Definitely only used the gerber cloth diapers. They are the best! If anything, I'd get those then sew cute flannel on one side so it's even softer on the face, but you still have the white side to wipe up the bulk.
Dd is 2 and I still use them when she has a super runny nose, way better than tissues.
You could do ones like this... They are super cute and easy to make.
Those are cute, but idk how functional they are. The cotton wouldn't seem to be very absorbent.
I'll think about the cloth diapers. Maybe I'll back some with flannel, so we can tell the difference between our cloth diapers and burp cloths.
Hell, maybe I'll make a couple of each option.
They are the gerber cloth diapers kinda embellished. I want to make these too but I would use flannel for the accent fabric. They have some nice designs in flannel now. I agree cotton wouldn't be so functional on it.
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I agree that cloth diapers are the best but DD had bad reflux and would throw up a lot after feedings so I ended up using those cheap flannel receiving blankets as burp cloths for awhile.
I've made some in the past for people that were flannel on one side and terry cloth on the other. I assume they worked ok. I didn't get any complaints..
I used my Gerber prefolded diaps like crazy! Burp cloths, spill wipes, and sometimes I would fold it into a very loose diaper when he had a bad diaper rash, but you need pins to do that.
I had an Aidan & Anais swaddle blanket that somehow got a hole in it, so I cut it up the size of the Gerber cloth diapers and backed them with the swaddle blanket. In my experience the Gerber ones are best so I would use those as my base for sewing.
Yup, Gerber cloth diapers. I wouldn't bother with anything else. I had people make me flannel ones (thoughtful) but they are just not even functional compared to the Gerber.
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Dd is 2 and I still use them when she has a super runny nose, way better than tissues.
I'll think about the cloth diapers. Maybe I'll back some with flannel, so we can tell the difference between our cloth diapers and burp cloths.
Hell, maybe I'll make a couple of each option.
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And I am using cloth diapers instead of the terry cloth for the one side and flannel on the other.