Cloth Nappies #183
BRIGSY - check your in box for messages
with pockets, the pocket SHELLS are light, just made out of PUL, so that's fine. They dry fast (good).
it's what you STUFF the pockets with, that makes all the difference.
e.g stuff them with a thirsty bamboo trifold, that will beef them up. e,g the peapod bamboo inserts,
(every brand calls them something different (foldups, inserts, trifolds etc)
but the guts of it is, you should see
- two layers of bamboo
- shaped like a rectangle
- you fold it in three, to a width that is as WIDE as the NARROWEST part of the nappy's pocket cavity. sounds more complicated than it is. You are making the trifold into a pad.
the "quiet achiever" of mcn is the ABSORBENT fabric used.
boosters, inserts etc are nonglam, so it's easy to forget to buy those.
not as exciting as nappy outers are they? cos you don't see them.
but really, the success of a nappy can largely come down to, the type and amount of absorbency HIDDEN in that nappy.
some pockets come with a microfibre insert, but for most kids, that won't be enough for their entire nappying life. My bilby needed more than that in the first six months, but maybe she was a super wee-er.
but you can't go past, a good stash of bamboo trifolds. so useful. esp with stuffing pockets.
Having said all that, PUL does come in varying grades.
Have a look at a site that sells nappymaking supplies to see what i mean.
you can get 1mm PUL (like berry plush covers use)
you can get 2mm PUL (most commonly used)
you can get sandwich PUL (two layers stuck together), that's the one that baby beehinds PUL covers are made out of)
you can get cotton laminated PUL (that happy heiny and greenkids suggests you use as day nappies only)
you can get poly laminated PUL
you can get minky laminated PUL
(all this trivia in my head, pity i coudln't have trivia in my head that was useful, like to win me lotsa money on a quiz show!)
All is well, still in cloth, just found out we're PREGNANT!! Time to buy little fluff again!
lol). So Ive pre-washed it and naturally the bamboo inserts have shrunk abit...compared to other nappies they now seem really skinny for the pocket....anyone had any dramas with that??? Also being a cotton outer should I treat them more like a GK funtime and not expect a huge amount of time out of them????
On the bright side, warmer dry weather en route so will be able to dry them in half a day.
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