“What kind of cloth diapers do you use?”
Lauren asked me about our CD stash last week. We have three types of diapers in our stash: Fuzzi Bunz, Tinkle Traps and GMD prefolds, but let me start with the simplest one:
GMD prefolds are a certain brand of prefolds. They cost a bit more and you have to pay for shipping (as opposed to the free shipping offered by a lot of sites) but I find that we don’t get nearly the number of rashes with these as I do with other brands, not to mention they last forever due to the quality of materials use. There are ladies on the different boards I’m on who brag that the GMDs they bought 10 years ago are still useable. These two things combined make it worth it to spend an extra buck or two, and then, on top of that, the sizing is awesome. Karen has done quite a bit of experimenting with different dimensions and the result is a diaper for almost every baby at every stage without having to do a bunch of folding down which causes bulk, etc. etc. Oh yes, and she has started offering an unbleached version which I hear is a lot softer. I’m going to try those out when I order next time! Prices for GMD prefolds range from $1-3 each. You’ll need to use a fastener (snappi or pins) and a cover. I’ll talk more about those in another post.
Tinkle Traps are a prefitted diaper which is basically a glorified prefold. It’s cut to fit a baby without having to do any folding and it has elastic in the legs. You can have them made with a aplix or snap closures, or you can use pins/snappi to close them. You also need a cover for these.
Fuzzi Bunz are a pocket diaper. The outer layer is the waterproof layer and the inner layer is a stay-dry fabric. There is a pocket that you can put absorbent materials into. The diapers are about 17.95 each unless if you can find some of the older styles that were on clearance last year for 13.95. They come with a microfiber insert. I personally prefer to use a prefold because it seems to absorb better and I don’t get as many leaks.
Why did I choose this stash? I’m so glad you asked!
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