What should my stash look like?

So I am completely new to cloth diapering, and would love to hear from all of you what my stash should look like.  We have kind of a unique situation here--

We have a 14 month old dd and a 5 month old foster son.  I'd like to start cloth diapering both babies, using mainly pre-folds and covers, but I am not opposed to using the AIO diapers-- I was just trying to be a bit more frugal with the pre-folds and covers, and it seems that they work well for many.

Dd is 22 lbs, and my foster son is just under 15 pounds (and very skinny little legs).  They wear size 3 and size 2 disposable diapers currently.  My foster son could wear a size 3 disposable (what I put on him at night). There seems to be some brands of covers that they can BOTH wear, even given their size/age difference. 

How many and what would you get to completely outfit them both in cd?  I've ordered an initial "trial stash" (mostly to prove to myself that I will actually spend the extra laundry time to cd), but I will quickly be looking to complete my stash...

TIA!

Hi, and welcome to the world of cloth diapering!

Covers and prefolds does sound like the best way for you to go. They're not the main thing I use, so I'm not sure how much help I can be on the how many questions, but I'll tell you what I like/know and hope that helps.

First I can second everything Sarah says! But I'll also add that you may want to get a few One-Size pockets or AIOs, that you could use on both kids for outings or other times when convenience is key. I also would think that One-Size covers might be a good idea. I really like both wonderwraps (great for skinny kids) and Blueberry overalls.  I've never used any of the sized covers Sarah mentioned above, but I've heard good things about all of them.

I only have GMD pfs so I don't know how other brands compare size wise, but you could easily do red edge for both kids I would think. Especially if you just trifold it in the cover. Personally I'd get 2 dozen reds and 2 dozen browns at least and probably at least 6 covers. I love the Thirsties Duo (you should be able to get away with size 2 for both kids) and the BB OS Coveralls. Either of them can be adjusted to fit a wide range of sizes. I love the MEAF covers for night time.

As for the AIOs, I guess it depends on how much you think you'll need them. If you are looking to go inexpensive, I've heard great things about the Sposoeasy. AIOs take a long time to dry typically. That's the down side. The BG OC AIOs did not work for us. I had leaking issues with them. I know lots of mamas love them though. I personally LOVE LOVE LOVE my Fishnoodles AI2s. They are sized though. They dry really quickly, are super trim and very absorbant. Really can't say enough positive things about them. In fact, if I keep talking about them, I might go order some more for myself.

You might also consider pockets as your convenience dipes. They are quicker to dry, but you do have to stuff them. If you stuff them as you wash them, they are as easy to use as a sposie or an AIO. You can stuff them with a PF too. I have medium FBs and they would probably work for both of your kiddos. FB also has a OS or you could go with BG. I'd just recommend that you try a few before you invest in a bunch of one kind.

Good luck!! Welcome to the CDing world and to the Pin!!

I LOVE my diaper sprayer.  I couldn't have kept CDing with out it.  Other than that, I started with prefolds and liked them just fine.  The trick is getting good fitting covers.