Organic cotton vs fleece cloth diapers...

[Chloe 777]

I just started using cloth diapers on my newborn. I noticed that the organic cotton ones are not quite as absorbent, and I was told that fleece leaves them much drier.
What's better for their skin? Obviously organic cotton should be healthier, but isn't it better for them to be kept drier?

[cristeen]

Organic cotton dipes often need more prepping than non-organic. You don't need to worry about "drier" if you change them more regularly. I only use organics, I change my guy every 90 minutes-2 hours or so during the day, and I use a fleece liner at night to go 8 hours or so between changes... not because it's "better" for his skin, just to keep him from waking up because of the wet.

[Blueone]

It varies on the baby. Some don't mind feeling wet, but some do. My son HATES feeling wet, I was changing him constantly because the moment he got wet he was fussy. If you're baby is fine with feeling wet, then go for cotton. Otherwise you could just do a combo. Feeling dry is really good for overnight in my opinion, they seem to sleep better.

[luv-my-boys]

I personally have alwasys preferred cotton over say fleece. It seems that those I have known to use fleece battle the "stinkies" with them. With cotton especially organic or unbleached they really do need quite a few cycles of prepping (washing/drying) to remove the natural oils and fluff them to be absorbent.

I have always been a little ocd about changing the boys though so changing frequently was never an issue.