How many nappies for full time?

[bubs_and_us]

with baby #2, we will be using MCN full time from day i ( :fingerscrossed:)

how many will i need to buy? i will want to be able to not wash for up to 3 days (just in case! - i will wash more often but would prefer too many than not enough)

what would you recommend for a newbie (happy to use flats - any particular brand?)

ATM i've got BBB, GKs, Haute, peapods, kissaluvs and a jamtots........ what other brands would you recommend? (really want to try BG, krapcatchers and HBs... are they good?)

TIA :flowerz:

[OJandMe]

BG's are brilliant. and krapkatchers are the bomb!

for 2 in cloth to wash every 3 days... I'd say about 50 :laughing:

Washing every second day... about 32.

You need about 5-8 nappies a day per child... so yeah.. 2(3x8)= 48 nappies having enough for 2 in cloth washing 3rd daily.

[bubs_and_us]

thanks OJ.... DS isnt in nappies anymore, so i could divide the 48 by 2? so 24 nappies???

no no no, that doesnt seem enough to fulfill my addiction.... i'll tell DH we need 48 :laughing:

seriously though, i was thinking around the 30ish mark - does that sound reasonable?

[OJandMe]

30 is fine :yes:

We've got about 36 in use on one bubba atm.. and we often can go for 3 or 4 days without washing if we HAVE too....

BUt I don't I wash every second day.. or every day if the weather is on a good run, so I can get them all plenty of sun :yes:

30 should be heaps.

Do you sew? I'm making my own now... so much cheaper, and DH can't complain about me buying nappies anymore :yes: You should give it a go.. and then you can have hundreds of nappies!! :laughing:

[bubs_and_us]

Do you sew? I'm making my own now... so much cheaper, and DH can't complain about me buying nappies anymore You should give it a go.. and then you can have hundreds of nappies!!

i cant even sew a button onto a shirt :laughing::laughing: (so no, i dont think i'll even attempt nappies lol)

DH said i can start buying now if i want to - and we're not even TTC yet!!! (i think he knows im going to go crazy - the bank balance will like it better if i do it over 1 year rather than 1 month lol)

i'll probably get the 'workhorse' nappies first then go with funky show nappies...

thanks again OJ!

(oh and BTW - i bet you've got a pretty impressive stash by sewing yourself! do you do pockets or other kinds?)

[susiehomemaker]

30 should be good :) You will probably be changing bub between 8-12 times a day in the first few weeks. I would go fitteds or flats or prefolds and good covers for newborn, I would recommend loveybums organic fitteds, swaddlebee's fitteds, canningvale happies (terry flats- they are luffly) I will be making our own prefolds, I cant find what I am after elsewhere.