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