https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:57:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1915601 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:34:18 +0000 Boheme 1915601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did BG AIOs with LO, and it seemed like he outgrew them so fast! Not sure what we'll do for baby 2, so I'm following this thread :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1915578 Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:17:12 +0000 sorrycharlie 1915578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone! oh gosh. so much to think about. </p> <p>maybe Ill grab some covers, try with some flour sack towels and see how she does. I have a bum genius AIO newborn on its way to me, so I can try that too, and I'll get a couple other AIOs to try..nice thing is I can always resell for something, at least!</p> <p>@ShootingStar: I think I saw your listing on the classifieds! I wasn't sure if they were still available or not. I'm trying to keep the newborn stash super cheap, though, since my first daughter was chunky by a month - I don't want to spend too much. I also have two boxes of pampers I can't return, so it'll definitely be part-time newborn cloth I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1915086 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:37:56 +0000 ShootingStar 1915086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I have a bunch of newborn CD stuff I keep meaning to sell. All in either new or practically new condition. I have mostly covers and fitteds, let me know if you're interested in the details. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1914870 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:22:26 +0000 Mrs. J 1914870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did kissaluvs fitted and bummies/thirsties covers until he was big enough for BG 4.0s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1914726 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:50:31 +0000 Freckles 1914726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: snappies were super annoying!</p> <p>We did NB prefolds + covers, as well as NB kissaluvs fitteds + covers. The covers were Thirsties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1914679 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:15:19 +0000 Ash 1914679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haaaaaaated prefolds. It actually kept me away from cloth for quite some time. They leave baby's skin wet and yucky. I totally recommend an AIO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1914603 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:28:47 +0000 sorrycharlie 1914603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>interesting! maybe I'll grab some thirsties covers.</p> <p>I thought I would prefer aplix, but my two flip covers I can't seem to figure out the fit. She hasn't leaked from them, but she always has extra room around her belly and red lines on the insides of her thighs (even fitted more as underwear than a disposable diaper). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913999 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:01:59 +0000 lady grey 1913999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: We used prefold with Thirsties covers. I think we on;t had about 4 covers. You can reuse them (just let them hang to dry) if it was only a pee diaper. Oh and used snappies with them too.</p> <p>When DS was big enough we switched to FuzziBunz and still going strong at almost 17 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913636 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:47:18 +0000 avivoca 1913636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a ton of prefolds intending to use them, but my baby really hated them. When she was small, I really liked the gDiapers because of the trim fit. I love Thirsties covers too, and the new aplix is so much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913623 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:40:32 +0000 jetsa 1913623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used BG newborn AIO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913617 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:37:04 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 1913617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I had bought a bunch of NB cloth diapers of all kinds of varieties, but everything was so new and so just not normal that we decided to use up the disposables we got from the hospital first. By the time he was 3w old I was using BG 4.0 with newborn inserts and they worked just fine (he was a really skinny baby). We also used Fuzzibunz one size but they were a pain to adjust and he was growing so quickly that I didn't love them.</p> <p>Of the NB diapers I had I liked the Fuzzibunz sized diaps, charlie bananas small, and the thirsties pockets size 1. But he was leaking out of the little Fuzzibunz by 6w because he was getting too big for them (but still in NB clothes.) I bought everything used and was able to sell them for what I paid. This time I've got a handful of Charlie Bananas left that I didn't sell and will use those and a package of Honest Diapers ;) LO hasn't been in diapers for a year so I'm not psyched to start diaper laundry until I'm really doing it full time. I was so excited to start last time, but I wasted so much money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913615 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:36:55 +0000 Arden 1913615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Check a few diaper stores out and see if they are running clearance deals on the Thirsties size 1 AIO's since they are being discontinued. I saw them go on sale at a local place recently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913611 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:34:42 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1913611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I had either 3 or 4 dozen (a lot but I don't like doing laundry too often and this way I could air dry them). Then I want to say maybe 5 covers? I honestly don't remember, but it was just enough. Actually I think we had 4 in the small size and then I supplemented with the flip covers if they were all in the wash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913596 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:28:07 +0000 sorrycharlie 1913596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: this is kind of what my exact plan is. How many covers and prefolds did you have/need? I'm combo with disposables (we have a ton I can't return) til she's chunkier </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913589 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:25:15 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1913589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>GMD newborn prefolds with snappi and thirsties cover. I also had a few AIO but it was hard to justify the expense for those since we used them so little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913560 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:09:11 +0000 Chaosmaven 1913560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Kissaluvs (newborn size) and Bummis covers for the first 2 months, then used BG 4.0s once DD was 10 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913554 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:05:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1913554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the applecheeks. Both as pickets and AI2. But we didn't donit full time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913490 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:17:18 +0000 autumnlove 1913490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thirsties size 1 AIO, BG newborn, prefolds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913473 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:05:30 +0000 MrsRoo 1913473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just folded the prefolds into a rectangle and stuck them in the cover. Either K was too big for the NB prefolds, or I was doing it wrong- we had issues with any folds that used snappies or any sort of wrapping around the baby.<br /> She was only in the Thirsties for 5 weeks, so we never got out of the NB sized ones. Our regular diapers are the BG Freetimes and we switched right to them at 5 weeks.<br /> Never too many questions! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913457 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:55:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 1913457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: I was going to order some snappies, I've never used them! I just started CD my toddler a month ago. What did you use in place of them? or did you just fold the prefolds instead of wrapping around the baby? did you do the sized thirsties too?</p> <p>lol sorry for so many questions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913452 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:52:40 +0000 MrsRoo 1913452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really wanted to use AIOs exclusively, but my MIL bought us 5 weeks of a diaper service so we ended up using prefolds and covers. I thought it would be too much, but it ended up being just fine. I tossed the snappies pretty quickly though- those things were a PITA. I really liked the Thirsties covers, and some of them are actually pretty cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913446 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:49:49 +0000 sorrycharlie 1913446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: that's exactly what I'm afraid of - my DD wasn't huge at birth but got big quick. she was 9 lbs by a month! but, I don't love how the one-size really spread their legs apart when they're still little, either. kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place, I think! I don't want to spend a fortune on all sized diapers..we're CD mainly for financial reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913443 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:48:15 +0000 Arden 1913443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know prefolds and covers are more economical, but I wanted to make the newborn days as easy on myself and DH as possible so we went with AIO's. </p> <p>I LOVED the Thirsies Duo AIO, size 1 which I hear they are discontinuing for a one-size (which makes me sad because the two size system made for a much better and slimmer fit). </p> <p>We also used Lil'Joey's, which were amazing but she outgrew them fairly quickly (then again, I had a big baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cloth-diapering-a-newborn-1#post-1913440 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:42:58 +0000 sorrycharlie 1913440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if you cloth diapered your newborn, what worked for you?</p> <p>I keep hearing prefolds and covers, which we'll probably do..I can always keep and reuse the prefolds for something! I want to get a couple all in ones just for cuteness factor ;) </p>