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Cloth Diapering Your Newborn: Fitted Diapers

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NOTE: This post has been updated as of August 2014 with several new fitted diaper reviews! Using a fitted diaper is ideal for newborns because of the great absorbing capabilities, and because the contour shape helps to hold in blowouts. A fitted diaper does not have a waterproof layer on the outside so it must be worn with a cover. Imagine 2.0 Bamboo Fitted: Newly released in 2016, this bamboo fitted retails for a very attractive price of $11.95 at Nicki's (with free shipping). You can Continue Reading

Cloth Diapering Your Newborn: Diaper Covers

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NOTE: This post has been updated as of December 2018 with more diaper cover reviews. We've now tried over 27 different diaper covers on our newborn babies. Using a cover is one of the easiest and most economical ways to diaper a new baby. Anything can work as an insert – newborn prefolds, small flats, and inserts made of microfiber, hemp, bamboo or cotton. Luludew Diaper Cover: Available mainly through diaper services, Luludew has always offered an affordable, practical line for families. Continue Reading

Do One-Size Diapers Fit Newborns?

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Lots of cloth diapers and covers are marketed as fitting from "birth to potty training." Is that really true? It all depends on the size of your newborn and the brand of diaper. Some run big and some run small. And even the smaller one-size diapers won't be as tiny or as trim as newborn diapers. But some do work in a pinch. I was curious about some of the one-size diapers and covers we have in our stash, so I tried them on Erik to see what the fit was like. He was 7 pounds 9 ounces at birth Continue Reading

Little Green Bird AI2 Diaper Review & Giveaway

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Shannon at The Little Green Bird specializes stylish cloth diaper covers, AI2's and hybrid fitteds and cute children's clothing. And she is happy to take custom orders. Here is the gorgeous AI2 she made for Susanna. It features a colorful cotton fruit print on the outside and heavy organic bamboo fleece on the inside. The bamboo insert is two-side and is color coordinated to match the diaper: Our Little Green Bird diaper is very soft and absorbent. I like how the insert has two sides Continue Reading

Mini Pad Fold (a Newborn Flat Diaper Fold)

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There's a first time for everything and for me that includes trying out flat diapers on my newborn son, Erik. In November I posted a quick tutorial about how to do the easy "pad fold." It takes a mere 10 or 20 seconds and is very simple. Here's the photo again for a basic pad fold. I use this easy fold for my older babies: I quickly discovered that I could not use the pad fold for Erik, however. It renders a rectangle-shaped diaper that's too long to fit in his newborn covers. And when I Continue Reading