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for a variety of not very good reasons, i've never cloth diapered, even though ds is two years old. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/redface.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Embarrassment"> the biggest reason being that i have no financial incentive, since we live communally and disposables are bought in bulk, so the money never has to (technically) come out of my own pocket. yes, i realize this is stupid and i'm on my way to changing my part of it.<br><br>
for a while now i have been determined to cloth diaper "the next baby", since we seem/seemed so close to using the potty with this one. but now we've become entangled in pull-ups, mainly because ds seems to have zero problem with accidents - as in, he doesn't mind having them in underpants - and after five changes of clothes in one day i threw up my hands.<br><br>
however, lately as i pull up the papery-plastic pull-ups over his sweaty behind (they don't have much breathability ya know) i've felt sorry for him that he has to use them, and wish we could be using something soft and cottony. NOW! NOT LATER!<br><br>
so here's my idea and what i need feedback on. he has a bunch of those underpants with a little bit of lining, you know the kind that will catch a little leak but not a whole pee. i was wondering if it would work to just sew a thicker panel into those, maybe a prefold or some microfleece? would i need to make a waterproof cover too?<br><br>
potty learning tips are welcome too, as long as they are gentle. he is willing to use the potty but will never initiate going, i just have to catch him at the right time to be successful. if i ask him whether he has to go he will always say no.
for a while now i have been determined to cloth diaper "the next baby", since we seem/seemed so close to using the potty with this one. but now we've become entangled in pull-ups, mainly because ds seems to have zero problem with accidents - as in, he doesn't mind having them in underpants - and after five changes of clothes in one day i threw up my hands.<br><br>
however, lately as i pull up the papery-plastic pull-ups over his sweaty behind (they don't have much breathability ya know) i've felt sorry for him that he has to use them, and wish we could be using something soft and cottony. NOW! NOT LATER!<br><br>
so here's my idea and what i need feedback on. he has a bunch of those underpants with a little bit of lining, you know the kind that will catch a little leak but not a whole pee. i was wondering if it would work to just sew a thicker panel into those, maybe a prefold or some microfleece? would i need to make a waterproof cover too?<br><br>
potty learning tips are welcome too, as long as they are gentle. he is willing to use the potty but will never initiate going, i just have to catch him at the right time to be successful. if i ask him whether he has to go he will always say no.