Today is day 3 of the Flats and Handwashing challenge and so far everything is going well. My sitter has had to deal with most of the diaper changes for the first two days but I am in charge of the night time solution.
Last year when I did the flats challenge for the first time I had never used flats before and I was using disposables at night. I was so thankful for the flats challenge because I found what a great option flats could be for night time and continued to use my flats and covers at night for a while after the challenge concluded. My success lasted a few months and then my second daughter started wetting more at night and the flats just couldn't hold up. I went back to disposables for a while before I found some fitteds that worked well for us (trial results coming soon!).
Going into this year's challenge I was really concerned that I wouldn't be able to find an appropriate night time solution. One flat wasn't enough and when I pad folded two flats it was way too bulky for my skinny kids. Last year I never did any fancy folds so until recently I didn't even think of combining folds for a good night time solution. I tried out my combination of a (modified to fold in more) kite fold with a pad folded extra flat in the center a few night before the official start of the challenge and so far I have had great success!!! I also like to add a fleece liner on top so that it has a stay dry feel since they are in the diaper for 12 hours at night. This has been a great solution because its so trim but still so absorbent.
My recommendation for night would be to try different configurations until you find one that works for you.
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