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How to Use an Infant Prefold on a Newborn
August 31, 2013 By Jelli 8 Comments
I don’t know about you, but my budget requires I get a whole lot of mileage out of my baby’s cloth diapers. Even if you plan on using them for future children (like I did) I’d still recommend avoiding newborn sized prefolds and opting instead for the next size up, infant prefolds.
With almost no extra effort at all, you can easily use infant prefolds from birth until at least 4 months of age and save yourself the hassle and expense of buying both newborn and infant prefold diapers.
When my first child was born, I was a complete newbie to cloth diapering. I didn’t know any cloth diapering parents and had never handled a prefold, pocket,…
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