My husband and mom are convinced that the bulkiness of the cloth diaper is the reason that LO hasn't yet rolled over and they think that it's going to be harder for him to sit up/crawl with the cloth diapers as well.
Have you noticed that wearing cloth diapers inhibited your LO when trying to reach certain physical milestones? I don't think it makes a big enough difference!
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Um, no. Unless he would have done those things even earlier.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I don't think so but my mom is convinced the bulk of the cloth is preventing my LO from walking more!
pomegranate / 3759 posts
Not at all. And we had to double up her CD because she is a heavy wetter. Maybe it was harder to sit on her own because she was a little unbalanced but I think it actually made her work on her balance more.
nectarine / 2085 posts
My husband had this concern too. Our solution was just a lot of diaper free time. LO was never behind on milestones. It is important to make sure CDs aren't too tight by checking to see if they leave imprints on your baby's skin.
coconut / 8681 posts
@Lindsay05: That's a good way to look at it! They'll just be extra strong 
@FutureMrsMcK: Sometimes I try tummy time, etc with a disposable on or with him naked and he doesn't do anything differently so I'm pretty sure it's not the diaper.
pomegranate / 3008 posts
It didn't seem to affect my son at all. He did things in his own time and the diaper didn't really matter.
pineapple / 12526 posts
Tell them to shut it. Some babies just do things later than others. C didn't start rolling until 6 months.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
There has been a study that they delay walking, but we didn't experience delays with sitting or rolling. Frankly, I'd rather not have my kids walk so early!
coconut / 8472 posts
Disposable diapers are a pretty modern convention, for centuries (millenia?) babies wore cloth diapers and learned to roll over and crawl and walk :).
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
We used cloth after 6 months and I think she hit her milestones (sitting up, crawling, walking) just fine
pomelo / 5093 posts
Nope. Not at all. My daughter was slow on her physical milestones, but that didn't have anything to do with it.
coconut / 8498 posts
Nope. Didn't have an effect. I guess the jury is still out on walking, but she's been cruising for about a month now (she's almost 9.5 months).
GOLD / nectarine / 2884 posts
Yes, but I tend to think that all clothes restrict movement so we do a lot of naked baby time
pear / 1570 posts
I don't think so. Rolling in both directions at 3mo., crawling and sittong on his own at 6 mo
pomegranate / 3917 posts
@Running Elley: C seems a little imbalanced when on her tummy.....I think the cloth really props up her hips/butt.
I was at doc today and said "my online Mom friends, it seems like C is the only one not rolling over, except by accident a few times" he said not to worry at 4 months, 6 months we'd look at it if she still wasn't, but that her head and neck control was great and it's not like she's not doing well otherwise. The cloth *may* hold her back, but still as of now she really has no desire to roll over.....so I wait, lol.
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