I promised you I was going to write some more about Velcro cloth diapers. Boy o boy, what excitement today! I don't know if you notice in the pic right away, but there is something quite remarkable...

A belly button! This was the music that queued in my head:

(You don't have to watch the whole video unless you really want, it was the only one that I could find that started with the song in my head*)

Why such excitement? Let me tell you, diapering is a pain without the belly button like that. We have sizes that are small enough to make sure that the belly button is not covered but during the nighttime those may not be quite enough. Some other arrangements sorta worked but I will not go into more detail on them (instead, follow your medical professional's recommendations on how to take care of the umbilical cord).

So, going back to Velcro. Velcro covers turned out to be what helped most with leaks. The diapers can be adjusted very minutely so that all the sides are smug. The problem for me, though, is that there are many ways to get it wrong. One time I adjusted the diaper too much and baby complained (he is a very calm baby so I was able to tell right away). Other times I messed up the angle and the Velcro part was rubbing against the belly some. And some other times I just got everything wrong and it leaked anyway.

Overall though, I'm getting less leaks with Velcro so on that it is the clear winner. I'll just need to keep practicing!

* The Ode to Joy by Beethoven is part of a much larger composition (Beethoven's 9th Symphony) and most of the time the videos you will find will be of the whole thing.