whats suitable for a newborn?

Hi Chonny,

My Mum has made me a heap of OSFA nappies using a pattern called KCK One. I think it cost about $5 - I can find out where to get it for you if you're interested.

I use the nappies on my 14mth old at the mo and I stuff using a cloth flat and add a bamboo or hemp booster at nights. The nappies are so trim and I never get surprise leaks. The same nappy can be used on a newborn - I havn't tried yet as my wee bun is still in the oven but I am confident they will do the trick with a little bit less stuffing so not too bulky on a lil one.

thenappynetwork.org.nz has some patterns. I found the wee weka one good.  As for a new born, I used prefolds and covers but also found the joel eze pockets quite good and I had one tweedle...they were nice and little.  I think Tom was a bit older when I started with bum genius....maybe 3months.....maybe not.

Here is the link for the KCK One Nappy

My Mum ended up modifying ot a bit - I rate this nappy haha

If you're getting leaks out the sides are you sure you're doing them up snug enough at the legs? I only ask because people new to MCNs often don't do the legs up snug enough (it's certainly what I found with family members & friends) and that is sure to cause leaks. My mum made up a whole bunch of Wee Weka nappies both in newborn and small/medium for my sister and she never has any problems with leaks. She uses a homemade microfibre insert with a hemp booster.

Otherwise you could try a bumgenius v3 - it's a great one-size nappy that would probably fit both of your kids and seems to cope well with all size babies!

My mum made the newborn size with velcro and it fitted my sister's little boy til he was about 12wks. But when she made the small/medium size she put snaps on instead of the velcro, which my sister thinks is better now that he's moving. He's nearly 12mths and still wearing the small/medium size.

I bought it yesterday and it was $11.