For the beginners out there.

My recommendations on starting your stash.

I started with it in mind that I wanted to save money by cloth diapering my child. So I started with ordering 12 bumGeniuse Diapers. They are one size that work from birth till potty training and are still the workhorse of my stash. One size like the BG’s or Happy Heinys are the way to go or the Duo Thirsties pocket to start out if you are wanting something easy breezy.The reason I like the pocket one size is because they dry faster than the all in ones and you can add hemp to the stuffing so that you have complete control over how absorbent your diaper is.

I also recommend having 12 prefolds and 2-3 covers. These will save you when you have diaper rash issues or run out of your pockets. I fell in love with these while O was still not mobile and I had fun making them fit just right with using a snappy (another must in the first stash). Child can also go cover less during the summer and looks super cute just wearing a cloth diaper. This is good for baby’s skin to be able to breath well. When I started using prefolds I got started making my own wool covers and longies. This ended up becoming an addiction and will post better about that later. You can now get nice one size covers as well so you only need 2-3 for the whole diapering experience.

I started just using a plastic bag in my diaper bin and then got a nice PUL liner later when we had the extra money.

A travel sized PUL wet bag for your diaper bag is a must if you plan on leaving the house ever and your child is in cloth. These are not expensive and are well worth it because they are not only good for wet diapers and so forth but also for those times where a child gets sick all over him or herself and you have to change their clothes and don’t want to just put the clothes in the diaperbag to make it smell horrible.

I hope that is of some help to you newbies out there. This is the most cost effective and easiest cloth diapering route.