My original intent five years ago, as you all know, was to find the one right system, buy the diapers, and get on with my life.
Of course there is no such thing as a "one right" system, but I like prefolds and wraps perfectly well, and it would simplify my life to be able to buy a kit of them.
I like Bummis Super Whisper Wraps, Bummis Super Snap Wraps, Blue Penguin Wrap 'n Snaps, and Mother-ease Rikki Wraps all quite well, enough to use them happily. And Proraps aren't half bad either. I never had a leak with any of these and dd never got rashy as long as we didn't go too long between changes.
You'd think it'd be easy to buy a diaper package, then, but it just isn't. I know this baby won't necessarily be sized or shaped like dd, but I still feel the need to at least start with what worked for her, and the normal prefold sizes did NOT. By the time the infant prefolds were not too bulky in length, they were too small around the waist. By the time the premium prefolds were not too bulky overall, she had grown into toddler prefolds. So what I feel the need to get are newborn, regular, and toddler sizes, skipping the infants and premiums altogether. But the sizes I want seem like they're the hardest to find, and they never come in a package with covers...besides which I do have a slight preference for snaps over Velcro, and that's harder to find too.
I would love to find a package deal and press the button instead of hunting for things singly, all over the Internet. Do things like the Bummis kit really work well for most people most of the time and dd was just an exception?
Of course there is no such thing as a "one right" system, but I like prefolds and wraps perfectly well, and it would simplify my life to be able to buy a kit of them.
I like Bummis Super Whisper Wraps, Bummis Super Snap Wraps, Blue Penguin Wrap 'n Snaps, and Mother-ease Rikki Wraps all quite well, enough to use them happily. And Proraps aren't half bad either. I never had a leak with any of these and dd never got rashy as long as we didn't go too long between changes.
You'd think it'd be easy to buy a diaper package, then, but it just isn't. I know this baby won't necessarily be sized or shaped like dd, but I still feel the need to at least start with what worked for her, and the normal prefold sizes did NOT. By the time the infant prefolds were not too bulky in length, they were too small around the waist. By the time the premium prefolds were not too bulky overall, she had grown into toddler prefolds. So what I feel the need to get are newborn, regular, and toddler sizes, skipping the infants and premiums altogether. But the sizes I want seem like they're the hardest to find, and they never come in a package with covers...besides which I do have a slight preference for snaps over Velcro, and that's harder to find too.
I would love to find a package deal and press the button instead of hunting for things singly, all over the Internet. Do things like the Bummis kit really work well for most people most of the time and dd was just an exception?
I think what I want to do is catalog all the diapers on the Internet.
