Pocket Diapers vs. Diaper Covers
Are you exploring the best cloth diaper options for your baby? Kinder offers two popular styles: pocket diapers and diaper covers. Keep reading to decide which cloth diaper style is right for your family.
The Pocket Diaper:
Kinder’s pocket diapers feature an outer waterproof shell and a soft, athletic wicking jersey (AWJ) mesh inner liner that keeps baby’s skin dry and comfortable. Absorbent inserts are stuffed inside a built-in pocket, allowing customizable absorbency. Features include adjustable rise snaps for a tailored fit (7–60+lbs), leak-protective tummy panels, wide hip snaps for secure placement, and optional interior snaps for insert attachment.
Benefits of Pocket Cloth Diapers:
Stay Dry Comfort
Athletic Wicking Jersey Mesh (AWJ) lining wicks moisture away, reducing the risk of rashes.
Kinder’s pocket diapers have a soft inner lining made from Athletic Wicking Jersey (AWJ). This special fabric pulls wetness away from your baby’s skin, so your little one feels dry and comfortable—even overnight! It helps prevent diaper rash and keeps your baby feeling dry and comfortable between diaper changes.
Customizable absorbency
Easily add or switch inserts for day and night use.
With pocket diapers, you can choose just how much absorbency you need. Simply slide an insert (or even two for nighttime) inside the pocket.
If your baby is a heavy wetter or you want extra protection for naps, just add another insert—quick and easy! This means you always get the right amount of absorbency for your baby at any age.
Easy to use
Pocket diapers are simple to put on, similar to disposables making them a great choice for daycares, babysitters and grandparents.
Pocket diapers go on just like a regular disposable—you stuff the insert in, snap up the diaper, and you’re set! They’re super simple for busy parents, grandparents, or anyone helping with diaper changes. Daycare providers also love how easy they are compared to other cloth diaper styles
Eco-conscious and economical
Reusable diapers reduce landfill waste and save money long-term.
You can use pocket diapers over and over again, so you make less trash and save a lot of money. Every diaper you reuse is one less in the landfill. Plus, you only need to buy a handful to diaper your baby all the way to potty training—a smart investment for your family and the planet.
Grow with baby
The generous and adjustable fit of our pocket style diapers allows them to fit from birth to potty training, minimizing the need for multiple sizes.
Kinder’s pocket diapers fit most babies from newborns to toddlers (about 7–60+lbs). Adjustable snaps mean you don’t need new diapers as your baby grows—just change how the snaps close, and you’re good to go! One diaper style works for the whole journey from baby to big kid.
The Diaper Cover:
Diaper covers are simple waterproof shells made with PUL (polyurethane laminate) and no sewn-in lining. They’re used over fitted, flat, or prefold cloth diapers; absorbency sits directly against baby’s skin.
Kinder covers feature adjustable rise snaps (fits 8–40lbs), double gussets for leak protection, snap systems for fast changes, and are machine washable and dryer safe.
Benefits of Diaper Covers:
Economical
Use the same cover several times with different inserts—just swap if not soiled, saving on laundry.
Diaper covers are designed to be used multiple times before needing a wash, provided they aren’t soiled with poop. After each diaper change, you can simply replace the absorbent inner (flat, fitted, prefold, or insert) and reuse the diaper cover, dramatically cutting down the total number of covers you need to buy.
This approach saves families money by reducing both the upfront investment and ongoing laundry costs compared to needing a new diaper shell every change.
Versatility
Pair with any absorbent type—flats, prefolds, fitteds, or even custom absorbency.
Kinder diaper covers can be paired with any absorbent material—whether you prefer flats, prefolds, fitted diapers, or specialty inserts. The snap system in Kinder covers lets you securely attach an insert, but you can also lay in or fold any absorbent layer for your baby’s needs.
This flexibility means you can easily adapt your diapering system as your child grows, at different times of day, or in response to changes in output, making diaper covers one of the most adaptable cloth diapering solutions available.
Quick Cleaning
You don’t need to wash your diaper cover after every change. Unless the cover becomes soiled with poop, you can wipe it clean with a cloth, swap the absorbent insert, and put it right back on your baby.
All Kinder Cloth Diaper Co covers are machine washable and dryer safe on low heat for thorough cleaning as needed. This means fewer covers in your laundry pile and faster turnaround time between washes, which streamlines your whole cloth diaper routine.
Why do cloth diapers have so many snaps?
Modern reusable diapers are designed to be adjustable and fit most babies from birth to potty training — the snaps along the front of the diaper make this possible.
While some brands offer a sized diapering system free of rise snaps, at Kinder, we offer a one size fits most system that can grow and change with your baby.
Understanding pocket cloth diapers and how to use them
A quick video explaining the pros and cons of pocket style cloth diapers.
