You need as many nappies as you are able to wash and dry, without running out.  When only using them part time, this will mean that you need a few less, as you’ll have longer to get them washed and dry again.  Around 10 nappies should be enough to begin with.

As your baby grows, you will find you need less and less nappies per day. How many you need will still be determined by your baby and how many reusable nappies you can manage to use.

Well this is a math question really, and it depends on how heavy a wetter your baby is, how many nappies per day you want to use cloth and how many disposable, what type of cloth nappy you are buying, and how often you want to do washing.
If you want to use most of your day time nappies as cloth, and your bubs is not a super heavy wetter, your cloth nappies have a 3-ish hour absorbency level and you want to wash every second day I would recommend 8 to 12 nappies for part time use – simple, right?

How many nappies you need will depend on how often/how much your baby wets. The number needed for part time will also depend on if you are just using them during the day or if only using them when you are at home. 12 nappies will be enough for most babies if you wash every two days. It is recommended that you wash at least every two days for your nappies to keep in great condition.

18 nappies would be enough for you to be in cloth most of the day, and be able to wash every second day.

Part time – 12 nappies, 24 if you don’t want to wash everyday.

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