Cloth Diapering
KNicole1988
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In need of some opinions
KNicole1988
member
Hi Everyone,
I am almost at the end of my first trimester and the DH and I are thinking we want to CD. We are planners so budgeting is big for us and we have no idea where to start. I have researched many different brands and how many we need for our stash, but it's just left me more confused than ever. I don't want to try 50 different kinds of diapers, I want 1 or 2 brands so that I can get our stash ready for the LO.
Thanks guys!
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Re: In need of some opinions
the reason everyone tries different brands is because they each fit differently and you never know how your LO will be built. I did a trial through Jillian's Drawers to see what style we liked the best then we got a fuzzibunz set for my shower.
I have fuzzibunz (pockets), Grovia (AIO & AI2), Alvas (pockets), thirsties (covers), GMD (prefolds)
I was like you, where I only wanted to buy one brand instead of buying a bunch of different brands and trying it out. Looking back, I see how that was risky because not every diaper fits every baby. It might seem like a good idea, but not turn out so well.
That being said, I got really lucky and loved my choice even after the baby was born. I researched (obsessed!) and settled on Softbums for my newborn. I wanted a OS diaper because I knew that there was no guarantee that I could spend money later on after he outgrew the newborn diapers. They have a drawstring/toggle system that sizes the rise and size of the leg holes so that it really did fit my 6 lb 12 oz baby. They weren't trim on him at all, but I had no leaks. (I have a picture of him that cracks me up every time. He was a week old, wearing the nuclear orange colored one and the crotch almost came down to his knees!) He grew into them really quickly and now they fit much better. I bought them all used on eBay and made out really well.
Now, I'm in love with AlvaBaby's 4.0s (aka color snap double gusset diapers). They cost about as much brand new as all of my used Softbums, if not less. I don't know how well they'll fit a newborn, but my son is 11 weeks old and I have to snap them on the second rise setting (out of 3, instead of the usual 2), so I think that they might have actually fit him as a newborn. It all depends on the baby. Some people in our B/S/T group on facebook say that the 3.0s fit their baby better.
I hope that this helps!