flats...gerber vs. osocozy vs blankets vs flour sacks..

[MamaBird06]

I want to try flats to see if it helps with stink issues but don't want to spend much more money on cloth. I have only tried old flannel blankets which are still bulky. I have an amazon giftcard and was thinking Gerber or osocozy or flour sack towels from Walmart. Suggestions please.

[katedanzer]

I like the flour sacks from Sams club. They're bigger, so I can get a longer rise w/ as many layers as prefold. They are much trimmer then folded receiving blankets. I'd say 1/2 the thickness and hold my 1 & 5 year old for 3-hours. I have to double them overnight, but even doubled they are not thicker then a flannel blanket. If you have a heavy wetter, you'll need a doubler either a preemie prefold or cheapie Gerber flat works well.

[7yrslater]

Of the three you mention I'd go with osocozy. I own all three. The gerber flats are really really thin and the threads are far apart so the weave is loose. I actually bought these because we were out and I'd left my nursing cover at home. Since it's about a billion degrees here, I needed something light that wouldn't smother her while she nursed. I would never use them as an actual diaper. Maybe the weave closes up after you wash? I don't know. The flour sacks work fine, they are just thinner than the osocozy IMO. I'm not sure how much the osocozy cost because I bought mine tie dyed but they are my favorite. The edges stay flat--unlike the flour and ikea flats. The wrinkly edges are kind of a pet peeve of mine...

[myclanof6]

I've only used flannel blankets and flour sack towels and I really love them. I thought the blankets were pretty bulky too until I found the perfect fold for us. I use the diaperbag fold and a new one that a ds mom came up with, airplane fold. Origami works great too without much bulk. Flour sack towels are thin but work ok alone. I either double them or add a nb pf if I want dd to last a few hours in them.

[wmurillo410]

Originally Posted by 7yrslater Of the three you mention I'd go with osocozy. I own all three. The gerber flats are really really thin and the threads are far apart so the weave is loose. I actually bought these because we were out and I'd left my nursing cover at home. Since it's about a billion degrees here, I needed something light that wouldn't smother her while she nursed. I would never use them as an actual diaper. Maybe the weave closes up after you wash? I don't know. The flour sacks work fine, they are just thinner than the osocozy IMO. I'm not sure how much the osocozy cost because I bought mine tie dyed but they are my favorite. The edges stay flat--unlike the flour and ikea flats. The wrinkly edges are kind of a pet peeve of mine...

This would be my exact review and I've got the same per peve with the wrinkly edges.

Sent from my HTC HD...my phone is to thank for typos.

[mimihol]

I love my osocozy flats and have tried all of these. they are softer, wash up better and overall hold up better

[monkeybunns]

I have osocozy, ikea, and flour sack, oh and homemade flannel (so similar to receiving blanket). I like Ikea the most but the osocozy are a bit bigger (they're kind of rectangular). My flannel are absorbent but don't always like snappis. I like flannel and ikea the best if I'm using in a pocket. The ikea ones are way absorbent. I wish I had more!

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