Using One-size Pocket Diapers

Ok. First, this is what you should have!
One diaper and one insert (or two depending on if you have a heavy peer or if it is overnight)

 The next step is to take that insert and stuff it inside that pocket in the back.  Try to keep it flat and straight.  (This is what will absorb the pee!)  If you are using the diaper on a newborn you may need to fold it.  I fold the top 1/3 over anyway because I have a boy and he pees in the front.  Many people have different methods. 

 Next- get your baby.  (Once you know the settings, you can have the rise adjusted before you get your baby!) (Don't mind my doll- My baby is 18 months and would not cooperate with this procedure except to lend his doll!)

 Now to adjust the rise!  This is what makes the diaper fit from birth to toddlerhood (and beyond!)You have 3 settings- snapped up to the first row, snapped up to the second row, and completely unsnapped! (This baby needed the smallest setting!!)

 Snapping the rise!

 Now a great feature for my diapers is this bottom snap.  This snap will adjust the leg size (and help with wing drop you may experience in those single row diapers!)  This baby is tiny so we go the tightest it can go!  Snug around the legs helps the pee stay in the insert!

 Now snap the top snaps.  These snaps help with the waist size.  Again, keep it snug but not uncomfortable.  You want a snug fit on the waist to eliminate those back blow outs!

These snaps can also snap on top of each other for the snuggest waist fit.  The diaper is a little big for this baby- but surprisingly not as bad as I would think for such a small doll!!

 Make sense?? Once you get a routine, it should be easy as pie.  I keep all of my diapers pre-stuffed to make cloth diapering as convenient as disposables!!

So.... swim diapers??

So the other day I had a friend of mine ask about swim diapers.  I gave a quick explanation on what they were and I was countered with the question, "Do they absorb pee?"  Now I apologize to the friend who asked and I am only making light of the situation but, how the hell would that work? :)  How could you make a diaper that absorbs pee on the inside and not pool water on the outside?  That would be an interesting concoction!!
Now, this brings me to my next question, do people out there ACTUALLY think that those name brand disposable poop catchers (I mean swim diapers) absorb pee??  Um... theres no way they could.  You are paying a fortune for a poop catcher (which most times doesn't do anything and takes forever to decompose in a landfill!)
Swim diapers (cloth or disposies) DO NOT absorb pee!!  They are only there to catch the BM if need be.  Now, Jachob has been swimming since he was a few months old and I have only ever needed that "catcher" twice!  Can you imagine the money I would have wasted!! Sheesh.
Ok.... so....I have 2 types of swim diapers.  I have the kind that pull on and the kind with side snaps.  After having a BM incident in each I STRONGLY recommend the side snaps.  A wet swim diaper does not pull down easy if you have an incident.  NOT AT ALL!!
And now I will step off my soap box :)

What are Pocket Diapers?? And how many do I need??

Pocket diapers are easiest to use as they are actually shaped like a disposable diaper!! They are usually made of only two layers of material sewn together to form a pocket. The outside part is made of waterproof PUL (polyurethane laminate). The inner layer that touches baby’s skin is made of a stay-dry fabric which wicks moisture away from baby’s skin. These Pocket Diapers are fastened with snaps which are the most convenient for washing and staying on older babies!!

Inside the pocket, you need to stuff an insert to provide absorbency (the stuff that holds in that pee!). After laundering them, you can stuff the inserts in so that they are ready to go when you need them. If you have them pre-assembled they are simply as easy to use as a disposable! (seriously!!) You can adjust the number of the inserts you use depending on the amount of absorbency you need. (double stuff for nighttime or for long car rides!)

My Pocket Diapers come in one-size versions which can grow with your baby by adjusting the rise snap setting on the front of the diaper. Other types of Pocket diapers come in weight sizes (similar to disposables.)

 

 So.... how many do you need??

For one baby,

If you want to:
Use cloth diapers only some time:
6-10

Wash diapers every day:
12-16

Wash diapers every second day:
16-24

Wash diapers every third day:
18-24

Wash diapers twice a week:
24-36

 Make sense yet?? If you are still confused send me an email or  head over to www.facebook.com/denisesfluffyshop and send me a message!!  Cloth diapering is super easy and actually becomes addicting!!