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  | chonny   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Help please! How many do i need? Posted: 06 January 2013 at 7:10pm
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   Hi ladies,
 i have used itti bitti d'lish SIO for my 2nd boy for a few months. we had 8 nappies that suited us well and we did it almost full time but then he toilet trined. well that was almost 4 yrs ago. i am now half way through my pregnancy with my 3rd boy and my partner and i want to use cloth nappies but i don't know how many i need.
 
 we have been given about a box and a half of newborn huggies nappies that we will use but i would like to go to cloth nappy once those run out
 
 So in conclusion, my question is how many do i need? i will eventually be getting my 8 Mediums back from my ex but until then i will need to know how many and how many after that. i have never has experience with a newborn in cloth so would greatly appreciate the assistance.
 
 Thanks so much in advance
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  | Mama-Me   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 January 2013 at 10:54am | 
 
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   A good amount to start with is at least 15 nappies.  I have roughly 25 nappies in my stash and that allows me to wash every 2nd day :)
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  | AandCsmum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 January 2013 at 10:12pm | 
 
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   I'm using about 15 tutto, but yeah 8-10 a day?
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  | Keleho   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 January 2013 at 10:19pm | 
 
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   I have 14 tuttos, 3 med AIOs (which I dont use atm) and 3 large AIOs - more than enough if I wash every other day/every day     | 
 
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  | chonny   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 09 January 2013 at 9:31pm | 
 
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   thanks ladies, i guess i have a long way to go then :)
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  | JuniperNZ   Groupie
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 10 January 2013 at 6:53pm | 
 
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   I think I had about 25 prefolds, washed every 2 days.  Prefolds are cheap so it's easy to have lots and that was also for a winter baby so i didn't have to use the dryer.  I reckon more is better - that way you don't stress about getting them dry in time and also means that the elastic/velcro use is less as is spread over more outers/or what every type of MCN you use.
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  | BessieBear   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 February 2013 at 4:05pm | 
 
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   15 prefolds and 6 covers worked for us, I found tutto's weren't so great on a Newborn. 
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  | Bizzy   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 19 February 2013 at 4:25pm | 
 
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   A lot will depend on how often you want to wash and dry them and also what sort.  SOme of the AIO's can take a lot longer to dry and be more time consuming.
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  | farmgal72   Newbie
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 20 February 2013 at 9:36am | 
 
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   Whats the best brand? I picked u[p the council introduction pack and it has 4 different looking nappies.....what do you ladies rec for a newborn?
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