NEW! Hip Snaps

I have come up with a new idea to help prevent the front of the diaper from slipping under the wings:  aka "wing droop".  This feature can be added to both front snapping and Touchtape diapers, fitteds and pockets, and can be applied to any diaper, not just the one size!  It may not be necessary on all diapers.

These are especially effective for babies who are moving.  In the pictures below, you can see Malachi, who is a little chub, sporting a one-size pocket with Touchtape closures.  Touchtape has many benefits:  it is easy for caregivers to use, it is fast to put on, it provides the greatest adjustability.  A couple drawbacks to Touchtape are it wears out, and it is easy for older babies and toddlers to undo. The Touchtape on this particular diaper is wearing out, and will only stay on with pants.  I added hip snaps, and now the Touchtape stays in place firmly.  The hip snaps hold the diaper together, but the Touchtape can still be closed with the same versatility as always.  You can click the photos to see larger images.

One drawback to the hip snaps is that as your baby grows, the socket snaps will come into contact with your baby's skin.  This diaper had been on Malachi for about 2 hours (just up from a nap), and he had a very faint red mark.  It did not look painful.  Since hip snaps are optional, please consider this.

Oh, here's a pretty site.  This was totally unstaged (I promise)!  The Touchtape tabs did not stay, but the diaper did, thanks to the hip snaps!

Hip snaps do not have to be used, even if they are on your diaper.  This helps make it less confusing for caregivers.  On really squirmy babies, we have noticed that hip snaps help us get the diaper on faster--simply snap those first; they are easy to get positioned correctly.  Then finding the right placement for the other snaps is easier too, even with baby on the move!

Hip snaps can also be done with a different color from other snaps on the diaper, making it less confusing.  Since they are applied opposite of the regular snaps, it would be impossible to fasten them wrong.  Also being applied opposite of regular snaps means that it is only the flatter socket snaps next to baby's skin, and not the raised stud snaps. 

Hip snaps do not work as well on sized diapers with front snap closures.  This is because there are only 8 snaps across the front of sized diapers.  They are helpful on sized diapers with Touchtape closures, however.

As an alternative to hip snaps (not in addition to), I can place a third snap on each wing, with an extra cross-over snap.  This will also help prevent wing droop, but it has the extra advantage of allowing you to get a tighter fit for small-waisted babies.  A disadvantage to this feature is that the raised stud cap would be against baby's skin if the diaper is fastened on wider settings.  In the picture below, a standard diaper would not have the two left-most snaps.  Most babies do not need them.  Babies who are particularly small, combined with diapers which are particularly stretchy, may warrant the extra snaps. /p>