My newborn cloth stash (pics)

MamaFantastic · December 2013

Colleen inspired me with her recent post

Top row: pail liners, big homemade wet bag, 2 small Planet Wise wet/dry bags, 1 WAHM wet bag

Second row: 5 Chinese ill Joey knockoffs, 1 Happy Heinys adjustable small pocket

Third row: 5 BG newborn AIOs, 5 Bummis XS covers

Fourth row: Assorted fitteds, 4 Thirsties Duo Wraps sz 1

Fifth row: 3 BG bamboo fitteds, 2 Thirsties sz 1 pockets, 1 grovia cover

Bottom row: 4 BG small stuffable AIOS, lots of free snappis from my doula! (Love the hookup!)

Right side: 1 dozen non organic newborn GMD prefolds, 2 dozen organic GMD prefolds, 60 WAHM cloth wipes

J&NL · December 2013

Man, y'all are on top of your shit! :P

zoopsiedaisy · December 2013

Overwhelmed..... What is the best most basic way to start? Can you link me to one or two helpful sites or books? Thanks!!

Rrrrrachel · December 2013

One good way to get started is a new born cloth diaper rental from somewhere like Jillian's drawers. You can see what you like and try different things out without as big of an investment.

Rrrrrachel · December 2013

And check out the cloth diaper board here on the bump!

LittleLady77 · December 2013

This makes me want to go shopping! I have less than half of a newborn stash and I'm having twins! Ladies.... TODAY.I.SHOP!

tidymonster · December 2013

Y'all are making me jealous. Ours are just stacked (they were organized, and then DD thought they looked cute and started playing with them, haha) in our bedroom. Once I get my mess together, I'll share ours! This is the first we will be CDing, but I've already gone waaaaaay overboard. Way. Over. Board. I'm on self-imposed restriction. Haha. At least, until the next big sale catches my eye. ;-)

MamaFantastic · December 2013

J&NL said:

Man, y'all are on top of your shit! :P

this is about 65% leftover from my original cloth stash (which was much more basic) and 35% from stuff i've acquired over the years, knowing i'd eventually plan on having a second child. i was very caught off guard by the too-big-for-newborn-too-small-for-one-size phase, so i really beefed up in that area this time around... for that 10-14 pound zone where the one-size diapers just don't fit very well, but where the newborns are starting to get ridiculously small and tight.

the beauty of newborn diapers is they are used for such a short period of time that they don't get nasty or worn out, and therefore have a GREAT resale value!

rachel has good suggestions for places to start. a diaper trial program is a great first step. find a local cloth diaper store (i'd even drive up to an hour and a half to find one, honestly) and take a new-to-cloth class if they are offered. that will be a GREAT way to start getting to know the lingo and the different options out there!

J&NL · December 2013

Yeah, I'm still debating if I want to start with disposable NBs instead of getting a whole newborn stash that might not even fit.

Rrrrrachel · December 2013

I've got some preemie prefolds in order and I got some mini coveralls from blueberry's clearance sale. I have like five xs bg somewhere, too, but idk where. I'll eventually get some gmd fitteds and I think that will be it for newborn/size small! I like the coveralls because they have two rise settings, so they fit itty bitties and then unsnap and fit long enough to get you to one size.

zoopsiedaisy · December 2013

Rrrrrachel said:
One good way to get started is a new born cloth diaper rental from somewhere like Jillian's drawers. You can see what you like and try different things out without as big of an investment.

I'm glad you suggested this. That looks like a great idea! Thanks!

MamaFantastic · December 2013

@littlelady77 https://www.easyclothdiaper.com is 15% off today with coupon code MAS13 (good through Christmas Eve)

Momof8inSC · December 2013

You'll love the prefolds and covers on a newborn more than anything else. Easier, holds in everything- we never had a leak in those, faster and simple. Even the NB BG will probably be too big in the beginning unless your baby is huge. Lol
BG aios are wonderful!!!!!!!

Marusika · December 2013

Awesome stash!

homershippo · December 2013

I really love cloth diapering and all, but rinsing all the poo off, then washing them several times so they don't stink is tedious.

porterlove525 · December 2013

That is seriously impressive!

LittleLady77 · December 2013

MamaFantastic I'm trying to build up a smallish reasonable stash with a variety in it so I can try everything then buy more of what works for us. Maybe enough to wash everyday and then I can double with what works. I have two questions for you (or anyone really).

1. Do OS covers work with infant prefolds or do you need to get infant prefolds?
2. Talk to me about this middle stage, 10-14lbs. What works best for that stage?

Thanks for the coupon code! I'm all over that.

MamaFantastic · December 2013

you need a small sized cover for sure for the newborn stage. i don't even own any big one-size covers because i liked using all-in-ones for the older months/years and they don't require a cover at all. i was a BIG fan of the thirsties duo wraps in size 1 because they work from 6 to 18 pounds, and therefore work through that annoying middle phase i was talking about. this size range is achieved because the rise snaps down smaller for newborns, then opens up fully for 3-4 month olds. the cover has leg gussets too, which i felt helped with poo-splosions.

for that middle stage, you can squeeze by with tri-folded prefolds (basically a prefold that's folded in thirds to look like a maxi pad) that you lay into a cover. we did that for awhile, but by the time he was 3 months old and 15 pounds, those newborn prefolds were not even covering the penis and the bum at the same time... so it was far from ideal. i really liked my BG bamboo fitteds (they are in row 5 in the photo, on the far left) for that middle phase, as they were specifically a small size (as opposed to the XS for the newborn phase) and were designed to fit in that 10-15 pound range. in the past few years, i've added 4 BG small sized AIOs and another thirsties duo size 1 diaper to the "inbetween" diaper stash... that should help us a bit more this time around. i will likely also pick up a dozen of the next size up for prefolds... the smalls work well for the inbetween phase too. because i have tons of covers, prefolds make the most sense from a money-saving standpoint, as they are about $2 each and work very well as part of a diapering system.

LittleLady77 · December 2013

Thanks ladies!

I just got these in size 1:
Iryna Merzlikina's photo.

and a few more newborn AIOs. Once all my fluff mail comes I will have to do an inventory pic. I don't even know how many diapers are on their way at this point
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