when can my 6 week old use these cloth diapers I have

missypups33

I have one size all in one diapers. Every week I try them on my now 6 week old and she is still too small for them. She is 10 lbs now. When I try them they seem fine for poop but pee comes right out. Am I doing something wrong or is she just too small? When in your experience can newbies start wearing this type of diaper?

lageorgiapaperie

Just keep trying, your baby might just be tall and skinny. She'll fill out soon enough. I think the average age is about 10-12lbs.

LoveLo2010

If you have prepped them correctly, then she may just be too small still. My Lo fit into them about 6 to 8 weeks but some babies it take longer if they are skinny.

missypups33

lageorgiapaperie:

Just keep trying, your baby might just be tall and skinny. She'll fill out soon enough. I think the average age is about 10-12lbs.

 

That might be the reason. She was 97 percentile for length last Dr appointment.  

momofmanyinthemitten

Yeah, she is probably just too small still. DD had tree trunk thighs and fit in them at 3 wks.

sarenu1

If you put them on her, bend her legs up and see if there are any gaps. 

Also, you need to fit them on snug. If they seem too tight, they probably aren't.  This was my biggest issue when I started out.  I was afraid of putting the diaper on too tight. 

Aurora_Borealis

DD didn't fit into OS diapers until 6-8 weeks (a couple she could wear at 6 and others not until 8) and about 12 lbs.

Just keep trying and make sure they are on the smallest rise setting and the smallest waist setting (overlap the aplix if that's what you have). It's much more common to put a diaper on too loosely than too tightly.

Latham12

Our baby is just now fitting in her flip covers and she's 13.5 lbs.

tjkdlhb

DD is only now fitting into her TotsBots and Happy Heinys at 13 lbs... everything else fit her at about 9 lbs (2 months).  Every baby is shaped is differently...