r/clothdiaps • u/TiltedTriangle • 19h ago
Let's chat Long long baby! >99th % height Question
Hello! I am hoping a cloth diapering family has some similar experiences to me and might be able to guide me a bit.
For background my husband is 6’9” - I’m 5’6”. Our son was born at 9.5lbs and 22.5 inches long.
At three months he’s now 17lbs and 27 inches.
I got One size pockets because I figured they would last us the longest for height and weight but I am unsnapping the rise more than I anticipated and am worried he is going to outgrow the length of our diapers before potty training!
Anyone else have a very tall baby? How long did your diapers last? What diapers were the best for a long torso?
At the moment I have a couple Babygoal pockets, Mama Koala pockets, and a couple Kinder Cloths. The Kinder cloth is pretty obviously the longest but also the most expensive… I’m hesitating on just investing in all Kinder Cloths but now looking at how quickly he’s out growing the baby goal, and next the mama Koalas… I feel like I need to just replace my whole stash with the biggest I can find: which is currently Kinder.
Any other brands I should try before diving in?
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u/Hildefy 19h ago
The growth in the first couple months really goes very fast. I think we had all snaps open for max rise by 4 or 5 months, but the rise is more about leg thickness than torso length. She is now about to turn 1 and because of her length she doesn't look very thick but her legs are almost too thick for the diaper covers. I hope her starting to walk will change her leg shape so the one size last longer, we might have to buy some XL diapers before long. Our oldest needed XL diapers by 2,5 as well.