Sunday, August 9, 2015

What do I reach for first-1 month

One of the questions had most when I first started cloth diapering was if certain diapers that worked in the beginning would continue to be favorites at a different age.  So many things can influence whether they work for an older child versus a younger child.  So once a month I will be publishing a new list of what diaper I reach for first.  I will include all the diapers I have in my stash at that time and divide it out by daytime and nightime/naptime

So for month one:

Daytime
Winner: Thirsties Newborn AIO
The Thirsties newborn diaper is just so soft and tiny.  I found the absorbency to be perfect for a newborn and it fit perfectly underneath her umbilical cord.  I had three of these in my stash and they were always the first to be used.
Runner Up: Simplex Newborn AIO
I didn't get any of these until she was just under a month old.  I did like this diaper a lot.  It fits perfectly well, but it is a much bigger diaper.  I love the fact that it uses natural fibers, but the downside is that it is a bit stiffer.  You also have to make sure that the leg elastics are rolled in since it does not have cased elastic.  Not a big deal but I did feel more comfortable using the Thirsties in the beginning because of this.

Other diapers in my stash:
Diaper Rite Bamboo Prefolds with Blueberry mini Coverall
Diaper a rite Bamboo Prefols with Thirsties Cover
Lalabye Bamboo 
Best Bottoms Cover with Medium insert

Nighttime: Bambo Nature Disposable
We chose to exclusively disposable diaper at night since we had a horrible time with our oldest not sleeping well.  Bambo diapers were very absorbent and cuddly soft and I felt good about the contents of the diapers.  Downside of the diaper is that they are abnormally wide so we did have to overlap the wings to get a good fit.  Also, they did not have an umbilical notch.  So weird for a newborn diaper, but oh well.

Naptime
Simplex Aio

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