The thought just popped into my head as I'm stuffing his big pocket diapers. Most have at least 2 inserts because DS is a heavy wetter so they are bulky.
I love cloth diapering and won't stop doing it, but I was just curious what you ladies think.
Do you think it's possible that the bulk makes it harder to roll, crawl, walk?
Re: Do big fluffy butts delay motor skills?
I've read that they do delay motor skills but it's only by days..not weeks or anything like that. If they were going to first crawl on a Tuesday, the CD might keep them from doing it until Friday. NBD.
I think she was laughing because this is something that gets asked semi-regularly. I don't think it delays motor skills. My DD was crawling before 7 months, so no, I don't believe it impacts it greatly.
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From my experience, I would say no.
Even if he was a few days behind like some people suspect, I'd take that for the benefit of them PL earlier ;-)
I heard there was a study that it could delay certain milestones by 2-4 weeks, but in the grand scheme of things that was no big deal.
And considering CDing was the only option for a long time, you'd think there'd be a bunch of people with delayed motor skills if it was true.
DD had no delays.
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I think that this is one of those common misconceptions about CD's. I think if anything it might make rolling a little harder in the very beginning when they first learn how, but when they are a little older like at the crawling or walking ages, the diaper is less huge compared to them (especially one sized) and its not as different than how a sposie would affect them.
Do you use 2 microfiber inserts? You should try hemp if you haven't yet. Its much thinner and absorbs way more.
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