Chlorine-Free Prefold Diapers

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Cloth-eez Prefolds in chlorine-free white

Cloth-eez Prefolds fit your baby right are very easy to use. Prefold diapers are the backbone of your baby's cloth diaper wardrobe. From just $1.75 each for newborn to $2.66 each for large, they are economical, yet wonderful. Find the "prefold love" here at Green Mountain Diapers.

NEW! Wider for size large covers. Dark Brown replaces blue edge prefolds:

New! Wider size Large dark brown edges replaces discontinued blue edge prefolds for a better fit. Choose for a nice fit in size large covers. Or they can fit in medium covers with extra length folded down if needed. If baby is wide, choose this size to get the width you need. Fold it down either in front or in back.

Want to see your beautiful baby on GMD? Send a picture of baby wearing a Cloth-eez prefold to Karen with permission to use the picture and you might see it right here! We need new pictures with the new Cloth-eez diapers on babies.

Preemie size available in white. Preemie size makes a nice doubler.

Green edge prefolds are too long to fit in most newborn size covers. Most newborn babies really do need newborn diapers! Later on, after baby outgrows this size, these are still great for everything such as spit up rags, and very absorbent nighttime doublers. Babies are wet people. Cloths such as these are just plain handy to have around long after baby outgrows the newborn size.

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A word about layering Comparing layers (4-8-4, 2-5-2, etc.) is not apples to apples because brands vary. I've seen some 4-6-4 layered diapers that are thicker than some brands of 4-8-4 diapers, so we don't focus on the layering but on size and weight of the diaper. How much a diaper weighs tells you how absorbent it is. The more cotton, the more it weighs, the more absorbent. That said, all of our prefold diapers are 4-8-4 ply except preemie.

Measurements and weights of the prefolds are here and also below. Scroll down.

The new Cloth-eez® Prefolds are not the same sizes are the former green and blue edge diapers pictured on the babies here. We still have the green edge and blue edge diapers, though. The wider, shorter Cloth-eez prefolds fit really well. Cloth-eez®.

Cloth-eez® Infant yellow edge fits prefectly in size small Bummis Super Whisper Wrap.

How to put an Infant size prefold diaper into a Bummis Super Whisper Wrap size Newborn:

Fold down the front (or back) to get desired length, then fold in thirds	Place folded diaper in wrap, put it on baby. Optional: diaper is shown here tucked under front flap of cover. You aren't really "supposed" to put the diaper under the flap, but lots of moms do, so we show it the way many people really do it. The folded down diaper is more bulky than the orange edge newborn which fits into this newborn cover without folding down.

2 months old, 12 pounds in a pinned Infant prefold with front folded down.	The same baby the same day in the same infant prefold, Snappi Fastened, but the front is not folded down. This 2 month old fits the green edge prefold ok, but really the additional width of the yellow edge would be a better fit.

Newborn Orange Edge on left, Infant on right.	A full thickness 4-8-4 prefold that is short enough to fit in Bummis Super Snap size newborn without folding down.

We made the Newborn Orange edge size to be the perfect newborn prefold. It is the full width and thickness of the Infant size, but is shorter in length so it actually fits in newborn covers without the awkward folding down. You can pin or snappi this on a newborn. You can't do that with preemie size because they are too narrow, and preemie size is not nearly as thick and absorbent as the Newborn Orange Edge.
Can you skip Newborn Orange Edge and start with size Infant? Maybe. But the Newborn offers an economical alternative to newborn size fitted diapers and it's really nice to have diapers that fit in those early weeks. If you are on a tight budget, skip this and start with Infant size.

For a limited time only - Periwinkle in unbleached

Just a little bit smaller than yellow edge. Great for those babies for are born really big. Most babies will not need this size, but sometimes you know baby will be 10 pounds at birth or close, and the newborn size is too small, or just will get outgrown too quickly. Yet having something a little bit smaller than the yellow edge is nice, because yellow edge is too much diaper for a newborn, typically, even a big newborn. Then skip over yellow and get red edge next. The periwinkle color is a light greyish purple and is gender-neutral. The size of the periwinkle is more varied than the white sizes. Some are not shinking much and some shrink more than others. But even with the variation, they are a nice size to use in most newborn and small sized covers, can can save money since this one size fits in 2 sizes of covers. We still recommend orange edge newborn for average sized newborns, but this periwinkle size is also an option that works well for some.

7 weeks old. She is between 8.5 and 9 pounds. Periwinkle edge, snappied, with front folded down to shorten the length. Orange edge newborn would not need to be folded down.

