clothing for cloth nappies

[entreat]

Hi guys,

I am looking to hear some recommendations to find clothing that will go over cloth nappies. Aussie made would be awesome. I don't care if the clothes were specifically designed, or you found some other brands that 'just happened to fit'.

Cheers!

[Visitor8]

Check out
MyMyMy on madeit
Also Buggz.
Tikki.
Cut4cloth.


Other than those, I just get a size up

[~Kim~]

I've actually never had to size up or buy special clothes. I've been using cloth for 3years on 2 kids.

[CinderToriella]

i am also finding it hard to find clothes that will fit over cloth nappies as well..
so i am using disposables a lot which i didnt want to do

[Epacris]

I’ve been using cloth for over 3 years now, on two different kids and have never really needed to up-size. Entreat, did you have terry flats in mind or MCN. Sure some MCNs can be bulky but they're mostly only a little less trim than sposies.

But I saw an ad on telly today for Bonds "Roomies" that looked very comfy. Sadly not Australian made anymore though.

[entreat]

I'll be using MCNs - but thanks for the advice. I have looked at a bunch of NB - 6mth clothing & it just looks too tiny to fit over MCNs. We'll see in 3 months!

[*Infinity*]

I found I had a lot more luck using the all-in-one type suits & clothes for DS over cloth and didn't need to size up. It was really only the odd few pairs of pants that wouldn't fit over his fluffy butt. Plus we have the bonus that the trimmer style MCNs work best for him so it didn't really cause many issues.

[Visitor8]

wow I have always had to size up Ash wouldn't fit in 000 suits at 2 weeks old because of that butt! (MCN not flats)

Even now, he is in a 2 just for the rise, and because it takes me 10 minutes to get the pants over his butt. He is most certainly not in a 2 in length

[SunnyRain]

I think this is a problem for boys and/or trousers, even with MCN. They are quite a bit bulkier than disposables no matter what anyone says.

Every time I buy pants for my son I have to take them back and swap them, but the larger sizes tend to be way too big around the waist. It's a never ending problem I've had with clothes. He's never been a plump boy, he was a very skinny baby so back then it was really dramatically impossible to buy clothes that fit so mostly he got around with half his nappy sticking out, gangstar!

I think now he's a toddler I can buy bigger sizes and rely on a belt or something. Actually, I thought about buying braces in winter with a jacket over the top he won't take them off and they'll hold up bigger pants. What do you think, is that a good idea? I wonder if I could find any in his size.

I hope I have a girl next time round just for the clothes over cloth issue.

[Arimeh]

I have to say that I never really have an issue here either?

[Indadhanu]

We had a little issue using fitteds and covers, but never really with MCN.
The only issue we have had with MCN is at night with a night nappy on.

She was always chubby, not sure if thats got anything to do with it.

[*Beema*]

We haven't really had much trouble, I find that the rise on PP is a bit short for MCN's we use mostly a trim MCN, but I don't mind if the fluff pops out the top a bit

But other than that most clothing works fine for us

[SunnyRain]

Where are you all shopping if you have never had these problems? Where can you buy nice jeans, shorts or cords with zippers and buttons (not elastic waists) that fit?

I find Pumpkin Patch, Cotton On Kids and every expensive branded item Jude's ever been given as a gift (Fred Bare, Bebe etc) to be very slim fitting and low rise. The problem then is that the waist band sits over the nappy and doesn't come back in at the waist and the pants, therefore, fall off. Tracksuit pants, shorts and leggings with elastic waists are not such a problem.

[entreat]

My little bogan will just have to wear tracky dacks until toilet training.

[*TripleJ*]

same here entreat lol he only has one pair of jeans that fit and they have an elastic waist
i do upsize but i guess it deoends on the fit he loses his trackies if the elastic is slack coz he stands on the ends and they fall down
try overalls maybe?

[lyra stardust]

I have to say I've never had a problem with this either, but I'm wondering now if this becomes a problem later on when they're a bit bigger (mine is 6.5 months)

When he was little he wore mostly all-in-one suits that had a bit of give around the bum, and now he wears mostly stretchy tracky bums and legging sort of things, and also has some pants with button and zip (and adjustable elastic). They all fit fine (mostly pumpkin patch, cotton on kids, pure baby and baby gap from the uk). Actually I find the nappy keeps the pants on lol. I agree the bonds roomies look lovely- I want some but not sure where to get- in Myer they only had girly colours.

