How to Fold a Prefold Cloth Diaper

Folding prefold cloth diapers may seem like origami to the cloth diaper novice, but is actually quite easy once you get the hang of it! There are a number of different folding methods designed for everything from ease of use to trapping in blowouts. Give each one a try and see what works best for you and your baby.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baby
• Prefold cloth diaper
• Pins
• Diaper cover

Tri-fold

1. Fold the diaper into thirds. If your baby is a boy, the thick middle part of the diaper should run vertically for maximum absorbency. If your baby is a girl the middle part of the diaper should run horizontally for maximum absorbency.

2. Lay the diaper in the cover and fold down any excess. The fold should be in the back for a girl and the front for a boy.

3. Place the cover and diaper under your baby’s bottom, then fasten the cover over your baby.

Newspaper Fold

4. Lay the diaper underneath your baby’s bottom with the thick part running vertically.

5. Fold the diaper into thirds.

6. Bring the diaper up toward your baby’s belly button then unfold the top of the diaper so it stretches across the baby’s waist.

7. Bring each back wing across the front, over the top of the diaper and pin.

8. Fasten a diaper cover over the diaper.

Jelly Roll

9. Lay the diaper underneath your baby’s bottom with the thick part running vertically.

10. Roll the sides of the diaper at a slight angle in toward the center of the diaper so that the diaper narrows toward the top.

11. Bring the diaper up toward your baby’s belly button then unroll the top of the diaper so it stretches across the baby’s waist.

12. Bring each back wing across the front, over the top of the diaper and pin.

13. Fasten a diaper cover over the diaper.

Bikini Twist

14. Lay the diaper underneath your baby’s bottom with the thick part running vertically.

15. Twist the diaper all the way over at its midpoint.

16. Bring the diaper up toward your baby’s belly button.

17. Bring each back wing across the front, over the top of the diaper and pin.

18. Fasten a diaper cover over the diaper.

Tips & Warnings

• Place the sharp end of your pins in a bar of soap to help them more easily slide through the diaper when pinning it on the baby.