9 pounds in Periwinkle edge. Keep in mind a 9 pound baby is much larger than a 7 pound baby.

10 days old, 7.5 pounds
See more newborn baby pictures here.

24 days old, 8 lbs. 12 ounces.

"Newborn prefold diapering perfection." - a customer talking about newborn orange edge diapers, June 2007.

Customers often ask if they can skip orange edge newborn and start with yellow edge. Here is orange edge in unbleached and yellow edge in white pinned the same way on the same 2 week old 7 pound 10 ounce baby. You could fold down the yellow to make it shorter, which has not been done for this picture in an effort to compare them directly. Unless your budget is very tight, get the newborn orange edge for your newborn because they actually fit newborn babies and fit in newborn covers.

3.5 months olds, 13 pounds, snappied Infant yellow edge.

A Bummis Super Whisper Wrap size small over it.

Much easier to pin because the prefold is wider. Love it!

Which size? That's a difficult choice. Sometimes it depends on which cover you use or even which outfit you want to put over it. Smaller diapers are less bulky, bigger diapers are more absorbent because more cotton=more absorbency. This baby below, in the blue shirt, is 16 pounds. He fits yellow, red or brown edge prefolds! He has outgrown the green edge because they are not wide enough now. If I already owned 3 dozen yellow edge, I'd keep using them no problem, then buy some brown edge and skip red edge. If I were buying for the first time now, at 16 pounds, the red edge are really his correct fit. But, if you want the size to last longer, then get brown edge now and medium covers, and it will work with growing room. The wise thing could be 2 dozen red edge and 1 dozen brown edge, since red is really his correct size, and you really use 2 dozen in rotation. But you also need that 3rd dozen on hand for just in case and during washtime, so that "spare" dozen could be the next size up. Having that 3rd dozen on hand makes the whole thing less stressful because then you don't have to worry about running out, and that is very important to make it all work easily.

16 pounds

What fits in what? It depends on HOW you like things to fit. For example, all of these combinations work, but the fit is different. Prefold diapers are cotton diapers and they do require a cover.

Alternative Fold (sideways):

Start horizontal and fold in fourths, green edge infant shown	Place diaper folded in fourths in a Bummis Super Whisper Wrap or other wrap style cover. Newborn Super Whisper Wrap shown. This gives a trim at the hips fit, but the disadvantage of the Alternative Fold is that you can't fan it out at the back and bring the wings to the front, so you are more likely to get poop on the cover than when you spread out the diaper in the back.

Regular Premium blue edge Prefold on a 5.5 months old, 18 pounds baby:

2 left pictures are regular No Pins Method (fold down front) in a Bummi Super Print medium. At right is Alternative Fold (sideways, note where blue trim is.)

	Alternative method in a Bummi Original Medium.
Please note! In real life, you would bring the prefold and cover up between baby's legs all at once, then fasten velcro tabs. We show it like this, bringing prefold up first, only so that you can see where the diaper is, and of course, for modesty in the pictures.

Toddler size prefolds are available, but many babies will potty learn before they get to size Toddler prefolds. However, consider the Toddler size as your nighttime diaper for babies about age 9 months or over. A toddler size prefold is a wonderful, washable, inexpensive changing pad. Have a few on hand.

Thinner is less bulky but it is also less absorbent. Generally, that's the way it is with diapers. If someone tells you otherwise, question it.

More cotton = more absorbency = more bulk.

Less cotton = less absorbency = trimmer fit under clothes = more frequent changes. What's your style? What's your preference?

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No pins necessary!

The Fold Down the Front Method for wrap style covers:

Here is the prefold. It's an unbleached Regular Premium blue edge (we no longer sell this size, but have correctly sized prefolds now to avoid this step).

Fold down front to attain desired length. If you buy the size that fits in the cover, there is NO need to fold down. The prefold will fit right in. But if your prefold is too long for your cover, you will need to fold it down. Then, fold in both sides, this is the "fold in thirds" step. Lay folded prefold in wrap style cover. Done! Bummis Super size Medium is shown with a Regular Premium prefold.

Fold down the back method for too-long prefolds:

Lay baby on this and close it up. This is a Bummi Original size large.

Start with prefold sideways this way.	Fold it in thirds or fourths.	Place it in cover.  Bummis Super Print size medium is shown with a Regular Premium prefold. The thick part is under baby's bottom and nothing is folded down on baby's tummy.  This prefold is tucked under the flap, which is optional.

Alternative fold again - can be in thirds or fourths: middle step is optional

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