When it comes to diapering your baby, you may be overwhelmed with the number of options available for diapering.
The cost of diapers, the ever wetting wriggly baby and a lot more things maybe on your mind and leave you clueless on which one to choose.
This post is to help you choose the best diapering system based on your baby’s needs and your preferences.
Here’s a quick list of all the diapering options available.
Cloth nappies
Disposable diapers
Cloth diapers
Homemade cloth diapers
Let’s check out all the options one by one
Cloth nappies
cloth nappies are the most comfortable for you baby's skin and maybe the best Eco-friendly choice.
On simple terms, a cloth nappy is nothing more piece of cotton or blended cloth that has the below fastening options
Diaper Pins
Snappies
Velcro
Loops and knot types
Triangles
Diaper pins are not regular safety pins but they are specially designed to prevent it from opening up accidentally or deliberately by a curious toddler .
Added bonus, these pins come in pretty designs.
Pins come handy when you have lots of nappy clothes at home in various shapes and sizes and the pins can be fastened if you learn the right way to.
Cons, using nappies at night time with pins may be a clumsy job and you could accidentally poke your little one or your finger.
Snappies are fasteners that can be hooked onto any cloth nappy.They are convenient to use and safer since they do not contain any sharp edges like pins.You can buy them in any online store.
Velcro may be the easy option if you are looking to change your baby's nappy quickly. It might be best suited for a newborn who wets nappies very frequently.
I personally use Velcro nappies for my babies since they are easy to use.
Loops and knot types
These nappies are pre-cut and a string with loop attached.But tying a string to a wriggly baby can be frustrating.
An advantage is that, if your baby has hyper sensitive skin, this might be the best option since it does not irritate on contact like a Velcro.
Especially if your baby’s umbilical cord has not fallen off, this might be the best option for you if you are planning to use cloth nappies.
Cotton squares or triangles are best if you are planning not to shell down a lot of money on nappies.
Old cotton cloths can be reused.All you need to know is the right technique to fasten them onto your baby.
One disadvantage is that, if you baby has begun to practice kicking or cycling in the air, he might get rid of his nappy fast!
There's one thing to keep in mind while using cloth nappies.
They are not suitable if you are a very busy mom who juggles between work and home.
You may need to change the nappies very often until the baby is six months and is exclusively breastfed.
They may not be suitable if you leave your child in daycare.
They may not be suitable if you have a very cold weather and you have a limited set of nappies.
Click here to read on disposable diapers and why you should/shouldn't be using them.
The cost of diapers, the ever wetting wriggly baby and a lot more things maybe on your mind and leave you clueless on which one to choose.
This post is to help you choose the best diapering system based on your baby’s needs and your preferences.
Here’s a quick list of all the diapering options available.
Cloth nappies
Disposable diapers
Cloth diapers
Homemade cloth diapers
Let’s check out all the options one by one
Cloth nappies
cloth nappies are the most comfortable for you baby's skin and maybe the best Eco-friendly choice.
On simple terms, a cloth nappy is nothing more piece of cotton or blended cloth that has the below fastening options
Diaper Pins
Snappies
Velcro
Loops and knot types
Triangles
Diaper pins are not regular safety pins but they are specially designed to prevent it from opening up accidentally or deliberately by a curious toddler .
Added bonus, these pins come in pretty designs.
Pins come handy when you have lots of nappy clothes at home in various shapes and sizes and the pins can be fastened if you learn the right way to.
Cons, using nappies at night time with pins may be a clumsy job and you could accidentally poke your little one or your finger.
Snappies are fasteners that can be hooked onto any cloth nappy.They are convenient to use and safer since they do not contain any sharp edges like pins.You can buy them in any online store.
Velcro may be the easy option if you are looking to change your baby's nappy quickly. It might be best suited for a newborn who wets nappies very frequently.
I personally use Velcro nappies for my babies since they are easy to use.
Loops and knot types
These nappies are pre-cut and a string with loop attached.But tying a string to a wriggly baby can be frustrating.
An advantage is that, if your baby has hyper sensitive skin, this might be the best option since it does not irritate on contact like a Velcro.
Especially if your baby’s umbilical cord has not fallen off, this might be the best option for you if you are planning to use cloth nappies.
Cotton squares or triangles are best if you are planning not to shell down a lot of money on nappies.
Old cotton cloths can be reused.All you need to know is the right technique to fasten them onto your baby.
One disadvantage is that, if you baby has begun to practice kicking or cycling in the air, he might get rid of his nappy fast!
There's one thing to keep in mind while using cloth nappies.
They are not suitable if you are a very busy mom who juggles between work and home.
You may need to change the nappies very often until the baby is six months and is exclusively breastfed.
They may not be suitable if you leave your child in daycare.
They may not be suitable if you have a very cold weather and you have a limited set of nappies.
Click here to read on disposable diapers and why you should/shouldn't be using them.
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