...recommending flats/prefolds as money-saving solutions for newborns. Having now diapered 2 babies from birth, I am going to say wholeheartedly that middle-of-the-night diaper fumbles are a bad thing.
Which isn't to say it can't be done if it's important to you--almost anything can be done if it's important to you--just that I no longer recommend it for most people most of the time. I'm super-experienced with prefolds and I still can't deal with them right now.
My new recommendation for newborns is fitteds if you can afford them, keeping in mind that many brands have high resale value and/or will fit well past the newborn stage so you may indeed get your money's worth; and disposables if you can't afford fitteds, at least until the cord falls off. I wouldn't use disposables myself--I personally think they're gross--but, again, you have to balance that with screaming baby, half-asleep parent, dark house, etc.
Pockets or AIO's would probably be fine too but I have no experience with either on a newborn so I can't make a specific recommendation.
Oh yeah...and this is my first experience dealing with meconium (DD1 was breech and squeezed it all out during labor) and I definitely think the disposable liners are worth it!!!
Which isn't to say it can't be done if it's important to you--almost anything can be done if it's important to you--just that I no longer recommend it for most people most of the time. I'm super-experienced with prefolds and I still can't deal with them right now.
My new recommendation for newborns is fitteds if you can afford them, keeping in mind that many brands have high resale value and/or will fit well past the newborn stage so you may indeed get your money's worth; and disposables if you can't afford fitteds, at least until the cord falls off. I wouldn't use disposables myself--I personally think they're gross--but, again, you have to balance that with screaming baby, half-asleep parent, dark house, etc.
Pockets or AIO's would probably be fine too but I have no experience with either on a newborn so I can't make a specific recommendation.
Oh yeah...and this is my first experience dealing with meconium (DD1 was breech and squeezed it all out during labor) and I definitely think the disposable liners are worth it!!!
Only occassionally on the covers. I admit I am pride of myself. Oh, not using a snappy or pin either, just lay in cover and jellyroll fold. My covers are made of fleece from fabric.com. My MIL used a bummis cover and a thirsties cover as patterns. I didn't even splurge on the $$$ GMD pfs. These are basic ubipf in infant size. My baby was 9#10oz so maybe that makes a difference.
This is kinda my thinking behind how I wanted my set up to be. I'll admit I haveprobably way more diapers than I need for the NB stage
that was mommy getting to shop again for baby-itis syndrome 
