Darlings Downunder

Darlings Downunder A cloth nappy business in VIC, specialising in reusable nappies and eco friendly baby products.

Darlings Downunder specialises in reusable & modern cloth nappies, pregnancy and breastfeeding items.

07/09/2026

How many cloth nappies do I actually need?โ€

It's one of the first questions we hear from parents preparing for a new baby โ€” and unfortunately, there's no magic number.

How many you need depends on how often you want to use cloth, how often you're washing, and whether you'll use disposables sometimes.

As a rough guide:

๐Ÿงบ 6โ€“8 โ€” enough to start trying cloth
๐Ÿงบ 10โ€“15 โ€” part-time use
๐Ÿงบ 18โ€“24 โ€” regular use
๐Ÿงบ 24โ€“30+ โ€” full-time cloth with more breathing room

And here's something I really want new parents to know:

You don't have to have your entire stash figured out before your baby arrives.

You can start small, work out what you like, see what fits your baby and build from there.

I've put together a full guide explaining how many newborn nappies you might need, including how washing frequency changes the numbers.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full guide via the link in our bio.

And if you're still wondering โ€œBut what would YOU recommend?โ€ โ€” that's exactly the kind of question we're happy to help with. โค๏ธ

06/09/2026

Apparently, I needed to submit an application before taking a holidayโ€ฆ because โ€œyou don't just get to stop being sustainable.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚

A customer once had a go at me for using disposable nappies while we were away.

Yes, I run a cloth nappy business.
Yes, I use cloth nappies at home.
And yesโ€ฆ sometimes on holidays I choose convenience. ๐Ÿ˜…

Because sustainability isn't about being perfect 100% of the time. It's about the choices we make most of the time โ€” and finding what works for your actual life.

Sometimes that means fluffy nappies and reusable wipes.

Sometimes it means a disposable nappy because you're travelling, camping, washing is impossible, or you simply don't want to deal with it.

No sustainability police required. ๐Ÿš“๐Ÿ˜‚

Do what works for your family. ๐Ÿ’›

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐?โฃโฃโฃโฃThis is one of those questions where you'll find wildly differen...
04/09/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐?โฃโฃ
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This is one of those questions where you'll find wildly different answers online.โฃโฃ
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The truth is, there isn't one magic number.โฃโฃ
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Your ideal stash depends on how often you want to use cloth, how often you want to wash and how quickly your nappies dry.โฃโฃ
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So rather than telling you that you need 30 nappies, we've broken down a few different scenarios in our latest guide.โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ‘ถ Just trying clothโฃโฃ
๐Ÿฉท Part-timeโฃโฃ
๐Ÿงบ Regular useโฃโฃ
๐ŸŒฟ Full-timeโฃโฃ
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Read the full guide โ†’ link in bio

03/09/2026

How many cloth nappies do you actually need for a newborn? ๐Ÿ‘ถ

The answer is probably less than you think!

Whether you're just wanting to try cloth, planning to use it part-time or hoping to go full-time, there's no magic number that works for every family.

Your washing routine, how often you change baby and whether you use disposables sometimes will all make a difference.

We've broken it all down in our new guide so you can work out what makes sense for YOUR family โ€” without buying a giant stash you may not need.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full guide via the link in our bio.

Save this post if you're expecting a baby or planning your newborn cloth stash! ๐Ÿ’š

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โ€œ๐—ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ˆ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง?โ€โฃโฃThis was one of the questions we heard ...
02/09/2026

โ€œ๐—ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ˆ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง?โ€โฃ
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This was one of the questions we heard again and again in our recent newborn cloth nappy competition.โฃ
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And honestly? It's a really good question.โฃ
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You're preparing for a newborn. You're thinking about feeding, sleeping, washing, recovering, visitors and a tiny human who suddenly needs you 24/7.โฃ
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So where exactly are cloth nappies supposed to fit into all of that?โฃ
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๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ.โฃ
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Over the next few weeks, we're answering the real questions you asked us about using cloth from birth.โฃ
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๐Ÿ’ง How do I stop leaks?โฃ
๐Ÿงบ How do I wash them?โฃ
๐Ÿ’ฉ What about newborn poo?โฃ
๐Ÿ‘ถ How do I get the fit right?โฃ
๐Ÿฉท Which nappies should I choose?โฃ
๐ŸŒ™ What about nights?โฃ
๐Ÿ‘œ What about going out?โฃ
โ€ฆand how many nappies do I actually need?โฃ
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๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ: ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง?โฃ
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We've put together an honest guide to help you decide.โฃ
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๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž โ€” ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐ข๐จโฃ
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And remember: you don't have to be perfect.โฃ
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You just need a system that works for your family. โค๏ธ

YOU ASKED. WE LISTENED. ๐Ÿ‘ถOver the past week, we've been asking expectant and new parents:What's your biggest question ab...
31/08/2026

YOU ASKED. WE LISTENED. ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Over the past week, we've been asking expectant and new parents:

What's your biggest question about using cloth nappies with a newborn?

