I have been using stuffers for quite a while now since I discovered a tutorial somewhere (I can't find it now...)
There are actually several way to use baby diaper as stuffers :
1) this method is mostly for daytime use, I found this on an incontinence board :
just rip off the sides of the baby diaper, don't cut anything ! put it in your diaper where it's the most convenient for you : with the most absorbent part of the diaper right where you pee (pretty much depends if you're a boy or a girl).
After a wetting or two, you can just remove the baby diaper and throw it away.
You just save yourself a diaper change !
==> It's pretty useful if you're in an environment where it's not easy to change (work is a good example).
2) Diaper as stuffers
Rip off the sides of the baby diaper, cut holes in the diaper*** and put it inside the diaper (like in 1).
Liquid will be absorbed by the baby diaper but liquids go will go through.
==> it's the easiest way to use baby diaper as stuffers.
3) diapers as stuffers inside an adult diaper.
This is a variant of 2. This time no need to cut holes because you are going to put the baby diaper (sides removed) INSIDE your adult diaper.
this method works really well with some diaper like the dry 24/7 because it's really easy to open the dry 24/7 in the back without any tool. I found
this tutorial online for those wondering what I mean.
==> this method is great if you're only going to use 1 stuffers. Plus, if the outer layer of the adult diaper is thin enough to be see-through, you'll be able to see the prints of the baby diaper on your adult diaper. Not perfectly but still.
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***About cutting holes in the diaper :
This is actually far more complicated than it seems. diapers are full of SAP (the gel-like beads that absorbs a lot of liquid) and a bit of fluff.
Fluff is ok to manage but SAP.. it's a pain in the ass to handle.
when I started using baby diaper as inserts, I was cutting the outer (waterproof) layer of the baby diaper all the way from back to front. BUT, when you do that, SAP usually spreads everywhere and causes a mess (because
it will look like this)
I've tested several way to cut a baby diaper and the most effective way I found was cutting small holes (no more than 1cm) all over the diaper with a safety cutter. that way, the diaper is keeping its integrity but liquid can still go through the holes. Be careful not making holes too close to one another or the holes might spread and make a bigger one resulting in SAP getting out.
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I also found that there is no best baby diaper, it all depends on personal tastes. For example, I really like pampers 6 (both baby dry and easy-ups) as stuffers because they tend to swell and I like the feeling. I also found that the swelling can also help prevent leaks if the diaper is properly placed.
Boosters are usually cheaper and works wonders.. but, it's not the same knowing you "wear" a pampers diaper or a rectangular piece of cotton