Experienced CD users

Uiowachick01

I'm officially switching. How many prefolds and how many covers should I buy?

myantonia

It depends on how often you want to do laundry... but I'd say 2 dozen prefolds is a good starting place and maybe 3-4 covers?

smilelari

I'd probably want at least 24 prefolds (maybe even 36 so I could stretch laundry out a bit) and maybe 8-10 covers

christin3580

myantonia:

It depends on how often you want to do laundry... but I'd say 2 dozen prefolds is a good starting place and maybe 3-4 covers?

ITA this is what we currently have in rotation...

1 dozen prefolds and 3-4 covers... I wasnt sure if I was going to like doing CD like that so I kept it at a fairly decent stash

and 28 BG3.0s

with this I do laundry every 3-4 days

Im getting ready to try a box of flips too

LauraBride07

Have you tried CD before?  If not, I would definitely recommend a trial.  We bought a bunch of prefolds but LO HATED them with a passion so we went with our second choice, BG's.

You can do a trial of all the different types from jillians drawers.

But to answer your original question, we do laundry every 2 days and have about 20 diapers I think.  We could probably use a few more just so we aren't on our last diaper when it's time to wash them again.

smilelari

christin3580:

myantonia:

It depends on how often you want to do laundry... but I'd say 2 dozen prefolds is a good starting place and maybe 3-4 covers?

ITA this is what we currently have in rotation...

1 dozen prefolds and 3-4 covers... I wasnt sure if I was going to like doing CD like that so I kept it at a fairly decent stash

and 28 BG3.0s

with this I do laundry every 3-4 days

Im getting ready to try a box of flips too

That's a nice stash!  I bought 1 Flip just to test it out and so far I really like it, FWIW

christin3580

smilelari:

christin3580:

myantonia:

It depends on how often you want to do laundry... but I'd say 2 dozen prefolds is a good starting place and maybe 3-4 covers?

ITA this is what we currently have in rotation...

1 dozen prefolds and 3-4 covers... I wasnt sure if I was going to like doing CD like that so I kept it at a fairly decent stash

and 28 BG3.0s

with this I do laundry every 3-4 days

Im getting ready to try a box of flips too

That's a nice stash!  I bought 1 Flip just to test it out and so far I really like it, FWIW

I was and still am kinda hesitant  of Flip because of the reviews.. some either really like them or they seem to have stitching problems?

What cover are you using with your prefolds..

We use thirsties duos shes on the verge of outgrowing this size thats why Im venturing in to flip to see if I like it or if I will just do larger prefolds and thirsties duos again.. I really like the duos still but like to try other things

smilelari

christin3580:

smilelari:

christin3580:

myantonia:

It depends on how often you want to do laundry... but I'd say 2 dozen prefolds is a good starting place and maybe 3-4 covers?

ITA this is what we currently have in rotation...

1 dozen prefolds and 3-4 covers... I wasnt sure if I was going to like doing CD like that so I kept it at a fairly decent stash

and 28 BG3.0s

with this I do laundry every 3-4 days

Im getting ready to try a box of flips too

That's a nice stash!  I bought 1 Flip just to test it out and so far I really like it, FWIW

I was and still am kinda hesitant  of Flip because of the reviews.. some either really like them or they seem to have stitching problems?

What cover are you using with your prefolds..

We use thirsties duos shes on the verge of outgrowing this size thats why Im venturing in to flip to see if I like it or if I will just do larger prefolds and thirsties duos again.. I really like the duos still but like to try other things

We use thirsties (I have some duos but I like the originals better).  LO is pretty little and still wears the x-small.

We haven't had any stitching problems.  And I bought 1 pack of the disposable inserts to test out.  I wouldn't use them on a regular basis but it seems like a reasonable option for travel (if you can find them cheap enough to make it worth while)

Uiowachick01

LauraBride07:

Have you tried CD before?  If not, I would definitely recommend a trial.  We bought a bunch of prefolds but LO HATED them with a passion so we went with our second choice, BG's.

You can do a trial of all the different types from jillians drawers.

But to answer your original question, we do laundry every 2 days and have about 20 diapers I think.  We could probably use a few more just so we aren't on our last diaper when it's time to wash them again.

 

I have tried/ experimented before,I have 3 BG 3.0s and love them.