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Ideas for your Newborn Baby

Choosing a diapering system for your newborn can be a daunting task. Here at New & Green, we have tested lots of diapers and realized a few things about the newborn period:

• We were “newborn” parents and needed a system that didn’t require a degree in diapering
• Our newborn baby grew fast
• Our newborn baby peed and pooped a lot
• Our newborn baby wasn’t that wiggly when diapering her
• Our newborn baby was changed very often, even through the night

Keeping all this in mind, we found that we needed a diapering system that was reasonably priced (needed a couple dozen diapers), that washed and dried easily, that was intuitive to use without a lot of steps, that kept the poop where it belonged, that had a reasonable amount of absorbency (we didn’t need a diaper fit for a super soaker as she was changed fairly often) and that actually fit her without too much bulk.

This is what our newborn stash consisted of for our daugher who was 7lbs, 14oz at birth:

• 24 fitted diapers
• 2 Newborn Bummis Wraps for those days when you wanted a nice snug fitting combo
• 4 small Bummis Wraps
• 4 small Pocket Diapers
• 1 diaper pail liner
• 1 diaper pail - medium sized garbage can with a lid
• 2 diaper tote bags for the diaper bag/out and about
• 6 fleece liners for a stay dry effect or when we needed to use a little bum cream
• 6 diaper doublers for a little more absorbing power for when we did start leaving her longer at night (our rule – don’t wake a sleeping baby!)
• 36 cloth wipes
• Recycled Peri Bottle for water/wipes solution
• Deo discs for the diaper pail

And that is it! This kept us going until about 4 ½ months, washing every second day. 

We made do with this setup, but thinking back, I would have had one more diaper pail liner (for when the other one is in the laundry) and 2 more small diaper covers because sometimes I just needed more and to wash to have to wash one by hand was a hassle. And lastly I really, really loved Pocket Diapers (still do!) so I definitely could have had more of those (or other easy to use diapers like All-in-Ones)!

All the best with your little one!