I have also found that a lot of diapers which were supposed to go up to 35 lbs were too small in the rise for my tall 30-lb daughter (she’s 32 or 33 lbs now and mostly wearing underwear). You mentioned in your comment that some snaps “turn in and rub on his thighs”. I wonder if you’re talking about the snaps in the front of one-size diapers which also left marks on my daughter’s thighs when she was only a few months old and which drove me to sell most of my one-size diapers. Since you loved making the newborn fitteds, maybe you could make your 2-year-old grandson some well-fitting diapers? I found that none of the bought diapers fit my daughter as well as the ones that I made.

If you have any questions about cloth diapering or cloth diaper making, just let me know. I’ll be happy to help.

I should think about adding a gallery to my site :) I do have a few pictures of my diapers and other things posted on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/northernbaby

One, I like having no snaps sometimes, as it allows for a very custom fit.

Two, I personally don’t care about organic fabric if it increases the price. I can’t afford to spend an extra $5 per diaper just because its organic. So maybe having an organic and a non organic option would be good?

1) Good absorbency – or option to customize absorbency (inserts or snap-in layer) without being too bulky – and by too bulky, I mean I have to buy the next size up in clothes to make him fit – that’s TOO bulky.

2) Good fit – sizing must be real close or easy to adjust the rise/sizing. I have trouble sometimes with one-size (OS) diapers because Cubby has a short rise and it’s difficult to fit him into some fitteds because he’s in between the rise settings. Eeesh!

3) Hidden snaps – I WISH more diapers (fitteds especially) have hidden snaps where they might touch the skin. Or provide an easy way to cover up those snaps!

A good variety of colors and prints wouldn’t hurt either (ha!) but that’s minor compared to the function of the diaper itself.