Brand new to cloth nappies.. help!

Hi

Yay! for considering cloth! Pocket nappies dry much faster than fitted nappies so that can be an advantage - but it does depend on what you prefer and what suits your bub!

bumGenius! are a great one-size nappy (they come with 1 insert & 1 booster) so they may work for your son and your daughter. Honeychild nappies are sized so you will need to purchase more as baby grows. Some people find they get a better fit from 'sized' nappies but it all comes down to what suits you and your baby best.

I would recommend perhaps purchasing 1 of each of the brands you like the look of, try them out then decide which suits.

Best of luck

Hi there - YAY FOR CLOTH is right! (just think of the money you'll save from the disposables and can spend on pretty dresses for Aliana )

I'm Toni, the Honeychild agent for Oh Baby so if you were interested in the trial nappy PM me.

I also had a chubster. Caitlin was 9lb 7oz and had those gorgeous chubby rolly thighs . We've found that Honeychild have been perfect for her from when she went through a very heavy wetting stage when she was about 10mths to now when we only need them for nights as she's dry in the day.
You could try a medium nappy and try that on both kids, it might be a bit on the large side for bubs but you can add more inserts to bulk it up until it fits better. That way you'll only need one size of nappy for both, saves you heaps that way. Our mediums fit from 5-10kg but that's only a guide, best way is to try the nappy on to make sure it fits right. We have a 30 day "use as much as you want" money back guarentee, that's on top of our 1 year warranty

Let me know if you have anymore questions

I was in your situation about 6 weeks ago and was so confused about it all.

I second the recommendation that you buy 1 of each nappy you like the look of or have been recommended by the lovely oh baby ladies/cloth gurus and try them out. I did this and found the brands that worked for me and then sold the ones that didn't so i could buy more of the ones that worked. As you will have only used them a few times they will sell well and yous houldn't lose too much on them..

I now only have the itti bitti snap ins and a couple of fuzzi's. I sold my BG, Honeychild and Drybe as they just didn't work for us but obviously work really well for others as they sold within about 2 hours of putting them on here

Welcome to the world of cloth! I too didn't discover modern cloth nappies until I had my second baby and felt 'if only I'd known!!!' too

I second what the others have said about buying a couple of different types of nappies to try out as everyone seems to have a different favourite. I haven't used cloth on a newborn (my son was 5mths old when we switched from disposables) but brands that I've tried & would recommend are:

Fuzzi Bunz (probably small for your daughter and medium or large for your son, depending on his size),

Honeychild (try medium on both - although my 13kg 23mth old wears a large),

BumGenius V3 one-size (you'll probably need both inserts for your son and possibly the bigger size insert for your daughter as the 'newborn' insert is really only the size of a booster)

Itti Bitti D'lish (possibly medium for your daughter and large for your son. I can't vouch for poo containment on a newborn but they would be a lovely trim option on your son)

Foxybots (small for your daughter & large for your son - they're gorgeous fabrics with generous pockets for stuffing, esp overnight).

Have fun shopping and don't hesitate to pop back on here for advice if you have any problems - we love talking about nappies

Vic xx