One-Size Diapers

Pampered Cheeks One-Size Fitted diapers are an excellent economical option!  These diapers offer flexible sizing and absorbency to fit a baby sized 10 lbs* up to 35 lbs.  For information about One Size Pocket diapers, see here.

I start with a cute print outer (I use knits, velours, flannels, or wovens), then select an absorbent inner fabric, such as sherpa, cotton fleece, or hemp fleece.  There is a hidden layer of terry sewn into the "wet zone".  The diapers have a full inner layer of microfleece or velour, and both of the snap-in soakers are topped with matching fabrics.  Both microfleece and velour work hard to help keep your baby dry!  They also hide all snap caps.

 

The diapers each have a set of snaps on the front, but not so many that it is overwhelming!  It is easy to adjust the diaper to a size small, medium, or completely open for a large.  Touchtape closures make the diaper more easily fit a wide range of baby shapes.  I have fold-over laundry tabs to help prevent "diaper snakes" and cross-over tabs . 

The diaper below also has a new feature I've added to my diapers:  hip snaps to prevent wing droop!  These snaps are optional.  If they are on the diaper, you don't even have to use them if you don't want to.  They are positioned to be snapped when the diaper is closed on tighter settings.  This will prevent the ends of the front of the diaper from drooping or sliding out as your baby wiggles and moves.  The snaps also provide a great back-up system to the Touchtape.  For more information, see the new hip snaps tutorial.

I also offer front snap closures on the one-size fitted diapers! 

There are two snap-in soakers that have up to 3 absorbent layers each.  One soaker is smaller than the other.  Use the small soaker for a smaller baby, and the larger soaker for a larger baby or for overnights.  Use both soakers for a heavy wetter, for overnights, or for toddlers.  That is up to 10 absorbent layers in the wet zone! This wide range of flexibility makes the diaper trimmer and helps one-size really fit more babies.

This photo shows 3 one-size diapers, each snapped on a different setting.

Adjusting the one-size diaper is crucial to getting the right "fit" on your baby.  Click the pictures to see a larger version.

Snapped on the smallest setting, with the small soaker snapped in front.  Use without the soaker on a tiny baby. 

Snapped on the medium setting, with the medium soaker snapped in front--the extra length will go to the back.

Set on the largest setting (unsnapped) with both soakers snapped in.

Instead of buying a set of diapers in size small, then another set in size medium, and then another set in size large, you can buy one set and use them until your child potty trains or until the diapers wear out!  I recommend a good snug-fitting cover with the one-size diapers.

 

*Please note that one-size diapers have their limitations.  Typically it is hard to make a diaper really fit well at both extremes (either 10 lbs or 35 lbs).  Most one-size diapers fall short of covering all the sizes very well.  I would say that my one-size diapers are on the "large" side.  Click here to see a photo comparing the one size to a size large.  They begin to fit well after 10 lbs, though some people have used them (and loved them) on smaller babies.  Knit fabrics (and velour) always fit better than flannel or woven fabrics.  One size diapers may be bulky in the front due to the rise snaps (in the front is where all the extra fabric gets folded down to).  You may have a child be on the medium setting one week, then find that the very next week the child's proportions change and you have to adjust the setting again to get a better fit.  This is normal!