Jodie - if you do fitted & covers - try to get fitted that are OSFA - like baby beehinds - they fit both kids really well here. Plus you can't go past motherease rikki covers - they are fantastic - expensive - but well worth it. Bummis are great covers too.
Shell - I have noticed some brands better on DD than DS for example:-
Monkey Doodlez AIO - great on her, suck on him
Bubblebubs AIO - great on her, suck on him
Baby Beehinds AIO (magicalls) - great on him, suck on her
Good on both kids - BumGenius (pockets - one size fits all), baby beehinds fitteds, and itti bittis.
I also try to get nappies (if they are sized nappies) to get ones that have a huge weight range - for example, widdlewuns - mediums are from 7kg to 15kg or something like that - so thats like a year that they could be in them.... what a great nappy!!!! DS can wear both the medium and the large (large is 10kg plus) so while I'm waiting for her to get big enough, he can wear them
However, having said all that - its all trial and error to what suits your kid - cos all babies are built differently.
Thanx Arimeh,
Just bit the bullet and ordered the deluxe trial pack from Baby Beehinds. I got the ones that need a top cover too as further up this forum it mentioned that they help contain the "explosions" (ooooh, I sooo cant wait) better. I think I get 1 hemp 1 bamboo + some over the top thingies and I had to choose a size. $102 all up and you get some boosters and a bag as well. It says you save $30 so bugger it.
Sooo, anyone wanna lend me their newborn so I can try em out??
Have ages to wait, (13wks now) So will keep reading what you guys have to say.
Thanx heaps, Shell (ps looks like my order was what you told me to get, so good pick)
I use BBH as the main nappies, the rest i hhave divided up into types...
I have a couple of night only nappies
Some cr@ppy nappies, not for the poo, but they are useless and are ones that i will chuck on for an hour before bed or something like that
and going out nappies and covers. These generally consist of the AIO's and are really cute and nice to touch too.
I like her to have on a cool (as in trendy/awesome looking) nappy if i am going to be stripping her down so i can show them off (vain i know, but im not paying for cute ones just to have them covered all the time - bring on summer, hopefully she is crawling by then!!!)
Shell - in my opinion the Hemp ones are useless and not very absorbent at all - they dry quicker but you use them quicker iykwim...
If you want to be doing full time nappies you are going to need about 24+ nappies, that way you have a load drying and a load for wearing... a NB will have b/w 8-12 wet nappies a day.
Also to note i didnt start using the BBH until MJ was about 3 weeks old, they were just huge on her, would use prefolds and a cover - the bambino mio inserts were good for this
You might also want to head to spotlight or something similar and get some fleece, cut this into rectangles and use them as liners inside the nappies - makes the poosplosions easier to clean up!
I got extra and use squares as bum wipes with some camomile and calendula flower tea diluted with water.. yucky colour but she has never had nappy rash and if she is red it helps sooth.
Thanx Sammie jane,
Also found a shop here on coast that sells lots of the brand names so I will go and inspect (with my vast experience in nappy choosing-NOT) but at least I may get a handle on what things are.
God, I wish it were horse rugs we were dealing with- no probs shopping in that dept!!!
Strange what you get excited about, cot shopping, prams BAH....But for some reason am in the midst of a MCN fetish. Stupid hormones!!!
But I def get you on the funky look. Whats the point if you cant show em off?
Let you know how i go........ Shell
OK, so all this talk made me do a count up and a long awaited tidy up of my nappy stash...
So here is what i am currently using (gulp) - i also have some that are too small now, so havent included these
12 x Cr@ppy nappies (bought on ebay, flannelette outer and velcro tabs) OK of 1-2 wees only Great when you are waiting for nappies to dry and are at home (and good for those early days)
1 x Pocket nappy (the others she has grown out of)
2 x Happy hineys (need to put a booster in it to get the same time as a BBH)
1 x tots bots nappy (not that great IMO)
2 x Hemp Nappy Chappies (not that great)
3 x LouLou AIO's (i love these)
1 x Bubblebubs AIO (really good too)
2 x LouLou night nappies (love em)
2 x Wool covers for BBH
6 x standard covers BBH or Bumis (I also have another 6 of the next size up)
3 x BBH magicall AIO (ok for nappy bag if needing a quicK change before going home)
1 x BBH magicall AI2 (better than the AIO)
4 x cute covers various makers (2 by Maz)
16 x OSFA BBH
Thats it i think... this gets me 3 full days with some left over, so if i wash on day 2 i have enough to see me through.
I didnt have all these to start with either and i am starting to look for more as i have saved some more $$.
I agree with Mel, i now am looking towards the WAHM made nappies (especially AIO's) and covers....
It is rather additctive!!!
ETA - i also have 12 Bambino Mio inserts/trifolds that i used when MJ was a newborn with cover, i now use these as boosters
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) better. I think I get 1 hemp 1 bamboo + some over the top thingies and I had to choose a size. $102 all up and you get some boosters and a bag as well. It says you save $30 so bugger it.
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but hope this helps 
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