Flanny flats and prefolds are a really great affordable way to go. And think about the fact that you can get a dozen nappies for about the same price as 1 pack of newborn disposables.... Its a killer!!
The covers are more expensive. To be honest I used a brand called proraps in the first few weeks. These were only about $8 each (as opposed to $15) and they did stain pretty badly, but they also had great leg gussets for catching the poo.
Shannon is right - there is nothing worse that feeling liek you are throwing 30c away when you put a sposie on and 2 min later there is a massive poo in it! With cloth its just a matter of pulling another one out, and all you have wasted is a minute amount of time washing.
And the other thing that is scary is those crystals on newborn bums from the sposies. I used to get so worried when I wouldn't even put any baby bath anywhere near her, but a sposie would leave a crystal on her bum within 2 hrs.
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