across along the way, although a little more complicate I think they cover more inserts.

http://diaperware.com/information/absorbency.htm
http://www.babycottonbottoms.com/inserts_and_doublers.htm

I always use cloth diapers at night, all night and my daughter is 13 months. They have never leaked and she sleeps 12 hours at night! I use Chinese DSQ Prefolds and an Aristocrat wool soaker cover at night. During the day I use, the prefolds with a Bummi Super Whisper Wrap. I have NEVER had a leak day or night. I have had leaks when I used disposables occasionally and that made me even more convinced that cloth was the only way to go. For kids who go a lot when they sleep there are "diaper doublers" that you can put inside the diaper to increase its absorption capabilities. They are made of cloth and about as thick and wide as a super maxi pad. I haven't needed to use them yet, but they are available. The only reason a cloth diaper would leak is that there isn't enough cloth to absorb.

If you need, I am happy to answer your questions. I love cloth!

I did not use anything fancy, I used the fold ones in the store with all my children, except the fifth one. My husband boycotted them and I had to meet him half way. He sure met me half way. Well, I just doubled them. They were wet in the morning, but never leaked because of the plastic coverings that I had. If they did I do not recall, which means that it didn't happen often. Of course their little bottoms were huge because of the bulk. Good luck with it, I loved that I was helping the environment. I think that mine leaked out of disposable diapers at night more then cloth!

I was a little worried about leaking through the night to but it hasn't been a problem. I do have to change him soon after he first nurses in the morning but he never wakes up leaking.

I use prefolds and Snappies. The Snappies are the best! I was HORRIBLE at pinning diapers and these were a life saver. You do have to buy 4 or 5. Occasionally they break if they accidentally get into the dryer.

This site has some great picture of how to use prefolds, Snappies and pins.
http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/prefolds.htm

Hello. I have a 9 month old and we have been using bum genious diaper since her birth. I LOVE them. We also looked at happy heiny's but went with bum genious because the velcro tab is much smaller and softer which is easier on the tummy of a baby (especially if the baby turns out to be gassy).

Although they do leak if they get really full, disposables do as well. She also does not get poop up the back with the cloth diapers which happens all the time with disposables.

You can get a hemp inset for night time. It does more of a slow absorb and helps prevents leaks. But every child is different and depending on how much your baby drinks at night and how long your baby sleeps, your baby could leak through any diaper.

We bought from the bum genious website which offers package discounts. The Little Seedling (out on Zeeb road in Ann Arbor) is also very helpful. You could google either location.

I wish you the best of luck. I hope this helps.

We have used Fuzzi Bunz for almost 2 years now and they have been great. At night we use 3 inserts and during the day we use 2. We do have occasional leaks, but not every night. We have tried other brands of cloth and none of them even compared to Fuzzi Bunz.

Have you been to Tree City Diapers in Ann Arbor? They have a large selection of cloth diapers and they also offer diaper classes on Saturdays.

Hope this helps and good luck!

I also used cloth at nights. I have mostly bummies covers and the extra quality unbleached prefolds. I'd add a hemp doubler,or a smaller size prefold. I did find some one size fits all covers by little lamb who was selling them on ebay. Those covers worked great, I could fit a lot of cloth into them, and no leaks. I cut a bit of polar fleece and used that to line the diaper it's great for preventing rash. And helps plop the poo off better. Just stretch both ends while aiming at the toilet. And I have to say even disposables can leak at night, or nap. I just changed my baby in the night so I didn't have to worry about changing her bedding every night. I got so good she didn't even wake up.
Good luck. A. H

I use prefolds, so I can't really help with your second question. However, even using prefolds, we do not have leaks/wetness at night. I use diaper service quality prefolds and also add a doubler (usually one of the cheapie cloth diapers from gerber that you can get at Target- also work excellent as burb cloths). I use Disana wool covers at nap and bedtime, too. These are wonderful and allow the bum to breathe without leaking. Best of luck!

Yes, you can use cloth at night. Depending on how much your child wets at night, you can double up the liners in a pocket diaper (or add doublers to a prefold).

As for the different brands of pocket diapers, it really depends on how they fit your child (and how you feel about stuffing them after laundering). I have a combination of bum genius, fuzzibuns and mommy's touch. As my child gets older (she just turned 2), the one-size are getting a bit small, but the large fuzzibuns still fit well. The other are just now getting tight in the legs - but, of course, depends on the fit.

S.
We have used bumgenius one size on both our girls. Our youngest just turned two and is still in them. (She is now just starting to show real signs of wanting to potty train! Hopefully) WE have used these diapers for over two years and have loved them. We did notice with our youngest just after she turned one that some nights she would pee through so we switched to disposables at night because I was tired of washing her bedding. But we went a long time only using cloth. We would always just add a doubler to their night time diapers.
Good luck to you..

Hi S..

I do not use cloth dipes...wish I did...long story. Anyway, a friend of mine does. She uses the prefolds during the day, but a pocket dipe at night and puts a doubler inside. She says it stops the leaks.

She also makes sure to cut back on her little ones liquid intake a couple of hours before bedtime. We do that too with our little one, otherwise if she sleeps through the night, even the sposies leak!