hopefully one of the expert girls will pop in but I'll tell you what I have found worked best. Nate's been in cloth since the day he was born.
I know a lot of the girls use prefolds and a cover, or flannie flats and a cover. They don't need heaps of absorbancy as you change them so often, but thy do need to hold in that runny poo, that's why a good fitting cover for newborns is invaluable.
I used fitteds with Nate and covers for the first while. So I had one layer of elastic on the fitted and one on the cover (great for pootainment). They come in OSFA and sized. My faves are the Spunky Buts fitteds. I also have BBHs in hemp and bamboo. They fit much better now he's a bit bigger. Cute Tooshies fit well when they're little too.
When they are really little, sized or flannie flats seem to work best as the OSFA are just too big. Though Nate was big (9lb) he was still to small for OFSA for a few weeks.
Others use pockets and AIOs for tiny babies but for me they just weren't reliable enough to hold the poo in as their little legs were too small. Once he put on a bit of weight and grew a bit the pockets like Happy Heinies and BumGs were (are) great.
We have only started use a true night nappy in the last month or so, so initially no I don't think you should need to worry about them. That said I never ever had to buy one for Darcy as a boosted BBH with cover was fine.
I wish I had waited beyond the fitteds to see Nate's shape as different nappies suit different kids.
Aslo think about 12 nappies per day for the first little while and wrk out how often you want to wash. Don't forget about drying time.
oh it makes heaps of sence now...
the whole newborn thing is going to be annoying because they grow so quick but like you ladies said they change more frequently
thanks
For my newborn I have bought prefolds which are about $8-$10 each and I have bought some covers with leg gussets to go over them, so not a huge outlay given that I can also use the same prefolds (bamboo) as boosters and inserts in DD's nappies and in baby to be's MCNs.
For ds 15 months all every two hours we change with bbh hemp or bambo, we use 1 or 2 pull covers daily and at night 1 bbh magical all in one.
when we use bbh magicals during the day we dont need pull covers or nay cover as it is a all in one we use about 5 or 6 daily they can last up to 6 hours we have pushed them to 12 hours over night.
As most of the other posters have said, a good option is to go either disposables or terry flats or prefolds for the first part, then move onto something else when the baby gets a bit bigger and their legs fatten up a bit!
I was planning to do this (with disposables) but found the Bumgenius OSFM I had worked fine from the day after we got out of hospital. The fit wasn't great but I think I was lucky in that she never did anything bad enough that it wasn't 'contained' even though there was a bit of a gap around the legs. I've since bought some Rumparooz (quite similar to Bumgenius) and they are rated from 6lbs to toilet training so in theory a nappy you really can use the whole time.
So I guess if you have some OSFM in the house you could give them a bash then if they aren't doing the job have a plan B ready.
For the first couple months I used flushable liners in the nappies which meant the scary newborn poos were easy to deal with and the nappies don't cop quite so much poop! It might be worth looking into these and seeing whether they will be an option for you.
No. of changes - a general rule is about 10 changes a day. I think we always did a bit less cause we would do a change with each feed and my girl did 4 hourly feeds and only a few stretches shorter than that so our feeds/changes didn't often hit double figures but this obviously changes a lot from baby to baby. Now we can go 8-9 hours overnight without leaks.
Prefolds are the way to go.... you use them when bub is newborn and then reuse them as for extra boosting in pockets ect down the track. Prefolds can be used upto 3 months plus. Using them for this time frame will give you the opportunity to see what shape your baby is, wether they are long and skinny, built like a rugby player ect. All nappies are different and fit a baby differnetly.
I personally am not a fan of OSFM. I just find they outstretch and dont suit every baby type. I also didnt like that most are made of PUL outter which dont allow babies bub to breath fully and caused nappy rash for my kids.
Baby beehind fitted are good to have. start with a 6 pack and see how you go. Wool covers allow for breathing as do fleece and minkee
Id say a good Newborn stash to start with would be 24 prefolds or terry flats and 5 covers to routate. Maybe an AIO or 2 for the nappy bag when your out and to show off
oh and as someone said before hand...flussable liners make a difference
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