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cloth diapering--any tips for a first timer??

i‘m bent on cloth diapering, have about a dozen fleece contours (med i think), half dozen small fitteds, half dozen thick fleece doublers, 2 dozen thin fleece liners, one med cover, 2 small covers, 3 one-size pockets, 1 small pocket.i *think* i‘m going to like the Bum Genius one size pocket diapers the best but that will depend on how they end up fitting!anyhow, i know i need to get more, but do i have enough to start out?? also, should i get anything else? do you have any other tips?i‘m sure i‘ll get the hang of it, but i want to be *completely* prepared for the first couple weeks of diapering at least. thanks a bunch!!

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For a newborn you will want around 36 diapers. My daughter was averaging 15 diapers a day. This is enough for two days of diapering. On the third day you have a few clean diapers left to use while you wash and dry the others. Try some cheap infant size pre-folds. You can use them later as stuffers for pocket diapers, or as burp cloths or cleaning rags --- they will definitely have another use later. Don't be too disappointed if your baby doesn't fit into the one-size diapers at birth :( My daughter didn't fit in them very well until she was 4 months old. They are great now at 9 months old --- she is still wearing them on the smallest rise setting. I am sure they will last until potty training. I prefer diapers with popper closures instead of velcro. They don't pill and get clogged with lint. Older babies can't open them. Plus, when your baby is squirming and turning over you know what snap to close it on and you can get the diaper on quickly and right the first time! With velcro closures I think I have it on great and then I notice it is too loose and crooked and I have to struggle with her again to get it on right! I like pocket diapers the best: - Baby Kangas by Jamtots - Swaddlebees side snaps - Fuzzi Bunz Also, check out some bamboo and hemp fitted diapers or inserts for pocket diapers. They are very absorbent and antibacterial. I swear by bamboo diapers for nights! And all my pocket diapers are stuffed with hemp inserts.
The best hint I can give you is to take that plastic squirt bottle they give you at the hospital for your stitches, and fill it with water, and EVERY TIME you change the baby's diaper, rinse his bottom with water. EVERY TIME - whether he has a bowel movement or not.
I think you will have enough, going from experience (I have 4 children) your baby will probably go through at least a dozen nappies in a 24 hour period, especially if you are breast feeding. Get that nappy bucket happening and plenty of Napisan and of course a good reliable washing machine. Good luck )
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The pistons in the caliper do not like to retract when they are so far out of the sleeve because of worn pads.Pads that only have a 1/16 th inch left need to be replaced and the piston pushed back in and 9 times out of 10 that solves the problem.When the piston is to far out of the sleeve it wants to cock in there sideways due to the rotational pressure of the force from the braking action.Just put the new pads in and go from there.

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