Best Prefolds for Newborns?

LacyFM

DH and I plan to CD the LO.  We're going to start with pre-folds and covers for the newborn.  2 questions.

1. Do you have a favorite prefold?  I've been doing some online research (Cloth-Eez, Baby Kicks, and Bummis) seem to be popular but haven't found resolution about who makes the best prefolds for newborns.  note: does NOT have to be one of the three listed. Also, if it matters, unless he arrives fairly early, we expect the LO to be  a 'big boy' of 8-10 lbs at birth based on current size and our birthweights.
2. How many prefolds do we need to have on hand to start?  I was thinking 24-30ish.  Plan to wash every other day.  Does that sound about right? 

THANKS!

 

 

GreekyPie

1) greenmountaindiapers.com has amazing PFs in all sizes. I had an 8lb 5oz newborn and he wore the orange-edge (NB size) for 8 weeks. The next size up is yellow but they are really just HUUUUGE on a NB. I would not skip the orange-edge (plus, you know those pre-birth weight estimates are notoriously inaccurate a lot of the time, right?)

ETA - when we stopped using orange edge he was probably 12+ lbs. just for reference. Even when they are too small to snappi around baby, you can trifold them in the cover and use them for several weeks more.

2) I would not have less than 3 dozen if you plan to wash every other day. With a NB sometimes you will use 2 diapers during a diaper change because the second you get the clean one near them, they dirty it.

GreekyPie

What you could do is get 2 dozen of the NB (orange edge) size and 1 dozen of the infant (yellow edge) size if you went with GMD prefolds. That way you have enough diapers but you will have some smaller ones that fit a NB properly when they are so, so tiny. They can be used to stuff pocket diapers later if you go that route, too.

Nurse122705

We ordered Green mountain at the suggestion of this board.  They are VERY well made, VERY affordable & they have some cute pictures of different ways to use & fold them.