I feel like I am finally getting the hang of the cloth diaper thing lol!
My LO is 4 weeks + 1 day. We used disposables in the hospital, then came home and she was too small for pretty much all the cloth diapers I had, except newborn prefolds and newborn covers (came home at 6 lbs 6 oz).
She was pooping so much (EBF & slight jaundice which made me feed her constantly) and the prefolds kept her skin wet all the time - we finally had to get a pack of newborn disposables b/c she was going through 20-24 a day and got a rash / stool burn which needed super cream. We did that until she was about 10 days or so.
Now, I wash diapers every morning, and she uses exactly 13 per day.
She's currently 8lbs 10oz and I LOVE my Thirsties size 1 all in ones, with a hook and loop closure. I wish I could have 24!! I have 4 right now and I save them to use at night - it's just like a disposable - no stuffing or anything. They never leak, and fit her perfectly on the smallest setting. It even has room to add a booster if she starts wetting through.
My second favorite is apple cheeks pockets. I stuff with a prefold or flat folded up into multiple layers (I love hemp babies flats inside my apple cheeks it's like a super duty, it can hold so much liquid it's unreal). it fits my LO really well, doesn't leak, is really soft and is super cute. They dry really fast, whereas the thirsties take longer. But the apple cheeks snap, which is harder and more time consuming when the baby is squirming and screaming as mine does (she hates diaper changes with a passion) so that's why it's behind the thirsties for me.
I also really like the charlie banana one size (also pockets, I usually stuff with their microfiber inserts). Dries fast, soft, no leaks...has snaps like the apple cheeks, but these will fit longer than the apple cheeks, so more bang for your buck. Oh and they adjust around the thighs for a really good fit.
Some things I've learned:
I very much prefer her to stay feeling dry (and so does she) so I need diapers with a dry top layer like fleece. Maybe closer to potty training feeling wet is good, but not now. This means I only use all in ones or pockets with a dry layer unless it's an emergency (like I don't get around to washing lol).
Also, I needed to be stocked up on cloth diaper safe rash cream. I just apply it at every change because she goes poo so much! I like California baby & earth mama angel baby. I am waiting for my magic stick with zinc to come, that's supposed to be great.
Eco sprouts detergent makes the diapers smell like wet dog!
50 cloth wipes was not enough, I ended up with about 62. And I needed 3 spray bottles for wipe solution - one in the diaper bag, one upstairs and one downstairs.
HTH
