I don't know enough about her, I think...I mean, for someone who is still squeamish about cloth diapers in general, and expecting a hassle, I would do something like fuzzi bunz and stuffers. They're almost $20 apiece, yes, but -you can leave them on as long as a disposable, which is a big swaying factor for people with multiple kids and used to Huggies -they keep skin pretty dry, which can be HUGE for people used to Huggies (or whatever brand, you know what I mean) -stuffed, they're ready to go by the changing table and come on and off like a disposable...I've learned that even when a mom is ok with folding prefolds and having a separate cover, usually the dad is not, and so then she ends up stuck with all the diapering duties... -they have high resale value even after a year of use -there are many vibrant colors to choose from
Fuzzi Bunz have recently revamped their tags and added gussets to their leg elastic, which is fine, but I have taken advantage of how that means ALL of the previously-just-fine "old style" brand new FB around the web are now on clearance. Naturalbabies.com is a good example of a wide array of old style FB for only $12 apiece, which is a steal.
If she is at all swayed by crunch factor or melted by aesthetics, I would go with wool covers. Browsing around Tinybirds or llamajama is freaking awesome. But, that is a lot of getting used to and still seems like a big hassle even to my sister, who has used my diapers on my kids for weeklong periods of my absence and thinks they're cute and all.
I definitely think bummis are still the ultra-reliable, simple, workhorse diaper cover. They have added a few styles that just kill me. You know forever they had the space one and the frog one, but then at some point they added this yellow Andy Pandy print, and a jungle print, both of which are cute. HOWEVER, I found a flower print one widely available, for Elise, that is one of the cutest things I've ever seen.
I personally don't see bummis as a good option, though, for kids beyond like 10-12 months old, depending, because the kids just undo the velcro themselves...at least mine do. Unless your sister is the type to ALWAYS have a diaper cover under some other form of clothing, which I realize I am not but some people are. Still, the bigger prefolds and many fitteds are hard to get good coverage with once the kids get bigger - there is a lot of tucking involved with a prefold and bummi, to avoid wicking.
My final answer is that you should spend like $200 on Fuzzi Bunz for her. Infant prefolds or doubled-up microfiber inserts are good, though the BEST insert I've ever tried, hands down, is bamboo. They are MORE ABSORBENT than hemp (can you believe that?!) but they don't hold onto smell at all, which we all know hemp sure as heck does...pricey, though ($8-12 each new). I keep two for overnight, that I got used along with a lot of FB. THEN, once your sister is used to cloth and can't believe it's really so easy - then, you reel her in and hook her with some longies ;)
I figured it out one day and I spent almost $4000 on Huggies and Little Swimmers for Ananda and Aaron. The combined $800 tops I shelled out for Isaac, Jake and Elise since then really pales in comparison.
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Date: 2008-04-01 06:57 am (UTC)-you can leave them on as long as a disposable, which is a big swaying factor for people with multiple kids and used to Huggies
-they keep skin pretty dry, which can be HUGE for people used to Huggies (or whatever brand, you know what I mean)
-stuffed, they're ready to go by the changing table and come on and off like a disposable...I've learned that even when a mom is ok with folding prefolds and having a separate cover, usually the dad is not, and so then she ends up stuck with all the diapering duties...
-they have high resale value even after a year of use
-there are many vibrant colors to choose from
Fuzzi Bunz have recently revamped their tags and added gussets to their leg elastic, which is fine, but I have taken advantage of how that means ALL of the previously-just-fine "old style" brand new FB around the web are now on clearance. Naturalbabies.com is a good example of a wide array of old style FB for only $12 apiece, which is a steal.
If she is at all swayed by crunch factor or melted by aesthetics, I would go with wool covers. Browsing around Tinybirds or llamajama is freaking awesome. But, that is a lot of getting used to and still seems like a big hassle even to my sister, who has used my diapers on my kids for weeklong periods of my absence and thinks they're cute and all.
I definitely think bummis are still the ultra-reliable, simple, workhorse diaper cover. They have added a few styles that just kill me. You know forever they had the space one and the frog one, but then at some point they added this yellow Andy Pandy print, and a jungle print, both of which are cute. HOWEVER, I found a flower print one widely available, for Elise, that is one of the cutest things I've ever seen.
I personally don't see bummis as a good option, though, for kids beyond like 10-12 months old, depending, because the kids just undo the velcro themselves...at least mine do. Unless your sister is the type to ALWAYS have a diaper cover under some other form of clothing, which I realize I am not but some people are. Still, the bigger prefolds and many fitteds are hard to get good coverage with once the kids get bigger - there is a lot of tucking involved with a prefold and bummi, to avoid wicking.
My final answer is that you should spend like $200 on Fuzzi Bunz for her. Infant prefolds or doubled-up microfiber inserts are good, though the BEST insert I've ever tried, hands down, is bamboo. They are MORE ABSORBENT than hemp (can you believe that?!) but they don't hold onto smell at all, which we all know hemp sure as heck does...pricey, though ($8-12 each new). I keep two for overnight, that I got used along with a lot of FB. THEN, once your sister is used to cloth and can't believe it's really so easy - then, you reel her in and hook her with some longies ;)
I figured it out one day and I spent almost $4000 on Huggies and Little Swimmers for Ananda and Aaron. The combined $800 tops I shelled out for Isaac, Jake and Elise since then really pales in comparison.