Cloth Diapers - Page 2

[flowmom]

"un"diapering

We practiced Elimination Communication/Infant Potty Training with ds and it went great ! We used cloth diaper back-ups most of the time, but we took him to the sink or toilet when we thought he might have to go. When he was a newborn, cheap prefolds were great because he grew quickly and they were easy to launder. It wasn't worth it to buy fitteds and more expensive dipes until he was size medium. This time around I will probably go from tiny prefolds to EC-style training pants, rather than standard cloth dipes.

We gradually did more and more diaperfree time, until we ditched the diapers 24/7 at 18 mo, and just used regular underwear. At 23 mo, ds rarely has accidents during the day (I help him use the potty/toilet), and at night he either uses the potty with my help or if he does have a miss I just change the pad underneath. I love not dealing with diapers anymore and the whole process was really fun and interesting! Doing EC totally changed how we diapered. I highly recommend looking into whether it would work for your family.

Diaper Free! The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene

Infant Potty Training

Elimination Communication Station

[Mamatoto2]

I have numerous odds and ends, but my basic "system" for DD was/is

Kissaluvs 0s and prowraps in NB/small for the early days.

fitteds/proraps during the day until about 6 mos. Fitteds and wool cover at night (I use wool wrap covers, not pull-on)

From 6-18 mos she was in daycare and wore pocket dipes during the day (FB or HH) and fitted/wool at night.

18 mos+ still a pocket during the day, and fitteds/wool at night.

For fitteds, my faves have been SOS, Daring Diapers, Sugarpeas, and other WAHMs. I'm partial to hemp.