SweetPrincess said:
Oh I bought a diaper cover or plastic pants if that's what you mean. Again I was rather disappointed. The plastic was ok not soft and the edges of the pant are somewhat jagged or sharp. Not what I expected of a premium company. I get better value for money from here
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3-pcs-ADULT-BABY-PLASTIC-PANTS-PVC-incontinence-P005/391939252189
Those are really soft and comfortable and work and get 3!
I didn't read the part where it said it wasn't water proof. It was a happy coincidence that I bought the plastic pants along with it. I kind of always though the plastic pants were for added protection in case of leaks out the side etc. NOT because of the diaper's inability of soaking up water and letting it flow right through it. Disappointed as again it was a more premium price so I expected a premium product. In the end I found a better cloth diaper here:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Adult-b...nappy-Ship-from-Sydney-M-L-L-XXL/302282774166
With you know an actual plastic outer for it to stop it from flowing right through it. I must say they are more comfortable too and cheaper.
Well, again, you wouldn't wet the padding of a disposable diaper without the shell of the diaper on. The exact same thing would happen. It doesn't really have anything to do with "premium" or not. Countless millions of babies have been diapered in cotton + cover, and it works very well. In fact, it's widely accepted that a prefold or flat cloth diaper with pull-on cover is one of the surest ways to stay dry at night--if one has issues with that. And yet, if you peed in a prefold without a cover, it would go right through, just like you saw.
The only trouble I see with the all-in-one cloth diaper you linked is that it has a PVC cover. PVC is never seen on baby diapers or incontinence diapers, and for one very important reason: It can't go in the dryer. The heat drastically shortens its life, and may even ruin it immediately. This is very unfortunate, because all-in-one diapers also take longer to dry than any other kind of cloth diaper (because the moisture can only evaporate through one side). My advice to anybody buying cloth diapers is to make sure they can go in the dryer. If you don't have access to laundry machines or your diapers aren't dryer-safe, then you probably won't use your diapers much, because they'll be drying 99% of the time. It's true! (The exception to that would be if you have a LOT of diapers in a rotation.)
PVC-covered diapers can't even go in the sun, so if you line-dry them, they have to be in the shade. Otherwise the UV and heat will wreck the cover.
The eBay auction does mention that the diapers must be line-dried, and only in the shade.
You might be wondering: Why make a cloth diaper that can't be washed/dried normally? One answer is: Because some ABDLs like crinkly diapers, and PVC can provide that. But it comes at a pretty terrible cost, usability-wise. :-/ So I would strongly caution other prospective cloth wearers to stay away from the eBay diapers you linked. They're cute, but not nearly as functional as a diaper with a PUL cover, or a cover made of some other dryer-safe material. Cloth diapers are work enough as it is. Don't make it harder on yourself if you can avoid it.