Cloth diapers- when and how to buy??

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Need some advice on cloth diapers! I'm 21 weeks now, when should I start stocking up on diapers? And how much/many do you actually need? Should I go for a huge pack of them or start off slow and buy as the tiny one gets bigger? I hear varying reports of how many you need- anywhere from 10 to 40! Super confused. Any help would be so appreciated!!

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start of with plenty of prefolds and newborn wraps , prefolds are best for newborn by far, get flushable liners too , so simple prefold there's loads of folds on Google, with a nappy nippa then wrap on top , they don't pee through the prefolds newborn so it's mainly poop that's the problem , just make sure the liner covers the majority of the prefold then aslong as you have nothing explosive you could re use the wrap a few times ... when baby is about 3 months old switch to the actual cloth nappies , prefolds are really cheep so it won't matter if baby's messy poop ruins them as well and believe me there will be explosions lol wait untill the poops a little more sturdy and not a complete watery mess before changing from the prefolds x

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Thanks ladies for all the advice! It's def overwhelming sometimes to think and read about! But we really want to give cloth a shot. Found a really great deal online for used diapers- 15 for £20, so I'm going to pick them up this weekend and hopefully ask the woman who is selling them for some advice too!

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I have been told that babies need to be changed up to 10 times a day so it would depend on how often you want to do laundry that you would decide how many diapers to have. We bought a starter kit from a company and had some given to us that were used by a sister in law with her kids so in total we have 32 one size pocket diapers. We only got a few new born sizes (10) and I plan on getting a few more, but the one sized one will fit a new born they are just a bit bulky looking. So in total we have 42 diapers. Check out websites that offer starter kits and even check out used diapers. The ones from my sister in law were used with two of her kids and there are no stains or anything on them, they are in great condition!!

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I'm wondering the same thing... So I'm going to be following your post!

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with my first i had enough for 40 changes (theoretically) and i did laundry every 3 days. i did disposables for the first 6 weeks. i ordered one 12 pack of bumgeniuses and then split the other changes between brands to see what else i liked! i loved all of them except flips, and i'm not crazy about gro-via but i like to use the covers with prefolds

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I bought Flip all in 2s for our baby due in May. We're starting off with 12 inserts and 5 covers, and just making sure we like cloth diapering and that its something we'll continue. I read a great article, basically like a consumer report saying pros and cons of everything and comparing brands and costs. They said you'd need approximately 36 inserts and 18 covers to cloth diaper full-time.

Cloth diapers- when and how to buy??

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