Please help- need advice about making prefolds!

[Love2learn]

I was wanting to put my 2 1/2 year old in cloth diapers. He is autistic and I was told he probably won't potty train until 4 or 5. When he outgrows size 6 diapers I don't know what I am going to do. The pull-ups are very expensive.
The problem is he is a big boy. He is 38 lbs and wears a size 3T pants. I borrowed a toddler size prefold from my friend. It fits but wouldn't long enough to get my money's worth.
I was thinking about making some prefolds out of flannel. The instructions I found online said 2 layers of flannel and then 2 layers of terry cloth (from an old towel) in the middle. My question is would this be absorbant enough for a child my size?
Any suggestions?

[Teddy'sMom]

Someone else will have to help you out here since my little guy is only 1. However, I have used microfiber towels (car detailing towels sold at Walmart, Sams, etc...) instead of normal towels and found them to be VERY absorbant (and inexpensive). Also I don't see why you could not do 3 or even 4 layers of towel inside the prefold. Normally that much bulk would make it hard for a little guy to move, but it shouldn't bother a bigger guy. Just some thoughts.

[~Stephanie~]

If you have old cotton t-shirts you can use this tutorial here
http://fernandfaerie.com/sewing_prefolds.html

You could always just use two prefolds together for more absorbancy or use something like microfiber or hemp in the middle for added absorbancy.

I didn't think my autistic son would every get potty trained. I worked with him for sooo long, but he finally did at 4 and it was just like a light bulb went on all of a sudden and he started doing it on his own. I hope this happens for you too!