Newborns and NOT using flats

**visitor1** · December 8th, 2008, 11:37 AM

Im not a huge fan of flats.....or a cover/nappy system...

I have heaps of BBH and CT...are they any good on a newborn? Not that id have a clue how to make them smaller to fit...maybe i should try!

But is this the best way to go for a newborn?

Id rather an AIO/Pocket kind for BumbleBee

**visitor1** · December 8th, 2008, 04:49 PM

*Bump*

**Captain** · December 8th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Yeah, I wasn't a big fan of flats either. I did use the BBH from newborn without problem, but then she was a big bub at 4.1kg. It's easy to get them to fit, you just fold down the front so the inside snaps are visable. But practise a couple of times first! I also liked the BG onesize. They come with a newborn insert now, which made them a good fit. A lot less bulky.

HTH

**visitor1** · December 9th, 2008, 05:14 AM

I have some BG......quite a few BBH....maybe ill use them

**Arimeh** · December 9th, 2008, 05:32 AM

how big were the girls Kim?

**visitor1** · December 9th, 2008, 05:37 AM

Chelsea was 3.3kg and Jasmine was 3.5kg

I never used cloth with C until she was 9 months old...and J was about 4 months.

**Arimeh** · December 9th, 2008, 05:47 AM

Hmmm got any bumg's newborn? they should fit well...

I think I used small monkey D's as well...

But I have to say - when Miss M was first born - I used a lot of prefolds or fitteds and covers.....

My green kids are still a bit bulky on her now at 4 months... swaddlebees would be ok I guess? Itti's are great too...

**visitor1** · December 9th, 2008, 05:52 AM

God damn selling off all my MD's....

I have the one size BG's

How do you make GK small enough for little babies??

What fitteds did u use Mel?

**Arimeh** · December 9th, 2008, 05:57 AM

for the gk - you put the insert in to where the velcro part starts - fold it over - there ya go - little sizing..

I used a fair amount of different fitteds, verybaby, ericas, fj's newborn is brilliant, ct's... ummm... thinking thinking.....kissaluvs.... ummmmm.... thats all i remember off hand - I sent off all my newborn stuff to friends to use with their babies....

**visitor1** · December 9th, 2008, 05:58 AM

Hmmm...ill have to look into more nappies...argh..maybe sposies are easier for a long long time!

**Arimeh** · December 9th, 2008, 06:10 AM

KIM - slap slap & tsk tsk...

sposies aren't as cute

**Visitor7** · December 9th, 2008, 06:21 AM

kim, I only have bbh, magicalls & itti bittis in my stash, and I've been using them on Emily since she was 2 weeks old. It's worked well. She was 3.65kg born, and quickly grew into a chubby baby. The bbh have always worked well for us at night. When she was a newborn, during the day she lived in magicalls & itti bittis.
I used flats with Nina when she was a newborn, never again!