Newborn stash help

venussapphire

I'm working on building my newborn stash for when LO comes in November. I started DD in cloth at 16 months so this is my first time cloth diapering a newborn. She has only been in kawaii pockets since they have worked well for her.

Just bought (and waiting to recieve)

24 workhouse fitted diapers

3 blueberry mini coveralls 

1 bummis wrap

Now I am thinking 36 diaper changes is a good number for a newborn, but correct me if I am wrong.

What should I do for the other 12 diapers? I remember how exhausting the middle of the night changes were so I was thinking maybe kawaii newborn pockets? Or should I buy more fitteds or try prefolds. Are prefolds hard to get a good fit on newborns?

DH says he won't do prefolds...although he said he wouldn't do cloth diapers at all and now he loves them...

Thank you for your help ladies

TJ1979

I was surprised to find that I love prefolds for a NB. (I use the jelly roll fold.) And they are super cheap, so I'd go for it. I also really like my NB simplex, especially for the diaper bag. But they didn't fit until 3-4 weeks.

sarenu1

TJ1979 said:

I was surprised to find that I love prefolds for a NB. (I use the jelly roll fold.) And they are super cheap, so I'd go for it. I also really like my NB simplex, especially for the diaper bag. But they didn't fit until 3-4 weeks.

I really liked my prefolds as well.  Pockets during the first 4 weeks just didn't work as well to contain the poop.  

I'd get a dozen prefolds and 1-2 different covers.  

venussapphire

sarenu1 said:

TJ1979 said:

I was surprised to find that I love prefolds for a NB. (I use the jelly roll fold.) And they are super cheap, so I'd go for it. I also really like my NB simplex, especially for the diaper bag. But they didn't fit until 3-4 weeks.

I really liked my prefolds as well.  Pockets during the first 4 weeks just didn't work as well to contain the poop.  

I'd get a dozen prefolds and 1-2 different covers.  

@sarenu1 An additional 1-2 covers to the four I just bought? 

sarenu1

venussapphire said:

sarenu1 said:

TJ1979 said:

I was surprised to find that I love prefolds for a NB. (I use the jelly roll fold.) And they are super cheap, so I'd go for it. I also really like my NB simplex, especially for the diaper bag. But they didn't fit until 3-4 weeks.

I really liked my prefolds as well.  Pockets during the first 4 weeks just didn't work as well to contain the poop.  

I'd get a dozen prefolds and 1-2 different covers.  

@sarenu1 An additional 1-2 covers to the four I just bought? 

I'll be honest, my folds weren't the best.  I had 4-6 covers in rotation with my son.  The workhorses might keep poop off the covers better though.

I'm also biased, I didn't not like the mini coveralls.  The fit just didn't work for my son.

TJ1979

I only have one Capri, but I really like it. The bummis is really good too, and the rumparooz. But the aplix in the thirsties isn't holding up as well as the others.

sarenu1

TJ1979 said:

I only have one Capri, but I really like it. The bummis is really good too, and the rumparooz. But the aplix in the thirsties isn't holding up as well as the others.

I agree, I loved my Bummis Super Brites, Rumparooz, and hated the aplix and fit of the Thirsties size 1.

CLLDLL

TJ1979 said:

I only have one Capri, but I really like it. The bummis is really good too, and the rumparooz. But the aplix in the thirsties isn't holding up as well as the others.

Do you have new style Thirsties aplix or old? I thought the concensus was the new aplix was good? No?

usernewname

Id say try flats but if dh isn't on board with prefolds then flats would be a super hard sell.

Go with prefolds and more covers. I was naive to think 4 was enough. I had to hand wash a lot so I just ordered two more and we make it with 6 no problem. 8 would be really comfortable.

TJ1979

CLLDLL said:

TJ1979 said:

I only have one Capri, but I really like it. The bummis is really good too, and the rumparooz. But the aplix in the thirsties isn't holding up as well as the others.

Do you have new style Thirsties aplix or old? I thought the concensus was the new aplix was good? No?

Oh yeah, these are probably old style. Good call.