Cloth diapers for daddies

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 englishteacha wrote:

So we're expecting our first baby this spring, and today my husband said he wouldn't mind cloth diapers.  I was shocked, but also delighted.  He's going to be baby's main caregiver during the school year (he works from home).  I'd love some input from people actually using cloth diapers.  The last 
time I used cloth was 17 years ago when I was a nanny.  (Pins and 
plastic pants, poor kid.)  With a cover with a folded cloth diaper, do you need 
pins or those clip things (a Snappi, I think they're called)? Can you really just lay the diaper inside the
 cover and wrap it around the baby?

I discovered pocket diapers tonight while doing some research and these seem very user friendly, especially for a dad who has a tendency to be a bit impatient.  I found a site that has one-size, adjustable Kawaii pocket diapers very reasonably priced, so in theory we could get them and they would last until baby is potty trained.  They've gotten excellent reviews.  As long as they don't leak, they seem like a great option.  I don't mind the initial extra expense.

Please help! Thanks!

sunbabydiapers are a more trim as well as less expensive "one-size" pocket diaper and will definitely fit average newborns (7-9 lbs). i don't think they will fit past 25 lbs. worth at least baby's first year! once baby starts getting mobile and you get A LOT more familiar with CDing, you'll have new preferences :) you can resell dipes or store them away for next babe. there are plenty of prints to choose from but they only come in snaps. order early, it takes 2-3 weeks, sometimes longer, for shipment to arrive.

otherwise, i agree with most folks on snappi'd or fitted (workhorse, tinkle traps, hum bums) prefolds, not padfolding, for newborns up to 3/4 months b/c of the runny poos. great diapers and great resale value.