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umbribyz 
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 Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 12:49pm |
Only one!
 J/K. Up until a few months ago I only had the ATD flats and they work just fine. I was more limited in my folds recently b/c of their smaller size but they still worked. As with everything I guess I like them all for different reasons.The ATDs would be great and not too bulky for a smaller baby.
The Ikea prints are adorable and I love that they are more square.
The LLs and the GMD larges are a better fit on my big boy and now I have more options for folds and more absorbency without a doubler for my super soaker.
The stretch and square shape of the SB make them a favorite. The only thing is that they are expensive and IDK if bamboo is as durable as cotton. (Anyone know this?)
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Carrie
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umbribyz
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Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 12:57pm |
They all should work with adjustments. My little guy is getting pretty big so the folds I can use with the smaller ATD flats are a bit limited, but I could always pad fold and the Maria fold just barely fits. He is a super soaker and having the extra absorbency is helpful to me and since I needed a larger number of diapers (he has outgrown a lot) I went with the larger size so I would not need more doublers. I think that the LLs (which I think are the same size as the GMD mediums but I do not have any of those) would be a nice middle ground. Maybe a bit bulky on an itty bitty, but would fit longer than the smaller ATD ones. That is just my personal opinion.
 Maybe someone with experience could chime in as I did not start using flats until my LO was about 11 months old (and around 20 lbs. so not really little) |
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Carrie
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gpsinma
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Posted: 22 Jun 2010 at 2:09pm |
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I tried to put a LL flat on ds2 when he was born and it was way too bulky. I think it started working around 10-12 lbs, like most os dipes.
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marblessed
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Posted: 15 Jul 2010 at 12:24pm |
I wold not chose the ATD flats for birth to PL. We had a very hard time getting them to fit our skinny minny right and were limited on the folds we could use. Really, we ended up only using them as doublers. |
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imamom37
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Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 4:54pm |
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Thanks for posting this! I'm still trying to figure out if I like flats. I've used one a couple times on my 15 mo, but she wiggles so much it's really hard to get everything fixed before she's off. I'll definitely be using this with our next baby, though!
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Bethany89
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010 at 10:02pm |
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Oh I like this comparison. Thank you!
My girl is big so it looks like we are going to need to get some GMD flats. We have the Osocozy now and they aren't working.
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crysntony
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Posted: 31 Oct 2010 at 7:41pm |
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So in conclusion, where is the best place to buy flats? and would you rather use preemie prefolds for doublers or pad fold a flat?
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jessnye
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 4:33pm |
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Actually, the Ikea flats which are sold in the store as burpcloths are muslin. http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00129908 I have some newer gauze flats from Granitesmith and the older gauze flats like the Curity stretch flats DO resemble the Ikea more than the newer gauze, but it's just that the vintage gauze flats are a tighter weave than the newer gauze flats that are available. I think Bambino Mio may make a muslin flat too, and Imse Vimse makes muslin squares. I like my Ikea flats more than either my LL birdseye or any of my gauze flats; they seem really, really absorbent.
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Mom of 5
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Posted: 14 Nov 2010 at 11:10pm |
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If I was starting at the beginning again, I would go with 2 dozen small GMD flats and 2 dozen large. The large fits my 28 pounder great and I pad fold a small as a doubler at night. I think Gerber flats would also work on a newborn because they're so thin and they make great rags.
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crysntony
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Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 12:30pm |
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24 small and 24 large from birth to potty?
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Mom of 5
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Posted: 15 Nov 2010 at 1:00pm |
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That's what I've got now and it's working great! I have to wash every other day, but I would anyway. It would be nice to have 3 dozen of each, but 2 works.
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a_christen
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Posted: 26 Jan 2011 at 10:03pm |
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wonderful post - i've been needing this comparison. is SB sustainable babyish/sloomb? I can't keep up with the changes!
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PhotoJess
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Posted: 10 Feb 2011 at 11:00pm |
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Thanks for posting this. The Orange Diaper Co flats looked interesting, so I checked out the site. Is the price on the site ($10.95 for infant size) for just one flat or is it sold by the dozen? Half dozen maybe?
