https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 09:29:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-760018 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:54:25 +0000 maybebaby 760018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK, I just ordered another 10 Gerber cloth diapers, so we have 15 of those to use as burp clothes, about 10 flannel receiving blankets and 12 A&amp;A. And a million bibs thanks to hand-me-downs. Hopefully, that should suffice for now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-756088 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:55:12 +0000 ladyfingers 756088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 20 of the Gerber prefold diapers plus 8 A&amp;A blankets. I found that was a good sweet spot for us because we'd end up with a burp cloth on the couch, one in his pack n play in the living room, a couple in his room, a couple in our bedroom, a couple in my diaper bag, one in the car... it's just hard to keep track of those things so having a lot helped.</p> <p>We also use them on the changing table if he has a diaperless accident and we don't want to change the changing pad cover until after we finish with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755872 Thu, 02 May 2013 06:46:24 +0000 MrsF 755872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gerber prefold diapers are better than anything that's marketed as a burp cloth. Our reflux baby is seven months old and I still go through 4-5 a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755856 Thu, 02 May 2013 06:28:28 +0000 SleepyMonkey 755856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have a dozen plain white ones and a lot of nice ones that i was gifted. LO doesn't spit up much at all, so just the dozen is more than enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755800 Thu, 02 May 2013 02:40:29 +0000 red_seattle 755800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used 12 prefold cloth diapers + 3 of the things that are actually sold as "burp cloths" (they don't work well). We washed them when they started to sink, not necessarily with each use. We washed them maybe 2 or 3 times a week, so if you only want to wash them twice a week, I'd definitely get at least 24. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755752 Wed, 01 May 2013 23:31:16 +0000 littlepenguin 755752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we have around 12 but I do laundry almost every other day. For one laundry trip a week I'd probably plan on 3-5 per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755628 Wed, 01 May 2013 21:05:26 +0000 LemonLong 755628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never used them. We just used flannel receiving blankets. They worked great! I think we have maybe 8 receiving blankets? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755625 Wed, 01 May 2013 21:04:43 +0000 sylvie_b 755625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a ton of these grovia cotton wipe cloths and use them as burp cloths and wash cloths. They are so soft!<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/GroVia-Cotton-Cloth-Wipes-count/dp/B003X3R6TO" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/GroVia-Cotton-Cloth-Wipes-count/dp/B003X3R6TO</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755622 Wed, 01 May 2013 21:04:26 +0000 maybebaby 755622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it really depends, but I think I may invest in some more just in case...we also have a TON of bibs (got the hand-me-down motherload), so hopefully those will come in handy if we have a spitter/have to deal with reflux. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755619 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:59:18 +0000 IcebergMom 755619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never used one! My baby was not a spit upper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755616 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:57:47 +0000 dolphin 755616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to use big soft hand towels as burp clothes when I'm around the house. When she spits up I can fold over and use a few more times before I throw in the wash. And they protect my clothes better. Those small burp cloths are useless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755593 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:43:31 +0000 Smurfette 755593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have reflux so we use 2 or 3 a day. I need to buy more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755582 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:35:26 +0000 autumnlove 755582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have about 20 and we used them a lot the early days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755555 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:13:58 +0000 mrskc 755555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with 12 and I bought 12 more of the flat cloth diapers. My baby spits up a ton and we were doing laundry so often. I think 18-24 is the ideal number for us to avoid doing laundry more than once a week. The receiving blankets work well for burp rags too. You can cut them up too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755550 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:11:47 +0000 pl0508 755550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a ton and probably have 25 prefold dipes. We use them ALOT! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755540 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:06:28 +0000 blackbird 755540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we have a dozen? But seriously, you can't have enough of these. They're great for everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755520 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:57:31 +0000 shopaholic 755520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even think much of burp cloths before baby! I bought a dozen teeny tiny washcloths and then we received a dozen more. I use those for everything! I think I must use 6 a day at least! Later, I received the one-pack of burp cloths (5) I registered for and I use those now a LOT! I do a load of laundry at least every other day and that's been enough, but I feel like you could never have too many of the burp cloths or tiny washcloths! But I also have a spitter/drooler/reflux baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755508 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:51:30 +0000 matador84 755508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we had around 8 burp clothes and at least 12 a and a blankets. i preferred to use them as burp clothes over the ones we had. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755507 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:51:22 +0000 BananaPancakes 755507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Oh man, me too. I probably went through at least 10 a day for months. And they were soaked through. By 6 months, I think we still needed no less than 5 a day. At a year, I still carry 2. Reflux sucks so bad. </p> <p>@maybebaby: Hopefully your little one won't have reflux, but I still wouldn't count on less than 3 a day for a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755503 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:50:35 +0000 Beehive 755503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: That's so nice! J is better about it now, but there was a time around 4-5 months or so when he was a live grenade after each feeding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755496 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:49:01 +0000 Beehive 755496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use lots of burp cloths - but we just got those plain cloth diapers and use them as burp cloths, like these: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/OsoCozy-Indian-Cotton-Prefold-Diapers/dp/B000U00VHM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1367455576&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=cloth+prefold+diapers" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/OsoCozy-Indian-Cotton-Prefold-Diapers/dp/B000U00VHM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1367455576&#038;sr=8-2&#038;keywords=cloth+prefold+diapers</a></p> <p>I think we have 2 dozen. We go through anywhere from 2-5 each day, some because of spitting up and some because they fall on the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755494 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:48:46 +0000 hilsy85 755494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 12 prefold diapers that we use as burp clothes, but we hardly ever used them...LO RARELY spits up, both now and as a newborn. I think he is the exception and not the norm though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755490 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:47:26 +0000 immabeetoo 755490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OOf I cannot imagine only doing 1 laundry trip a week! I swear we have a load in every night and he isn't even a huge spitter. We have them stashed around the house where ever we hang out/play for random incidents and then I use an a+a blanket for every nursing session. I tuck it under his chin for any dribbles (and when he was tiny I bunched it under his head to help stabilize) and then I flip it over me to burp him. So 12 of them would be great; usually once a day I swap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755482 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:44:04 +0000 aprk 755482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 10 right now and I'm about to open another package. We use them for all sorts of things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755443 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:22:28 +0000 mediagirl 755443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds to me like you have enough stuff to use as burp cloths - the flannel blankets, 6 burp cloths and the 12 blankets. You could always cut up some of the blankets to give you more burp cloths. I had 22 and they were necessary for our major spitter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755442 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:22:27 +0000 heffalump 755442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo had reflux..... So we used a ton. I couldn't imagine doing laundry once a week, she was constantly spitting up. Hopefully you wont have a reflux baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755437 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:19:15 +0000 JoJoGirl 755437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa you have *12* A&amp;A?! I was annoyed today because we accidentally ended up with 9 (and no velcro swaddlemes) so I went online and bought a pack of those too! </p> <p>I don't know the answer to your question :) but right now I think we have 6 burp cloths along with the 9 A&amp;As and no receiving blankets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-burp-cloths#post-755431 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:14:58 +0000 maybebaby 755431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are pretty much ready with everything we need for baby, but I just realized we only have 5 burp cloths (and no laundry in apartment...). What is the sweet spot for burp cloths assuming 1/week laundry trip? We have lots of little flannel receiving blankets and 12 A&amp;A blankets, but I think we will definitely need more burp cloths...I realize every baby is different, but what has worked for you? </p>