s/o cloth diapers: if you use/used them, did "big butt" cause problems?

[Guest]

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!

 

Ooooh...I can so see a retort like, "Big Butts bother you? What do you do about your mirror?" ;)

 

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.

 

Alas, it was for me, too. I really liked structured pants on my second-born, but they didn't work with my diapers. I mostly used cloth prefolds with Bummis whisper wraps. I do remember buying some pocket diapers towards the end and hemp inserts. They were very trim, but they leaked way too much and required a different washing strategy than my other materials.

[stripe]

Not really. I couldn't have my kids wear really tight courduroy. Oh well.

 

I did find it helped when they were learning to walk as it formed a better protection!

[cassiemc]

I sewed pants for them, but I was also able to find plenty of clothes to fit them from the store. There are plenty of work at home mama companies out there that sell cloth diaper pants.