I would suggest you get about three decent PUL covers rather than plastic pilchers. PUL is water resistant, breathable and will last a few years (plus you can get some gorgeous colors and prints), opposed to plastic pilchers that crack, heat up and are more of a hassle to put on. Plus it kind of negates using cloth when you're still throwing away plastic on a regular basis IYKWIM? Hope I don't offend anyone here...not meaning to.
If you have a good fitting cover you wont need snappis - I used flanny flats with just a cover on Caty for her first few months and her nappy never came undone. Used the bat-butterfly-chinese fold under a BBH PUL cover.
HTH.
No offence taken, but the plastic pilchers from Big W are $1.89 for 3. If you hand rinse them and hang them to dry after use, they do last quite a while. I know that if they are put through the wash or dryer they do crack (but the cleaning instructions specify hand wash) You don't have to soak them, just rinse and hang them out. You can also afford to have enough so they can be changed at every nappy change, unlike the PUL where you may have to use the same cover a couple of times. PUL covers are nearly $20 each, that is an awful lot of plastic pilchers you can buy.
I do agree though that the PUL covers are nicer looking, but unless bubs is walking around without pants on I just don't see the point in nice colours and pretty prints. KWIM.
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"Plus it kind of negates using cloth when you're still throwing away plastic on a regular basis IYKWIM? "
You really don't throw them away that often. I think I may have thrown away only half a dozen pairs in 16 months with Shelby. I personally didn't go for the modern covers because $20 a pop was just to much money.
I do have to say though, I swear at my nappy pins every single time I use them. Most of them are blunt when you buy them or I put them through my finger.
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