I have 6 covers. I try to just alternate between 2 at a time, but sometimes it hasn't quite dried enuf between changes, so I have to grab a clean one. Especially now that the nappies are just sopping wet. Newborn wees are pretty small... just frequent, the nappies won't be drenched, so the covers last longer between washes.

Hate to burst the bubble.. but newborn poo is so runny, and often explosive! Don't expect it all to be on the liner We had a couple of blowouts.. out of the nappy, but the cover saved us. LOL. I'm afraid it's inevitable that you'll be dealing with pooey nappies at some stage Plus the runny poo is so wet it soaks through to the nappy itself.. which is where you need sunlight to bleach it out. Altho, I haven't used the disposable liners, so don't know if the wet poo goes through them or not.

I had intentions of going cloth from day 1, but was a bit overwhelmed with my assortment of nappies LOL. I felt like I was stuffing around having to work out a different nappy at each change, and then he'd wee or poo as I was changing him.. you go through a lot of nappies! LOL. I did use sposies for a few weeks, just to get into the swing of things with breastfeeding and things. Now that I know what I'm doing with cloth (which btw doesn't take long lol) it'll be from day 1 with #2.

Woohoo at the discount on the tots bots btw!