Snapping Prefolds

[DocsNemesis]

I just came across Babypants Creations and their snapping prefolds. I hadn't even thought about using snaps to secure a prefold!

I'm wondering though if the limited snap adjustments make it annoying to use. Has anyone tried snapping prefolds?

These only have one setting or two if you ask I think, but that doesn't really give a good range of sizes does it? Or does that actually work out fine? I know prefolds are sized so a huge range probably isn't needed but it just seems limiting.

Anyway, I'm totally curious now!

[moondiapers]

Originally Posted by DocsNemesis

I just came across Babypants Creations and their snapping prefolds. I hadn't even thought about using snaps to secure a prefold!

I'm wondering though if the limited snap adjustments make it annoying to use. Has anyone tried snapping prefolds?

These only have one setting or two if you ask I think, but that doesn't really give a good range of sizes does it? Or does that actually work out fine? I know prefolds are sized so a huge range probably isn't needed but it just seems limiting.

Anyway, I'm totally curious now!

I think they work fine as long as you aren't wanted to fold down and snap a toddler prefold onto a teeny baby. You need to use the proper sized prefold to start out with. I added snaps to my own when ds was little....but I did 3 rows of snaps on the front to make them more adjsutable when we were in the premium size.

[DocsNemesis]

Well...I'm making a lot of my own prefolds and I was also going to grab a dozen or so GMD prefolds for backup, so they'll be sized appropriately. The only time I could see me wanting to fold down would be if the newborn ran out of diapers and I had to use her brothers as an emergency. I doubt that'll happen though.

3 sets of snaps seems better. I do remember when I used my Fuzzi Bunz with my 2nd, they always seemed to stay on the same snap adjustment or two, for a veryyyyy long time. She'd outgrow the rise and only use a couple of snap sizes, so I guess it makes sense-especially if you're putting them on for your own babe so they fit just right. I know babies come in tons of shapes, lol.

[moondiapers]

Originally Posted by DocsNemesis

3 sets of snaps seems better. I do remember when I used my Fuzzi Bunz with my 2nd, they always seemed to stay on the same snap adjustment or two, for a veryyyyy long time. She'd outgrow the rise and only use a couple of snap sizes, so I guess it makes sense-especially if you're putting them on for your own babe so they fit just right. I know babies come in tons of shapes, lol.

That's because of elastic. They go through snap settings faster on prefolds because they don't stretch.

[DocsNemesis]

Actually most of my prefolds will be rather stretchy since I'm using bamboo velour. I see what you mean though...if I add snaps to the GMD's I'll probably need quite a few more. Maybe I'll just leave those pinnable.

[Juliacat]

I had some Blue Penguin prefolds that I liked in theory, but they kept falling off when we used them coverless (which was the whole point).