Diapering 101

Our diaper covers are a waterproof covering that work great over any cloth diaper. Their superior fit means that you never have to use pins on your diaper. They allow air to circulate so your baby stays cool and comfortable. Their leg gussets contain leakage and blowouts. They are lightweight and trim and wash and dry quickly. They never retain odors. And they are so ecomical to use

We recommend 6 diaper covers per size. The reason we recommend 6 or more is for convenience. This way you can have one on the baby, a few in the laundry, one in the diaper bag, etc., without having to think about them too much.

Our Laundering Instructions

You can use your covers 2-3 times before you launder them. Just wipe the inside dry and put a fresh diaper inside the cover. In general, first time parents want to wash them after every use but second time parents will use them several times before laundering.

Our diaper covers are true to size. If you do not purchase the correct size you may find that you have a leakage problem. Please refer to the size chart which is located by clicking on the product. Sometimes parents wonder if they can skip the newborn size and go right to the small - if you expect a baby over 9 pounds you can, otherwise you will have leakage problems if you skip the newborn size.

This depends on how quickly your baby grows , but your child will probably outgrow our covers before he/she wears them out. The average time spent in one size is 3 - 4 months. They stay in the x-large and toddler sizes longer and they will grow out of the newborn size the quickest.

Here's the anatomy lesson!

Little boys need extra absorbency in the front. Try placing one diaper inside another in the following way. (a)Take a diaper and lay it down. (b)Now take a second diaper, fold it into thirds lengthwise so it forms a long thick panel and lay it in the middle of your first diaper. (C) For an even thicker panel, fold the second diaper in half again and place it all in the front of the first diaper. This will put all the thickness in the front --- where little boys need it most.

Little girls need extra absorbency in the middle. So follow steps (a) and (b) above. You should find that the extra protection in the middle helps to control any leakage you have with a girl.

Double diapering is usually necessary at bedtime, as the baby gets older and starts sleeping longer.

Some babies think it is so much fun to hear the sound of velcro opening, especially when they should be sleeping and instead they stay up trying to figure out what kind of mischief they can get into. This usually starts around 6 months. Some babies will do it a couple of times and then stop (unless mom or dad start smiling at how clever they are for figuring out how to open their cover - then they will definitely keep doing it). So try and not to smile or make a big deal out of it and close the diaper cover.

If they don't stop... that's why I idesigned our Baby Proof diaper cover with our exclusive "little fingers". These special little tabs on the velcro stop baby from opening their diaper covers but mom and dad can do it easily (I promise, it's not like those childproof caps!)

Please click on our "Potty Training Tips" for some helpful information in this regard. There is an old and very wise expression that goes like this: "fast becomes slow and slow becomes fast" . If you try and hurry your child to potty train when they are not ready, it will take them longer than if you take your time and start when they are ready.

It's a question of balancing convenience (how often you'll need to wash the diapers) versus how much money you want to spend. Most parents prefer 4-6 dozen.

Generally about every 3 hours. At night you can always double diaper so that your baby can sleep through the night comfortably. (Question 7 talks about double diapering)

There are several choices, so it depends upon what you are looking for in a diaper and how much you want to spend. Please see our  NEW TO CLOTH   which describes which diaper is best for what.

You will save about $3,000. (Disposables start costing a lot more as you move up the sizes.)

You simply close the snaps on the front to make it shorter. As baby grows you would snap it to the middle row and then finally you can completely open it . Here's a picture of what it looks like. We offer our pocket diaper in 2 sizes so that it can fit from newborn to toddler without any bulkiness. Our Size 2 pocket diaper is the largest one on the market. To understand more about using a pocket diaper and to see the other diapering systems check out our NEW TO CLOTH