clothing for cloth nappies

[~Kim~]

I've actually never had to size up or buy special clothes. I've been using cloth for 3years on 2 kids.

[CinderToriella]

i am also finding it hard to find clothes that will fit over cloth nappies as well..
so i am using disposables a lot which i didnt want to do

[Epacris]

I’ve been using cloth for over 3 years now, on two different kids and have never really needed to up-size. Entreat, did you have terry flats in mind or MCN. Sure some MCNs can be bulky but they're mostly only a little less trim than sposies.

But I saw an ad on telly today for Bonds "Roomies" that looked very comfy. Sadly not Australian made anymore though.

[entreat]

I'll be using MCNs - but thanks for the advice. I have looked at a bunch of NB - 6mth clothing & it just looks too tiny to fit over MCNs. We'll see in 3 months!

[*Infinity*]

I found I had a lot more luck using the all-in-one type suits & clothes for DS over cloth and didn't need to size up. It was really only the odd few pairs of pants that wouldn't fit over his fluffy butt. Plus we have the bonus that the trimmer style MCNs work best for him so it didn't really cause many issues.

[Visitor8]

wow I have always had to size up Ash wouldn't fit in 000 suits at 2 weeks old because of that butt! (MCN not flats)

Even now, he is in a 2 just for the rise, and because it takes me 10 minutes to get the pants over his butt. He is most certainly not in a 2 in length

[SunnyRain]

I think this is a problem for boys and/or trousers, even with MCN. They are quite a bit bulkier than disposables no matter what anyone says.

Every time I buy pants for my son I have to take them back and swap them, but the larger sizes tend to be way too big around the waist. It's a never ending problem I've had with clothes. He's never been a plump boy, he was a very skinny baby so back then it was really dramatically impossible to buy clothes that fit so mostly he got around with half his nappy sticking out, gangstar!

I think now he's a toddler I can buy bigger sizes and rely on a belt or something. Actually, I thought about buying braces in winter with a jacket over the top he won't take them off and they'll hold up bigger pants. What do you think, is that a good idea? I wonder if I could find any in his size.

I hope I have a girl next time round just for the clothes over cloth issue.