New at Cloth Diapering--Questions

Hello! My baby is 2 months and 14 days old. He weighs 14 pounds. I
decided to switch from disposable diapers to cloth diapers, and so I
ordered some supplies and have been doing it for 4 days.

I have 2 dozen DSQ prefolds and 6 medium size classic prorap covers.
The covers say they should fit from 13-25 pounds. So far I really
like cloth diapering. But I'm having one problem. Though the covers
prevent any leaks from getting to his clothes (we've only had one leak
like that), the diaper still leaks onto the cover, only at the legs.
My son is exclusively breast fed and has runny poops 4-7 times a day.
Every time he poops, the poo leaks onto the cover, getting all over
the leg holes, but doesn't leak out. The cover is not reusable at
that point and must be washed first. So this means that I usually go
through all six covers most days, and sometimes have to switch to
disposables to finish out the day while I wait on the covers to dry.

I could always buy more covers, but I'd rather fix the problem at its
root. Do you think the covers are still slightly too big? They do
seem a little loose around the legs no matter how tight I pull it
closed--perhaps the covers aren't holding the diapers tight enough to
his skin? Do you think using a snappi would help with that until he
grows a bit? Right now I'm folding the diapers in 3rds and flanging
out the sides at the back, angel wing style. Would a different fold
help? I've heard of a "poop pocket" would that help? Should I try a
different brand/style of cover?

Thanks for any tips or advice you can offer!

-Lora

Lora R wrote:
Hello! My baby is 2 months and 14 days old. He weighs 14 pounds. I
decided to switch from disposable diapers to cloth diapers, and so I
ordered some supplies and have been doing it for 4 days.

I have 2 dozen DSQ prefolds and 6 medium size classic prorap covers.
The covers say they should fit from 13-25 pounds. So far I really
like cloth diapering. But I'm having one problem. Though the covers
prevent any leaks from getting to his clothes (we've only had one leak
like that), the diaper still leaks onto the cover, only at the legs.
My son is exclusively breast fed and has runny poops 4-7 times a day.
Every time he poops, the poo leaks onto the cover, getting all over
the leg holes, but doesn't leak out. The cover is not reusable at
that point and must be washed first. So this means that I usually go
through all six covers most days, and sometimes have to switch to
disposables to finish out the day while I wait on the covers to dry.

I could always buy more covers, but I'd rather fix the problem at its
root. Do you think the covers are still slightly too big? They do
seem a little loose around the legs no matter how tight I pull it
closed--perhaps the covers aren't holding the diapers tight enough to
his skin? Do you think using a snappi would help with that until he
grows a bit? Right now I'm folding the diapers in 3rds and flanging
out the sides at the back, angel wing style. Would a different fold
help? I've heard of a "poop pocket" would that help? Should I try a
different brand/style of cover?

Thanks for any tips or advice you can offer!

Every time my breastfed baby poops in a prefold/cover, it gets on the
cover. I used chinese prefolds with Bumkins, Bummi, and Bumpy covers with
the same results. I had a lot of covers and didn't use prefolds
exclusively, so it wasn't that big of a problem for me. I used Kissaluvs
fitted diapers when he was smaller and only got poop on the cover with
those when it was a really big explosion (but still not escaping the
cover). I never tried a Snappi, but I've heard that goes a long way
towards containing the messes. Now, I use FuzziBunz exclusively, so I
don't really deal with a normal diaper/cover system. Have you tried the
ParentsPlace.com message boards? They have a diapering board that's fairly
active and pretty helpful.

Manda

Lora R wrote:

Hello! My baby is 2 months and 14 days old. He weighs 14 pounds. I
decided to switch from disposable diapers to cloth diapers, and so I
ordered some supplies and have been doing it for 4 days.

I have 2 dozen DSQ prefolds and 6 medium size classic prorap covers.
The covers say they should fit from 13-25 pounds. So far I really
like cloth diapering. But I'm having one problem. Though the covers
prevent any leaks from getting to his clothes (we've only had one leak
like that), the diaper still leaks onto the cover, only at the legs.
My son is exclusively breast fed and has runny poops 4-7 times a day.
Every time he poops, the poo leaks onto the cover, getting all over
the leg holes, but doesn't leak out. The cover is not reusable at
that point and must be washed first. So this means that I usually go
through all six covers most days, and sometimes have to switch to
disposables to finish out the day while I wait on the covers to dry.

I could always buy more covers, but I'd rather fix the problem at its
root. Do you think the covers are still slightly too big? They do
seem a little loose around the legs no matter how tight I pull it
closed--perhaps the covers aren't holding the diapers tight enough to
his skin? Do you think using a snappi would help with that until he
grows a bit? Right now I'm folding the diapers in 3rds and flanging
out the sides at the back, angel wing style. Would a different fold
help? I've heard of a "poop pocket" would that help? Should I try a
different brand/style of cover?

Thanks for any tips or advice you can offer!

-Lora

When DS was that age, his poop would more than likely spill onto the
diaper cover. We were lucky because we got a lot of diaper covers from
friends and relatives - for a total of about 10 or so - so we just
changed covers. I washed the dirty covers one at a time after I changed
DS and hung it up to dry.

Jeanne

Yes, I think using a Snappi (or a Nappi Nippa, as they're called over here)
would probably help a lot - that's what we do. Having said that, we get
better containment using shaped nappies/diapers rather than prefolds - but
since you've just bought the prefolds, I'm sure you want to try solutions
other than starting again with a different kind of nappy!

Sidheag
DS Colin Oct 27 2003

Sidheag McCormack wrote:

Yes, I think using a Snappi (or a Nappi Nippa, as they're called over here)
would probably help a lot - that's what we do. Having said that, we get
better containment using shaped nappies/diapers rather than prefolds - but
since you've just bought the prefolds, I'm sure you want to try solutions
other than starting again with a different kind of nappy!

Sidheag
DS Colin Oct 27 2003

Thanks! I think I'll give that a try, can't hurt since one only costs
$2.50. I'm sure my diaper/cover collection will grow with time, but
yeah, making these work would be great!

-Lora

Bruce and Jeanne wrote:

When DS was that age, his poop would more than likely spill onto the
diaper cover. We were lucky because we got a lot of diaper covers from
friends and relatives - for a total of about 10 or so - so we just
changed covers. I washed the dirty covers one at a time after I changed
DS and hung it up to dry.

Jeanne

Thanks, I think I will just start handwashing the covers each time
they're soiled. Probably we'll get more covers and things as we go
along, so it will not be such an issue. Hmmm, maybe I can find some
secondhand at our local used children's clothing store.

Thanks!
-Lora

wrote:


Every time my breastfed baby poops in a prefold/cover, it gets on the
cover. I used chinese prefolds with Bumkins, Bummi, and Bumpy covers with
the same results. I had a lot of covers and didn't use prefolds
exclusively, so it wasn't that big of a problem for me. I used Kissaluvs
fitted diapers when he was smaller and only got poop on the cover with
those when it was a really big explosion (but still not escaping the
cover). I never tried a Snappi, but I've heard that goes a long way
towards containing the messes. Now, I use FuzziBunz exclusively, so I
don't really deal with a normal diaper/cover system. Have you tried the
ParentsPlace.com message boards? They have a diapering board that's fairly
active and pretty helpful.

Manda

Maybe my expectations were too high. After all, the point of a cover
is to keep it from getting on his clothes, and it works that way so
perhaps I shouldn't complain! I think I will try the snappi, and
maybe some different sized covers.

Thanks!
-Lora