He's finally agreed... We're going cloth!

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I haven't used cloth with DD when she was a Newborn. But I will this time around after the initial meconium stage. DD had some very runny explosive poos, so poo containment (poo-tainment) is my main issue. For that reason I am going to use flats and covers and I also have some fitteds to use with covers). I'd love to use mainly fitteds, but they get so expensive. with flats, there are special folds you can do, to help with poo-tainments. And the covers (with gussets) provide an additional barrier. This might sound excessive, but DD pood through her disposables, pants, through the baby capsule and onto the car seat underneath. So I'm trying to avoid that happening again.
I got some lovely bamboo terry flats and some cheap cotton terry flats. I use the cotton ones already to wipe up TT accidents for DD. They will comee in handy for so many things. The bamboo ones are more expensive, but so soft and more absorbent than the cotton. Also, get some boosters!

I'm not going to answer all your questions becaus eI think you have gotten some great answers already.

When it comes to how many you will need, I would allow for about 12 a day initially. All in ones tend to take a loooong time to dry. So do fitteds. Flats dry pretty quickly. Pockets are my choice for DD (who started cloth at about 14 months) The dry reasonably quick. The longer your choice of nappy takes to dry, the more nappies you will need. I think washing every second day is a good plan. I wouldn't wash less often than that. So, if I were you, I would get 1 1/2 dozen flats for use around the house and about 1 1/2 dozen fitteds, pockets or AIOs, whichever you prefer, for when you're out and about. This should cover you. You might want to only get a couple of each to start with and then see what you like best once your baby is born.
When it comes to covers, I'm not really sure how many you will need. If the cover is clean, you can use it again. It will depend on your baby and his or her pooing habits how often you will need a new cover.

Also, for you out-and-about nappies, think about getting OSFA nappies. That way you don't need to upgrade multiple times. I personally love Green Kids pocket nappies. But everybody has their favourites.

Have fun with it!
Sasa