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how many diapers to take to the hospital?

Ms.MKBTMs.MKBT member
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I want to start using cloth right away, and we have KL0s.  How many should I take?  
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Re: how many diapers to take to the hospital?

  • brown_bride07brown_bride07 member

    I can't help you there because I didn't start cloth diapering until after my c-section had healed and I could easily do it.

    But I believe we changed DS about 10-12 times a day- I have no clue how often the nurses did when he was in the nursery. HTH. Also- I had a c-section and we were there from Thursday morning to Sunday late afternoon.

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  • meltoinemeltoine member
    I don't have experience with this yet either, but I know that they tell you to expect one wet/dirty diaper for each day of life, so I don't know that you need to change them 10-12 times per day right off the bat. Others can probably be more helpful. 
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  • StreefToBeStreefToBe member

    https://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2010/07/cloth-diapers-at-hospital.html

     

    This site might help you out! 

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  • QmommyQmommy member
    I waited until the meconium was out of her system to start.  That stuff is super sticky and a PITA to wipe off her little bum.  So we started cloth at the week 1 mark.  We just used the hospital diapers the first week... we we ran out, cloth went on.
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  • stargirlsheartstargirlsheart
    I waited about a week to start cloth too and that is our plan for baby #2.  Honestly, you will have so much to get used to throwing dirty cloth diapers into the mix is just one more thing to deal with. The first few days of poo are pretty sticky and the belly button will have a clamp which is awkward.  My DDs legs were so skinny even XSs or Os were too big. 
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  • Que*SyrahQue*Syrah member

    imagemeltoine:
    I don't have experience with this yet either, but I know that they tell you to expect one wet/dirty diaper for each day of life, so I don't know that you need to change them 10-12 times per day right off the bat. Others can probably be more helpful. 

    Totally inaccurate in my experience. We changed DS about 12 times a day in the hospital!

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