frugal fitted nappies for newborns

[wild at heart]

Hey,

has anyone tried one of the free/ cheap nappy pattersn to make fitteds for newborn?

I am interested in making some cheap nappies, but don't want to use snaps or anything too elaborate or I will give up...

I have never made (or should I say completed) a nappy before, so I wouldn't mind trying to make a few to increase my stash a bit?

What materials did you use?

What pattern did you use?

Has anyone got some pics of teeny home made nappies to get me in the mood????

TIA

[Nex]

Yup.

But honestly, unless your bub is going to be small for a long time its just not worth it.

These are the wee weka newborn pocket pattern.

They fitted my daughter for about 2 weeks! but she was 3.5kg and gained alot of weight quickly.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/aloomba/nappies001.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/aloomba/nappiesmore002.jpg

Then I went onto the s-m wee weka pocket. they still fit her with room for a bit more growing
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/aloomba/nappiesmore001.jpg

You could make them without the snaps, and just use pins or a snappi.

[ikis84]

I've made snappiable nappies. Not NB though, as you can fold down the rise so they fit.

You could use the rita's rump pocket pattern.

[ikis84]

Actually, I do have pics of the ones I made.

Fleece inner and terry outer.

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n58/ikis84/?action=view&current=100_3114.jpg

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n58/ikis84/?action=view&current=100_3115.jpg

And teeny tiny NB fitted made out of old baby blankets. http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n58/ikis84/100_2524.jpg

[wild at heart]

so is making small fitted nappies worthwhile? Wouldn't it be worthwhile compared to using disposables- considering you may go through 10 nappies per day!! (sorry never used cloth much when ds was new!!).

Ikis, how much did it cost for you to set up a newborn/ small baby stash to cope with the newborn poos? Or did you just use flats?

I am trying to think of what is easiest for dh to use as he is not keen on flat nappies and I don't want to waste money on disposables just because I haven't thought of another solution.

any other opinions?

[Milliner]

You could always get some bamboo flats and then you could use them to make tri-folds for pockets when bubs is a little older.

[ikis84]

I definitely think it is worthwhile making small sized nappies... esp if you use recycled fabrics etc. The fit is much better than flats or OSFM.

It cost me about $20 to make my nb/sml stash, as I used flats and baby blankets that I already had. I bought some microfleece on sale, elastic and some bamboo to make boosters (that isn't really needed though, you could use stuff you have).

Old t-shirts make really nice nappies too - very soft! You could ask on freecycle for old flannel baby blankets or for t-shirts, and make a small stash for very little.

Oh, and I also sold off all of the nappies I made cheap, after I had finished with them, and made all of my money back... so yeah, it was worth it!!

[jembelina]

Stupid question........if you fold down the rise for a smaller fit, is it best to fold so thet fleece ends up on th eoutside or teh terry ens up on ht einside?? Or won't it matter??

[ikis84]

I always fold out, so that the fleece is on the outer... keeps the nappy nice and snug on baby. But often I would put it on without folding, snappy the wings and pull the extra 'rise' out from the top if that makes sense.