Ok so DH and I were talking the other day and the subject of nappies came up...

I mentioned that I was thinking about possibly using cloth nappies.

Being a cloth nappy novice... i'm just curious about them at the moment... i know what the benefits are so i don't need any convincing on that part... having said that we will more than likely still buy some newborn sposies til we get all settled in...

what i want to know is where can you buy them from? is it just online stores?
how many would we need? if we decided to use say terry cloth nappys where can i get covers for them or can i make my own?
And which ones are your faves? Which do you highly recommend?
Which should be avoided?
what else do i need to know?