https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 14:47:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2110900 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:29:38 +0000 ValentineMommy 2110900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: awesome, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2108857 Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:22:23 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2108857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: I am using THX which is a Lil Joey knock off. My girl is 9 lbs now (8'6 at birth) and they fit she still has room to grow. We will probably be able to use them for another month (So 2 months total) and I hope by then she will fit in our one size rumparooz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107680 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:29:42 +0000 ValentineMommy 2107680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do the lil joeys work on bigger babies? DS was 9 lbs at birth, so I'm not expecting a small little brother, though you never know. I bought a stash of them used for a RIDICULOUSLY cheap price. I couldn't say no. I'm hoping they work for bigger babes though cause they look so tiny!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107585 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:07:32 +0000 youboots 2107585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a follow up, we have been using the Lil Joeys and love them. No leaks or issues so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107574 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:58:39 +0000 Cole 2107574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: it was a brilliant move on their part too- it was easy to convince my husband and then they offer to give you your deposit back with a 10% bonus if you take it on a store gift card. At that point we took the ten percent and bought the rest of al our diapers and Christmas gifts from them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107430 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:37:35 +0000 Cole 2107430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: They really are pretty simple and if you mess up it is no different than of you only laid the diaper in the cover anyway :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107399 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:06:31 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2107399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: the snappies really aren't so bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107395 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:03:30 +0000 meredithNYC 2107395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: @Cole: @autumnlove: Thanks, guys! I'm so lazy I don't want to learn how to use a Snappi, lol. But I just watched a youtube video and I guess it's pretty easy and something you get used to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107392 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:00:21 +0000 autumnlove 2107392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: I like using snappis with prefolds because poop was so runny in the NB days with my LOs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2107350 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:21:54 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2107350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: Wow that is an incredible rental deal! The one at our local store was like $250! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2106555 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:36:58 +0000 Cole 2106555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: I think you should be good with that plan, the issue is less them getting wet and more them getting poop on the cover. If they just feel wet you can let them air dry and alternate between two or three covers.</p> <p> You don't need a snappi but for the $3 you should buy one. I find that for the little poops a snappi-ed diaper cover is more likely to be reusable. We have one and I have yet to wish I had a second one so it's a worthwhile couple of dollars.</p> <p>ETA- have you checked around for a rental program though? Mine was only $60 for thirty aio newborns for six weeks. The store didn't even have it on their website so call the stores worth cloth diapers within an hour or so of you and ask if you might be interested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2106413 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:03:36 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2106413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meredithNYC: I ended up purchasing some newborn AIO diapers and I LOVE them. They are adorable and fit from birth. I talked to lots of people who told me that anything one size (even though Rumparooz says you can use them when they are 6lbs) are really too big for newborns. I figured that, even if I bought cheaper Target diapers, I was going to spend about $150 if we used disposables for the first 3 months...so the cost of the diapers was the same. The only difference is that the resale for these diapers is about $6 each, meaning I can actually sell them for more than I purchased them for since I bought them in bulk. </p> <p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/331377030030?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&#038;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/331377030030?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&#038;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2106412 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:57:43 +0000 meredithNYC 2106412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, do I really need Snappis or diaper pins? Both options sound like a pain! I naively thought I could just fold the inserts to work... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2106398 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:28:51 +0000 meredithNYC 2106398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, guys! So, I started cloth diapering late in the game with my first and never had to deal with newborn cloth. I kind of assumed I would just do disposables with LO #2 (due in April) until he fits into the BG 4.0's. But, looking at the cost of disposables fills me with dread and I hate the idea of the waste.</p> <p>So, my question is how to go about this with the least amount of expense. Am I crazy to think I can get away with these Rumparoo covers and a bunch of inserts? Or do the covers frequently get wet and need washing?</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rumparooz-Newborn-Diaper-Neutral-Reusable/dp/B00IISOVSI/ref=sr_1_4?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1426198602&#038;sr=1-4&#038;keywords=newborn+diaper+cover" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Rumparooz-Newborn-Diaper-Neutral-Reusable/dp/B00IISOVSI/ref=sr_1_4?