Soo...whats the LEAST number of dipes you could get away with?

[Holly dolly]

There are tons of threads about huge stashes (which are gorgeous btw) but I'm wondering if you've ever sat down to figure out the least amount you'd need...

I realize such a small stash is likely not "fun" but it's fun to think about.

[juliasmom]

I guess it depends on if you are willing and able to wash everyday. In that case, 18 for newborns, 12 for infants and 8 for toddlers I think. Sounds like no fun to me

[laineypaige]

I could get by with 2 covers and a dozen flats if I had to. I'd have to wash every day, and possibly wash a cover by hand every once in awhile. But that would work for my almost 2 year old. It would give me enough flats for changes every 2 hours, plus doubling up at naptime, and tripling at night, plus 2 extras. It wouldn't be fun but think about how someone with no money could save so much on diapers. 2 covers and a dozen flats would cost what? less than $50 easily.

[Sarah-B]

If I washed everyday I could get away with 10-12 diapers for our 5 month old dd. she goes through 6-7 diapers per day. That is because we found our nighttime solution that holds dd for 12-14 hrs. So we are only changing every 2-4 hrs for 12 ish hours

[brklyn_rsr]

Originally Posted by Sarah-B If I washed everyday I could get away with 10-12 diapers for our 5 month old dd. she goes through 6-7 diapers per day. That is because we found our nighttime solution that holds dd for 12-14 hrs. So we are only changing every 2-4 hrs for 12 ish hours

What do you use that lasts 12-14 hours?!?

[Kay+Dave]

What do you use that lasts 12-14 hours?!?[/QUOTE]

I'm not the person who posted about this originally, but we use a flour sack towel and a bamboo doubler inside a flip or a pocket diaper, and that easily holds my 8 month old for 12 hours.

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[ajbailey89]

Originally Posted by brklyn_rsr What do you use that lasts 12-14 hours?!?

A bamboo flat with a hemp doubler works for us!

[mamarudy]

13 pocket diapers
that was my stash initially. i started late in the game with CDing (DD was 16 months) and had to build up a stash with very little money.
i wash every two days, though sometimes i get very close to running out. i've only had a couple of times where i got behind and had to use sposies for the night

[Alikhlas]

I think I have a comfortable minimal stash so that I'm not wasting water, etc washing everyday. I have 12 imagine bamboo pf and a mix of 10 covers (don't always reuse covers), 8 Nanas bottoms aio for faster changes, and 1 wool capris for breath ability (with possibly one pc of wool being added). 20 changes gets me thru washing 3-4 days with a 19 mo old. I love the simplicity!

I admit I have many more diapers but they're all packed away for the next kid. This is what's in rotation after trying a ton.

[RockinLou]

for washing every 2 days...
newborn-4 months, 24
4 months to 15 months, 18
18 months + 12 (possibly 15 if those 12 daytime diapers don't work at night for a heavy wetter)

but I prefer to have 12 more than that minimum at any given stage, and I always have half a dozen flats, 6 prefolds and 2 one size covers too. I don't know why, I never use them