Update on my NB CDing experience...

TJ1979

Ok, so P really put her first fitted to the test with a massive poo. The fitted leaked some from one leg, but it was contained by the cover. Woohoo!
And here is my first ever prefold attempt, it's a jelly roll. Not sure if I have the bottom piece of the snappi pulled tight enough. What say the pros?

Mandmeesh

Yay!that looks good to me. You could probably even roll the legs in a tiny bit more on the insides to try to get did of some of he hat bulk. I forget how tiny newborns are....she is so cute!

abby8279

Adorable!  Like Meesh said- you could roll up even more.  Otherwise looks great!  P makes my DD#3 look huge and she is still a peanut.  

freezorburn

Hooray for fitteds and prefolds!

bumpuser9353653

Too cute! I can't decide if A is outgrowing her infant sized prefolds or not. The wings are getting shorter, but I don't want to believe she's ready for the next size at 3 weeks!

TJ1979

Ok, so my first thought after nap was that the prefold didn't work. She was pretty wet. But, when I changed her, the whole prefold was soaked. So maybe she's a heavy wetter? Or maybe she just drank a lot and peed a lot during that nap? Or maybe the thirsties xs doesn't quite fit? I've got another one on her, and it's folded much better. So we will see.

km_md

I have no experience with the folds but I just wanted to say that she is so cute!!

freezorburn

I think those little prefolds can only hold so much, but go through a several feed/nap cycles and see if there's any variation. We went straight to yellows, which were a bit big initially, and only had a few truly saturated diapers each day. It wasn't unusual for us to: wake - change - feed one side - (poop - change) - feed other side - play a little bit - poop - change - nap and start over again. When we went through 2-3 diapers per cycle, there was rarely a chance for the diapers to get saturated.

CLLDLL

If the prefold was soaked, you didn't do anything wrong. It might have been a fluke or she might just be ready for yellows. I want to say I read on GMD website that NB prefolds are outgrown faster than the NB workhorses. Like maybe a couple weeks earlier.

freezorburn

Did everything stay inside the cover? That's what's important.

stoneycakes

She is so cute, TJ!  This makes me want to make a complete nb stash with every kind of diaper, lol.  I already have nb AIOs and P&Ns and I'm not even KU.  Next I need workhorses and nb prefolds!

TJ1979

@freezorburn‌ Nope, her dress was all wet.
@stoneycakes‌ I recommend it! I'm kinda digging the prefolds and fitteds! Shh, don't tell mh!

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freezorburn

Hmm .... well if it turns out you need more absorbency then you could always put a tri-folded prefold between the fitted and cover or between a snappi'd prefold and cover. Or change more frequently. Or both.

sarenu1

I also put fleece wipes in to add absorbency. Plus I had a ton of them.

TJ1979

Great suggestions @freezorburn‌. I'm not going to wake her up to change her diaper! So I'll pursue the other options.

unaveragejane

Did I send you any yellow edge prefolds? I can't remember what all fit in the box. I have tons and tons of yellows if you need them.

TJ1979

Omg y'all my 2nd prefold was so awesome! I tightened up the jelly roll as suggested, and it help another massive poo, and was soaked with pee, but it all stayed inside the blueberry cover. Well, some got on the cover, but none leaked out. Yay!

freezorburn

ElleBeeDub

Yay TJ! And @freezorburn‌ I just want to sit and watch that baby gif all day.