I'd prepare for a feeding session with an armful
of burp rags and old towels.
Not exact matches
Gerber birdseye prefolds are one
of the best inexpensive options for
burp rags.
If your newborn stash was made up primarily
of prefolds, you can re-purpose them as
burp rags, changing pads, or diaper doublers.
And, truth be told, I've caught my husband selecting just the right
burp rags to pack in the diaper bag because
of their special meaning to him!
After deciding on the dimensions, I used a rotary cutter to cut out the front and back
of a t - shirt for a 2 - ply
burp rag (I also made some 4 - ply
burp rags by inserting a plain shirt between the printed layers).
White bodysuits, gender neutral - colored bodysuits, a few bibs and
burp rags I sewed, some blankets, and a few
of our big items that needed some spot cleaning (the car seat, bouncer, bassinet).
I was lucky enough to be able to get a lot
of donated baby girl clothes from friends, I made all the
burp rags I needed, and then I made a quilt and we had a few girl blankets already from family and friends.
These include diapers, wipes, change
of clothes for baby, bottles,
burp rags and pacifiers.
Not only are you doing your regular clothes, but you are washing onesies that have suffered from blowouts,
burp rags and bibs covered in spit - up and baby food, and then even more
of your own clothes because your kids love to get you messy, too.
Even if your baby isn't a huge spitter (neither
of mine were), having
burp rags to help dry their little milky mouths is huge.
I actually ended up tucking them into my nursing bra so that whatever Little J leaked out
of his mouth just got on the
burp rag and not all over my nursing bra.
With this one awesome diaper cake, the new mom will receive a set
of prefolds, which can be used as
burp cloths or cleaning
rags.
You can get 2
burp rags out
of 1/3 yd.
I also imagined lots
of white pre fold diapers (what most people know as
burp rags) that my mom used and thought, not so cute.
We had onesies and sleepers for most
of the clothing items, and I used cloth diapers as
burp rags since they are more absorbent.