Little squirts - worth their weight in gold

without one

- for runny poo stage, using microfleece liners will REDUCE the mess on the inner of the nappy
- when poos are a bit more formed, even when pastey, the flushable liners come into their own, i find the Tots Bots and the bummis ones are nice and soft for baby
- i would suggest you wash the nappies once a day, do a pre-wash, long wash cycle and long rinse - to help avoid stains.

but get your little squirt as soon as you can manage it, makes things so easy.

microfleece?
Spotlight stocks it in winter, you need half a metre of Little Additions micropolarfleece

rest of year, use an online site like fairy fabrics, nappiescovered, bubbaearth

just cut them up, no sewing required, they don't fray in the wash. just cut to suit your bub's nappies and experiment with the size/shape until you work out what suits your bub best.