Best way to pin cloth diapers?

Do you like your cloth diapers pined loose or tight and do you like to be pined with front flap over back or back flap over front?i like to keep my diapers pined real tight and I pin back flap over front.i lay on my bed to get diapered,each night and this method my diapers doun't slip down al night long,so no leaks under plastic pants.

Good question. I like my diaper pinned on very tightly - a diaper will always loosen a bit anyway, as the cloth becomes saturated. I always pin back over front - this seems the best way given the form of the human body. I have seen pictures with the diaper pinned the other way, but it does not seem to make much sense to me.

I like to pin my diapers as tight as possible back to front that's how I learned and have been doing it that way all my life

I like my diaper tight also. They do loosen when wet. I pin back over the front. It seems to put more of the diaper up front. I use four pins.one at the waist and one at the leg opening. That helps them stay up and snug when they are wet. Lately I've been trying out the Snappis. They're kinda fun and seem to keep my diaper good and snug when it gets wet.

Hi,lately I learned about the snapi fastner too.first I pin my diaper as tight as ican then on each side I place a snapi,this seems to tighten things up.i put on my plasticpants,then tuck and adjust cloth diapers underneath.i may need to repin and adjust the diaper with snapis before I sleep.

Hi Poobrat,

I do like my diapers pinned tight over my but and belly, but with some extra cloth for the feeling of sagging between my legs. I pin them back over front.

I have some tight plastic pants for daytime use, and some wider and puffy ones when wearing over thicker cloth nighttime diapers.

Though disposables (Tena Ultimate and Tena super) are more convenient in many situations, I try to wear as much as possible the old fashioned cloth pinned diapers.

When I use pins, it's back over front, and almost as tight as possible, as already pointed out here, they will loosen up some in the wearing and wetting. Most times with pins, I use 4, 2 each side, this helps keep the waist snug as well as at the legs. Although, sometimes I like to just use 2 pins, and get that loose feel in the legs.

I also like the snappies lots! The size 2, or toddler size are great! They really hold well, and keep things nice and snug.

I have some Boingo Diaper Fasteners too. They do well, and are more like a traditional safety pin, but redesigned. They have the ability to flex and pull, where as a steel safety pin will not. You can find them around, if you google, and at Changing Times too.

It depends on my mood, and how I feel, as to which method I use, and choose.

It's all good!