| If you have a baby, you might want to consider prefold | | | | expensive, but the former lasts longer and both have |
| diapers. As simple as they might seem, though, not | | | | many qualities that people say makes the extra cost |
| everyone is well aware of this. Built with more | | | | worth getting a better product. |
| coverage in the middle than on the sides, they're a | | | | Cotton is a very common material for making cloth |
| great, multi-use option for any new parent who is | | | | diapers, and with good reason. Not only will these |
| interested. | | | | diapers last while your baby wears them, they can |
| Flat diapers resemble prefolds, but don't come with the | | | | serve additional purposes once he grows out of them, |
| extra layers where they're needed. Often they don't | | | | such as to act as a cleaning rag. There are other |
| do a good enough job because they simply don't hold | | | | materials used to make diapers, but these just don't |
| up. Prefolds, however, take their basic shape to new | | | | stand up as well as cotton does. |
| level and offer the right protection in the most essential | | | | The only thing that does provide a challenge to cotton |
| place to protect in all sorts of situations. | | | | is the new trend of hemp prefolds. These are made |
| There are many different types of prefolds. Usually | | | | out of a couple different types of hemp - woven |
| you'll be able to find some sort of identification, like | | | | jersey or woven muslin - and are even better at |
| 4x8x4, which tells you the amount of layers on the | | | | lasting through time than cotton. They also absorb |
| sides and on the bottom - in this case, four and 8 | | | | more and resist mold and mildew. It's no surprise, then, |
| respectively. Higher quality diapers have more layers | | | | that they also cost more, but there are many varieties |
| where it counts the most, and will last longer than less | | | | to consider. |
| heavy cloth diapers. | | | | There is a wide range of differences between more |
| Those 4x8x4s are the best prefolds you can hope to | | | | and less expensive diapers. The cheapest can be as |
| get, although 4x6x4s often work nearly as well, and | | | | much as an inch and a half shorter and an ounce |
| even better when paired with a doubler. There are | | | | lighter than the priciest models, and you should find the |
| some advantages to getting diapers with fewer layers | | | | right balance of quality and good price. |
| in that they breathe more easily and dry faster, but | | | | To really get an idea of which prefold diapers will work |
| they aren't worth it if you need the extra protection | | | | the best for you, you really need to try out several |
| provided in having more layers. | | | | pairs. Consider first their usage and your needs to |
| You'll have a couple options to consider with these | | | | avoid buying what you really won't use. When you find |
| diapers, first whether you want bleached or | | | | the right type, however, you'll find that you really can |
| unbleached and then whether you want organic or | | | | appreciate cloth diapers and will recommend them to |
| regular. Both unbleached and organic diapers are more | | | | everyone you know. |