Ginevra Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 That was another drawback with cloth diapering some times. They don't cut pants to fit over them anymore. Did other cloth diaper moms find this to be a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Actually, cloth diapers ended up being the only reason my kids' pants *would* stay up. My babies were all butt-less. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Hanna Andersson cotton pants worked for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 We move up a size in pants if we need to. My daughter and son (16 months apart) wear the same size pants now since she is safe to leave the house in undies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 On my son it was a blessing, as he had NO butt. ON my daughter it can be an issue, as girl pants these days have no room in the rear. But, I now buy either stretchy pants or boys pants for her and it is fine. Or in her few skinny butt clothes I put her in a flip insert and cover, and that is pretty trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Even with my oldest, I never found this to be an issue. He did have some Hanna outfits, but he also wore regular clothing. I never had a problem. With my last, the diaper was the outfit, so that especially wasn't a problem. lol My second was a cloth diapered girl and she was almost always in cotton tights and little cotton dresses, so no problem there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I've never really had a problem with it. It keeps their pants up, which is nice, and if the pants dont' fit I just buy bigger ones. I roll the cuffs if they are too long. With my sons I'm finding it to be far less of an issue since boys clothes seem to fit looser anyhow. My DD dropped a size when she potty trained but it was not a big deal. My disposable-diapering friends regularly complain about their kids' pants falling down all the time. So I guess it's one thing or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wasn't ever an issue, with any of my 3 kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilymax Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah, it's been a problem in jeans and khaki-type pants. We use disposables when we're going to be away from home for more than an hour or so, so it's not a huge issue for us. At home and for shorter errands, I just put him in sweat pants. Our pocket dipes are definitely less bulky than prefolds with a cover, so I also use those at the times that he needs to wear pants. He's 2 and a little stripper, though...so even in winter, most of the time I'm lucky if I can keep a shirt on him at home. He always takes pants right off! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 DS was/is so skinny and lacking in the butt department that it didn't matter. He's going to be 3 soon and just now fits into 24 months/2T pants in some brands and still needs the adjustable elastic waist band in others. DD is young enough that I can just go up a size or put her in larger footies for now. I know there are brands that are made to be more trim or have a better rear fit. It wasn't an issue for me with DS and I'm using primarily for economic reasons now, so I haven't looked for or tried those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I recommend to all of our clients to buy a size larger pant then their age. With our kids we always thought it was cute to see them waddle by with their big ol' tushies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 My disposable-diapering friends regularly complain about their kids' pants falling down all the time. So I guess it's one thing or the other. I have to look for the pants with the buttons and elastic on the inside of the waist once mine have potty trained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 If we had pants that needed trimness, we just used FuzziBunz on those! But around the house, the kids usually didn't wear much besides a diaper. When they were little, we did a lot of lolling in bed reading together. When they got older, they always preferred nudity at home. It was dipes only usually. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 The cloth diapers I used and the way I put them on caused very little bulk. People were often surprised to find out the kid was in cloth because it was not obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilymax Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I recommend to all of our clients to buy a size larger pant then their age. With our kids we always thought it was cute to see them waddle by with their big ol' tushies! I love the big ol' fluffy butt! So cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 My littles are usually wearing stretchy pants, so the pants stretch to accommodate a fluffy bum. We also size up sometimes. I have found a few styles/types of khaki pants that are roomier in the bum for my DS, so when he has occasion to wear something like that, it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I mainly used snuggleups (I think that is what they are called? The shaped diapers from Baby Bunz?) and Bummi's whisper wraps. They did give the babies big butts.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 We love the fluffy butts too! They look oddly skinny to me if they are wearing disposables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Actually, cloth diapers ended up being the only reason my kids' pants *would* stay up. My babies were all butt-less. :lol:This. I didn't CD much, but used to tell dh that we should (he was the one against it) so that their pants would stay up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 A bigger butt would have been helpful for my eldest. I couldn't find any pants that would stay up. I discovered the trick of using leggings for pants, and that's all she wore for years. Maybe I should have bought some cloth pull-ups in place of undies ;). It seems funny to hear of folks struggling to find big enough pants when I despaired of finding any slim enough for my kid to wear. Had to pass up so many cute outfits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 We found that overalls or knit pants were best. We could not find jeans that would work except for some from Land's End, Gymboree (old, don't think they are as big now) and hanna anderrson. OKB, most Gap, Old Navy and pretty much any cheap brands of jeans like Circo or the Wonder Kids stuff were never generously enough cut to allow room for the big old diaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) This is a big baby bum. It's my oldest (22 now). Edited January 23, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It depends on the brand. A lot of jeans/khakis are very slim (I don't know how they would fit a baby in sposies!). I've had good luck with Carter's, Osh-Kosh, and the Jelly Beans brand at Kohls in terms of roominess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHowell Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 This is a big baby bum. It's my oldest (22 now). That is a huge bum!! Night time diaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Back when I used cloth diapers, no one had yet invented those bulky diaper covers. We just used the Gerber plastic pants that we picked up in the grocery store. No big butts. