I'm here with a baby sleeping on me, so might as well say a little while I have no other choice :).

 

The most frequently asked question is what size to get. Hopefully some of these pics will help. Remember, to be trim, pull on soaker style covers are supposed to fit snugly. They stretch an amazing amount. Many people are amazed, thinking when they first see a new one that it looks small until putting it on. But it also does not hurt to size up when you can get away with it, they just won't be as trim. Most of the size difference is in the rise. A good place to start is looking up the rise of your favorite diaper.  It's nice to have about 2" more rise in your cover then, an inch all around, but less will work too if you already have a smaller size. Since the inseam on shorts is really not much of an issue, there again the size is pretty flexible. When you get to pants/longies then you really need to pay attention to the inseam. My personal opinion is I like cuffed style for younger babies, under about a year, because they grow SO fast. It's easy to fully cuff, then half cuff then uncuff to get a nice long wear out of them. Now onto some pics-

 

These are all my own baby. I will try to give approximate age and weight/size. I'm hoping to organize this at some point to include a variety of sizes from birth on up to show how the fit/sizes change. At any give time she can fit into 2-3 sizes, all with a different fit.

 

These are NB covers at birth, between 8-9 lbs. and 20". They do fit snug and would have fit a much smaller baby. Now I will say, putting a pull on cover on a brand new baby had a learning curve, but it was worth it! I actually made myself some front snap covers but on a new baby, they seemed a little bulky. My method for the pull on was to slip her feet through the waist and into each leg hole a bit, then put her up on my shoulder (like burping) and do a little tug/bounce and she'd wiggle in the rest of the way. I mostly used them with fitteds, but with a prefold, it was -very- trim. Especially around the doubters that tried to tell me cloth was too bulky ;). I would say the NB fit until 11-12 lbs. XS fit, too but not as trim. The NB size would have been wonderful for a tiny newborn 5-7 lbs. I think. They may have fit longer, but I had the XS and started reaching for those all the time.

 

 

 

This set was taken in April, roughly 2 months old, 12 lbs and 22". The first photo is a pair of XS longies.  They did fit at birth but were much looser and longer and would have been too much too big on a baby that was very much smaller. The NB were a much better fit. The second photo is also size XS a month later at about 3 months, 13lbs and 23". She is now 4 months, 14.5 lbs, 24" and they still fit quite nicely uncuffed (but need to get a photo of that!).

 

 

 

 

These are the NB size at about 3 months as well. These were at the end of the size range for her and went into my FSOT pile right after this.

 

 

Next up is shorties, size XS at 3 months, 13ish lbs and 23". Since there is no inseam to become too short, I think these will likely last her most if not all summer-

 

 

 

This is an XS and then a small soaker at the same time/age/size as above. You can see most of the difference is going to be in the rise. The small also is not quite as trim, none of the stretch is being utilized so it would not be as trim worn under clothing but is certainly functional. The XS is still fitting nicely at 4 months now and I think will for a little while yet. It is also a single layer only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the same XS now at 4 months. I would not purchase/make this size for her at this point, but since it's already in use I think it will still last awhile.

 

 

It's been awhile, but here are some updated pics! Kayla is currently 7.5 almost 8 month old, about 18-18.5 lbs and 25.25" long. Underneath all of these she is wearing a medium BV fitted from Pattynaps, which I very highly recommend! One of HCs best kept secrets right now! She still fits in that XS soaker-

 

Small fits a little better, and she could probably pull off a medium but I haven't given her one yet ;)-

 

Here are small shorts, hemmed and cuffed longies-

 

 

And here in a 12-18 month American Apparel lap tee from Tickety Bu. I couldn't have matched these any better if I tried! The tee is actually a little bit, I have the sleeves rolled up.

 

and last for now medium cuffed longies, they're still long but work OK cuffed. Small are still a better fit. Medium hemmed just look crazy long on her.