I’ve been asked several more questions about cloth diapers, and I’ll do my best to answer them.

First, I was asked to define what the heck a chinese prefold was. Hm, I can tell you didn’t look at any of the links I so kindly gave you before you asked that. But I’ll be sweet and answer anyways.

This is a stack of chinese prefolds. You just fold them, usually into thirds, and place inside a waterproof diaper cover.

I use the infant size, even into toddlerhood. The bigger ones are just so bulky, but it’s personal preference really.
I do NOT recommend purchasing the cloth “diapers” you see at most stores, Gerber being the most common brand. They are not absorbent enough.

I was also asked where I purchased my diaper covers from. I have bought them from so many different places. I seriously just Google the brand I want and shop for the best deal. If it comes down to 2 or 3 places, I prefer to choose a mom-owned one.

The last place I ordered from was Cloth Diaper Clearance, and I purchased the old style Bumkins. The place I ordered from the time before that was The Original Natural Baby Catalog. I ordered the Nikky wraps.

Here is Baby sporting his Nikky. Okay, it’s a horrible picture to use since his onesie is covering up the diaper. But he’s so cute in it, and that’s really why I wanted to post it.

I was also asked how many prefolds and covers I bought. I have about 3 dozen prefolds and 4 covers. To tell you the truth, I’m not a good one to ask since we do the EC thing so I probably go through less diapers than most.

And because you’ll probably ask.. You can visit my family site to learn more about EC (elimination communication).

I’ve recently been asked about cloth diapering again.  I don’t envy any mother researching that topic, because the amount of information and choices is overwhelming!

I use the simplest method out there – Chinese prefolds with velcro covers, and a waterproof bag for the dirty ones.  We wash diapers every 3 days or so (sometimes only once a week) and we just empty the bag in the washer then throw in the bag too.  I’m currently using Nikky (the polyester ones) and Bumkins covers.

No pins.  No pail.  No stress!

There are endless opinions and websites out there, but here are just a few that were helpful to me.  Happy researching!

Cloth Diaper Mamas

Diaper Pin

Karen’s Cloth Diapering Site – This is an older site, so some of the links don’t work.  There’s still some helpful information.