nappy absorbancy for newborns?

[mellybelly81]

As I put in my previous thread I am looking into mcn for when I have #1 (still ttc - :fingerscrossed:) and I am thinking that I may go for OSFA/M, but I have seen some reviews of good nappies, but not so good for newborns. So I had a thought I may look into flats/prefolds for newborn then move into the OSFA.

I know that all babies are different but when they are newborn, with the constant feeding, how much do they wee and poo? Would bamboo/hemp be required or would cotton be sufficient for absorbancy? Also I have read a few people's posts about the flats giving baby nappy rash because of the lack of liner to keep moisture away. Are there prefolds available that have liners in them?

I hope all that made sense!

thanks :)

[mundyc]

newborns usually need changing due to wee and poo at every feed and sometimes in beween for poos . So that makes about 8-10 changes per day . You cant get prefolds with liners but you can just buy some micro fleece from spotlight and cut it into rectangular liners and put that between the prefold and baby - very cheap and works well .
I'm not sure about cotton v's bamboo as we only use bamboo prefolds here - hopefully someone else can help you with that one .

[oliviasmumma]

Prefolds are a good idea for newborns. I'd personally use bamboo - only because I think they'd be more useful in the long run... ie. once your not using them for prefolds you can then use them later on to boost nappies :thumbsup:

Bamboo is heaps more absorbent then cotton. Although you could use cotton in the newborn stage I would imagine with a good cover.