Part 1 GUIDE TO FLAT CLOTH DIAPERS: Sizes, Folding, Muslin, Birdseye, Stretchy

Aloha! Welcome to our two part series about flat cloth diapers! In this first video I cover the basics of flat cloth diapers. In the second video I will show you some of the many variations of flat diapers. ⬇
00:00 Basics of flats
00:47 What is a flat cloth diaper?
01:26 Benefits of flats
03:19 Sizes of flat cloth diapers 03:19
07:09 Airplane fold
08:58 Origami fold
12:19 Pad fold
12:56 Types of flats
20:26 Boosters and liners
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[@MamaBird87]

Thank you for your detailed information. I've been looking for how to make my own cloth diapers... even if I have to sew them.... but all the videos I came across were vague, they were throwing words out that I'm not familiar with yet. So with you explaining what they all are it helps a lot.

[@amandakieturkus3400]

This is just what I've been looking for, and I'm so happy you mentioned a natural option for stay-dry liners!

[@ECpeesy]

Yay! Are you planning to start using flat cloth diapers?

[@amandakieturkus3400]

@@ECpeesy Yes!

[@THEdelkaimek]

Lovely video. Thank you

[@meganhickey6442]

Thank you, this was SO helpful, as always! Also, I love your haircut 😊

[@ECpeesy]

Thanks! I finally got a haircut! Have you started using flats yet? Or still awaiting Baby? 💜🧷🧷 Heidi

[@ECpeesy]

Have you tried flat cloth diapers? What's your favorite thing about flats? If you haven't tried them yet, why not?

[@gaialyle6157]

Hi! Thanks for asking :) I have a hard time getting a good fit with my birdseye cotton flats. I'd love to find an organic unbleached cotton or hemp flat with lycra to make it stretchy. All the ones I've seen are really expensive! Do you have any recommendations? Thanks! - Gaia

[@ECpeesy]

@@gaialyle6157 Hi! For cotton/hemp stretchy flats I recommend Fruit of the Womb Diapers. They are sold in 3 packs. www.ecpeesy.com/fotw

[@LOLZHAHANOTFUNNY]

Bought my first set of flats today, a 6 pack of the Clotheez muslin one size flats. Baby girl is not due until October, do you think I should also try out some stretchy newborn flats as well?

[@ECpeesy]

I like trying a variety of styles to see what I like and what fits well on my baby.

[@coreykaminski3818]

how absorbent is the muslin?

[@heatherwaechter1348]

What are the best absorbency folds for say a flour sack towel (flat) to use for a baby girl? I want to fold up a bunch, then sew in place to basically make fitted diapers from newborn size to 1 year old, so there's less stress to cloth diapering while our household adjusts to having a newborn.

[@helpmeethines]

Hi Heidi, Thank you for the clear tutorials. Where did you find the Waldorf doll with jointed legs?

[@ECpeesy]

It’s a Dinkum doll from Ollie Ella.

[@sylviachomko6963]

How do you clean your wool liner after getting yeast? I think my liner is keeping the yeast problem going! I'm also curious to hear your thoughts on the effort to fold the flat diapers vs EC where you are wanting to change each time they are wet.

[@ECpeesy]

Yikes! Yeast is a tricky one. Cotton cloth diapers are normally treated with a bleach soak, but chlorine bleach can dissolve wool. From a quick search online, it looks like you can try washing with lemon juice and salt and then sunning. Personally, I might just replace the liners. As far as the effort involved in folding flats, my feelings on that have changed over time. With my second baby we used mostly fitted diapers during the newborn phase. I also had Flaparap pads, which were basically half flats. I never seemed to have time to fold them and my husband and son would end up helping me fold. Maybe it was partly because I did laundry in a shared laundry room down the hall, so the whole process took a long time. With my third baby we have been using flats as part of our stash since birth. I normally pile the clean flats on the corner of my bed and then fold them before bedtime. I keep them nicely folded in a basket. When it's time for a diaper change I just reach over and grab one, no big deal. So it doesn't get in the way of frequent diaper changes. I actually enjoy folding diapers. I will add, though, now that my baby is 6 months old, we are using fewer flats and more cloth training pants. He likes to roll away from diaper changes, sit up, and crawl away. So putting on flats isn't working as well. I might try them sometime with a diaper belt. For now it's easier to let him sit on my lap and pull on a pair of training pants. 💜Heidi

[@jesss917]

How do you wash the flats and boosters that have wool in them?

[@ECpeesy]

When the wool content is small like 9% I just wash with my other diapers, warm then hot. For 100% wool like the contour I hand wash. I did machine wash on warm and warped/shrunk it a little. 💜 Heidi

[@zoeapplewhite7885]

Where do I get that cover I love it!

[@ECpeesy]

Are you referring to the Bumby Abrazo wool cover? I ordered directly from Bumby in Canada. bumbywool.com/ The Blythe Life and also Spunky Rumps in the USA will offer it soon. I just added a link in the description box, sorry I forgot to link it. 💜 Heidi

[@sandrabulluck1896]

Would the wool liner be itchy?

[@ECpeesy]

Not if it's super soft Merino wool.

[@antipodeanvagabond]

Your vocal fry is really bad. It makes the video hard to listen to.

[@awesomecoolthreemillion]

i didnt have an issue or even notice.