Cloth diapering a newborn baby

New to cloth information.

newborn baby diaper12 days old, 7 pounds 11 ounces, Bummi Super Snap newborn over Cloth-eez Orange Edge prefold diaper

cloth-eez diaper Same baby as above in Cloth-eez prefold newborn

under the nile newborn diaper Same baby as above in Under the Nile newborn

newborn diaperSame baby as above in Cot'nWrap newborn

12 days old babySame baby as above in showing unfastened prefold under the Cot'nWrap

sposoeasy newborn diaperSame baby as above in SposoEasy newborn


Tiny baby:

newborn baby diaper6 pounds 2 ounces in a Preemie size Imse Vimse Organic Cover over a preemie prefold diaper.

New babies come in many different sizes

Bigger baby:

newborn baby diapers24 days old, 8 lbs. 12 ounces in an orange edge newborn Prefold Diaper


There are many ways to diaper a newborn baby. Some favorites are Orange Edge Newborn Prefold Diaper either fastened with a Snappi Fastener or unfastened (just lay it in the cover), with a Bummi Super Whisper over it.

Below, this baby is 10 days old and weighs almost 7 1/2 pounds.

newborn prefold diaperOrange Edge Newborn Prefold Diaper

newborn diaper coverBummi Super Snap newborn

bummis super whisper newborn diaperBummi Super Whisper Wrap newborn

Also very popular are Infant Fitted Diapers with Cot'nWrap or Litewrap over it. Litewraps run larger than Cot'nWraps.

newborn fitted diaper Infant Fitted Diaper

cotton newborn diaper coverCot'nWrap newborn


Be sure to read the New To Cloth page here. It lays out how much stuff you need and summarizes the whole setup.

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This next baby is about 7 pounds 14 ounces:

newborn fitted diaper Lana Merino Wool size small. All of the pictures below are this same baby in the green shirt, 7 pounds 14 ounces.

newborn fitted diaper Under the Nile Organic Diaper size newborn was under the Lana size small above. This is an excellent diaper, but you must choose a full-cut cover to accomodate it (a wool or Imse Vimse, Litewrap or Bummmis Pull-On). Read the UTN page for more info.

prefold newborn diaper Cloth-eez Prefold Diaper orange edge newborn is under all of the covers shown below. Yellow edge is too big for her. This baby is started out small and has just outgrown her preemie size diapers and moved up to orange edge.

pink newborn diaperBummis Super Brite size newborn. This can also work for large preemies. It's quite small.

litewarp newborn diaper wrapLitewrap size newborn comes up higher than others, thus you can fit a bigger diaper under it, such as a yellow or green edge prefold or an Under the Nile size newborn, for example. This is big on her but workable. A good choice for larger newborns.

preemie newborn diaperImse Vimse Organic size Preemie, fits very nicely. A shame it's called a preemie cover because it fits average newborns quite nicely.

newborn baby diaperImse Vimse Organic size Newborn. Still too big on her, but workable. This runs a larger than most newborn size covers, so it doesn't get outgrown as quickly as others.

newborn cotton diaperBummi Super Whisper size newborn. This fits a little larger than their Super Brite in newborn does. Nice for average size newborn babies.

bummis original diaperBummi Original size small. Fits now with growing room.

disana newborn fitted diaperDisana Organic Knit Wool pull-on size newborn. Soft and comfy-cozy. It's hard to choose my favorite, but if I had to pick, I think I'd pick this one.

The background is a Snugglewool Blanket. Babies love Snugglewools!


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