Ruf, I can't remember what brand of flats I used......but I used flanellette to start with as it's less bulky on a newborn. I changed to terry towelling at about 4 months. If you buy both you can used the terry as spew cloths etc (you'll need heaps!) while you use the flanny flats as nappies, and then swap it around when you need to. So you're not really doubling up

I used the same fold as Cat, the bat/butterfly/chinese fold, it's pretty common, and what they'll teach you in your classes etc. I have a boy and it works just fine on him. Contains nb poo well

I loved using eenees snibs when DS was tiny, they are fantastic! As well as Motherease Rikki covers, I still use them now, they rock!