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I just decided that I am going to use disposable diapers while our little one is a newborn.  Since she is our first and things will be crazy and hectic, I think it will be easier to use something that both my husband and I are familiar with.  And then once she fits into the size small cloth- we will make the switch!  I am wondering how long are babies considered newborns?  (I know it depends on size) I am going to register for some newborn diapers- but I have no clue how many diapers to expect to need.   Any help would be appreciated!  :)

When talking diapers, newborn is usually up to like 7 or 8lbs.  My baby was in newborn sized paper diapers for about 1 month and then he would have needed the size 1 paper diapers if we hadn't been doing cloth already.  Some babies will never fit the newborn sized diapers so you may want to register for both and hope gift receipts are included.  Also, the hospital sent us home with 1 package of newborn sized diapers and 4 packages of size 1 diapers so we never had to buy any.  I would say on average you can expect your baby to be changed 2 hours but expect that some days you'll be changing baby every hour. 

i actually think nb diapers go up to about 10 lbs, so it depends on the size of your baby when he/she is born. my son was 6 lbs 15oz at birth and wore nb diapers until he was between 5 and 6 weeks old (exactly 10 lbs). we change his diaper before each feeding, around 8 times per day, so we go through a case of 84 diapers every 2 weeks or so. we went through about 2.5 cases. 

i'd say register for a few smaller packs of nb diapers (36 or 48 count), but only open the first one so you don't waste a bunch if he/she outgrows that size mid=-pack. you can exchange any unpoened packs for a larger size.

DS was born at 7 lbs 14 oz, and was ready to move into size 1 diapers by the time we ran out of the nb ones we got from the hospital (so we never had to buy any). We used nb ones till we ran out, then moved to cloth (prefolds and covers).