*This is a recycled post from several months ago. Our routine has changed a lot in the last few months, as newborn cloth diapering is really its own animal, but I wanted to make sure to include all of the stages in our cloth diapering journey.
Baby MM is three months-old now and with the tons of time I have (I kid), I thought I'd write a little about our cloth diaper journey to-date.
My observation has been that one's reason for approaching cloth diapering will dictate a lot of the diaper choices you make. For example, if you're going the way of cloth to save money, prefolds are the way to go. If you're concerned about the environment and don't mind dropping a pretty penny on a diapering system, all-in ones or pocket diapers might be it. And then there is where most folks likely fall, a hybrid system that could include a little bit of everything.
I approached cloth diapering with the intent of finding both a more eco-friendly and cost-efficient mode of diapering. So far we've tried prefolds and fitteds with covers, an all-in one, and a couple of pocket diapers.
My prefolds and fitted "workhorse" diapers are from Green Mountain Diapers and I love them. I am able to customize the fit of the prefolds and like the ease of use of the fitteds, and we've had very few leaks with both - and even then, only on the cover and not on baby MM's clothing. As far as covers go, I have fallen in love with the Flip one-size cover. It's lightweight and not bulky, very easy to get on (even as a one-size cover), and is snug enough but not restrictive around the legs. The runner up cover is Grovia, which are a little thicker and more cumbersome, but better quality. We use fitteds and prefolds 95% of the time.
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