Kinder Cloth Pocket Diapers are designed to fit infants and toddlers from around seven to sixty or more pounds. While every baby is going to carry their weight in different ways, here is a quick guide to help you determine what modern cloth diaper rise setting your little one might be using based on the size of disposable diaper they are currently wearing.
Newborn Size Disposable (7-10lbs): Rise 5
If your baby is wearing newborn sized cloth diapers, we recommend starting on our lowest rise setting, rise 5. This rise setting will offer the smallest leg opening for the tiniest of newborn babies. To set your diaper up in rise 5, snap the top row of male rise snaps into the very bottom row on female rise snaps.
Size 1 Disposable (8-14lbs): Rise 5 and 4
Once baby reaches approximately eight to ten pounds they may be ready to move up to our rise 4 setting. Every baby carries their weight a little differently, so your baby may be ready to move up into this setting as soon as eight or as late as fourteen or more pounds. These weight ranges are estimates and may not be true for every baby.
Size 2 Disposable (12-18lbs): Rise 4
At around 12 pounds, it's likely that baby will be ready to rock our 4th rise setting full time. The fourth rise is going to fit similarly to the smallest rise on most of our competitors one size cloth diapers that fit up to 60 pounds or more. To set the 4th rise setting, snap the first row of male rise snaps into the second lowest row of female rise snaps.
Size 3 Disposable (16-28lbs): Rise 3 and 2
Near 16 pounds, your baby may be fitting into our 3rd rise setting. As you may have noticed, there is a lot of overlap in sizing for disposables as baby grows — the same can be said for cloth diapers. This is because every baby carries their weight a little bit differently. So a size 3 disposable may fit very differently on a chunky 16lb baby vs a skinny 18lb baby.
Size 4 Disposable (22-37lbs): Rise 2
Around 22 pounds, your soon to be tot might be ready for our 2nd rise setting. Much like the range for rise 3, babies in these larger diaper sizes tend to carry their weight in very different ways. For this reason, the weight ranges overlap quite a bit. Rise 2 works well for babies and toddlers in the 22-37 pound range.
Size 5 Disposable (27lbs+): Rise 2 and Open Rise
Open rise is how we describe a diaper that does not utilize any rise snaps. These diapers are fully extended to the largest length. Our diapers are designed to accommodate some babies until 60 pounds or more.
Size 6 Disposable (35lbs+): Open Rise
Open rise is how we describe a diaper that does not utilize any rise snaps. These diapers are fully extended to the largest length. Our diapers are designed to accommodate some babies until 60 pounds or more.
