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Diapering_: Newborn diapers

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 1 comments

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I've been thinking of just buying terry washcloths cheaply from Costco or Walmart, folding them and pinning them for little newborn diapers.

I love the absorbency and poop-catching qualities of terry. I tried folding some washcloths that I already bought (kite fold, etc.), and I thought they looked like they would fit a newborn.

My husband thinks they would be too small, but from what I've heard, some people are just using liners like the Bummis terry doublers in wraps for the newborn stage. I have a couple of these terry doublers, and they are no bigger than the size a washcloth folds into. Plus I'm thinking I could have a better fit around the legs with pinning; maybe better protection against runny poop leaks.

I would just need them to fit until the baby starts fitting into small Sandy's.

What do you all think? Am I crazy?

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1 comments

Laurie says:

27 August 2008 at 01:20:00 GMT-4

It might work - although I don't know if you would be able to pin them well or not - personally I am a fan of just tri-folding in a wrap anyway a lot of the time (although I use a full diaper for nights). Also depends on size of your baby - mine was ready for non-newborn pretty much right away at 9.5 pounds!

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