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1426198602&#038;sr=1-4&#038;keywords=newborn+diaper+cover</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028216 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:23:33 +0000 Mrs.ThinMint 2028216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a preemie, so even though we didn't start cloth diapering until he was 4 months old, he still was too small for OS diapers. We started at 9 lbs, but his legs are really skinny which made the OS diapers not fit. We ended up getting Kawaii newborn diapers which I really like because they go up to 22 lbs. So, they will last a lot longer than a typical newborn diaper. They are pocket diapers. You can get them with microfiber inserts, but I like to use Thirsties hemp inserts since they absorb more. I wouldn't invest in the Thristies inserts unless you're going to use them for awhile though. We also started using Grovia AI2s with the Grovia organic cotton soakers. They started fitting at around 10 lbs. We use a mix of both now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028212 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:18:19 +0000 MsMini 2028212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thx I had were about 1/2 as absorbant as the lil joeys, only a big problem of your kid is a heavy wetter like mine was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028167 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:10:12 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2028167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: oh bummer :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028164 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:05:50 +0000 jetsa 2028164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: they're a China cheapie. I've heard some love them but most are disappointed in the quality (or lack there of).</p> <p>We used bumgenius newborns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028159 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:01:24 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2028159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Anyone have experience with THX brand? From reading reviews they appear to be just like lil joeys, but I can get 24 of them on ebay for $140. That seems like an incredible deal to me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028101 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:15:21 +0000 MsMini 2028101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used AIOs, mostly lil joeys, a couple blueberry simplex. They both fit my lo well, no leaks (but she was 10lbs at birth) I just switched her to OS at 8 weeks/12 lbs just because they fit better, I could have eeked out a little bit more use if I wanted to though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028092 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:08:59 +0000 catlady 2028092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Blueberry Simplex AIO newborn size. I picked up a dozen of them at one of their seconds sales and that was all we needed. We were able to use them for about 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2028064 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:55:58 +0000 Chaosmaven 2028064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used 24 Kissaluvs with 6 Bummis covers until LO was about 10 lbs and could use our BG stash. It worked really well, as they have snaps, so I found them easier than prefolds, but you can reuse the covers so there slightly less laundry than if they were AIO. I personally wouldn't use AIO for a newborn, as I often changed a diaper 3 times in a half hour, and that gets frustrating when its the whole diaper each time, I would imagine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027873 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:35:57 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2027873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an almost 3 week old , and once his umbilical cord came off and his little circumcision was healed (about a week), I started with mixed stash. I have 3 aio and they are easiest and cutest, but they leak easily and it's so depressing when they pee or poo mid diaper change! It doesn't bother me as much with my prefolds. The prefolds are pretty easy for me, but my so hasn't tried any of the cloth aside from removing them and putting on a disposable. The thing that bothers me is how giant all my newborn sized covers are on him! They are a variety of brands but they all seem to go halfway down his thighs! The fitted diapers I got from GMD are super easy and hold it all in well, but they make the cover even bulkier. My trimmest and softest diaper cover is the bummis newborn super whisper I think. </p> <p>He's long and was 7 lbs 9 oz at birth, and now he's about 9 lbs. They do leak occasionally, but his honest newborn diapers also leak so much (we were gifted 6 packs so I am determined to use them up!)</p> <p>I can't imagine his pockets and other one size diapers on him right now! They would look gigantic. His newborn pants already are stretched out depending on which diaper I put on him. And his 0-3 m pants will be tight at waist and huge in legs with his bulkier diapers on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027672 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:16:10 +0000 PawPrints 2027672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't here yet, but our friends loaned us their stash of newborn size diapers and they are all prefolds + covers. They seem super easy so I'm anticipating we'll like them. Our plan is to switch to BG AIOs (Freetime or Elementals) once LO is big enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027572 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:22:33 +0000 Cole 2027572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rented 30 bum genius newborn all in ones. We really liked them a lot she was 6 pounds 10 ounces and was back at birth weight with in 5 days. At 7 weeks she was 11 pounds and while we could still put them on her, they didn't hold enough liquid to make them a reasonable option. I would say six weeks was about the max in them in regards to holding enough. I would definitely use them again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027355 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:30:04 +0000 blackbird 2027355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a bumgenius rental from a company that went out of business....this time around, i'm just using disposables because our Freetimes will fit at 8 lbs. I wish I could rent again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027339 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:22:37 +0000 youboots 2027339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm borrowing Little Joeys from @littlejoy she may have some thoughts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027333 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:21:45 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2027333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Thirsties (free from a friend) and Rumparooz for our tiny boy (plus a diaper service). I liked using a snappi too so everything is better contained. The Rumparooz worked better as a newborn, and now that he's bigger I really like Flips. I've stopped using the Thirsties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027247 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:46:02 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2027247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did Applecheeks because they are Size 1 and Size 2. So the size 1's fit right away (8-9lbs). They are pockets or you can use them like a cover and use a pre fold or flat laid on top. They worked great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-cloth-diapers-what-did-you-use#post-2027230 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:39:59 +0000 danda 2027230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a newborn rental with Fuzzibunz, Bumgenius, and Tots Bots. I had problems with leaking with all of them due to not having enough absorbency. Once we switched to one sized diapers we were fine and almost never had leaks. I think prefolds are a better way to go for CD a newborn but never tried it due to the learning curve. </p>