bittergreen
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My stash, annotated below!
Hi! I know there’s often a lot of questions about cloth diapering a newborn here (and I did about 482928 “newborn stash” searches here as I was preparing), so I wanted to give a rundown of the current set-up I’m using with my 18 day-old, who has been in 100% cloth save pediatrician visits since day 5, when I started to get panicky at how many disposables we were going through every day.
I’m pleased to say I’m enjoying it as much as I’d hoped I would!
Here’s my current stash:
Washing on the third day means that all-told I’m going through about 40 diapers every two-three days right now, so the main thing to consider when cloth diapering a newborn is how frequently you’ll be changing and ensuring you have a stash to accommodate or adjusting your wash routine.
I’m really loving using prefolds and flats and hope to continue as long as possible!
Happy to answer any questions! This community has made me feel SO prepared for cloth diapering—thank you everyone! My daughter looks so cute in her fluffy booty and I have such peace of mind.
Hi! I know there’s often a lot of questions about cloth diapering a newborn here (and I did about 482928 “newborn stash” searches here as I was preparing), so I wanted to give a rundown of the current set-up I’m using with my 18 day-old, who has been in 100% cloth save pediatrician visits since day 5, when I started to get panicky at how many disposables we were going through every day.
I’m pleased to say I’m enjoying it as much as I’d hoped I would!
Here’s my current stash:
- Covers! I have 9 covers total. 2 Thirsties extra small (1 new; 1 FBM) with Aplix, 2 Sweet Pea newborn with Aplix, 2 Blueberry Capri Newborn with snaps, 3 Rumparooz (1 new, 1 FBM, 1 secondhand gifted) Newborn. I like them all pretty much equally; I have a special fondness for the fun prints of the Capri and Rumparooz, particularly my Resolution print, but they’re all doing the job. I usually use two covers a day, wiping them out and letting them dry alternately, unless of course one gets poop on it.
- Osocozy Preemie Prefolds. Secondhand from FBM. Have about 10 of these. My girl was born at 7lbs, and is closing in on 7.5 at the time of writing this. She is a prolific wetter and an infrequent pooper. The preemies fit her just fine with an angel fold and a Snappi under a cover.
- Unknown preemie prefolds. Also from FBM, also about 10. These are likely on their way out as they’re fraying a bit. I like the Osocozy’s more, but these do fine too.
- “Comfy Cubs Muslim Burp Cloths 6 Pack Large.” These we’re on my registry. I didn’t intend to use them as diapers but one afternoon it hit me... why not! I fold in half and then do an angel fold, again with a snappi under a cover. I like these a lot!! I’m really proud of myself for identifying their cloth diaper potential.
- Osocozy newborn prefolds. I have about six. From FBM. I’m only now starting to use these; I still need to fold them down once before I do an angel fold and they’re pretty bulky. But trying these out for nighttime. No complaints.
- 4 Noble Bebe Preflats that were part of an FBM haul. I like these a lot; not any more than anything else I’m using but they’re very slim and very soft. One downside is that the snappi doesn’t really secure that well onto them. But they’re doing fine.
- A couple size 1 Osocozy better fit prefolds. These are still much too big for her. I ordered more and then realized that she’s in preemie. Ugh. But I know they’ll come in useful very soon.
- A dozen Cloth-eez Organic Muslin Baby Wipes. They don’t fit into my Ubbi wipes dispenser but I really love these. Great grip, I love the size, they wash and dry super easy.
- 12 very soft and thin wipes, probably bamboo?; I got them as part of a FBM haul but I forget from where now. It was a Canadian company and had French on the label. I also like these a lot; fit great in the wipes dispenser and do a good job and easy to wash and dry. (Note: I also have a pack of Grovia wipes downstairs; I like these too. I also have a pack of the Clotheez double sided wipes but haven’t tried these yet.)
- Two newborn workhorses passed on from a friend. I change her (the baby, not the friend) so often I suppose I’m not really seeing the “benefit” of the workhorses that I’ll see when I use them in larger sizes, but I like the convenience. They do take the longest to dry of anything in my stash. I’m glad I didn’t get more of these.
- Note: I WAS occasionally using four AIOs I’d gotten from FBM (not pictured) but found that they leaked and I didn’t love the overall fit, as cute as they were. So I’ve put them aside.
Washing on the third day means that all-told I’m going through about 40 diapers every two-three days right now, so the main thing to consider when cloth diapering a newborn is how frequently you’ll be changing and ensuring you have a stash to accommodate or adjusting your wash routine.
I’m really loving using prefolds and flats and hope to continue as long as possible!
Happy to answer any questions! This community has made me feel SO prepared for cloth diapering—thank you everyone! My daughter looks so cute in her fluffy booty and I have such peace of mind.