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 This is a big baby bum. It's my oldest (22 now). Biobottoms!! Those were the BEST! They were very hard to find by the time my kids came along. I think they went out of business between my first two kids. :sad: They had great kid clothes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) That is a huge bum!! Night time diaper? Double diaper and insert, even. lol What can I tell you? Btw, a baby with sensitive skin (and allergies) should be not surrounded by stuffed animals and dust mite dander. We didn't know. :tongue_smilie: Edited January 23, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Cloth diapers were a big motivator for me to learn to sew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 With my girls, not so much of a problem because I liked putting dresses on them... but, it reminds me of a lady coming up to me at church telling me that she didn't like me using cloth diapers and my girl having a big butt... I wanted to ask her if she'd like to buy the disposables, but, I held my tongue and just smiled... With my boys, I only used them part time and it wasn't too much of an issue that I can remember... it's been many years, though! I loved how much money it saved.... I have no idea how lots of people can afford to use disposables! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Biobottoms!! Those were the BEST! They were very hard to find by the time my kids came along. I think they went out of business between my first two kids. :sad: They had great kid clothes too. Yes. My sister has a 26 year old, and I inherited all of her child's Biobottoms items. Hers was the first grandchild and my mother bought everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Back when I used cloth diapers, no one had yet invented those bulky diaper covers. We just used the Gerber plastic pants that we picked up in the grocery store. No big butts. :) Funny, when I was using cloth for DS I bought all kinds of name brand stuff, but I really preferred the Gerber. They ripped easier, but never leaked. I told my mom I had to buy ones because two pairs had ripped and she told me to use duct tape to repair them. :lol: Not so cute, but it worked. I can't find them in stores anymore, but I should order some for DD if I get back to using cloth on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Funny, when I was using cloth for DS I bought all kinds of name brand stuff, but I really preferred the Gerber. They ripped easier, but never leaked. I told my mom I had to buy ones because two pairs had ripped and she told me to use duct tape to repair them. :lol: Not so cute, but it worked. I can't find them in stores anymore, but I should order some for DD if I get back to using cloth on her. I often used nylon pants for outings. They don't tear as plastic does. They are not $. An older brand is Alexis. I have bought nylon covers for cloth diapering friends. I think the last place I got them was from a VT diaper company. They are great when you don't want any leaks, plus they don't crack. I am one who also enjoyed using pins, even with my youngest and all the cute fitted dipes available. I was often seen running pins through my hair to get them to slide through the cloth better. :) I just really enjoy cloth diapers of all kinds. ;) Oy. lol Edited January 23, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yep, my baby had a big-ole bubble butt, and I loved it!!! So stinking cute! Just bought a pant size up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 My babies are skinny, but I did find this to be a problem. Part of it is because we used cotton prefolds, which I think are the bulkiest. At home, I use babylegs, dresses, or just let them go pantless. I have all girls, so that helps. When we go out, I have been known to put them in disposables so that their pants actually fit and they don't look bad. For me, this is the biggest downside of cloth diapering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Funny, when I was using cloth for DS I bought all kinds of name brand stuff, but I really preferred the Gerber. They ripped easier, but never leaked. I told my mom I had to buy ones because two pairs had ripped and she told me to use duct tape to repair them. :lol: Not so cute, but it worked. I can't find them in stores anymore, but I should order some for DD if I get back to using cloth on her. Gerber also made some nice nylon covers both in pull-on and velcro. They were cheap, effective, and tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I often used nylon pants for outings. They don't tear as plastic does. They are not $. An older brand is Alexis. I have bought friends nylon covers. I think the last place I got them was from a VT diaper company. They are great when you don't want leaks, plus they don't crack. I am one who also enjoyed using pins, even with my youngest and all the cute fitted dipes available. I was often seen running pins through my hair to get them to slide through the cloth better. :) I just really enjoy cloth diapers of all kinds. ;) Oy. lol I remember doing that! A bar of soap was not always convenient once baby got active. I could also do a pretty quick change on the floor while holding kiddo down with one leg. Don't think I'm that flexible anymore... :tongue_smilie: I had a few of those covers too. They had a nice side snap option that was great in certain situations. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 My babies are skinny, but I did find this to be a problem. Part of it is because we used cotton prefolds, which I think are the bulkiest. At home, I use babylegs, dresses, or just let them go pantless. I have all girls, so that helps. When we go out, I have been known to put them in disposables so that their pants actually fit and they don't look bad. For me, this is the biggest downside of cloth diapering. I used prefolds in the bikini-twist fold which puts all the bulk in the crotch, none anywhere else really. I fastened them tightly with Bummis SWW covers. They were super trim ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I remember doing that! A bar of soap was not always convenient once baby got active. I could also do a pretty quick change on the floor while holding kiddo down with one leg. Don't think I'm that flexible anymore... :tongue_smilie: I had a few of those covers too. They had a nice side snap option that was great in certain situations. :ack2: :) It's like you know me. Or I know you. Something. