New Born Nappies

[Janie]

Once you get into the swing of cloth, it's easy as And of course, if you're having a bad day (or week ) there's nothing to say that you can't use sposies for a few days to make things easier if you feel the need. But I honestly find cloth easier as we get so many more leaks (and therefore clothes and linen changes) with disposables. Once you know how to use cloth properly it is much more reliable.

I use a combo of MCN (modern cloth nappies) and terry towelling flats (old fashioned squares). I really like the MCN for when we go out. I haven't use a sposie for ages, I have about two left in the house, it's almost like a point of pride not to have to buy anymore!

If you google the 'Modern Cloth Nappies' website and then go to facts and figures you will find some interesting info

Good luck, and please feel free to join us in the cloth nappy threads for any questions you have. https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ilet-training/ We were all new to cloth at some point, I promise we'll be friendly, so drop into the cloth nappy discussion thread!

[leebee81]

Oliver fit into Huggies Newborn for 5 weeks, then Infant for 8 weeks after that (to 13 weeks).

I used cloth from day 2 and didn't find it difficult at all, however I only had 12 fitted NB nappies which wasn't nearly enough so also used disposables. He was going through minimum 12 nappies a day total in the early weeks, and like previous posters have said, for the first couple of weeks he pooed every feed. He has gone totally the opposite now and only poos once every 10-12 days, but still goes through 7-8 nappies a day (1-2 disposables for at night/when out, the rest cloth). We used Huggies to start as thats what I was given at my baby shower, then changed to the Aldi Mammia nappies when the Aldi within walking distance opened. The Aldi nappies do feel cheaper but work just as well on Oliver - no leaking - so thats good enough for us. I currently go through about one packet of Aldi nappies a month.

[maz]

Yes - girls get your bum's over into the nappy thread and we'll help you out.
I must warn you...it is very scarey at first but once you know all the jargan involved...you'll get hooked

[Astrid]

Noticed today that Aldi did have small nappies 3-6kg, so they should be ok to fit a newborn, they might be a bit roomy to start with. I suppose though like with all nappies you wont know what brand and what size will fit till you try them.

[Janie]

Thanks for that Astrid!

[*Efjay*]

I found the NB aldi nappies where similar in size to the Infant sized huggies.

[Astrid]

I found the NB aldi nappies where similar in size to the Infant sized huggies.

They are very much like the Woolworths Select Infant nappies, they also fit 3-6kg. The main difference between them (other than the picture) is that the Aldi nappy has thinner tabs, otherwise they are almot identical.