Comments on: Green Mountain Diapers: Prefolds

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:07:28 +0000

I have not used the small gdiapers but I would go with the orange edged.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:19:32 +0000

What size prefold would you recommend for use with a small gdiaper?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:28:52 +0000

I am cloth diapering my third child. My grandson lives with me and I had 2 girls over 20 years ago. I have used prefolds and pins each time. I love the new covers now instead of “rubber pants”. I use Kushies. I just got snappies and it takes alot of time to learn but I am trying.
My problem is all the abbreviations used on this site and others. What is a WHAM, PUL, DD and others I’ve seen? Older women need a decoder.

By: Rachel Schreiber

Rachel Schreiber — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:31:57 +0000

I really like the thickness of GMD! I’ve used yellow and now brown edge. The browns have fit for a long time and have washed up real nice!

By: Autumn Beck

Autumn Beck — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:18:27 +0000

I love Thirties covers. Have you tried a wool wrap or interlock wool soaker? They offer breathability that PUL doesn’t. When you use prefolds you can often get away with using a soaker in a smaller size creating a trim fit.

By: simple_mama

simple_mama — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:35:42 +0000

Ooops. Forget to ask….

We use Thirsties diaper covers over our pinned brown-edge pf’s but was wondering if anyone could recommend another kind?

By: simple_mama

simple_mama — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:34:31 +0000

I am so glad to hear I am not the only one who has read and re-read GMD’s prefold page a gazillion times! I settled on the brown edge for my boy and they were perfect up until he hit a year and started to thin out. Now they are a tad to big and fit much too bulky underneath pants/jeans. We will be ordering the red-edge soon since you said they are more trim-fitting.

Thanks!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:49:30 +0000

I, too, was mesmerized by that picture in my quest for prefolds. I am new to CDing, but have found that prefolds work nicely for my son when we are at home. I threw caution to the wind and emailed GMD. I told them about my gargantuan 2-month-old and asked for a recommendation. Karen from GMD was kind enough to tell me with confidence which I should get (reds). They are in the mail on the way to me as I type. I can’t wait to give them a shot!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:05:28 +0000

I have yellow edge and brown edge GMD’s. The yellow edge were nice, but they would be way too wide for a newborn. They fit my daughter til she was about 9 months old.

My problem then was that the brown edge were still way too big! They are just starting to fit OK at 13 months. I will probably still get some use out of them though.

As far as pins go, I don’t think I have the ‘best’ pins ever, but they do work. The secret is to run it through my hair every time. This is all it needs to go from frustrating to gliding through the fabric. My GMD’s definitely work better with pins though.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:33:56 +0000

One more comment about pins. I keep a wrapped bar of soap at the changing table and put the pins in the soap while changing baby–that lubricates them and they slide right through the prefold. If I’m out and about I run the pin along my hairline (being careful not to poke myself!) and the natural scalp oil lubes the pin.

I’ve poked myself plenty of times, but never my baby!