Will I really need 70?? And various other nappy questions...

[Indadhanu]

No they were sized: a range of small and mediums that saw Jazz from 4kg to 14kg (she was a very big baby at 1yo!). We used itti bittis since she was 1yo just because I could afford to and they were cute (we bought the fitteds because they were ebay cheapies, which was all we could afford at the time, but they worked fine. Not as great as 'MCN' but does the same job. Not as absorbant, but they were cotton, not bamboo or hemp). Itti bitti have brought out a OSFA recently, which we are considering using for our next bub. I think they are called tutto's?

[Teeki]

Thanks heaps Indadhanu Feeling much more informed about it all now! Now just gotta go figure out which ones I want and buy some hehe Are they usually only available online? I've never actually seen any in a store before

Lol Efjay, I'm guessing whover wrote it possibly works for a napy company!

[~Kim~]

lol obviously written by someone who has never used them....

eta Leasha, I won a Tutto recently and it's FANTASTIC!!

[Kazbah]

meh to 70!!!! The only way I made my 70 was including the terry / flanno flats! And seriously, 20 flats to use as various cloths (spew / shoulder / pram liner etc will do you - I would occaisionally use a terry flat or flanno flat if I was desperate and too poor to buy nappies while I was still in transition!!!!

I *do* recommend getting a pack of terry flats and learning how to fold them, cause if you do that, then sew along the fold lines, you've now created a really simple fitted nappy to use with a snappy.

[Pandora]

70 is mental.
30-40 at most.
i would not recommend wasing only one time a week either, as the urine can destroy a nappy in that time. Every 2-3 days maybe.

Its hard to comment on sizing as they're all different. Neither of mine fit in to NB nappies for long (1 week max) because they were both over 4.5 kilos.

[CrazyLady]

i would not recommend wasing only one time a week either, as the urine can destroy a nappy in that time. Every 2-3 days maybe.

Yup yup, 48 hours max or you risk the bamboo and elastic getting attacked by the ammonia.

I read a blurb from cosmo pregnancy and didn't find anything incredibly detailed or informative.

DD's stash is about 30 odd but she is an incredible piddler and that includes extras in case she gets a nasty tummy bug, it takes longer to dry due to weather or she poos right after a nappy change. I generally give the nappy insert a quick rinse if DD is teething or it's extra soggy prior to throwing in the bucket. Also in the warmer weather it stops the bathroom smelling like a public toilet block. I use OSFM because I have only found one type that seems to fit whether she is about to growth spurt or when she slims down post growth spurt.

HTH

[*TripleJ*]

well DS has only ever worn 5-10 nappies a day coz he wasnt NB when i started he has about 20 from the last time i counted plus 2 night nappies so around 4 days worth on average
DD wore flats for about a week just the flanny ones most hospitals use theres about 20 of them she probably gets changed about 10 times a day shes already stopped pooing at night so i use a OSFM All in 2 which gets her through the night just will need nights very soon lol and we are almost running out when we get rain for a couple of days i have about 5 NB covers and a couple of smalls and thats working well for us but shes started out peeing the prefolds so we are moving onto BBH magicalls omg i love them and they will last a while coz they are fitting on the tightest setting and shes 4.3 kgs but for a just NB prefolds and covers work best coz u can get a better fit
HTH

[tweedibird]

oh my god..... thanks for asking the questions, its like you read my mind!! Although i am still confused as to what to use, where to buy, which brand etc etc
I have a friend who can get me discounted huggies newborn nappies and am still tossing up whether to just use them first til i get the hang of it all (i.e. the WHOLE baby thing) and then maybe move to cloth of some description. It is just so damn confusing!!!!

[Cherished]

I reckon I've got about 50 prefolds and I'd even like a few more so I'd say 70 would be perfect for me. Reading some of these posts I'm starting to think my little guy is a weeing and pooing champion when he was around 7 weeks dh and I decided to record how many changes we did in 24 hours and it was 22 of those half of them were dirty, yep there was 11 dirty ones which were also wet! Needless to say I am thankful I am using prefolds with Baby Beehinds Newborn size covers because it'd be very expensive if I'd gone for something like an all in one. I'm using bamboo prefolds, some are just the Baby Beehinds bamboo fleece boosters (which I like the best) folded up and others are bamboo terry and some are microfibre. I use a microfleece liner on top for the stay dry feel and I just cut them up myself with my guillotine so they were really cheap.

When I was reasearching cloth nappies I was working on 10 nappies a day and maybe 4 covers but I was way off. I needed way more covers as DS had so many dirty nappies that I was changing the covers heaps rather than being able to reuse and alternate. I now have every colour BBH's cover lol. I also wash pretty much every day and if I don't we end up needing to use some disposables as sometimes the bamboo hasn't dried in time to be used again if they've been inside due to rain, this is why I'd actually like the 70! The microfibre ones dry quickly but I need the bamboo for night time as they last a fair bit longer and don't feel as wet (I think anyway).

As for changing the nappy at night feeds, we used to change mid way through, so feed, nappy change then feed back to sleep. Now depending on how long it's been I prefer to change 1st then do a full feed, it will just depend on your baby and what works for you. The feeds in bed are divine! You wont need to get up but your hubby will to place baby next to you and to do the burping & nappy change

I think DS will fit into the newborn covers for much longer yet which is great because when they are too small I have around 30 pocket nappies which should be enough by then as hopefully there will be less nappy changes now that he's only doing 2-3 poops a day instead of 11

[Teeki]

Thanks cherished! With the prefolds, are they basically like the old terry towelling nappies but pre-made into the right shape? Or are they the ones that look all fancy? Do all modern cloth nappies need the covers, or are any of them just use as they are? Um, and what are the pocket ones lol?

[emc2]

Fantastic thread, just the info I was after!

[Cherished]

You will need a cover to waterproof the nappy so yes you will need covers for the old terry towelling type of material. That type of fabric will also feel very wet against bubs skin so a stay dry liner will also be a good idea. I found that the microfibre prefolds I have they made the covers wet to touch on the inside so the cover took longer to dry, again another reason I needed more covers. The bamboo prefolds don't make the covers wet at all really maybe just ever so slightly damp but I still don't reuse them straight away I alternate with maybe 3 covers at a time. Oh back to my point lol... the terry fabric will make the cover really wet on the inside so you'll need to make sure you have enough covers to alternate to allow them time to dry. Even though it sounds like you aren't using prefolds as such you'll still need a cover over the nappies. My pocket nappies are like a nappy made in the right shape which have microfleece on the inside (stay dry) and the outer layer is PUL (waterproof) in between the 2 layers is a pocket where the absorbent insert goes, either bamboo, microfiber etc, whatever you want. I will be able to use all my prefolds that I am using now as stuffers in those pocket nappies. HTH

just read your post and I read it wrong LOL I thought that 'you' had terry nappies .... I'm a donkey! Hope I answered your questions anyway