what material is good to use for an inner layer in a cloth diaper?

Question

microfleece polyester or cotton velour?

what i mean is the hommade all in one diapers, there are about 6 layers but im not sure what layer to use as the layer aganist the baby's skin, there is the waterproof layer, adn about 3 layers of terry, and 2 layers of cotton, and one thats against the babys bottom.
the one aganist the bottom is the one i am asking about. polyester would pull liquids away from my babys butt to keep him drier but velour is super absorbent and ultrasoft. its also hypoallergenic. there is a pro to both adn also cons but i dont know what to do?

poly pros:
keeps baby drier
soft on babys butt
cons;
not absorbent at all
velour pros:
super absorbent
hypoallergenic
cons:
wont keep baby dry

what is more important to you?

NO PAPER DIAPERS, PEOPLES!!!

Answer 1

For nightime I prefer the fleece lining, like in FuzziBunz and Happy Heinys. I don't want him to feel wet at night and wake up because of it. I do like cotton velour, though with another layer of cotton, you are adding more drying time.

I would suggest some of each. Fleece for when you might not be able to change immediately and velour for days at home when baby won't be in a wet diaper too long!

My son is 2, so during the day, I want him to be able to tell me when he's wet. I use a cotton fitted diaper with thick fleece pants, which act as a cover.

Answer 2

I used some cotton velour for a few newborn diapers, and it grabbed the poop right away. Those diapers NEVER leaked (unlike disposables, which leak every time baby poops) If I felt like I needed to keep baby's bottom drier, I used separate fleece liners made from single layers of leftover polyester fleece. It was more to keep track of, but that way I was able to get a feel for how often I needed to use a stay-dry liner. Kudos for using cloth. It's so much more convenient (and less stinky).

Answer 3

I checked with many different liners. The best by far were Gerber Diaper Service Cloth Diapers. They are sold in packs of 6, and they have blue stiching on the trim, and a blue GERBER stamp on the one corner. These are the only cloth diaper by them that are absorbent enough to be used as an actual cloth diaper. ( Most cloth diapers that you see in the baby section are only good as burp cloths)
I use Little Lamb Cloth Diaper covers that I got off E Bay, and I use the Gerber cloth diapers as my absorbant inserts.
Another idea is to call 1 800 4GERBER and they will send you some coupons, I was able to get some for clothes, diapers and food, let them know that you are wanting to use cloth diapers and they will get you all set up for some savings.
Cloth diapers saved my family a ton of money on diapers. We did still use some disposables for nights and when we traveled. I was able to register with referral code "REMA8993" at www.1800DIAPERS.com and I saved an additional $2 off my first order.

Answer 4

I used a diaper service with my baby and the soakers that they sent with the diapers looked like it was a a really thick cotton fabric, it didnt keep her dry but she hasnt gotten any diaper rash. I would stick with the natural fabrics better against the skin. The company was called rock-a-dry-baby.

Answer 5

wtg for going with cloth. J&J used to make thin disposable diaper liners that kind of looked like a dryer sheet. they were great because they held the solids for flushing, leaving the diaper just wet. If you can not find them I would go with cotton. It was cheaper to buy a new washer and 4 doz diapers than go with Pampers. darn right i used cloth, and when the kids were out of diapers I still had a great washer.Lazy people that have no concern for the environment use pampers.

Answer 6

Fleece.

Answer 7

You will waste so much time, energy and money trying to solve this. Go buy a box of Pampers and be done with it.

Answer 8

why dont you just use regular disposal dipers i have a fealing that you will not pick me for best answer.