The nice thing about cloth diapering is that it’s good for the environment and great on the wallet. I have probably spent $300 total for the cost of pre-folds for both Alyssa and Ryan (obviously Ryan is now using the larger pre-folds I had for Alyssa; she has been out of diapers since September of 2007) and cloth diaper covers. Prior to switching to cloth, Daniel and I would spend close to $80 per month on disposable diapers. Covering Ryan for disposable diapers in the last year would come to well over $400. Probably more, since he pees a LOT and thus goes through a lot of diapers.
The bad thing about cloth is the tendency to leak. Also, being in cloth diapers overnight means waking up wet, or possibly sleeping in a wet diaper. I would often go in to change Ryan in the middle of the night, because I hated the thought of him sleeping in a wet diaper and waking cold and uncomfortable.
Enter into the equation Happy Heiny’s. This cloth diapering company makes special cloth diaper covers that hold the pre-fold inside a lining. This type of diaper is knock as a pocket diaper, and is great because it pulls wetness through to the pre-fold that is tucked inside the lining, while leaving the fabric that is against the baby dry. The secret is the material that the inner lining is made out of: milled fleece. It sucks wetness through to the pre-fold, soaker or doubler that is tucked inside the lining, while it itself remains dry!
The best thing about Happy Heiny’s pocket diapers is that they come in larger sizes. Many companies that create cloth diapers do not have sizes that will accommodate babies who are larger than 30 lbs., or maybe 35 lbs. if you’re lucky. Ryan just turned two a month and a half ago, and he is less than two pounds away from 40 lbs. Obviously, this presents a challenge for me, since he is showing no signs of being ready for potty training.
The sizes for Happy Heiny’s run true to size. Currently Ryan is wearing XL, which covers 30-40 lbs. Believe it or not, there is even a XXL size, which covers 40-60 lbs. Needless to say, we’ll be buying those pocket diapers soon enough!
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