Muslins

How many Muslins do I need to have? I currently have 20 but not sure how many is a good amount?

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I used them for in the Moses basket/ next to me and the pram as like an extra cover to the sheet. As well as for feeding or as blankets (my little one born in boiling summer) so I’d say you use a few a day so depends how often you want to wash them

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Honestly we had 30 it wasn't nearly enough we are doubling the amount this time around for baby #2

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Oops I have less than 10. This has really made me rethink🤣

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I would. You never know if you're going to have a refluxy baby and if you do you'll easily get through 5-10 a day. I could do two muslins per feed when my son was a newborn honestly some days I ended up using towels and my t-shirt in emergencies as the muslins were in the wash. Muslins is my biggest tip as a second time mum to get more than you think youll need

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I would just keep buying them every time you come across them in a store tbh! If you’re good at keeping up with the washing then I wouldn’t go overboard. But juggling a newborn and house work is hard 😩😂 I’ll probs just keep buying them as I doubt I’ll have time to do washing every week 🫣

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they all do it unfortunately and you definitely dont need to iron them! We used Primark Asda Matalan just anywhere we were shopping if they had some we grabbed them. They're all pretty much the same xx

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I have 8 and 8 bibs.. they're all easy and quick to wash and dry. Wouldn't go too overboard

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I found the best way to stop shrinking was to hang them up to dry they dry really quickly in the summer on a clothes airer xx

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