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When can I realistically put a newborn in reusables

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MtnBikeChick · 15/06/2010 13:57

I am planning to use reusable nappies, however I have heard conflicting advice about how practical it is with a tiny newborn. I think I am likely to have a fairly small baby based on growth so far and I was very small when I was born. I was planning to get some Itti Bitti SIOs to start with, but also have some newborn Bambos so I can get to grips with the reusables. However, I would appreciate some honest adivce about how practical it is to use resusables with newborns as my understanding is they can get through 10-12 nappies a day. I am not sure that in my post-partum state I'll be up for washing every single day, but maybe every 2 days. Baby is due end of July so the drying weather should be good, however. Also, is newborn poo liable to leak a lot? Has anyone 'mixed it up' between reusables and disposables with their newborn? Should I realistically expect to wait until little one is a couple of months old or so? Thanks so much!!

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AppleAndBlackberry · 19/06/2010 09:15

Good points about the size of baby - I had a 9lb baby and so apart from a few I had bought to trial when pregnant I just bought size 2s.

thumbwitch · 19/06/2010 09:29

Yep, started post-meconium here too. My MIL had made about 40 nappies for DS before he was born and we had to do a wash probably every 2 days. I was given a brewing bin (about 25L) by a friend who had used cloth nappies - the airtight lid was very useful and it was a good indicator for a load of washing.

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