My Newborn List: Diapering (Cloth Diapers)

- Not Necessary For Parents Using Disposable Diapers -

• Cloth Diapers

I used newborn cloth diapers in the beginning because my one size cloth diapers, such as Doopsy Pockets would not be able to fit my newborn on the size small setting. My newborn was 8 lbs and 8 oz at birth.  Although a big size, he is more long and skinny. He was 8 lbs and 3 oz by 5 days old and at 2 weeks and 5 days old he was 9 lbs and 5 oz and fit my Happy Flute AIO (All in One) newborn cloth diapers from China well. I found my Kissaluvs AIO (All in One) newborn cloth diapers were a little big. Both brands have the snap down for the umbilical cord making these two brands easy for me to use when the umbilical stump was still attached. My gPant cloth diapers in size small were a little big too around the legs even at 3 weeks old, but I remember with my second baby he outgrew them quickly. So it really depends on your baby and how he or she fits in the newborn cloth diapers.  My second, he was 8 lbs and 2 oz at birth, never lost any birth weight and continued to gain weight consistently and was pretty chubby since he was almost 10 lbs at 2 weeks. My newborn cloth diapers from the beginning he could pee through and they needed to be changed frequently. It wasn't long before the newborn cloth diapers were getting too small, then the size small and medium gPants. At that point, we headed into the one size pocket cloth diapers. 

As a side note what I will say is because I really loved the AIO (All In One) newborn cloth diapers - they are the most similar to using disposables, I was using these mostly in the beginning and washing every day or every other day. As you can see in the photo above my newborn stash is not completely AIOs (All in ones) and the gPant are covers that allowed me to reuse a few times as long as there was no poo on it, so washing less frequently than the AIOs (All In Ones) which have to be washed after every use.

* Happy Flute Newborn AIO (All in one) Cloth Diapers
* Kissaluvs Newborn AIO (All in one) Cloth Diapers

• Cloth Wipes

I generally use cloth wipes over disposables, because I cloth diaper. I have a couple of different cloth wipes brands that I like. I love how soft the Buttons (pictured above) brand is. I mostly use flannel cloth wipes for newborns and after an older baby / toddler has urinated. I also use washcloths as cloth wipes and use those for changes after an older baby / toddler has had a bowel movement, generally, when the poo has changed from orange-yellow newborn poo to solid food poo.

* Buttons Flannel Baby Wipes  (Flannel 7.5x7.5)
* OsoCozy Cloth Wipes (Flannel 7x7)