fuzzi bunz for newborn?

[aiyasmama]

We didn't start cloth diapering DD1 until she was about 20 months old, and we started out with medium fuzzi bunz, which we love! DD2 is due in august and I want to use cloth but I have to say, I'm worried about the cost of buying cloth for a newborn, and I have no idea how to use prefolds! I love love love the convenience of pockets. I was thinking a good compromise would be to start with fuzzi bunz size small. They are advertised as fitting newborns, and my neighbor's baby fit them around 2 weeks old. I'm thinking we'll have sposies available for the very beginning. Anybody else tried fuzzi bunz with a newborn?

[Galatea]

I love FuzziBunz! My dd was 8 lbs 4 oz and she couldn't wear the smalls until 6 or 7 weeks. They do come in extra small, and you can resell these for 70% of the price you paid, or keep them for another baby.

[mama to 2 girls]

I used small FB's on ds but he was 10+lbs. at birth. Unless you are expecting a "bigger" baby you might want to try the x-small.

[ssj77]

I'd agree with the pp that the small fb's don't usually fit brand new newborns. Granted, my babies are small, but they didn't fit well until about 2 months when they were up to about 8-9 lbs. Plus you want something in the beginning that will fit under the umbilical cord. I always love prefolds for that brand new baby phase or fitteds and covers. I had a few xs diapers in there for convenience and then went with almost all AIO's and pockets once they fit into a size small.

Hope you have a great rest of your pregnancy!

Sultana

[Altair]

I LOVED my FB x-smalls! I also really really liked the Thirsties Pocket AIOs x-smalls with a hemp doubler. Both of those contained all the newborn BF blowouts! As a PP said, they are a good investment because you can sell them for a lot. Or see if anyone is selling used now.

[Eman'smom]

I have 7 pounders and the smalls fit at around 2+ weeks and fit until about 4 months.

[MyLilPwny]

Originally Posted by Eman'smom

I have 7 pounders and the smalls fit at around 2+ weeks and fit until about 4 months.

Same here. I used the small size Fuzzi Bunz on my daughter starting when she was about 2 weeks old and they fit her until about 4 months, I think but possibly longer than that. I remember she outgrew the thigh snappies first because she's always had very chunky thighs.

I like to line the inside of the Fuzzi Bunz diaper with a Gerber cotton prefold for extra absorbency, and I think that would also be a way to make a loose diaper fit a newborn better.

[Juliacat]

I had 1 size small Fuzzi Bunz when dd was a n00b that I bought because it was black and she had a chance of being born on Halloween and I thought it fit fine. I have a picture of her somewhere wearing it at 8 days. It SHOULD really have been her first diaper at birth since we'd left all our other cloth at home but I had forgotten I had it....And she was only 6 lb at birth. Anyway, but that was the old style so I'm not sure about the new style.

That being said, we are all about the Kissaluvs 0 for newborns.

[jadekat]

I have about 8 old style XS and I don't think they will fit for a little while longer. DS2 is very long and thin with a small rear. Plus he still has his cord and I don't want them rubbing on them. Hopefully he will lose it soon!