I only use itti bitti AIO and he is on the small side, so maybe this helps- dunno.

[Gigi]

anything tight or firm around the crotch, may give compression leaks, so avoid firm fitting onesies and bottoms.

bonds are very small sizes, so be careful not to get the smallest sizes.

sizing up for the bottoms and onesies helped us.

Nights were the biggest difference to us (in clothing).
Instead of pyjamas, i put my child in long sleeve teeshirt and woollen longies over the night nappy. (and then put my child in a cotton sleeping bag in winter).
Night nappies are twice the bulk of day nappies, due to the extra time they are worn, and all the wee they have to absorb.

For a night nappy to work, breathability is important, and we discovered the fabric of the bedding mattered too, e.g we ended up ditching synthetic blankets, and instead had baby sleeping on a sheepskin rug.

the size of the child
the trimness of the nappy
how much you need to boost the nappy, for the child's wee output
quite a few things can vary

i really valued the trousers with the adjustable waists (that button hole elastic stuff). My very short girl got great use out of boy long shorts with the adjustable waists. (like long pants on her).

and then when they toilet train, and there are only knickers to get over, you go BACKWARDS in sizing with the clothes! so hang onto what they grow out of (in nappies), cos you may well get them in those clothes again, after toilet training.

i found the boys departments more cloth friendly than the girls. Less fitted clothing, more adjustable bits.

we used less clothing in summer, the nappies are so cute, when it's hot, i didn't feel motivated to cover them up, unless we were outside and sunprotection was needed.

when bubs is really tiny, she was often swaddled, so that was warmth in itself. (important to have muslin wraps for summer). but the shop ones are often too small. a cot sheet size is better. even my very short baby outgrew the tiny shop wraps SO fast. i sewed FOUR shop wraps together, to get ONE wrap we could actually wrap her in (without her wriggling out LOL).

in the inbetween weather, we often used baby legwarmers like huggaluggs, on her legs.

for any child in nappies, you know you'll be dressing and undressing them OFTEN, due to nappy changes, so choose clothing that is easy on easy off. i loved elasticated waists, no zips, no onesies with closures at the back etc.

as tempting as it is, when you're nesting madly, i wouldn't buy heaps of anything, until baby arrives, you get to try it out, and really ARE sure, "Yes, it's easy to get on and off and fits MY child great over MCN". then go out and get heaps of them.

Keep a record of your research, where you saw stuff and for how much, so if you are unable to hit the shops when bubs is tiny, you can send someone else (with your info so they get what you want).

You'll get given heaps of stuff too, let people know you are going to put your baby in MCN, and to avoid the really tiny sizes. This will help them buy you stuff you'll actually use.

i used MCN on my newborn - and it WAS trim.
What i used was bamboo foldups (from baby beehinds) inside PUL covers (imse vimse and bambino mio). Any bamboo trifold will do the trick. You can now buy nb sized bamboo prefolds too (not available when i had my nb). different words for a very similar item. anyhoo, it was very trim nappy system.
(i also had aio, pockets, etc for my nb, but it was the "two lines of defense system", the bamboo trifold and cover, that worked on my child - fit wise and 100% leak proof wise too. So i ended up using the last thing i thought i'd use, because that was what worked - something i only found out ONCE baby had arrived, and i had her first week to "practise", try things out.

nesting is such a wonderful time! if i could do it all over again, i would spend the nine months stalking the bamboo baby clothing/baby bedding sites! and paying more attention to the bamboo breastfeeding clothing, when i really needed it, i was too tired to look. breastfeeding made me SO hot, and bamboo is best breathing fabric i have ever worn.

[alioops]

I'll be using MCNs - but thanks for the advice. I have looked at a bunch of NB - 6mth clothing & it just looks too tiny to fit over MCNs. We'll see in 3 months!

Looks can be deceiving. I had DD3 in 5x0 with a fluffy butt.