Prefold help

[missymoo84]

I am going to make some prefolds.



In the pic above where the edge has been folded over I was thinking of putting in another layer of something really absorbant (this is going to be the wet zone).

I want to be able to buy it from spotlight so what do you think would be the best to put there? I am not really worried about it being bulky, as long as it works.

Please tell me if this isn't necessary and I am making the job harder than needed. Would just using one of the boosters I have from the ittybittys or BBH work if just sat it in the prefold straight on bubs bum?? I don't want to be doing extra sewing (as I am useless) if I don't have to lol

Also what is the best material for prefolds that I can buy at spotlight?

What is the normal size of a newborn prefold?

What is 'snappiable' material?

And now for my really 'she's obviously clueless' question...

Is there somewhere that shows how to fold a prefold onto a newborn?

[missymoo84]

Ignore the last question. I saw Mels Oliver pics and I think I will do it that way

[mum_2_lots]

if you can find a high cotton content windcheater fleece that works well for prefolds.....I made them 2x3x2 for my lil man when he was a nb and I loved them! I guess you could even use the 80%cotton 20% rayon/nylon whatever it is lol. NB dont need a whole lot of absorbancy, but laying an extra booster in while putting it on is what I used after about a month when I needed a bit more absobancy.
clear as mud? sorry
HTH
Amanda

[mum2miya]

If you want to snappi them look for cotton terry (like towel material) or stretchy baby terry.

[missymoo84]

Thanks.

[Tricia]

Re size of newborn prefold: 2 X 6 X 2, 24cm x 33cm (to 4.5kg) or infant 4 X 8 X 4, 30.5cm x 40.5cm (3-6kg). I don't remember where I got these dimensions from so I don't know how accurate they are.

I have some flannelette prefolds in infant size which I initially used prefold style with a snappi and now still use tri-folded inside a cover. I find theat the flanneltette is still absorbent enought at 14 months.

Re the snappi'able material - I have seen pics (somewhere?) of flannelette pre-folds that had small squares of terry just in the snappi zone - that way you don't have to worry about the whole pre-fold being of snappiable material.

Have fun!

[missymoo84]

I was going to make some. My mum lives in Singapore and is coming home (finally) in 3 weeks. She is going to buy me some Chinese ones and some Indian ones (and I told her to look in Malaysia for those little squirt things) Gotta love mums!