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I CD my twins who are 3 1/2 months old and this is what I would say about doing that and what we did.
1. I knew my limits and coming home with twins and washing a million diapers was not realistic for me. I had a c-section (planned) so stairs were already going to be hard and my husband went back to work after two weeks so we used disposables until the babies were about 8 weeks and fit into the BG Freetimes.
2. Think about using BG Freetimes. They are very similar to the 4.0s but NO stuffing. The whole thing is just one piece, it has saved us so much time not having to stuff pieces.
3. We have 36 diapers, this ensures that we don't have to wash every day. I usually wash them every 2-3 days, I also air dry all of mine so that takes overnight. We have one diaper pail and two liners so I can swap it out when I'm washing one.
4. We also don't CD when we are out and about. There is enough stuff we have to take to leave the house, I don't want to add all the extra supplies for two babies. We also use disposables at night, it cuts down on laundry.
I hope that helps a little bit. I love CDing, way more than I thought I would but I have a real sense of satisfaction knowing that we aren't spending as much on diapers and not putting more in landfills!
No twin-specific experience here, but PP touched on something important...BG 4.0s will not fit newborns so please make sure your friends realize this or they will be in for a frustrating, leaky start to cloth diapering!
Thank you for the advice, I am going to see her in a couple of weeks so this will be great stuff to share.
Also I am lending her my newborn stash and I believe her cousin is lending her some newborns too.
Etta Jane and Claire Elaine are here! Born March 28, 2012.
my blog
What it's like to cloth diaper twins, Part I.
Cloth diapering twins, Part II.