I started cloth diapering at two weeks. For starters, I bought 6 white Indian pre-folds newborns (orange) and 12 white Indian pre-folds small (yellow) from Green Mountain Diapers. There is a great "how-to" for prefolds on their website at http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/ They also offer information on sizing which is very helpful. As I didn't know what size my baby would be upon birth I bought a few newborns and smalls. My baby was 8 lbs. 10 oz. The newborns were the best fit for the first month but we quickly grew into the Smalls. I'm happy with the number of each I bought. The turn around time between which I placed my order and received it was amazing! Green Mountain is really fast!! So if you aren't planning on diapering for the first couple of weeks, you could realistically wait until after the baby is born and then place your order depending on the size you need!
I purchased two Kissaluvs fitted diapers (size 0), four one-size regular covers (2 Blueberry snap one-size coveralls and 2 small Thirsties Duo Wrap Covers - one velcro and one snap), 4 hybrids (2 g-Diapers with inserts, 2 flips), 2 small Bum Genius all in ones (AIOs), 3 Hemp Diaper Doublers, 4 Snappi Fasteners, and 12 BumGenius Flannel Wipes. I also purchased 1 Large Natural Baby Company Diaper Pail Bag, 1 Natural Baby Company Medium Wet Bag to store dirty diapers in, and a small bottle of Bum Genius Odor Remover.
I bought most of my covers and Bum Genius from http://www.kellyscloset.com/ If you get on her mailing list and watch her Facebook page she has awesome sales every day! The only downside is that you have to spend $49 to qualify for free shipping. You'll quickly find this isn't difficult to do on cloth diapering as they are sooo adorable, and there are so many things you'll want to try! But just something to consider if you're on a budget. Kelly's CLoset does offer a Diaper Dollar Reward Program where your purchases add up to free diapers for you! Definitely a huge incentive for buying all your stash from her.
I also purchased several items from www.momsmilkboutique.com/ Her prices are almost identical to Kelly's Closet but she has Free Shipping!
With that amount of supplies I was able to only do diaper laundry about every other day with no problems. Now at two months of age, my son is to big to use the newborn prefolds so I'm stretching it to go 2 days for laundry. I really need to do wash once a day in order to keep my stash flowing. It's time to buy another dozen prefolds and a few AIOs!!
At two months my son is beginning to grow out of his Thirsties Covers as well as his small g-Diapers. Although a couple of small covers make for the best fit in the early days, if you are diapering on a budget I'd recommend most of your initial purchase be One Size Covers as they will last the duration of your baby's diapering life. Although more expensive, the AIOs are fabulous for easy changes and take up very little space in the diaper bag. So I also definitely recommend a few of these. The prefolds are the most labor intensive (but really how hard is it to fold a diaper and add a snappi then put a cover on!!) but they are definitely easiest on a budget! At just over $2 per prefold the price cannot be beat!
For my initial stash, I spent about $200. In doing a cost comparison I figured out the amount of money I spent up front purchasing my Cloth Diaper stash would pay for itself in about 3 months in what I would have spent on disposables. As many of these items will last until my son is potty trained, I think that's a pretty reasonable deal!
Be sure to read my Review on Diaper Brands/Styles before purchasing your own stash!!
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