How to fold Square or Flat Cloth Diapers

*One size, simply fold smaller or bigger depending on the size of baby.

*Easy to wash & dry as the diaper unfolds completely.

*Customizable absorbency - layer 2 or 3 diapers together for a more absorbent diaper.

*The most economical diapering option - square diapers with pull-on covers will cost you $191.32 from newborn-potty training. Square diapers with Velcro diaper covers will cost you $230.00 from newborn-potty training.

Disadvantages of using square/flat cloth diapers

*Requires folding to fit baby.

*Must be pinned closed if using pull-on diaper covers. If you are using a Velcro diaper cover, pinning is not required.

Cloth diapering is cheaper than disposable diapering, no matter what style of cloth diapers you use, however, square diapers are still the most economical.

36 square cloth diapers and 14 pull on diaper covers (enough to diaper newborn-potty training) will cost you $191.00.
Disposable diapers from newborn to potty training will cost you $3500.
You SAVE $3309

36 square cloth diapers and 10 Velcro diaper covers (you can skip sizes for Velcro diaper covers, so only 10 are needed) will cost you $237.50.
Disposable diapers from newborn to potty training will cost you $3500.
You SAVE $3262.50

If you will be pinning your square diapers, use diaper pins with metal, locking heads. Diaper pins with plastic heads can have the plastic piece break off, creating a poking hazard. Diaper pins with a metal, locking head are child-proof to keep curious toddlers from opening the pins.

One baby diapered in disposable diapers will send 2.5 TONS of garbage into the landfills. Because of the synthetic materials used in the disposable diapers, and because they are wrapped in plastic when sent to the landfill, they do not compost at all. Sending raw sewage (feces) to landfills is also a health concern, as many parents do not flush feces down the toilet before throwing the diaper way. (Disposable diaper packaging instructs parents to do this.)

Using cloth diapers saves your budget, and the environment. Cloth diapers do consume water to launder them, however, water is also used in the manufacture of disposable diapers. Energy is consumed if you machine dry cloth diapers; line drying them outside whenever possible will save energy (the amount of energy used during the manufacture of disposables, and the transportation pollution & costs for disposables is much more than drying cloth diapers in a machine).

Square diapers dry very quickly compared to fitted cloth diapers, as they completely unfold during the wash/dry so there is only one layer of fabric.