Cloth diaper folds

[DBabygirl2]

If you're a lover of cloth diapers in any form, I'm curious...what's your go-to fold and style? Do you prefer flats over prefolds? Plastic pants or snap covers/pocket diapers? Pins over other fasteners...please share. My first choice is Rearz prefold in a traditional kite fold with Boingo fasteners, and a waterproof cover. I'm looking for new folds to try.

 

[Forced]

I prefer contour cloth nappies but on the occasions I use terry squares it’s generally the bat fold.
Always with pins and plastic pants.


And I bet loads of (older) members have read that and gone nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah bat fold!

 

[dogboy]

I wear pre-folds and in a size where all I have to do is pin the corners. There are some interesting folds out there but sometimes having extra material that has to be folded in can be uncomfortable.

 

[sofiahammerstein]

Jelly Roll or Newspaper Fold are my two favorites using prefolds/snappis.

 

[Cottontail]

Angel wing or jelly roll, usually pinned but sometimes Boingo-ed. For the last few months I’ve also been using Rearz wraps and simply pad-folding my prefolds. No fasteners required. I just fold the sides in to create a long pad and lie it in the wrap. Works great! (I still love my pins though.)

 

[Eclectic]

With cloth diapers, I wear mostly prefolds, organic birdseye and cotton twill. I’ve always simply done a fan-fold, but there seems to be many names for the same fold.

 

[sbmccue]

Toddler or adult XS prefolds, folded and used as an insert in either a Rearz Velcro cover or a Snap-EZ pocket diaper.

 

[247]

I prefer contour cloth nappies but on the occasions I use terry squares it’s generally the bat fold.
Always with pins and plastic pants.


And I bet loads of (older) members have read that and gone nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah bat fold!

Thanks for sharing!
I’m going to pin myself up in a bat fold later today and see how i get on.

👍

 

[Babyboyzen]

I've got both pre-fold and contour cloth diapers. On the pre-folds they'll be folded in kind of a modified jelly and or a
diaper-bag fold before being either Snappied or Boing'ed around my bottom.
I'm usually diapered in a cloth diaper and plastic pants for overnight so almost all of my cloth diapers are of a heavier weight.

 

[wetnappyjon]

My usual terry nappy fold is the good old kite but it needs extra padding in front so I add inserts, often baby terry nappies. I do like the origami fold but it needs a big nappy. But it makes it very thick at the front where I need it. Playing with folds is part of the AB experience, specially if it's daddy doing the experimenting on me.

 

[247]

Jelly Roll or Newspaper Fold are my two favorites using prefolds/snappis.

Just love your Newspaper fold!
Plenty of layers where it matters, the nappy rises higher on my front and pinned securely both sides.

Thanks for sharing.

Love it!

 

[Diprs2]

If you're a lover of cloth diapers in any form, I'm curious...what's your go-to fold and style? Do you prefer flats over prefolds? Plastic pants or snap covers/pocket diapers? Pins over other fasteners...please share. My first choice is Rearz prefold in a traditional kite fold with Boingo fasteners, and a waterproof cover. I'm looking for new folds to try.

I had been in love with cloth diapers my whole life. Always preferred pre-fold and diaper pins with plastic pants. Cloth diapers were what was used when I was a baby. I had never had much of an interest in disposables until I ended up with OAB/URGE INCONTINENCE. I now incorporate my pre-fold (love the Rearz pre-fold) and diaper pins to support my night disposable which I inevitably leak from due to sleeping on my stomach and peeing or leaking out the sides. I wear a Northshore diaper cover over all that. Still love the cloth diapers a lot!

 

[CheshireCat]

@DBabygirl2 Not quite sure how you do a traditional kite fold with a prefold diaper. The center pad would be skewed all over the place.

For daytime at home, I use a large Birdseye prefold in an Angel Wing fold in a Snap-EZ Pocket Diaper and snap-on PUL pants (extra protection against leaks). The extra length of the large gets folded down in front for more absorption where needed, as I pee into the front of the diaper.

For bedtime at home, I double diaper using large and medium Birdseye prefolds in a Night Time Double fold (large in an Angel Wing fold with the medium diaper folded as a pad down the center). I use extra large (3¼") diaper pins to fasten and Protex Overnight Collector's Edition Pant (rebranded Gary Comfort High Waist Plastic Pants) to cover.

 

[Lyric]

I've been wearing prefolds for years now and I don't need to create any folds. Years ago, before prefolds were so easy to find, I used flats and depending on size, I used the kite fold or newspaper fold.

 

[DiaperedJeff]

For me it’s generally Leakmaster prefold double pinned on with 3 inch pins. Cover this with Gary or Leakmaster 7 mil plastic pants.

 

[DBabygirl2]

@DBabygirl2 Not quite sure how you do a traditional kite fold with a prefold diaper. The center pad would be skewed all over the place.

For daytime at home, I use a large Birdseye prefold in an Angel Wing fold in a Snap-EZ Pocket Diaper and snap-on PUL pants (extra protection against leaks). The extra length of the large gets folded down in front for more absorption where needed, as I pee into the front of the diaper.

For bedtime at home, I double diaper using large and medium Birdseye prefolds in a Night Time Double fold (large in an Angel Wing fold with the medium diaper folded as a pad down the center). I use extra large (3¼") diaper pins to fasten and Protex Overnight Collector's Edition Pant (rebranded Gary Comfort High Waist Plastic Pants) to cover.

Oops.. I meant angel fold. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

 

[DBabygirl2]

Thanks everyone for sharing. I don’t get to wear cloth as often as I’d like.

 

[leafgoalie]

I like flat diapers with a soaker pad in the middle. Plastic pants are a must over top of them.

 

[DBabygirl2]

I like flat diapers with a soaker pad in the middle. Plastic pants are a must over top of them.

Flats are always comfy!

 

[littledub1955]

I prefer contour cloth nappies but on the occasions I use terry squares it’s generally the bat fold.
Always with pins and plastic pants.


And I bet loads of (older) members have read that and gone nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah bat fold!

Same here