Seeking Prefold advice for newborn - 6 months

[starangelk]

Hi Dusty

I am new to cloth nappies but my little girl is almost 6 weeks old and we have been using prefolds during the day as our main nappy.

[LIST=1][*]Is there much difference between cotton, bamboo and hemp for containing poo and wetness?
We bought the swaddlebees cotton prefolds andalso some bamboo ones. To be honest, we prefer the cotton ones even thought I would have thought they would be less absorbant. Both are really good and because of the cover, we haven't had any leaks at all. I actually have to make sure that the cover totally covers the prefold and it doesn't stick out over the cover or else the prefold absorbs the wee and the bit that sticks out over the cover makes her clothes wet.
[*]Are they good to also use at night as in the day or do they need boosting & what would you boost them with?
We don't use them at night but only because they are more difficult (in my opinion) to change and take longer. We use BBH at night time that snap. We boost them with either Peapods night boosters or BBH Bamboo fold ups.
[*]What are the best PULs to use with a prefold? Would 4 in each size suffice?
We have 2 BBH PUL's and 2 thirstie PUL's. I prefer the thirsties only because the legs are gusseted and seem to fit her better. That said, now she is getting bigger - all the PUL's are fine. 4 is working really well for us right now.
[*]A prefold looks very long for a newborn, do you fold it over at the front inwards or outwards or at the back?
The newborn swaddlebees prefolds that I bought aren't too long for my little girl but the next size up ones are. I just fold them inwards at the front - I guess it doesn't matter if you do it at the front or the back but I think if they were folded at the back, when she goes to sleep she might feel the big lump? Not sure

Good luck with it! We are loving prefolds and my DH is using them without any difficulties at all.

[dusty]

The newborn swaddlebees prefolds that I bought aren't too long for my little girl but the next size up ones are. I just fold them inwards at the front - I guess it doesn't matter if you do it at the front or the back but I think if they were folded at the back, when she goes to sleep she might feel the big lump? Not sure

Good luck with it! We are loving prefolds and my DH is using them without any difficulties at all.

Thanks for your thoughts Starangelk! I didn't realise you could get prefolds for newborns I'll have a look into those. Glad you are loving prefolds and congrats on getting to 6 weeks!

[Loula]

again great questions!

I have a few prefolds from a wonderful BB member and so like the look of them for NB. but again need to get my stash up!

Thinking about doing the nappy service to start with too.

[DaintreeDream]

Hi Dusty!
DD1 I only used AIO's in the early days. I used Maz prefolds with DD2 and they are great, they are terry with sewn in bamboo I believe. I used then until DD was about 5 months however I also used some fitteds in the later months, she has now moved onto sharing her sisters AIO's and pockets.
I found that the prefold did not need boosting in the early days however later on I did boost them with bamboo if I was going out.
In the earlier days I would use prefolds at night but then moved on to fitteds once she started to sleep for longer periods, she has been in dedicated night nappies for about 2 months now (she is almost 7 months).
I am not much help with the question on using PUL covers as I only ever use fleece which work great, once again Maz has fantastic covers, I never had a leak when I used them with her prefolds
If the prefold is to long you can fold it over at one end, DD2 was 2.3kg when she came home and I managed to fit them on her.
Just my experience but I hope it helps a little.