lovely cloth ladies!

Well I thought it was about time I dipped my toe in here, I have been a long time lurker, and have been slowly building up my stash for our first bubba.

So DH wants me fill the cupboards instead of having a hundred shopping bags laying around, and in order to do so, I need to do some prewashing. Now I know when nappies are dirty they need hot water, but can you prewash in cold? How many times should I prewash each nappy, and do they have to dry between washes?

Many thanks in advance, and looking forward to participating more once I have a bum to cover in fluff!