Too many burpcloths?

BlairWaldorf · August 2009

I have registered for 2 packs of the 12-count cloth diapers to use as burpcloths. & I have about 5 other burpcloths at home that were gifts.

Should I knock that down to only 1 pack? I can't imagine needing 30 burp cloths, but maybe that's just me being ignorant.

jenna0627 · August 2009

We have about 25. It seems everyone threw a burpcloth in with their gift. I figure we will use them and it's better than having like 10 and needing to wash them every other day.

RD'sgirl · August 2009

No, you will need a lot. You will potentially use one with every feeding and I'm sure it will get spit up on at almost every feeding so you'll be going through a few a day at least.

jennabee13 · August 2009

I dreamed last night that I received like, 100 burp clothes at a shower and in the end never got the car seat.

This is my anxiety.

mb~zf · August 2009

I'm of the opinion you can't have too many burp clothes. Comes from babysitting & daycare experience. Especially if you end up with a barfer...

Surferamy31 · August 2009

I recieved a ton of birth cloths at my shower and ended up putting a few in my car and at my mother's / MIL house just incase.

KacieLeigh · August 2009

I'd keep 'em. From what I hear, you end up using them for all sorts of things instead of just spitup. They're not expensive and the more you have, the less you have to wash! Ha!

mrsblt · August 2009

I have one 12 pkg of cloth diapers for burp cloths, and I think that will be enough. Especially since you already have 5 I think one 12 pkg would be plenty. If you end up needing more, you can always buy more later.

sestock17 · August 2009

I would probably just register for the single 12 pack. Cloth diapers are super absorbent so you will probably using the same one for several feedings. We only have 8 burp cloths, but we are also cloth diapering so I can easily dip into our stash of 32 prefolds if needs be.

Sticky41284 · August 2009

I registered for about that many too, plus about 4 mattress pads and 10 crib sheets. Apparently I'm assuming this kid will burp up on everything, shiit out his diper every night, and I won't be doing laundry!

Can you keep any extra packs you get in the package just in case and return them later if needed?

lovesazzie · August 2009

We have tons of them too. I figure even if we end up not needing that many for baby, they are useful as rags for cleaning the house too....

BlairWaldorf · August 2009

thanks, y'all!

LeelaH · August 2009

It will really just depend on if your baby is a barfer or not. My daughter was. We had like 12-15 burp cloths and that was enough. I will suggest using the flannel burp cloths (Gerber makes them) rather than the cloth diapers. The flannel ones work SO MUCH better!

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3508464

thetwistedwillow · August 2009

You'll want to keep a few in the diaper bag, a few in the nursery for middle of the night feedings, a few where you frequently nurse, etc. And you probably don't want to wash them every single day.

So I'd say you have plenty. ;-) Lots of drool, spit-up and leaking breasts during feedings (to save your clothes, tuck one under your breast while nursing).

rmcrae · August 2009

sazzie:
We have tons of them too. I figure even if we end up not needing that many for baby, they are useful as rags for cleaning the house too....

This! My sister also keeps them on hand for when the kids (who are 3 and 6) have colds and they take them to bed as their snotties...Instead of using like 300 tissues.

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