I know you posted this ages ago, but maybe it'll help someone else! You gotta go the cloth diaper route, at least try it...it's by far cheaper then disposables, and they do say that cloth diaper babies potty train faster/sooner. Not to mention the landfills, and how about your little precious? Why cpver the newborn in plastic. We used all kinds of cloth diapers and seems that each baby is different..the motherease system works great..never had a leak, but the chinese prefolds seem to be more affordable and just as good..covers Nikky, Motherease, even Dappi or re-use em! I swithced to Mother-ease because their covers cover a wider range of weight then the Nikkys I had to keep buying! Try E-bay to find great deals....For my friends and I there are so many reasons why we all use cloth diapers, I have a washer and dryer and a bear that seems to get in my trash whenever I use disposables!! Ew! Some of my friends use a diaper service that cost equal to buying disposables.....or off to the laundrymat.....I love using cloth diapers! Feels good in them and on my wallet!