Any flats users out there?

gollywollypog

I guess I've got an itch to try out a few flats.  Just for the fun of it.

Questions:

1.  Do they quilt up at all?  My A+A blanket is just one layer and it quilts a bit when I wash and dry.  Just curious as I love the quilted look fsr.

2.  How often do you change if you just compare to your prefolds? 

3.  Would you consider using under wool or would you just stick to fitteds there?

Thanks!

Aurora_Borealis

I guess I've got an itch to try out a few flats.  Just for the fun of it.

Cool. I have flats, but rarely use them. I'm happy to share my (limited) experience.

Questions:

1.  Do they quilt up at all?  My A+A blanket is just one layer and it quilts a bit when I wash and dry.  Just curious as I love the quilted look fsr.

Not really. I have just plain birdseye flats - not even sure of the brand. They are soft, but not what I would call quilted.

2.  How often do you change if you just compare to your prefolds?

About the same as a prefold for daytime - every 2 hours. I pad-fold in a cover.

3.  Would you consider using under wool or would you just stick to fitteds there?

While I'll use a prefold under wool for a nap, I probably won't use flats in that way. It's just not worth the risk of a soggy baby.

unaveragejane

I just bought a 6 pack of Blueberry flats and one S'bish flat (that isn't very flat at all -- super soft and squishy!), so I hope more people chime in on this. I am nervous about trying them for some reason.

Alistairsmommy

I usually use prefolds but I have some Blueberry flats.  I change them as often as my other diapers but they do hold more wetness in.  I like them for nights because I find they absorb more than prefolds, at least for now.  I fold them origami style for my 12 pound 2 month old son and have used them under my one wool cover - I don't see why I wouldn't.

Into+the+Kitty

margaretkaye1:

I don't have much info. I love the simplicity so I'm determined to like them. I'm working on different folds now, I only have 6 osocozys atm but I've a dozen large GMD otw so I'm excited and think they'll be easier since they're bigger. I'd like to try swaddlebees too. I really wish I had just started out with them to begin with and not gotten the diaper fever. I'm perfectly happy having a crap ton of covers, but I can't bring myself to sell the pockets an AIOs I have. The osocozys def don't hold as much as my yellow GMD PFs. That's why I think the large GMD flats will be better. I'm working on a fold that won't sag, once I get that figured out I would totally use them under wool. Possibly w an insert in the middle but well see. The osocozy I would use w something extra in there.

I never actually fold any of the flats I have except for to make them insert sized, so I am no help, but do update on which brand of flat you end up liking best, please!