Most people who use cloth, use modern cloth nappies. So why would anyone use flats?
Well, they may not be pretty and cute as modern cloth nappies, but they are much easier to use, clean and dry. And they are so cheap!
People usually don’t want to even try them because they think that folding is complicated and time-consuming. That is not true. If you can fold a paper plane, you can fold flats. I mean, even my father-in-law did it 😀
Can you use flats when your baby gets bigger and starts to wiggle around on the changing table? Absolutely. If you have everything prepped in advance, you can change a folded flat even on a screaming and kicking toddler (my son hates the changing table with a passion – joys of parenthood, right?). And if you are having problems, you can always use them as inserts for AI2 covers later.
Oh, and with a Snappi (or a similar) fastener they stay put even when a two-year old wild child is running around the playground.
It is not time-consuming. It literally takes me the same amount of time to wash and dry our cloth nappies as it would take me to get ready and go to the store to buy disposables. And with cloth, I never have to worry that I’ll run out.
You can travel while cloth diapering.
Flats are also perfect for newborns because you can make them as small as you want.
There is no need for “stripping” when you use flats, because there can be no build up of detergent or urine.
They are much more durable than modern cloth.
Lower temperature inside of cloth diapers, especially flats.
They absorb the same amount as modern cloth and disposables, and there is far less leaking than with the disposables.
They are thinner than modern cloth so baby can move around easier.
You can use them as an all night diaper.
You can choose between many folds to suit your baby and use them with the AI2.
They are more earth friendly than modern cloth nappies, because they use less material (and no synthetic fibers), no colors, you use less water to rinse them out and you don’t need a dryer because they are dry in no time, even when it’s humid outside.
And, since you use covers on top of them, that baby bum will still look cute 🙂
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