Cloth diapers for daddies

We have Kawaii diapers and they are still going strong on my 2 yr old!  They don't leak for us, and have lasted longer than the more expensive diapers we tried (Bumgenius, Kissaluvs, Kushies). 

Oh and congratulations and welcome to the Pin!

Wow, Heather! Good for you for making it through that newborn stage with gerber pfs and Dappi's!

Congrats on the new babe! And way to go Daddy for wanting to CD!

My husband is pretty impatient because he thought using disposables on DD was a breeze.  He later said using the fitteds with a cover has been his favorite.  He doesn't really like using trifolded prefolds because of the bulk we get right now but I think it will change was DS gets bigger.  When we purchased our diapers, I figured he would go for the Swaddlebee Simplex because they are AIO--not the case, he really didn't like the much. 

I am one of the lone pocket diaper/AIO lovers.  It is all i use for daddy/daycare.  I have all aplix/velcro so they are easy to put on.  I do not have any trouble with washing/stink issues and i use the MF inserts.  It doesn't take me any longer to stuff the pockets than fold flats.  Personally I am not a big fan of flats. 

All we ever did with DD was lay a trifolded prefold in a cover even when she was a newborn.  The poop did get on the cover sometimes but then we just washed the cover, not a big deal in my opinion.  The covers did a good job of keeping it off the clothes.  I never had the patience for pins or snappis and DH had no trouble with the trifolding.  We tried pockets with DS and loved them at first but now they only get used for daycare.  My favourite now is fitteds under fleece or wool pants or shorts but DH often still uses trifolded prefolds.

Pick 1-2 types of system and stick with it (we chose prefolds +covers and pockets that don't require unstuffing)-Your hubby wont get overwhelmed as easily and neither will sitters.

I strongly believe that sleeve style pockets (the insert agitates out in the wash) or tongue style AIOs with aplix (velcro) are the easiest intro for anyone. They're exactly like disposbles (especially if you do the stuffing after the wash).

My husband now loves prefold and covers, but originally would only use pockets.

Something I didn't understand about using the SNAPPIs on a newborn when I started. Newborn poop will end up on the cover if you just tri-fold, but it doesn't leak out of that. But that means you'll be tossing the cover in the diaper pail with each change if they poop that often (which our LO did). Snappis are really easy, and a fold like the jelly roll can be done on the spot. Best of all you can re-use the covers multiple times that way.

Our favourite diapers are Thirsties Duo Pocket Diaper and Tots Bots Easy Fit, both with an extra Thirsties Hemp insert for overnight now that DS is bigger. But the majority of our stash is Bummis PFs and covers, those things are bullet proof.

We trifolded into a cover with my son as a newborn.  We just bought extra covers when they got poop on the frequently.  My husband's favorite diaper was the kissaluvs size 0 with a cover for a newborn.  Now we both mostly do pockets since my son is so wiggly a toddler and we bought them for daycare although now I'm at home so we just use them all the time.  I think pockets are the easiest to use but perhaps get a few types in the newborn size and see what you two like best. 

mom4moju wrote: It's the variety of styles that kills my DH, not the "difficulty" of a prefold and snappi.  He liked trifolded in a cover ready for him to go, but he can make a snappi work if he has too.

This exactaly!

Edited by Clare_S - 19 Dec 2011 at 9:32am

My DH would prefer a pre-stuffed pocket, or an AIO. When I started diapering, we purchased a lot of one sized pockets thinking--as you suggest--that it would suffice through potty training. Kawaii, if you want to go that way, does make a quality diaper for the relative cost. That said, I would prefer a stash of natural fabrics (pf's and flats for day and fitteds for night) wool, a few PUL covers, and a minimal supply of convenience diapers (a velcro pocket or AIO) for unfamiliar caregivers. Your husband will use whatever you have at hand, and that's what he will likely prefer. My DH likes pockets because that's the one we started with. As I incorporated variety, he got a little overwhelmed (pretty easy, you'll see if you catch the bug and start wanting to try different things.)

My DH reaches for BG Elementals first.

Another option: do you have a good cloth diaper store in your city or nearby?  I live near Vancouver, BC and one of the stores based here holds seminars to introduce people to CDing and all the different systems.  They also have a rental system to try out different things.  This could be a good use of an afternoon - hold and try everything and see what appeals to DH.  My DH (who was never fully on-board to start with) has become quite resistent to cloth because I have too many different diapers and systems. Oops.  But I do most of the diapering, so I figure it is good for me to figure out what works for our baby.  One day hopefully I will arrive at stash contentment and focus on one or two types of diapers...

I asked my DH what he liked out of our stash and he likes the AIOs.
Aka: bum genius elementals
He doesn't like folding or stuffing

But he said that the most important thing for him was NOT having to learn about multiple different styles.
Get one type that your DH can learn how to use (simple) and stick with that.

I think a few other people said the same thing so I'm guessing this is a common DH thing ;)

AIO and AI2's!