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The best thing about prefolds...

post #1 of 15
5/14/09 at 6:02pm
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...I think, other than their soft fluffiness, is that they're easy on the psyche. The baby can pee and poop in a $2 diaper that comes clean in any wash routine, no problem. I've noticed when I add fancier diapers to the mix, no matter how much I like them and how easy they are to use and how well they work, I always get anxious about keeping them in shape. This is a major reason why I'm leaning towards a prefolds stash this time.
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post #2 of 15
5/14/09 at 6:42pm
Oh, I so agree with you! I love prefolds! They are easy to clean and they come out of the dryer fluffy, soft, and oh so clean! They are easy to put on/take off baby and I don't have to stress too much about what diaper cream I use if I need one. I only have pockets for overnight use, but otherwise my Ds/DD is in pf's!
And, I think poo comes off the pf WAY better than any other diaper I have. you just can't beat that.
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post #3 of 15
5/14/09 at 8:52pm
Plus - they fit all babies - you can fold them how you need them!
They come cleaner, dry faster, are more versatile and last longer than pockets, fitteds, and aios!!!!! It's so easy to get caught up in the cutest and latest and greatest but I think that's the consumerism in us....thanks for the reminder I'm on bed rest and was starting to feel the pull of diapers I don't need and can't afford and get annoyed with!!!! Seriously - who wants to wash a whole aio over a single prefold????
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post #4 of 15
5/14/09 at 9:13pm
plus they have multiple uses. they get used here for diapers, burp rags, doll blankets, drool catchers.. u get the idea
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post #5 of 15
5/14/09 at 10:00pm
I am a die hard prefold fan!

PLUS---- they look great on a windy day all lined up on the clothes line.
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post #6 of 15
5/15/09 at 12:31am
I also love, love, love prefolds!!!
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post #7 of 15
5/15/09 at 12:32am
ITA. I've tried fitteds, pockets, all of it. LOVE prefolds.
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post #8 of 15
5/15/09 at 1:20am
This is why my stash is nothing but prefolds and flats (although I love love love the flats even more).
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post #9 of 15
5/15/09 at 10:12am
Yup flats rule too! They make up the bulk of my stash!
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post #10 of 15
5/15/09 at 11:13am
This is so true. I have to admit than on a few occasions, one of my kids has made such a nasty mess in a diaper that I couldn't deal with trying to get the poop off, so I've just tossed it in the trash. Not often, just a few times in my years of diapering, but I could do that because they were $2 prefolds. You can't do that with a $20 AIO, ya know?
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post #11 of 15
5/15/09 at 1:57pm
Yep, I adore our prefolds, and since we'll have 2 in dipes, I need ease of wash routine.

Now I just have to find covers I absolutely adore.... have some I like, but nothing I lust after.
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post #12 of 15
5/16/09 at 5:04pm
Sharing in the prefold love.
Now that you can get organic prefolds for good prices, it's even more divine. We use og prefold and wool wraps. Yummy! Did I mention that prefolds are so great for traveling? They don't take up a heap of room, and they wash up and rinse out in even the cruddiest washing machine. You can even hand wash them quickly, if you are desperate(...they lost our luggage in Mexico LOL) and they line dry in a flash. :
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post #13 of 15
5/19/09 at 12:04pm
I completely agree. I planned on using BumGenius diapers with my little guy (he's six weeks right now), and only using prefolds in the beginning until he grew into the BumGenius. However, now that he's big enough to fit into the fancy diapers (we onlyhave 6 BumGenius at the moment), I like the prefolds better!
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post #14 of 15
5/19/09 at 5:08pm
We have just about every style of diaper out there and everyday DS is in prefolds with a wool cover. I love that he is in his second size of diapers and is over 2 years old (he is so tiny in the waist that I think that I could probably get a infant prefold on him ) I love that they store flat, I stack them when they come off the line and put them on a shelf above the changing table, don't require pre-loading like pocket diapers, and require very little thought. I have some gerber prefolds that are great for extra absorbancy without the bulk, other than that it is straight forward
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post #15 of 15
5/20/09 at 11:21am
I have a crazy stash and always reach for the prefolds, and there is nothing cuter than a pinned prefold running through the house or yard
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