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What is your laundry situation? And how much do you hate doing it?

Burp cloths: 6-12 to start. Then when you know if you have a baby that spits up a lot like mine, you can buy more. We ended up with 24. And I used the flat cloth diapers.
baby washcloths: 3
baby towels: 2
boppy cover: 2
binky ribbon things: 1, we've only had one and it's still serving us well one year later.

Burp cloths: We have 9 good ones (and a handful of cheap ones that we never use) and we still do laundry every couple of days (our LO spits up a lot, though). I don't think you can really have too many burp cloths. I'd get at least 5 or 6 nice ones.

Washcloths: We have a lot of these, too, but I think you could get away with a handful. I find it easier just to use my hands to wash her body and hair. We do use a washcloth to wipe off her face, though.

Baby towels: 3

Boppy cover: We just have 1 and it's been fine

Binky ribbon things: Not sure what this is. The paci clips? We have two but our LO doesn't take a paci so they were kind of a waste of money. I'd start with just 1.

Burp cloths: piles. i think we have 15?
baby washcloths: we had none, just used normal ones
baby towels: we got one for a present, used it twice and started just using normal towels
boppy cover: i only had one! would have liked a second one, so I didn't have to use it naked (the pillow, not me )while the cover was washing, but they're something stupid like $30 here.
binky ribbon things: we bought a pack of 2. lost one right away, and hardly ever used the other one

Burp cloths: 12 Gerber diapers
baby washcloths:12 Circo brand washcloths from Target
baby towels: 2
boppy cover:2

I added 2 more baby towels when baby 2 was born!

Burp cloths: 20, at least - we went through at least 5 a day at the start
baby washcloths: 10 - we used 2 per bath and then used them to clean his neck area, ect on days he didn't get a bath.
baby towels: 3 because 2 might not be enough for 4 days if baby has a blow out ect.
boppy cover: 2 but I lived with 1 and just used a receiving blanket when it was in the wash.
binky ribbon things: 1? We tried soothers but DS was never a fan.

I think laundry every 4 days is a great goal.

@anonysquire:
Burp cloths: I think estimate at least like five a day for the newborn period and it goes down from there.. I recommend using the prefolds like these: http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-10-Pack-Prefold-Premium-absorbent/dp/B005D7GAGS/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1382928976&sr=1-2&keywords=prefold+diapers+gerber

baby washcloths: just a few, estimate 1-2 a day...one for bath and one for wiping down the neck area where milk and drool accumulates.

baby towels: a couple, use one a day for bath. Since they're small I didn't reuse them..I started reusing regular size towels only recently for dd. I recommend getting larger ones or sort of cheap infant ones because they outgrow them so fast. But they don't break the bank so much so a few little ones to start would be convenient (and cute!)

boppy cover: No idea, I only had one, but I didn't like the boppy and I was EPing by the end of week 1. I'd guess 2-3..

binky ribbon things: We never ended up using these much because the paci would fall out of dd's mouth more often when she had these. If your lo takes a soothie paci maybe try out a wubanub. If you're set on using these ribbon things start with one and see how it goes. If you end up using them regularly I'd guess 2 would be ok.

Burp cloths: never have too many

baby washcloths: 7
baby towels:7
boppy cover:1
binky ribbon things: 0

We do her laundry 1x a week so i like yo have at least 7 of everything we use daily. I loathe laundry.

Burp cloths: 5
baby washcloths: 10
baby towels: 4-5
boppy cover: 1-2
binky ribbon things: 1-2

Of all of them, buy a ton of washcloths! I use them on DS and DD, after meals, in the bath, or just washing their faces in the morning.

Burp cloths: I made 7 and this week I'm making more. The reason we do laundry is because we've run out of burp cloths. I end up just using receiving blankets.
baby washcloths: I was all gung-ho about using washcloths to clean at diaper changes, but I only use them for really messy changes. I like the thicker washcloths for bath time and the thin ones for diaper changes. I have 24 and it's more than enough, I probably only have 8 in the wash at one time. However, I think when we start solids we will go through a ton!
baby towels: 2-3
boppy cover: I have two boppys (or boppies?) and just the one cover for each. I keep one pillow upstairs and one in basement for watching tv. I was actually thinking I wanted an extra cover for each for when she really spits up. However, what I do now is always lie a receiving blanket over the boppy when I nurse.
binky ribbon things: not sure! She doesn't use a paci.

Sorry for the novel

Burp cloths: we have 12x muslin cloths. This is plenty for us, half would have been fine.
Baby washcloths: not sure what these are or what they're for- we use cotton wool and warm water for any messy nappy changes.
Baby towels: none- we just use some of our smaller bath towels or hand towels.
Boppy cover: none- we don't have a boppy.
Binky ribbon things: no idea what these are either!

I hate spending money on special baby gear items when I can be resourceful and use something we already have around the house or a cheaper alternative. I do laundry most days, either our stuff, her stuff or a combination... I'd do it less if she didn't spit up so much- I don't like that being left on stuff for long.

Burp cloths: I think we have 8-10? Super useful!
baby washcloths: 3
baby towels: 2
boppy cover: 1
binky ribbon things: 1

Burp cloths: 15-30...seriously, we could never have enough burp cloths. He would spit up on them almost every feeding and we'd have to switch them out if it was really bad.

baby washcloths: 7-10...my rule is one for every day of the week. We didn't reuse ours and threw them in the hamper after each bath.

baby towels: 2-5...these we did reuse and threw them in the wash every few days as long as he didn't pee all over them (which was often in the beginning)

boppy cover: 2 - one was always in the wash b/c he spit up all over it.

binky ribbon things: We found these as more of a hindrance, so we didn't use them often. He would flail his arms and pull his binky out with the ribbon and couldn't figure out how to get it back in, so we stopped using them!