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I often used nylon pants for outings. They don't tear as plastic does. They are not $. An older brand is Alexis. I have bought nylon covers for cloth diapering friends. I think the last place I got them was from a VT diaper company. They are great when you don't want any leaks, plus they don't crack. I am one who also enjoyed using pins, even with my youngest and all the cute fitted dipes available. I was often seen running pins through my hair to get them to slide through the cloth better. :) I just really enjoy cloth diapers of all kinds. ;) Oy. lol Gerber also made some nice nylon covers both in pull-on and velcro. They were cheap, effective, and tough. Thanks you! I'll have to poke around and see if I can find some. Cheap is definitely the way I need to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 When my kids were babies 4-5 years ago, I found Gerber vinyl undies (to go over diapers) at Wal-Mart. They were not expensive at all. Wal-Mart also sells very inexpensive cloth diapers - the kind my mom used. Not cute, but affordable and easy to use/wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawlas Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I have the opposite problem: My son is so skinny and that even with cloth diapers on I still buy mhim 18 month sized clothes (and he's 30 months!). I'm scared for the day he's FINALLY toilet trained lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarthaAl Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Had to go with stretchy pants or bloomers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 When my kids were babies 4-5 years ago, I found Gerber vinyl undies (to go over diapers) at Wal-Mart. They were not expensive at all. Wal-Mart also sells very inexpensive cloth diapers - the kind my mom used. Not cute, but affordable and easy to use/wash. Just a warning about those prefolds at Target and Walmart--they may be filled with polyester fiberfill because most people are embellishing them to use as burp cloths or some other non-diapering use, so they don't need to be super absorbent. They are not as good at holding in what needs to be held in by a diaper. The Gerber diaper service quality prefolds and flats are slightly better, but not as good as a really high-quality DSQ prefold. :2cents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Just a warning about those prefolds at Target and Walmart--they may be filled with polyester fiberfill because most people are embellishing them to use as burp cloths or some other non-diapering use, so they don't need to be super absorbent. They are not as good at holding in what needs to be held in by a diaper. The Gerber diaper service quality prefolds and flats are slightly better, but not as good as a really high-quality DSQ prefold. :2cents: I ripped one open that I had been given and they was a strip of polyester sponge in it ! :001_huh: On the other hand, my mom was so excited to see birdseye flat diapers at our house. I bought them at BRU cheap, cheap, cheap ! She got all happy about showing me how to do a kite-fold :lol: I used the birdseye flats on DS2 as a newborn, used them later as nighttime doublers, and am still using them today as kitchen rags !!!! :tongue_smilie: Great investment ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Just a warning about those prefolds at Target and Walmart--they may be filled with polyester fiberfill because most people are embellishing them to use as burp cloths or some other non-diapering use, so they don't need to be super absorbent. They are not as good at holding in what needs to be held in by a diaper. The Gerber diaper service quality prefolds and flats are slightly better, but not as good as a really high-quality DSQ prefold. :2cents: Hmm. I had bought some, but I never ended up using them. I just know they kinda looked like the ones we used when my siblings were babies. I know that even with cotton, the absorbency isn't great until after they have been washed in hot water and shrunk. I think my mom told me to wash them multiple times before use. Just noting that because some people may get frustrated at first and not give them a fair chance. (Of course, a lot has changed since the 1970s, so I could be all wet - no pun intended.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think, personally, butt size depends on diaper. :) We used AIO's for our little ones. One child couldn't use them as his legs were sooooo thin he'd have leakage every time. It wasn't worth my sanity. He potty trained so easily too. Next one in line I used them for and had no issues with big butt and clothes not fitting, etc. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 That was another drawback with cloth diapering some times. They don't cut pants to fit over them anymore. Did other cloth diaper moms find this to be a problem? My ds is such a slim jim that the cloth diaper was the only reason the trousers stayed up -and yes I had to buy them one size up. The benefit of this is that I was able to use the same trousers after he was potty trained so I didn't have to buy any new ones. Also, my ds rolled off the changing table once (yes, bad mummy was picking up the box of wipes I had dropped a second before). DS landed on his cloth "bit butt" and of course it was like landing on a cushion -no harm done. Since that day I was a total fan of cloth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Just a warning about those prefolds at Target and Walmart--they may be filled with polyester fiberfill because most people are embellishing them to use as burp cloths or some other non-diapering use, so they don't need to be super absorbent. They are not as good at holding in what needs to be held in by a diaper. The Gerber diaper service quality prefolds and flats are slightly better, but not as good as a really high-quality DSQ prefold. :2cents: The Gerber diaper service prefolds I bought were excellent--but that was for my ds who will be 18 tomorrow. They took some time to "break in" and stayed flatter longer before finally getting all nice and rumply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) Depended upon the nappies, it occasionally caused problems, especially at night when they were super stuffed but during the day the pocket nappies we used were slim so not a major problem. There are a few brands in the UK that sell cloth nappy cut trousers and onesies so I had a few of those or used vest extenders. I also made several pairs of trousers from old patterns that still assumed kids were in cloth. Edited January 23, 2012 by lailasmum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Actually, cloth diapers ended up being the only reason my kids' pants *would* stay up. My babies were all butt-less. :lol: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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