When I got my Thirsties covers in I was SOOO excited. I washed ALL of my prefolds & my covers and opened my Snappis and got ready.
Wow. I guess they don't call it "fluffy butt" for nothin'!
I tried the snappi method and it worked okay. I didn't like the rise of the Thirsties because they were hitting his umbilical hernia and I had to fold the prefold down in front, which made it super bulky. After that diaper change I tried to trifold it in the cover and at least 3 inches came up above the cover. So I had to fold down again, and it was just to bunchy.
I was HEARTBROKEN!
So I busted out the Bumgenius diapers and just used them. They are really bulky on him and he looks like a pear poor thing, but he'll grow into them.
Then a Twitter friend (@that_danielle) sent me some BambinoMio covers and prefolds. I'm in love. And I realized that I was folding the prefold vertically and should be folding them horizontally and they fit PERFECTLY into the covers. So I am going to try that with the Thirsties tonight.
Thirsties
I had a microfiber insert in this one and my FABULOUS Twitter friends said NO! It will totally draw all the mouisture from his skin and hurt him a lot! thanks girls!
Here's the prefold sticking out because I hated folding it lol
Bumgenius
His Banana Bottoms, which are a tad too big (they are fitteds) but I use it anyway ;)
Like I said in a previous post, we started cloth wipes as well just because we were going through wipes SO QUICKLY. I just throw the wash cloths in the washer with the diapers. Anyways, Sunday when we were out and about, I used regular disposable wipes after I'd been doing cloth dipes and wipes for a few days. Holy Diaper Rash Batman. It was ugly. So now I have to bring the cloth wipes with me! @MyNiftyNappy on Twitter suggested taking paper towels and doing my same routine with cloth wipes so I can throw them away. GENIUS!
BY THE WAY! Bumgenius and Cottonbabies have the most FABULOUS customer service!!!!
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This is a picture of Bird when she was 4 weeks old in her bumgenius. They are huge on her but didn't leak! I love the clothdiaper butt! :)
i have the perfect diaper suggestion for you- Kissaluvs fitted diapers. they fit newborns sooo well and contain every runny poop!
you can email them to send you one- they are somewhat blogger friendly.
in any case, i highly recommend trying one. they are unbeatable for newborns
Just stumbled across your blog while looking for cloth diaper reviews... do you like the Banana Bottoms? Are they working for you? Will you buy more?
On a cloth diaper mission! :)
Congrats on the birth of your son btw, he's a cutie!
*Jaime
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