First, I gave them all a good intro washing (about 3 heavy washes) to make them nice and fluffy. Then, with snappi in hand, I was prepared to give it a try. Rebecca, from TNB, had previously shown me how to snappi them on and I was hoping I retained some part of that instruction, but as I sat in the floor with Liam, the poor boy waited and waited as I snappi'ed the prefold loosely together again and again. Grrr! I did note that even when they were a little loose around the legs, my thirsties covers still held in the pee very well, but I strive for perfection!
Where do I go to find out how to put together a prefold masterpiece? YouTube, of course! There are several ways to put together a prefold.
After watching a video via YouTube, I went back to experimenting on poor Liam. To my surprise, over the next few days I perfected my prefold! Woo!
My thoughts on prefolds?
Love them!! My mom used these on my 30 years ago and, with all the new cloth diapers available, I got diaper fever, wanting to try all of the expensive brands, but what was I thinking? Liam has yet to leak from a prefold, which is more than I can say for some of the other CDs. They are cheap and affordable (from $1-3), work very well, and clean faster and more efficiently in the wash. Oh, and they dry faster than the AIOs and Pocket dipes, too! I haven't found anything negative about them yet except that my husband won't go near them. I am just getting him on the CD bandwagon so, I think it will take a bit longer to get him to try prefolds.
Prefolds do take some practice, but it's really rewarding when you figure them out. It's a great feeling knowing you have mastered yet another part of mamahood, you know?
Have you tried prefolds? If not, why? If so, what has been your experience? Positive/negative?
Snappis are called Nappy Ninjas in the UK and I can't get my head round them at all.
ReplyDeleteI started with AIOs and pocket nappies because I knew that I'd never give it a go if I didn't make it feel totally easy. Of course, as soon as I'd started with real nappies, I wanted to branch out and have tried several different kinds. I think now I'd be prepared to have a go at prefolds and Nappy Ninjas! But I needed the easy entry option to get me to do it at all.
I felt the exact same way. i started experimenting with cloth diapers when josiah was over a year old so, i didn't even think about prefolds. i just assumed they were too much work and wouldnt work well compared to all the other cloth diapers. now that i feel comfy with cds, i felt i should branch out, too. :) give it a try and let me know what u think. :) i like the name nappy ninjas much better. how cute!!
ReplyDeleteI think prefolds are great for the newborn stage, since you don't want to spend tons of money when you need like 12 diapers a day! I've been hesitant to try them on a wiggly 8 month old, though!
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