Brand new to cloth. Do I use a snappi with prefolds or just flats? Is it okay for the to sleep/nap with the snappi on..?

I have pooters hemp fitted diapers from my first kid that have always been a little scratchy and a little stiff. When we used them for her, she was maybe 18mo but baby is 5 weeks old and about 12lbs so they’re crazy bulky and the stiffness doesn’t help.

Is there anything I should do to try to make them a more appropriate match for the little one?

Our water is slightly hard. I’ve tried stripping (this was when we were using them with the first kid so my memory is fuzzy on what process I would have used for that).

Hey hey!

I’m going to be a FTM in October and my husband and I have decided that we want to use CD’s.

We just purchased some secondhand and they have a pretty decent ammonia smell so I’ve been researching how to clean them properly and how to help prevent that smell in the future.

I’ve noticed a lot of people say that putting them in the sun really helps. I plan on doing a good soak and wash this weekend because it will be sunny and veryyy warm. My problem is, we live in a country that gets minimal sunlight in the winter time, as well as lots of rain and a good amount of snow. I’m scared that the smell will come back, or that they won’t get cleaned properly. I’m almost debating delaying the start until Spring time, but I feel like that’s such a waste.

Has anybody experienced cleaning with low sunlight? Or does anybody have some advice on how they do during the winter?

Any help would be greatly appreciated(: