| It is extremely likely that your Grandma used cloth | | | | easily undo them. Soon you have a little one streaking |
| diapers to diaper her children. You may have even | | | | through your living room. |
| heard some of the stories of washing, drying, messes | | | | Another type of closure are snaps. Snaps are the top |
| and pinning. Today's diapers are so different. For | | | | choice for many moms because they are not easily |
| starters there are the many different kinds. But that | | | | undone by toddlers. They are an easy and efficient |
| isn't the only thing. There no longer has to be pinning. | | | | way to close up the diaper. They don't wear out like |
| No sticking your finger or your baby. Don't get me | | | | the hook and look closures either. The downside to |
| wrong some moms still like to use pins and are very | | | | snaps is that they do not allow for fit options that hook |
| good at it. Personally I'm not good at pinning and so I'm | | | | and loop allows. There are certain places for the |
| really excited about the changes in ways to keep the | | | | snaps, and that is where they stay. The hook and loop |
| diaper all together. | | | | allows for some options in fit. |
| For starters there are Velcro like tabs. These tabs are | | | | The option that is used for prefold diapers is a snappi. |
| often called hook and loop closures in the cloth | | | | The snappi replaces pins. The snappi is a three armed |
| diapering world. They are the closures that are most | | | | device. On the end of each arm are teeth that grab |
| like using disposables. They are the fastest and | | | | hold of the cloth diapers. No poking, no stabbing, just |
| arguably the easiest closures to have. There is a | | | | grabbing. They are a great alternative to pins. |
| downside to them though. Over time, they can wear | | | | Each type of closure has it's own benefits and |
| out. They can get frayed and loose their grip. The | | | | downsides. Try each one for yourself and find the right |
| other downside is that older babies and toddlers can | | | | fit for you and your baby. |