Cloth diapers anyone?

You can make prefolds from terry cotton. Also try TomFips see their facebook page, she makes lovely newborn PUL covers.

Brilliant! Thank you so much. I will inform hubby and start trying to accumulate some newborn fitteds and get some prefolds and snappy nappy and eco nappy solutions covers So with the prefolds, is that a specific type of material? and do you use any inserts with it?
I have 10 pockets now and want to try get the newborn nappies going over the next few months. So excited.

For newborns, you will need newborn sized nappies. One size nappies like pockets only fits from around 3 months. It will still be worth your while to buy newborn nappies as you use between 7 and 12 diapers per day on a newborn up to around 12 weeks. Even if you buy 20 newborn nappies, you will still save a lot of money. You can reuse them for your second baby or sell them on the cloth nappy group on facebook, they sell very quickly, so you won't be wasting money.

As for the terms:

Pocket: a shell lined PUL outer usually lined with microfleece. There is a pocket between the PUL and fleece where you insert the "nappy" which is just a rectangle usually made from micro fiber or bamboo. They are easy to put on, usually have very cute prints or different colours. I love pockets as they clean easily, dry fast and are cost effective, especially if you buy a bulk pack form ALVAbaby.com. I do prefer the bamboo inserts as they absorb more liquid and I usually pair a bamboo with a microfiber insert to ensure that there are no leaks.

Prefold: A rectangular piece of cloth which you fold over twice to form a long insert. You use these with a separate PUL waterproof cover.


Flats: A terry square or a muslin square folded into a nappy and snapped on. You can also use old receiving blankets to make your own flats. This is the cheapest option but not many daddies are willing to try putting one on. You also need a waterproof cover over these.

Fitteds: A all in one nappy made for a certain size baby. Great for newborns, and great for night nappies. You usually put a waterproof PUL cover over these for nights.

Hybrid: Basically the same as a pocket, but instead of putting the insert into a pocket, you snap it inside a cover. See video here: www.gro-via.com/learn-cloth-diapers.html

Hasie. I have a few more questions please.

Hubby and I have accumulated 8 pocket nappies so far (eco nappy solutions, wrigglebugs, snugglybum and fancy pants), which will be nice for when baby is a bit older. We have agreed that we will start with disposables just so that we are not totally overwhelmed by everything and get put off cloth before we start. But after a few weeks or a month or so, I would like to start with cloth. I don't think the pocket OSFA diapers will fit the little baba that small yet right? I have heard lots of words flying around like hybrids, fitteds, flats and prefolds...but not entirely sure what is for nights and what is for newborns? What will fit a one or two month old baby without buying a bunch of newborn sized pockets/fitteds and having them all too small in no time. Any suggestions for what is best in the first few months? I doubt baby will wee and poo so much that he will need super thick nappies at that stage right?

Thanks

Thanks for all the feedback ladies! Have joined the FB groups

ok thats good to know! thanks

I can't comment on Mother nature as I've never used them myself. I have a friend who worked for earth babies and I have used their training pants, they where very good quality. Not sure if these two companies are keeping up with the times with regards to using bamboo and hemp as the new WAHM are doing. I will never buy cotton products again, although my first two kids where mainly raised on cotton prefold nappies, I have now discovered the beauty of bamboo and hemp with regards to absorbency. There is no comparison... Think big bum nappy compared to trim small bum nappy...