Advice on setting up Newborn stash

[cloud_skye]

Contours are different to prefolds. Contours are shaped and prefolds are rectangular. Have you looked at ozclothnappies FAQ pages? You don't have to fold prefolds as much as you do flats and they are less bulky. You can also pad fold them and then you dont need any fasteners, just place them in a tight cover. Unbleached cotton prefolds are good, obviously anything with hemp or bamboo will be more absorbant. I use unbleached cotton on my new baby and its great.

[lindys]

A contour works in a similar way to a prefold. As Skye indicated a prefold is similar to a flat nappy, but much less bulky. It has 3 'sections' that indicate where you fold. Very easy to use. I have heard that the unbleached cotton are very good, and I love the Baby Beehinds Plush prefolds as they are so soft, stretchy and have a hemp strip in one panel for extra absorbancy.

Lindy

[helenn82]

Kath,
You seem to be more organised than me! What you have sounds good. I am also due in July with #1 (I'm a toowoomba girl too!!) and have started my stash of cloth but am still umming and ahhhhing.... lol

I have.....
2 small bubblebubs aio
1 nb bubblebub aio
1 small honey boy aio
2 mandy macs
1 medium bubblebub aio


Planning to buy....

• Part time package of baby behind bamboo (10 fitted nappies) + a couple of extra possibly
• Possibly another 6 mandy macs

• Hopefully....2-4 newborn whizz kidz

I too am not 100% sure about the prefolds. I am thinking I will buy a dozen baby behind prefolds or some Wee wuns own hemp prefolds in size small.

Helen

[kathok]

Girls
I checked out the ozclothnappies site. I am sold on buying some prefolds now to supplement what I already have and get it up to 2 day washing. Now all I need to do is pick what type and buy some.

I have found 3 main alternatives so far:
chinese unbleeched cotton ones 4x8x4 from little koala - very cheap but not sure how effective/absorbant they will be
Hemp terry ones 2x3x2 - not sure who to get these through/ price though
Bamboo ones -seem to be only 2 thick all over - not sure from where to get them/price though.

Any recommendations?

Kathok


Helen - Yes I know I work fast, I only starting looking at cloth nappies last week! Once I start thinking about something I pool my info and don't stop thinking about it until I have made all the decisions. I am also planning a family reunion for 6 weeks before I am due so trying to be as organised as I can be before 30 weeks, so I can spend more time on this later.

[helenn82]

I have heard good things about the prefolds sold at little koala. The seem to be popular due to their price like you said. Weewuns sell some terry/hemp prefolds though they only seem to have large in stock currently. Baby Behinds sell terry hemp also for $7.50 I think. I have no idea where the bamboo prefolds are stocked either????

Helen

[Anastasia]

Um I think jayne was going to be selling some through Nurture Nappies (am I right jayne? LOL) She has some other prefolds up now as well, hemp and cotton.

[becboo]

I go good old flanny squares with my bub They worked great with Gracie and I won't have to buy any more for the next one But saying that I am sooooo glad I hung on to the NB Honeyboy ( who I bought for someone but she isn't doing cloth) and I have some one-size that I will be putting to good use I also have 5 Bamboo Velour Cute Tooshies which I heard are just perfect from straight away too

Bec.

[cloud_skye]

I would have got a whole stash of bamboo if I could afford it....But unbleached cotton is working for me!

Quick question re: newborn covers (if I may)...

At the moment I'm still a part time cloth mum (sposies while out, cloth all the way at home) and I use BBB, BBH, peapods pockets and a bumgenius pocket. When bub #2 decides to come along I would like to use fitteds (HATE flats *shudder*), but I'm unsure what covers to use. Is PUL ok for little-uns? Or maybe fleece? I have a swaddlebees fleece cover which I love, and was thinking something along those lines (maybe a fleece wrap - do they exist?) would be good.

I've been doing this for 9 months now, you'd think I'd have some idea of what I was doing, lol!

Any advice would be much appreciated, as I'm going to start boosting my stash soon. A couple of nappies a month and I should be just about set I reckon...

Thanks ladies.

[cloud_skye]

I'm using PUL on a newborn now with no problems. But I have heard people say they prefer fleece.