what nappy is best for newborns?

With Jack we used NapNaps (fitteds) from the day he came home from hospital and they were great as we never had any leaks. However they made his bum really big.

So I was wondering if I should start with prefolds for this baby until they get a bit bigger and grow into the NapNaps better.

What do you think? Is this a better way to go?

Why am I likely to have to soak them? Do they get dirtier than other systems?

I have continued working 1 day a week (rather than giving it up ) to help pay for the new things I want so am hoping to be able to buy a new set of nappies. I probably won't buy a large amount as I will have the NapNaps as backup, Jack is currently in pockets.

I was just worried that small (or newborn?) pockets might leak around the legs if we have a small baby. What other system is good? Sized fitteds? I would rather buy them before baby is born rather then trying to cart 2 kids around the shops looking for some.

I never soaked my prefolds - just hung them in the sun if they got stained & they came up as good as new! I found prefolds with a snappi pretty good on a newborn & they are quite cheap to buy too. The prefolds are handy later on too as stuffing for pocket nappys, burp cloths etc