Especially if you are new to cloth diapers, you are probably
wondering how many diapers you will need in order to keep a good stock
of clean diapers ready to go while you are moving the rest through the
wash cycle.
General Recommendation
We recommend 3-4 dozen diapers per size. With this number of
diapers, you will need to do diaper laundry about twice a week.
Considerations
Your needs may vary from the average if:
Your toddler only wets 4-5 times a day.
SUBTRACT 2 dozen diapers. And, congratulations. Potty training is
around the corner as your toddler gains more control.
Your baby is a heavy wetter and regularly
needs more than one diaper per change. ADD 1 dozen diapers.
Your baby has messes seldom. Some
breastfed babies are so efficient at processing their food that they
will have a dirty diaper only about once a week. SUBTRACT 1 dozen
diapers.
You don't like to wash and do like to
procrastinate. ADD 1 dozen diapers.
You plan to wash every day but might
sometimes wash every other day. SUBTRACT 1 dozen diapers.
You want to use a mix of prefolds, fitted
diapers, and all in one diapers. DIVIDE the total by three and add a
couple of diapers of each kind.
How Many Diapers for Twins?
You do not necessarily need to double the number of diapers
needed when you have twins. The numbers are padded by a few so you can
see the need for washing coming. With twins, you do not need to double
the padding.
You should have 5-6 dozen cloth diapers for twins. This
should still mean washing diapers about twice a week.
