When to start?

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I have a bunch of prefolds, newborn and small fitteds, and covers. My question is: should I wait until after the meconium poop/umbilical stump to start doing cloth? I don’t want to miss out on using the newborn fitteds (I know that time can go fast!) What has been your experience, mammas?

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We started right away. No problems.

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We started righty away with prefolds and covers. I’d recommend using covers with the umbilical snap-down or cut-out. Meconium was contained in the prefolds, easily washed out with the normal wash routine, and didn’t really even stain. 
A midwife told us to use coconut oil to keep it from sticking to baby’s bum as well. In my opinion, it’s not worth worrying about it sticking to the diapers, though.

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I've heard if you slather baby with coconut oil after each change the meconium doesn't stick as much.

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If your worried about meconium stains at first just use a fleece or disposable liner. ☺ If your comfy starting straight away then start straight away. Adjust as needed if you feel overwhelmed. The stump will rub in clothes or a diaper anyways so a cloth one doesn't  make a difference.

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We started right away, but then I had a really hard time keeping up with laundry (because I ended up having an emergency c-section and then a kidney infection), so we put cloth on hold until 6 weeks. Going strong since then.

When to start?

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