Does your username mean you are in Pittsburgh? You could come for a cloth orientation at my store.
This is from my blog about what I used on my most recent baby:
Many newborns pee a lot and poop all the time. For this reason, you need 24-36 diapers. My last baby had to be changed every hour for the first month, so I really needed that many diapers! The cheapest way to go would be 2 or 3 dozen infant prefolds and 6 to 10 extra small covers, with 4 Snappis. This would likely get you through two to three days and be very economical since the infant prefolds can be used as pocket diaper inserts and boosters later. Learning to use a prefold on a newborn is easy because newborns stay still while you change them!
Kissaluvs size 0 fitteds are really popular for newborns, and for good reason - they are a fitted diaper that is really easy to put on, but they are truly small enough for a newborn, and their cotton fleece texture really grabs and traps those runny newborn poops. These fit best under an extra small Thirsties cover, but a Bummis is fine as well. If you wanted to use Kissaluvs exclusively, you would need about 2 dozen and 6-8 covers.
The absolute simplest way to cloth diaper a newborn is with pockets or all-in-ones. FuzziBunz makes an extra small pocket with crossover snaps that really fits a newborn and is super-easy for anyone to put on. The SposoEasy all-in-one newborn size is a great option with a soft cotton inner and Aplix closure. The Green Acre Designs small can fit larger newborns and is super-cute. BumGenius! diapers are one-size from 7 to 35 pounds and so are a very economical choice. They might be a bit bulky on a newborn, but that’s okay! Baby won’t mind and you’re saving money! If you choose this type of diapers exclusively, plan on 2 dozen.
(With whatever diapers you get, you need as many wipes as you have diapers, plus another half-dozen or dozen. Get some flannel for pees and little poops, and some textured cotton velour for bigger poops. Don’t forget wipe solution, rash cream, wetbag and pail liners, and the Diaper Sprayer. You will have these for the whole time you have children in diapers.)
I recommend getting some of each type, for a couple of reasons: 1) you don’t know what shape your baby will be or how he will pee and poop; 2) you don’t know what diaper you will like; 3) it’s good to have some very simple diapers that anyone can change (and that you can change at 3 a.m. or while out); and 4) you need so many diapers that it can be too expensive to buy all pockets and all-in-ones. My stash for my last baby was:
18 infant prefolds
4 Snappis
6 Kissaluvs size 0
6 Kissaluvs booster doublers
6 extra small covers (Thirsties, Bummis Super Brite, Bummis Super Whisper Wrap)
3 extra small FuzziBunz
3 extra small SposoEasy
3 small Green Acre Designs
3 bumGenius! one-size (both the 3.0 and the organics)
That makes 36 diapers and I was washing every 2.5 days. My baby wore these diapers for 2 months, at which point she fit into smalls. She could still wear the infant prefolds until 4 months. Of course the one-size bumGenius! still fit her at 11 months!
If you choose the organic they are only $5-$7 more than the non-organic ones.
