[Nelle]

Fleece and wool can get compression leaks, like if bub's in the carseat or lying in the same spot for too long - but I'll let someone who's used fleece on a nb recently answer that better, cos it's been awhile here! :p

Actually, had another thought about fleece. Most nb's aren't really heavy wetters are they, they poo before they have time to saturate a nappy. So perhaps the compression is only really an issue as babies get older?

I'd say 5 nb sized covers are enough - guess it depends on the type of nappies you're using too - for example, we used snappied prefolds or fitteds, so 4 (2 eenees snibs and 2 Bummis Original Small (weight range starts lower than SWW's)) were enough for us. But if you were going to just pad-fold a trifold inside a snug cover, then you're more likely to get dirty covers and might want more - though you could just rinse and air dry pretty quickly with PUL.

I'd get at least one more small for the start - River was 4.2kg (9.4lb), and so the eenees snibs (while awesome), didn't fit for too long. So for awhile he was in eenees and Bummis Originals, then he was in Bummis Originals and Motherease Rikkis (and I think we also had a small SWW and small BBH cover).

I'd recommend the Motherease Rikki covers - I love them! They have gussets, which means you can pull the cover snugger at the legs without leaving marks. Any covers with gussets should be good actually!