Question (From the DiaperFreeBabyGroup):  

I’m 19wks pregant and I’m trying to put together my registry. I don’t understand the difference between prefolds, non prefolds, Indian cloth, outer covers for cloth diapers, the snappies, and why. What I’ll definitely need for EC, what’s negotiable? Is there a list that explains why you chose that specific brand, how to use that specific piece of prefolded or nonprefolded cloth, what happens to it, how to change it, how to clean it, what do you use to clean it, how does it fit into your EC routine.  Just need a bit of hand holding to steer me in the right direction for adding the proper things to the registry (on amazon, unless you have a better choice?) and why, how, how many, and when to use (what age or size or day/night.)    — S.F.

The Short Answer:

For EC you need a baby…