Would you recommend?

Here's my dilemma. I want to be a cloth mum, but I'm really worried that spending so much money on MCN's without knowing my bubs size as a newborn, and how quickly they grow, will be a waste of money.

Do you think it would be more practical as a cost saving measure to use the old-fashioned type until bubs is old enough to trial the MCN's? I think I would stress myself out with figuring out which brand I like best, and I have no idea how they work, the outlay is quite expensive, especially when newborns are just peeing and pooing machines.

HELP! I don't mind using old-school ones, but would like to eventually use MCN's as I would use disposables when I went out while using flats. Hope that makes sense? Just looking at the price old vs. new. I know there are people on here who will say the high outlay is worth it, but we're not going to be able to afford such a huge price in the short term.

I'm doing exactly that! (waiting till bub's arse arrives) I have bought a whole lot of prefolds and I have 2 swaddlebees, and 2 joeleze and one mummys touch. I plan to use the prefolds whilst "experimenting" with baby's bottom in the others until I decide how the sizing will work etc. I am really hoping that the swaddlebees will work as they are SOOOOOOOOO cute.

As for the high outlay....its cheaper than disposables.

Edited by nzpiper

I don't like using flats for newborns as they are really bulky and don't contain leaks well at all. ie every nappy change requires a full clothes change

I worked out that FB would cost the same as disposables if I used them for the first 4 months. So if it was my first child I would have gone with disposables until I got the hang of washing every day and all that (and you get given them at your baby shower usually anyway), and get MCN once they fit a medium size. Krystiana and Briona both fit medium FB, and because Bria is almost 2 I figure that has paid off really well.

Also the older the child, the less nappies you go through in a day.

Thanks ladies. Think I'll do the trial thing at some stage, but yeah, might stick with cloth until I know what type/size to invest in! Thanks