| Fitted cloth diapers are one of the easiest ways | | | | dry. |
| to cloth diaper. No pocket stuffing. No folding. No | | | | Whether you prefer snaps or hook and loop |
| lengthy dryer cycles ( at least for the well-made | | | | fasteners is entirely up to you. Snaps stay |
| ones!). They are usually also less expensive than | | | | new-looking longer and they don't get stuck on |
| investing in all in ones, but are much more | | | | anything else in the wash. Hook and loop is easier |
| convenient than prefolds. Fitteds do require a | | | | to fasten, especially for midnight diaper changes |
| separate cover to hold moisture in. | | | | on a newborn. |
| A fitted is an absorbent diaper with snaps or | | | | There are hundreds of different brands of fitted |
| hook and loop (like Velcro) fasteners. You don't | | | | cloth diapers on the market. Despite the wide |
| need any pins and since it is already contoured | | | | variety available, most are made with these |
| and elasticized to fit a baby, there is usually no | | | | fabrics: |
| folding or adjusting needed to get a great fit on | | | | Microfiber - a popular absorbent fabric, used in a |
| your baby. A few brands easily fold down in the | | | | hidden soaker or inside a removable soaker. |
| front to adjust the sizing, but this is much easier | | | | Microfiber is a very fast absorber, but shouldn't be |
| than folding a flat or prefold to fit. | | | | used directly against the skin. Microfiber is |
| I like using them with wool, fleece or PUL covers. | | | | fast-drying, but works most effectively for longer |
| Fitted diapers make it easy to choose a cover. | | | | periods of time when paired with a natural fiber |
| Almost any diaper cover will work with a fitted | | | | such as hemp. |
| diaper as long as the cover is sized to fit over | | | | Hemp - hemp is very absorbent and can be used |
| the diaper. Elastic at the leg helps hold in messes | | | | to make the whole diaper or just used as the |
| so the cover is less likely to need washing with | | | | soaper material. Hemp is naturally anti-bacterial and |
| every change. Since it fits snugly, you can use it | | | | up to 70% more absorbent than cotton. It is |
| under a wool cover with minimal need for washing | | | | very durable, but not very soft. Most |
| the wool. | | | | diaper-makers use a hemp cotton blend. |
| A good fitted cloth diaper offers a quick drying | | | | Cotton - Cotton is an old-standby when it comes |
| time. Some accomplish this with a fold out or | | | | to diapering. It is soft, fairly absorbent, and can be |
| snap in soaker, others with a quick-drying soaker | | | | in many ways. Cotton prints on the outside adds |
| material such as microfiber. Microfiber is a fast | | | | interest. Cotton knits hold up better than cotton |
| absorber, but since it is usually limited to 3 layers | | | | wovens. |
| for quick drying, any time I need more | | | | Bamboo - bamboo is a very soft material that is |
| absorbency, I prefer a snap-in or fold-out soaker | | | | also environmentally friendly. You'll find bamboo |
| made from more layers. We love our bamboo | | | | used in many ways too. It is natually antibacterial, |
| fitteds for overnights, they are so absorbent that | | | | easy on the planet to grow, and is 60% more |
| my daughter wakes up with half her diaper still | | | | absorbent than cotton. |