Someone is giving me a bunch of tots bots bamboozles stuff... what more do i need?

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A friend is giving me some bits and bobs from her tots bots bamboozles (a few nappies, a few wraps, as far as i can work out, but she's not told me exactly what she's got). I've seen them in use with her, and am happy with the way they work (I think!), but what would you say is a bare minimum of numbers of nappies/wraps of each size and liners or whatever etc etc that I need? No tumbler, so might need extra to allow for insanely long drying time, if I remember her problems correctly!

A generous relative has promised to buy everything that I'm missing, so if anyone wants to write me a shopping list, I'll subtract the bits my friend gives me and pass it on to my relative!

And why do the nappies come in size 1 and 2 and the wraps in 1, 2 and 3? This seems silly.

Also, if anyone knows anywhere selling them cheap, or if any MNers sell them, feel free to recommend!

If for newborn, then you will need 8-9 nappies a day and you'll want a min of 3 days' worth, I think (I went for sandys, which are cotton and dry quicker and had 24, which didn't feel like too many without a tumbler). Breastfeeding poo goes everywhere, so the wraps get mucky regularly too, so you need more small wraps than you need of the larger sizes. Though they do dry quickly.I had 4 and occasionally wished for an extra one or two when we were having a very explosive time...
I wouldn't bother with disposable liners if breastfeeding because the poo is so runny they don't really work, but a few fleece liners can help baby feel drier overnight.
thenappylady.com can also be helpful with recommending how much you need.
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Oh and you don't necessarily need to buy nappies and wraps that "match". We used popolino wraps when he was tiny (because cheaper) I think velcro are better for littlies because they are more adjustable, but once they get to the mischievous undoing themselves stage, then the popper-up motherease ones are great. They come in 3 sizes because( i think) some people have chubbies, and some don't. We for instance, will never need the big size as my toddler is skinny.

Thanks for the thoughts, I will begin constructing my shopping list. Maybe I'll look at the other wraps as well, if you promise me my baby won't be a fashion outcast for not matching!

Can't promise about the fashion outcast.. we were outcasts when my baby was tiny because no-one else even considered cloth nappies, so everyone thought we were weird. We have now moved and cloth nappies are much more the norm, but everyone is in motherease....
Actually, the plain white ones look the same whoever makes them and the patterned ones are generally cute

matching is overrated - the best wraps are Motherease (velcro or poppers both have pros and cons) but their nappies are IME rubbish.

This may sound silly but if you have a dd remember in the summer the wrap will be visible under dresses as the puny matching knickers never fit over cloth - I bought a lovely pink Nature Babies wrap for days when it'd be on show and have been disproportionately pleased with it .

Bumfluff is run by a MNer - I also rate Kittykins as their site is so clear and easy to use.

I didn't think much of TotsBots wraps and would go for Motherease wraps everytime.

I like Bamboozles but to line dry them takes up to 36 hours so I keep them for nights and very long trips out. If you're just going to use bamboo nappies and line dry them you will need an awful lot of them.

Liners stop the nappy getting really stained. You can use paper throwaway/flushable ones or washable fleece ones, or both.

Boosters (separate pads) are handy to add in for nights, long trips or if you have a heavy wetter.

A laundry mesh and a lidded bucket to store the soiled nappies are indispensable in my book.

And you'll need a waterproof bag to store dirty nappies for changes while you're out and about.

OMG, my friend has delivered round the nappies. Am I unreasonable to be ridiculously excited? They're so much fun! Particularly since they're clean and smell of windy days on the washing line, rather than poo.