Pad fold?

MrsT0522

I was watching videos on the best folds for prefolds/covers. Does this actually work? (you just tri-fold the diaper and stick it into a cover?) would this work well with newborns?

I used to be anti-prefolds/fitteds, but if it's this easy, than I am gonna jump on board! 

Also, what covers are best for newborns? 

koolgrl512

I still haven't *actually* tried it yet, but that is our plan.  I bought newborn prefolds and plan to just do the standard trifold and place it in the cover.  I went with Thirsties covers because they have gussets (and they're cheap).  I've heard they tend to wear quickly, but since we only plan to use for newborn stage I don't anticipate a problem.  I will admit, I do have snappis just in case it doesn't work as well as I like.  But newborns tend to stay stationary so I'm hoping that means the pad stays in place.  

Hope this helps  

mnewlee

I do the tri fold every now and then. It's great for absorbing a lot of pee. The draw back for me is that poop tends to get on the cover every time they go. (which for a newborn is like every 5 minutes lol) Also, the trifold is bulkier than the newspaper fold. 

I wasn't hot on prefolds and covers at first either but ended up loving them for my newborn before she grew into her pockets. 

I LOVED my thirsties and rumparooz covers.  

efs83

I use trifolded prefolds all the time on my 20 month old, its super easy, but a bit bulky.  That being said, it not the best fold for newborns, because they poop all of the time, and trifolding will almost always allow poop to get on the cover. You'll end up needing a new cover for almost every change, and that it may not be worth it. Although is you're able to find some cheap used covers it may not be too bad. Using a snappi really isn't that hard though, it just takes practice like anything else, Good Luck!