How To Fold Cloth Diapers ?
Hour Glass Fold
Hour Glass Fold
- Place the diaper on a smooth surface and even out the creases.
- Position your baby on the diaper and fold in the middle of the diaper towards the center creating an hourglass shape. Draw the other half of the diaper around the front part of the baby.
- If you are using diaper covers, secure the corners with the help of a Velcro or a snap.
- In case of pull up covers, use safety pins to close the corners and then pull the cover over the diaper.
- In case you wish to go for a folded hour glass diaper, fold the diaper from one sewn corner to another and repeat the above mentioned process.
Baby Boy Friendly Folds
- Place the diaper on a smooth surface.
- Fold 1/3 of the cloth diaper up and then fold the edges towards the center.
- Place your baby on the diaper and pull out the remaining half of the nappy around the baby's front.
- Pull the corners of the diaper to the front and secure it with a Velcro or snap.
- This fold is particularly helpful if you are using pull up covers. In this case, you can tie the back corners to the front layer of the cloth of the front corners.
Baby Girl Friendly Folds
- Place the diaper on a smooth surface and even out all the creases.
- Fold 1/3 of the cloth down from the top and fold the bottom sides to the center.
- Place your baby on the diaper and pull around the remaining half to the front.
- Pull the corners of the diaper to the front and secure it with a Velcro or snap.
- This fold is particularly useful, if you are using pull up covers. You can fasten the front corners of the diaper to the front layers of cloth of the back corners.
Using Flat-fold Diapers
- For the flat-fold diaper, you can start with folding your diaper in half.
- Fold about two-third of each side of the diaper with one side, partly covering the other to create extra absorbency in the center.
- The flat-fold diaper is the most versatile and it can be adjusted to different sizes.
