How many nappies needed for twins?

[Frangipani74]

I have twins on the way was wondering how many nappies to buy. Was thinking a BTP pocket nappy like wonderoos would probably be the best choice for ease of use and quick drying time. Just not really sure how many I might need. Any advice?

I wouldn't recommend Wonderoos for twins as they are quite big made. I tried them on dd2 when she was over 10lbs and they were huge. Most twins are small at birth so it would probably take a while for them to grow in to them. What would be best would be something smaller made, I think Bum Genius's are smaller so they would fit quicker.
What you could do is take the inserts that come out of a pocket nappy and put them inside a small cover with a gusset, such as an eenee snib or an extra small Lollipop or Rikki covertes. That way you it won't cost you much extra. I'd also use a fleece liner with the inserts as they tend to be microfibre which is not dry against their skin.
Hope this helps.

you need Neenz she's a real nappy user with twins... will try and send her your way!

Hi Frangi, congrats on your twins! Mine were only 6lb and 4.5lb at birth so too small for most shaped nappies so I had them in terries with Motherease rikki wraps from two weeks old. When they got a bit bigger I started using OneLife (birth to potty, similar to Motherease) and Totsbots too. I wash nappies every three days and they go through six nappies a day each now (but it was more when they were smaller, maybe eight a day). In summer when drying outside the Onelife dry in a day, but if drying inside they can take up to two days to dry. TotsBots are bamboo and take more like three days to dry inside! Don't buy bamboo nappies! Terries only take a few hours outside and overnight to dry inside. So you need four-five days worth of nappies to take into account washing and drying time IYSWIM. I'd say a minimum of 48 nappies . If you have a dryer and can throw a couple in when you run out then maybe fewer.

I have about 15 OneLife, five TotsBots (that friends gave me) and 30 terries. I wouldn't recommend washing nappies every other day because you will have plenty of other washing to do so you don't need three/four loads of nappies to wash each week too.

I have to say I love the terries, they are so quick to dry after washing, tho not quite as reliable as the shaped nappies esp with super-runny newborn poo! Rarely get leaks onto clothes tho, only onto the wraps so not the end of the world.

I love my cloth nappies, they are not as economical cos you need double the amount (can't use the same nappies for both babies like you can with 'normal' kids ) but I would recommend it.

my twins have been clothies from birth, we used swaddlebees ocv and fuzzis they were roughy 3lb each nad these nappies lasted till they were 4-5 months then we went to btp econappies and blueberries.

i am trying to get rid of my newborn fluff if you are interested

this is v.interesting as I was just thinking how many more I should buy for the newborn stage (my dt's are 5 weeks, but I used cloth with ds2). I have been using bumgenius (and my only size 1 fluffle) at night, I wouldn't use them during the day as they are v.v.bulky, I haven't tried my wonderoos on them yet, might get them out today and see how they are. My dt's were v.good weights at birth, 6lb 8 and 7lb 7 but still even the small sandies I have are too big so was thinking of some xs if I can find them. I think terries are probably a really good idea, I'm just nervous about the folds really, I largely used pockets & 2 parters with ds2. I found fuzzis & swaddlebees leaked on ds2 because he's v.chunky, but they're so cute! Better for thinner babies?
Frangipani, you should join the expecting twins thread which I believe Neenz started (didn't you?).

I'd say the limiting factor is your washing machine, that'll hold about 18 nappies or so, then you need enough for each baby to allow for drying time. If you're using nappy + wrap, I'd suggest to get at least 4-5 wraps each, and always with twins go for small sizes not BTP as Birth to Potty will usually be bulky for weeks - unless that is you're not going to start them in cloth for 2-3 months.
I'd go for the newborn stuff WBPA is offering above, will save you ££ and check your council website for any nappy incentives - you'll usually get double, 1 per child

Yeah I started that thread - is it still going? Will have to check in to say hi!

Mine were in birth to potty nappies within about 6-8 weeks but they were very bulky. Buying different sizes would IMO be too expensive for twins.

Thanks for all the advice, really not sure what best to do, so many choices!

So a minimum of 48 you think Neenz, my husband will balk at that. Council will give me £60 (£30 per child), if I spend £90, so that will help.

I'm nearly 37wks now and so far both babies are measuring up as bigger than average for single babies, so if I can get them to stay put for another couple of weeks the size shouldn't be an issue.

I'm thinking BTP will save me money and if I get pocket nappies they dry quickly, but finding it hard to find any good pocket nappies at bargin prices.

I don't use tumble dryer and I'm in a very hard water area so I probably wouldn't go for cotton nappies, too cruchy for soft little bottoms. I already have a stash of fluffles (20) from my first little boy, but they are very bulky, so I was planning to add something more slimline to my collection.

Has anyone used bamboo terries - do these also take forever to dry as shaped bamboo nappies?

WBPA are swaddlebees and fuzzis sized nappies, do you think they'd get much wear on average sized babies? How did you get on with btp econappies and blueberries, I've not read up on these ones.

I need to get sorted as babies really could arrive anytime now, but my wooly tired pregnancy brain means I'm finding it hard to make a decision.

accessorizequeen - will be interested to know at what age/weight you are able to fit wonderoos on your twins.

Hi Frangipani, we meet again . I put a wonderoo with small wonderfulls insert on ds3 who is the smaller twin and it fitted really badly and would leak, far too bulky imo and awkward to fasten. Looked horrible as well, worse than the BG. I think terries are the go myself for early days, XS wraps are pretty easy and cheap to come across, I bought about 6 for £10 I think on here. I'm using those with kissaluvs but I don't have enough for all day use for both dt's. If you don't want pockets immediately, you can build up your stash in time as wonderoos, bg etc all end up here regularly.

have you got size 1 fluffles as you could prob. sell them v.easily for good prices and use that towards your stash? They're not made any more and v.popular. I love them but have only managed to buy 2 secondhand.

Sorry , should have said they are nearly 6 weeks now and not sure of the weights but probably 9lb or so?

Hi accessorizequeen
6wk old twins, congratulations, how are you finding it all? Probably the wrong thread to ask you that, I'll ask you over the other side!

Anyway thanks for advice you've stopped me from rushing in and probably wasting my pennies. So maybe BTP pocket nappies not so good early on if you can't fit them on a 9lb baby sensibly. Maybe I'll pick up a couple of wonderoos to experiment with later on. I'm going to hang on to my fluffles, they are great nappies, I just wanted to get something else that was slimmer and dried quickly to use as well.

I also liked terries, I used them for a while with my first little boy, but here in East Anglia the water is so damn hard that you spend 10mins (slight exaggeration) scrunching the nappy up to try to soften it a bit - don't think I'll have time for that with twins and a toddler. So maybe I'll get a couple of bamboo terry squares to see how long they take to dry at this rather damp time of year. Are Kissaluvs cotton? Do they work well?

Hi Frangipani, I'm pretty exhausted I must admit, ds3 (dt1) has colic from about 1am for the rest of the night so I'm up constantly winding, settling or feeding. Wouldn't be so bad but for that, they are v.lovely and easy babies really. Bet you can't wait

I have hard water where I am and I find anything goes crunchy really except microfibre and bamboo and hemp are worse than cotton. I have a drier now, I use it for 30 mins on the nappies and then line dry them so they're softer, I couldn't hack the crunchy nappies. Kissaluvs are cotton, yes, they're a nice neat fit, I have the size 0. XS sandies are also recommended a lot on here, or bimbles which have a microfibre inner so wouldn't go as crunchy.