[anilorak13ska]

We use prefolds. We have about 30 of them, and have yet to run out between laundry loads. They were something like $2/each. We got our covers from Proraps, Starbunz, Stacinator (we use the proraps)

We originally expected a newborn, so our covers were the infant size. But when we got our FD, she was 7 months and a bit big for 7 months, too. So we had to get bigger covers. But we make do with just 3 covers and the same prefolds we initially bought.

We don't use them exclusively though. She's in daycare during the day, and they won't mess with cloth. And they're not absorbant enough to last during the night (we tried!). So we use them on the weekends during the day and in the evenings. Even this part time use has helped with preventing diaper rash.

One thing we did note is that with the cloth, we have to change them every two hours, but we have yet to run out in between laundry loads, and the covers can almost always be reused immediately. Only if there was a leak do we have to rinse and dry them before using again, so having 3 covers has been sufficient for us.

And don't let them tell you otherwise - prefolds are painfully easy to use! We prepare them ahead of time in their covers, so when it's time to change, we do so just like with a disposable. We have a laundry bag ready near the changing station for dumping the dirty ones. The only tricky thing is when we have a #2 situation in a cloth. We have to make sure Baby V doesn't stomp her feet into it after we've removed the dirty diaper, so we have to pull it off to the side until we're done. Then we take the dirty diaper to the toilet, and only once did we have to use the showerhead to get stubborn poo off the diaper.