is there a real difference between gerber prefolds...

[sagemomma]

and unbleached indian or chinese?
i love prefolds but only have gerber which seem pretty craptastic, and the polyfil,WTH? why is there polyfil? it certainly is not absorbant .
anywho my son peed straight through his prefold and fleece soaker yesterday. i was wondering if there are any prefolds that actually absorb.
i want to go get some from a local cloth diapering shop today so any advice asap would be awesome.
TIA
ETA- ok i am back from cloth diaper heaven 316.00 dollars later i walk ed out with 6 tiny tush one size fitteds, 8 thirsties fab fitteds, 3 thirtees covers , 6 unbleached chinese prefolds (i asked her for the biggest baddest prefold she had, she gave me some 8 ply or something like that,) a diaper sprayer and some bum genius bottom spray.
the tiny tush and prefolds are in the washer prepping, the fab fitteds are on DS he is in love with em. i forgot to add that other than prefolds we have been using kushies ultras for a year. not the most cushie or comfy at all.














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[chely7425]

There is definitely a difference!! We have some indian ones and they absorb great I would definitely pick some up if you are a prefold fan!

[eliotsmommy]

Yes, there is a HUGE HUGE difference! They are a completely different animal. The Gerbers are good only for wiping up a bit of spit-up, as far as I'm concerned. I know you said you plan to go to a local shop, but should you strike out there, let me recommend the prefolds (Chinese or Indian) from Green Mountain Diapers. They are by far the best I've used, and I know a lot of other mamas here would agree.

Good luck!

[phatchristy]

Back about 8 years ago gerber did sell DSQ, diaper service quality diapers. Those actually are good. I have those and use them for my babes. However, I know exactly which ones you're talking about. They don't hold much! I need some toddler sized ones, and definitely will be ordering some online this time!

[Llyra]

It's like night and day! The indian and chinese prefolds are soft and thick and absorb SO much more than the gerber ones, even the better-quality Gerber ones. I had a bunch of those a friend gave me, and wow, they FELT nasty. My indian prefolds feel so heavenly soft.

[SuzyLee]

I too have heard that gerbers used to be fine. It is just there new polyfil ones that suck. I have gerber flats and they are fine- cotton is cotton after all.

[Michigan Mama]

OMG you will be in diaper heaven if you get some new ones!

[Ifluffedthree]

dang -- what an excellent haul you made out of diaper heaven --

I think you will be able to easily answer your own questions now. enjoy!

[eastkygal]

I use primarily gerber prefolds for my 9 month old and have since her birth. I use the organic birdseye prefold with a folded gerber birdseye flat in the middle. She does not have leaks. They work great. If I use the flats I use 2-3 at once tri-folded. Maybe my DD just isn't a big urinator. I also have Thirsties fitteds and Bella Bottoms fitteds that are OS. We use those for going out. I have some large Green Mountain Diaper prefolds for when she gets a bit bigger. But, Gerber dipes are fine here and cost effective for us.

Polyfil sucks! It isn't absorbent at all, so I agree there from my experience.

[felix23]

Yes!!! I started out with Gerber and then found other diapers and there really is a huge difference.

[kriket]

I agree with PPs! I bought a pack of gerber prefolds, knowing I wanted to cloth diaper and thinking thats what you use. They are thin, and crappy. I got some decent PFs from the TP here and I was AMAZED how different and so much better then the GPFs