Also, anyone tried DR flats? |
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expectingnumber2
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Posted: 10 Feb 2011 at 11:07pm |
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I love my 6 SB (Orange Diaper Co) flats. The price is per diaper though. I found mine FSOT and would love more. They are way more absorbent than my IKEA flats and I love the little bit of stretch they have.
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Michelle wife to Brian mom to DD1 (5/13/06), DD2 (4/23/10) and DD3 (5/8/12)
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PhotoJess
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Posted: 10 Feb 2011 at 11:13pm |
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Poo! That's what I thought... Would love to try it, but I can't afford - literally - to fall in love with those flats. I guess the bamboo would be more expensive than cotton...
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LulaCici
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Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 3:27am |
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Great comparison pictures!
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michelleml
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Posted: 15 Jul 2011 at 1:48pm |
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great thanks for posting this im a newbie to flats and have few from target, walmart, ikea and ll but would love to try gmd
Michelle
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sugarloaf`10
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Posted: 22 Dec 2011 at 5:46pm |
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thanks for the pics! and I never knew Ikea made flats- I have to check that out.
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Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 4:17pm |
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i got my hands on older cotton babies bleached flats EGYPTIAN COTTON! wow, they feel soo nice, size small so i just use them as doublers. they are sewn on all sides, perfect square, so great for cute folds on a newborn/small baby, love that the edges stay flat! otherwise, love my unbleached osocozy smalls.
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vansen19
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Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 4:18pm |
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yes, i've been looking at bamboo, it's like $10-20 per flat! not hitting the lottery any time soon...
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vansen19
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Posted: 22 Mar 2012 at 4:19pm |
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i might be exaggerating :)
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Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 7:39pm |
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i bought 2 dz small flats, mostly second hand cotton babies and osocozy, and still use them for my 20 lbs LO but usually with a hemp/bamboo doubler in a flip/bummis cover - love how trim it is!
i have one large osocozy flat that i can 'fold' into a diaper and snappi - debating whether to get more...
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Posted: 28 Apr 2012 at 1:23pm |
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I'm only 3 months in to this whole cloth diapering thing and love my prefolds. Flat diapers look really scary to me and all of the folding seems like just another step when it's time to change a diaper.
Do you all fold the diapers before so they are ready? What's the benefit of flats? People really seem to love them, so I must be missing something. Fill me in!
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Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 2:20pm |
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So are the old Scuttlebutts and the new Orange Diaper Co. ones exactly the same? And is there any significant benefits for getting bamboo?
I have really been liking my Diaper Rites, but can't get over the cuteness of printed flats from ikea and Swaddlebees. |
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Mommy Goose
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Posted: 10 Nov 2012 at 12:53pm |
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I have fallen in LOVE with flats! Thank you so much for sharing! This will definitely be useful for me in the future!
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thatbaldchick
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Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 4:59pm |
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I had no idea Ikea even carried flats! Happy shopping!
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Posted: 04 May 2013 at 5:06pm |
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I would love to know what each of the abbreviations stands for. I really want some bamboo jersey ones but they're very expensive. All I have are 5 Gerber flats and they're quite small. Some of them are getting worn out too.
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meljc
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Posted: 15 May 2013 at 11:37am |
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It would be great to add some of the newer flats to this comparison, like Imagine (cotton and bamboo) and Blueberry (cotton and bamboo)!
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matope
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 10:46pm |
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has anyone used tshirts and other random fabrics (old sheets etc) as diapers? how are they absorbancy wise? i need to add to our stash and im planning a salvo run... hoping to find something out of the box that might work!
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 11:58pm |
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I have only one size flat - the large (about 32 x 32 before shrinkage), and use it in the "kite fold" for my 41 month old daughter. CDing is new to us - until Thanksgiving, I used disposables. Switched to the cloth flats out of desparation, when the disposables were always leaking, and it became apparent that potty training was not going to happen anytime in the near future.
We use a second flat which we padfold as an insert. The large flat fits my daughter fine now, and should fit for a long time to come. From what I've read, though, the large flat may be much too much diaper for a newborn or small infant. I started using them in January, after I decided that regular prefolds were a tad too small, and the "toddler" prefolds were gigantic - so I don't have any pre-toddler experience with the large flats Kathy |
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