Best flats, and why? - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

greengranny · 02-01-2013, 09:23 AM

And I'm talking flats you can actually FIND for purchase. Tell me your faves and why. Also, are they a perfect square?

marliah · 02-01-2013, 09:48 AM

My favorites are imse vimse and gmd, the imse vimse are square, the gmd are not. I like them cause they are very absorbent and I got both in organic so no chemicals

simplykarenp · 02-01-2013, 11:40 AM

I have osocozy, diaper rite large and imagine bamboo and the osocozy are my favorites. Because they wash and line dry the nicest. My dr and imagines edges are all stretchy and wonky but the osocozy ones are still straight and fold super nice. The osocozy is the smallest out of the three. None of the three are square and they all have turned and hemmed edges.

kelly679 · 02-01-2013, 11:51 AM

I've got 4 diaper rite flats that I find too small to fold, a ton of flour sack flats that i use for padfolding with a doubler, and 4 hemp babies flats that i LOVE. And 18 imagine bamboo flats in the washer lol.

foggierbard9 · 02-01-2013, 11:52 AM

Diaper Rite Large Unbleached are perfect on my Toddler, and the Small Unbleached worked great on my newborn. They are very absorbent and soft.

stephcrouse · 02-01-2013, 12:10 PM

I like the Imagine bamboo! Soft and absorbent.

qsefthuko · 02-01-2013, 12:36 PM

I have

LL- only available used. You can buy mine if you want I have 13. They are not square. Size wise they are medium I think.

Diaper rite- not square cannot tell them apart from my Osocozy

Imagine- cheapest, smallest, and softest except for my gerber. not square

Osocozy-look and feel just like my diaper rite. Not square.

Gerber-smallest of them all, softest of them all. I typically use pad folded to add absorbancy to my other flats. I have however pinned them on my 33" 28lb toddler. I did need 3 total though. Not square

Hemp baby- my most expensive and the ones I like the least. They are by far my roughest flats. They developed holes within the first month. I have a stash of around 200 flats so it isn't like thy got a lot of use. I have considered pitching them but at $7.50 each I hesitate. Not square.

Receiving blankets- best for toddlers, cheap, locally available, cute prints, square, soft, absorbent, durable. Quality depends on brand.

If I had them to buy again I think I would do imagine for smaller sizes and receiving blankets for toddlers. I also wouldn't bother with the hemp flats. They were so totally not worth it.'$30 down the drain.

02-01-2013, 09:23 AM	#1
greengranny Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,713 Ratings: 45 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Best flats, and why? And I'm talking flats you can actually FIND for purchase. Tell me your faves and why. Also, are they a perfect square? __________________ Stacey, wife to Steve, Mom to 24yod, 22yod, 20yod, 18yos & Granny to 3 Step-mom to 26yoss & Step-granny to 4, Caretaker of 2 dogs, 7 cats & 2 mini pb pigs Christian SAHM/Granny - hbirthed, b-fed, cd'd, co-slept, sel/delay vax, didn't circ

02-01-2013, 09:48 AM	#2
marliah Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,586 Ratings: 25 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Best flats, and why? My favorites are imse vimse and gmd, the imse vimse are square, the gmd are not. I like them cause they are very absorbent and I got both in organic so no chemicals __________________ Tara Joyfully serving Yeshua, Happy helpmeet to my dear husband J, Blessed momma to: J - 14, M - 12, D - 9, R - 33mo , M - 7/31/12 and praying for more!

02-01-2013, 11:40 AM	#3
simplykarenp Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 269 Ratings: 8 Feedback: 100%	Re: Best flats, and why? I have osocozy, diaper rite large and imagine bamboo and the osocozy are my favorites. Because they wash and line dry the nicest. My dr and imagines edges are all stretchy and wonky but the osocozy ones are still straight and fold super nice. The osocozy is the smallest out of the three. None of the three are square and they all have turned and hemmed edges.

02-01-2013, 11:51 AM	#4
kelly679 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 684 Ratings: 19 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Best flats, and why? I've got 4 diaper rite flats that I find too small to fold, a ton of flour sack flats that i use for padfolding with a doubler, and 4 hemp babies flats that i LOVE. And 18 imagine bamboo flats in the washer lol. __________________ Blessed Mama to 3 beautiful girls by adoption. Diva 4, Baby J 2 years, Baby E 18 months. ISO: Imagine AIO bamboo (long soaker), Old style BGE especially lovelace

02-01-2013, 11:52 AM	#5
foggierbard9 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,761 Ratings: 15 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Best flats, and why? Diaper Rite Large Unbleached are perfect on my Toddler, and the Small Unbleached worked great on my newborn. They are very absorbent and soft. __________________ SAHM to my 3 little munchkins, married to my , and getting back to a simpler life a little more everyday.