Stay Dry option without synthetic fabric? Hates being wet!

[jperiod]

I am in over my head and ready to throw in the towel.

The original plan was to CD DD using only natural fibers - nothing synthetic - cotton, hemp, and wool. Mind you, I've never CD'd before. I bought cotton flats and pins, no snappi (big mistake #1), and made some recycled wool covers (big mistake #2 to make before you have the baby!).

DD came and we've been overwhelmed so we have been using disposables these first 2 weeks. I've tried a few times to get a CD on her but I'm SO LAME at pinning it's unbelievable (do I need a college degree or something?! Honestly didn't look this hard in all the videos I've watched! ).

The few I've managed to pin (and find a wool cover that actually fits over the whole mess), she has peed/pood IMMEDIATELY in and cries terribly. Three times in 30 minutes (and checking for wetness under clothes, under a wool cover, is no fast or easy feat) and I gave up and put her back in sposie.

She's otherwise an easy-going baby. Is the wet sensitivity part of the transition from disposable to cloth? Will it improve?

If this is how it's going to be, are there any non-synthetic "stay dry" fabrics I can use to extend the time between changes? I'm not opposed to changing often, but I have an autistic 5 year old at home to care for as well and honestly, I didn't buy that many flats in order to change every 10 minutes!

[Galatea]

Not really. Raw silk liners (bumGenius makes some) can be drier but won't be as dry as synthetics.

I'd also get a Snappi!

[CanBoo]

Cotton velours or bamboo velours is not bad either, because the wetness tend to go deeper in the fabric and the top loops stay a little dryer.

[Perdita_in_Ontario]

Okay - so first I'd get a couple of Snappis! They're worth their weight in gold.

Second, I know you're wanting all-natural fibres, but what about some fleece liners for the flats? They would wick the moisture away from her little bottom, but still you'd be mostly natural fibres. While I totally respect wanting to go all-natural (I did too until DS' skin reacted badly to being wet) - surely a fleece liner is better than a disposable?

[treeoflife3]

I adore pins, but they definitely take awhile to learn! Especially if you are like me and decide to learn when your kiddo is very active and doesn't want to stay still for diaper changes haha. I should have started with a newborn!

As for stay dry, as far as I know, fleece is really your best option. I'm not a fan of using synthetics either, but I figure some malden mills fleece can't be as bad as disposables for the amount of chemicals used and how much space is taken in the landfill.

[mumkimum]

Natural fabric velour or a cotton/hemp fleece both seem to have the most 'stay dry' feel of the natural fabrics I've used, so I'd check those out. And really, even an extra doubler of any kind (I made up toweling/flannel ones myself that we use here) helps, not being of any special fabric.

Both our dd's hated being wet and needed LOTS of changes - if you're up for a little EC, that can help a lot - especially if its lots of newly wet diapers right after a change that's happening (just make a habit of holding her over your toilet or sink when you change her).

And it took me a little over a year (with dd1) to finally get the pinning secret. For me, the trick I kept missing was that I didn't have to catch all the fabric (like I was trying to do). Just in case that helps out. It'll get better s.

[Goddess3_2005]

There is really no stay dry fabric thats natural. If your looking for a great stay dry look for a diaper with Coolmax, its an athletic wicking fabric that pulls the moisture away and its not hot like fleece. Just make sure its actually coolmax, the off brands use chemical wicking agents that are nasty stuff.