And WOW. ๐Ÿ˜

You've asked about:

๐Ÿงบ Washing
๐Ÿ’ฉ Newborn poo
๐Ÿ‘ถ Getting the right fit
๐Ÿ’ง Preventing leaks
๐Ÿ›๏ธ Choosing the right nappies
๐Ÿ”ข How many you actually need
๐Ÿ˜ด Whether you'll have the time and energy once baby arrives
๐Ÿš— Using cloth when you're out and about

And honestly? These are exactly the questions we want to answer.

So, over the coming weeks, we're going to take you through newborn cloth nappies from the very beginning โ€” the practical stuff, the messy stuff, the things nobody tells you, and how to make cloth work for your family.

Because you don't need to know everything before your baby arrives.

We'll help you figure it out. โค๏ธ

Stay tuned. We're just getting started. ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—ช๐„ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐€ ๐—ช๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐‘! ๐ŸŽ‰โฃโฃA huge congratulations to ๐€๐›๐›๐ž๐ฒ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐จ๐›, who has won our ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ...
29/08/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐—ช๐„ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐€ ๐—ช๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐‘! ๐ŸŽ‰โฃ
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A huge congratulations to ๐€๐›๐›๐ž๐ฒ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐จ๐›, who has won our ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—! ๐Ÿ‘ถโค๏ธโฃ
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Thank you SO much to everyone who entered โ€” and especially to those who took the time to tell us what you're wondering about when it comes to using cloth with a newborn.โฃ
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We've been reading every single response, and you've given us ๐š ๐‹๐Ž๐“ to talk about! ๐Ÿ‘€โฃ
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Don't worry if you didn't win โ€” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .โฃ
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We've got lots of newborn cloth nappy information coming your way over the next few weeks, answering the real questions expectant and new parents are asking.โฃ
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Stay tuned. โค๏ธ

28/08/2026

When Dad has strong opinions about nappiesโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚

Apparently the worst part of using disposables on holidays is the smell ๐Ÿคข โ€” and the wipes that seem to move the mess around rather than actually wipe it up.

His verdict?

โ€œGive me cloth wipes any day.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜‚

And honestlyโ€ฆ he's not wrong.

A good reusable wipe has the thickness, texture and absorbency to actually pick up the mess, rather than leaving you wondering how you managed to use three wipes and somehow make things worse. ๐Ÿ˜…

And after using cloth nappies at home, going back to disposables on holidays can be a bit of a shock! The smell, the waste, the bin filling upโ€ฆ sometimes you really do miss your fluffy stash. ๐Ÿ’›

A FEW HOURS LEFT! ๐Ÿ‘ถOur $250+ Newborn Cloth Nappy Package competition closes at 11:59pm tonight.If you're expecting โ€” or ...
28/08/2026

A FEW HOURS LEFT! ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Our $250+ Newborn Cloth Nappy Package competition closes at 11:59pm tonight.

If you're expecting โ€” or know someone who is โ€” there's still time to enter! โค๏ธ

Head to the link in our bio now to enter.

27/08/2026

๐ŸŽ ๐„๐—๐๐„๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€ ๐๐€๐๐˜? ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‹๐€๐’๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐‚๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐—ช๐ˆ๐ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐„๐—ช๐๐Ž๐‘๐ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐“๐‡ ๐๐€๐๐๐˜ ๐’๐“๐€๐’๐‡! ๐Ÿ‘ถโฃEntries close tonight!
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We're giving ONE lucky family a beautiful Newborn Cloth Nappy Package valued at over $250! ๐Ÿ’œโฃ
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The prize includes a selection of newborn cloth nappies, preflats, covers, reusable wipes and a wet bag โ€” giving you the chance to try different styles and start your cloth journey from birth.โฃ
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Want to win? It's easy!โฃ
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๐Ÿ‘‰ Click the link in our bio and enter your details for your chance to win.โฃ
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Entries open:โฃ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Sunday 23 August at 7pmโฃ
โฐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ—๐ฉ๐ฆโฃ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australian residents only.โฃ
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And because we're all about helping you feel confident using cloth from the very beginning, we're also asking:โฃ
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When is your baby due?โฃ
What's your biggest question about using cloth nappies with a newborn?โฃ
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Your questions are going to help us shape our upcoming Newborn Cloth Nappy Guide โ€” packed with practical advice for expectant and new parents. ๐Ÿ’œโฃ
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Good luck! ๐Ÿคžโฃ

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