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How To Fold a Prefold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How To Fold A Prefold:
The Newspaper Roll:
The first thing to do is lay the prefold flat under the baby, with the back edge lining up with their navel. Then fold a few inches of the front of the diaper up. The amount you fold up depends on the size of your baby and how you want the diaper to fit. I prefer sort of a bikini fit that goes under their belly buttons. I find that the diaper stays up better this way.

Fold one side over, then the other, tucking the second side into the pocket formed by the first fold (this is obviously where pictures make all the difference)

Now bring the center portion of the diaper up between the legs and pull it up nice and snug.

Pull one corner around from the back, and then the other, holding both down while you look for that darn snappi. Hook one side of the snappi, then pull it over to the other. Finally, pull the bottom hook down to grab the center portion of the diaper. If you're pinning, this is actually a little easier, because you can pull one corner over and pin it before you deal with the other corner. You don't have to go through all the layers of the diaper when you're pinning. Just catch the top layer and some portion of the bottom layer (see Julia's diaper pics for an example of a pinned, newspaper folded diaper).

You'll get a much more secure fit if you start the prefold high (navel level) in the back, then wrap the corners around your baby's hips and back down towards the front. I hope that makes sense.

Bikini Twist

This fold is supposedly better for babies with chunky thighs. It's never been my favorite because poop gets in all the creases of the folds and the twisting makes scraping poo into the toilet kind of complicated. However, a lot of people like it because it's trim between the legs and they claim that the 'poop pocket' that's formed can even keep in breastfed poop.

To start, lay the prefold under your baby with the back lined up with their navel. Then twist the front of the diaper.

Bring the diaper up between baby's legs and fold it down below their belly button.

Next, bring the back corners around to the front. Remember, for a good snug fit, the diaper should start high in the back, then wrap around lower to the front.

Snappi each corner, then pull the third snappi leg down to catch the center portion of the diaper and you're done :) .

Angel Wing Fold

Like the other folds, start by laying the prefold under your baby with the back lined up with their navel. Then fold the front of the diaper in thirds, leaving it open in the back so you can bring the wings around to pin.

Bring the front up between baby's legs and pull it snug.

Next, fold the excess under. Again, I like the diaper to fit below the navel.

Bring one corner around and pin, then do the other. I swear I can do this faster than finding the right snaps on a fitted diaper and fastening them. I prefer pins to snappis at this age because he's so mobile and he's getting to the end of the fit range of the diaper. A diaper that is pinned right at the corners is much more secure than a snappi that's barely hanging on to the edges.

Here's a picture of the little gusset that's formed at the thigh:

Then pull on a cover and you're all done. Happy baby :)

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