I think I have made up my mind! Newborn CD!

So I think I have decided.  After hours (and I mean hours) or research I think I know what we will be doing as far as cloth diapering goes at least when LO is still a newborn.  With all of the different options that come with cloth diapering I am beginning to understand there are only certain ways that work with newborns.  Prefolds and covers or fitteds and covers.  Pockets and AIOs don't normally work as well because they are larger and don't fit as tightly causing those wonderful leaks I do not want to deal with!

I think for our family and budget I am going to go with the prefolds and covers.  I was torn on which prefold brand to go with, Green Mountain Diapers or Diaper Rite Prefolds.  As of right now I am looking at the Diaper Rite Prefolds in the Newborn size.  To start my stash I am going to get 24 but I may bump this up to 36 as time goes on as we all know I love to do laundry! ha ha

The newborn prefolds should last until the LO is about 3 months old (unless we have a chunker) and after that we will decide where to go from there.  They great thing about prefolds is not only can you resale them once they are outgrown but you can also use them as burp rags or as inserts in cloth diapers later on.

One thing you have to have with prefolds, since they are not waterproof, is a cover.  There are 2 different brands I have heard great things about on the waterproof side Thirsties Duo Wraps or Bummis Super Lite Wraps.  Right now I am leaning towards 4 covers, 3 of the Thirsties and 1 of the Bummis.  One of the main differences between the 2 are the length of time they will fit the LO.  The Thirsties grow with the baby from 6 lbs to 18 lbs.  The Bummis come in newborn, small, medium and large.  For the 3 month time I will start out with 1 newborn size that is up to 10 lbs and then 1 size small that will work until little one reaches about 17 lbs.

Now lets talk price!  I priced 24 Diaper Rite Prefolds, 3 Thirsties Duo Wraps, 1 Bummis Super Lite, 1 Bummis Fabulous Wet Bag size small, and 1 Snappi Diaper Fastener.  The total for this whole system which I will be able to use most of the items past 3 months or sell costs $109.95 at The Diaper Junction website.  To see how much this was going to cost in disposables "they" say that you can have up to 12 diaper changes a day with a newborn.  To make it easy I took 12 changes times 90 days.  This equals 1080 diaper changes or 1080 disposable diapers.  On WalMart.com you can buy a box of 192 size 1 diapers for $34.00.  1080 divided by 192 equals 5.6 boxes at $34.00 equals $191.25.  Sooooo $191.25 minus $109.95 equals a difference of $81.30!!  Now I could also turn around and after 3 months sell all of these online and get about 60% of retail cost or $65.97.  To do the final math actual cost of CD for the first 3 months if I sold my diapers is $43.98.  Savings over disposable $191.25 minus $43.98 equals $147.27!!!  Plus these items I can buy now and build my stash as LO grows instead of buying once LO is here. 

That of course is only if I buy new!  I am going to be hunting Diaper Swappers and Spot's Corner to look for great used prefolds and covers to cut my costs even more!