Cloth Diapering 101

One of the many awesome shower gifts we received a few weeks ago was a great starter kit for our chosen cloth diapering system (and there are many to chose from!). After doing my first load of baby laundry, I figured the next most logical thing was to learn how to use these things! So, here's what I learned from internet tutorials (what would we do without the internet, I mean, really?!)

Supplies Needed:

1. A Prefold (basically the cloth part of the system)

2. A Diaper Cover (we decided on Thirsties brand after much research)

3. A Snappi (this is the modern pin to keep the cloth on the baby's bum)

4. A victim (in this case, another fabulous shower gift...later, our little Swenson)

Step 1:

I found there are many ways to fold the prefold depending on what you like and what works for your baby's bum. I did the "angel wings" fold because it seemed like the easiest. First, fold the prefold into thirds length-wise, then open the back end as seen here...

Step 2:

Stick victim onto the prefold and fold the front part up (like a disposable). I folded it a bit under for an infant's cord.

Step 3:

Wrap the back wings around to the front & secure with a snappi.

Step 4:
Put diaper cover over cloth prefold. The cover acts just like a disposable with velcro closures & all. There's just the huge bonus of getting to use it over and over and over again! :)

And there you have it!! A very happy and dry victim to cuddle & love! :)