Cloth Nappies #135

yep pea pods suck lol i have strip washed.. i think the problem is that the inserts have shrunk.. through normal washing i might add we dont actually have a drier :(
ummmm i am looking into getting some good covers so i dnt have to keep buying more (we only had the cutie ones from big w atm but they wear very quickly) what does everyone in here like? i saw at darlingsdownunder the bummies look reasonably priced especially if you buy 4 but i wouldnt want to buy them and then find that they are crap lol... i am talking about using them over towelling flats any ideas? i have one BBH cover that i am not overly happy with it fits well over the bbh but nothing else lol... found some good patterns for wool longies and soakers, thanks for that my nan will enjoy knitting them and it should save us some money too!!! interesting q re 100% wool id be interested to know that too!!

Sal, I use pure wool, and it does turn out soft. Big W have some good ones under $4 per ball.

Noni - I have the Bummi's wraps and they work fine for me on flats - and fitteds as well. haven't had a blow out yet!!!!

Sorry guys! My lappy's hinge is broken, so I have to use the other computer, which is a little less convenient. And now Si's crying for a feed...darn.

Well, just quickly - ALLRIIIIIIIGHT Ange, congrats mate! Wonderful news.

Jols, like Sez already said, Motherease Rikki's are the bomb. You can get 4 packs from Darlings Downunder last time I checked, that gets them down to about $20 each. Nurture sell them too I think.

Mmm better go, Si's started up again. Sorry to have worried you (ha, takes me back to teenagehood conversations with mum :P).

Aw cool Sal :D There is another Mason in grade one or two but if it's a preppie then it's mine :D I did ask Mason if he had a new boy in his class but they got a new girl so he was a bit confused. What is your nephews name and I'll ask him. You can PM me if you like.

For the knitting it has to be a minimum of 80% wool. Most blends I've looked at usually have more acrylic then 20% though so it's best to stick with the 100% wool.

Also I'm sorry about the you know what ;) but will make up for it!

WOHB red d'lish!

Sam - It must have been the other Mason coz John's in grade 1 (the composite class). But Stephen's in prep, so he must be in the other prep class

Thanks for the wool advice, Ill have to go out and get some, Ive only got acrylic stuff here, but its an excuse to go shopping

Geez you girls can talk :P

NO fluffy mail here today, how sad :(

Katones....I am waiting on 4 lots of fluffy mail and havent received any :(

No fluffy mail here either if it makes you feel better.. LOL I think I'm waiting on another 2 packages.. and then thats IT.. no more... ever.... LOL

Yeah sure..... :p

CM........I was thinking the same thing :p

yeah sure thats it :P we all know you will buy more :P

lol!
Well i have put my mandy macs on ebay to try to get money for the BBB i bought :(
hopefully they sell.

and that is it for me too Gudism!!! i have to stop or i will be in this predictament again!!!

Mel - how is cooper?

Katones. - 3rd trimester here we come

WOHB - Khaki CB Pocket

PP - you should ask Ali if she wants your mandy macs... I tried one out the other day, wasn't too bad.... :) Snappis are pretty cool once you get the hang of it.. was pretty funny watching DH fumbling with it last night, and he hurt his finger on the end of it... didn't realise it would be so pr!ckly... LOL.... ahhh... boys are funny...

And I mean it.. I don't need more nappies... mmmm... no... no I really don't.....

ill pm ali and see (they look great honest! but i have bought so many i have to sell some and they are still new :)

As for wants vs needs... lol very different things! hehe

for anyone wanting to make longies, shorties, soakers, i just saw a thread about the same topic on another forum, and someone very knowledgeable typed out this list of good wools to get

Treliske
Four Bags Full
Blackberry Ridge
Fleece Artist
Blue Faced Leicester

i think the good wool for longies (can be lanolised, is not scratchy) is of the price bracket, that suddenly, i now realise the WAHM's are not charging that much, afterall.

100% soft merino is a bit thin on the ground (at your average spotters etc).

i saw lovely wool on a NZ site called The Tin Shed too.

I *spotted* and have seen made into special longies some great wool at woolorganics, its australian merino organic wool!!! Bootiful stuff, lushious, my next soaker/longies are going to have to be made with them!!!

FLUFFY MAIL!!

I got two parcels today - my Wee wuns order (including a swaddlebees MCN) and my 'Nappy Bucket' order with the Happy Heiny.

Have now washed all the nappies and they're just finishing off drying in the drier. I re-washed the BB as well - so they've had 2 washes.

Hopefully I've got nearly enough stuff to last me for a while now.

Now I've got my mattress protector, wetbag and cloth wipes solution as well as a whole lot more prefolds. I'm just about all set!

WOHB - Motherease Bamboo & cover.

Nettie- thats great!!!!

hmm i love woolies!!!

well first night with longies on!!!

Annika has BBB with 8 extra layers of bamboo boosting and longies!!!

i hope i lanolised them right, i got the spray stuff and gave then a good sopray in and out, they werent soaking thought and rubbed it through, let it dry and now they are on!!

The longies, soaker nad skirty I just got from B4B (yes - FINALLY!!) are 100% merino NZ wool - they are ace...really soft and no tbulky, but still warm enough for her overnight here atm (been getting down around the 1-3 degree mark)

Hope you get your laptop fixed soon Nelle!!

Nothing excting here to day nappy wise....DF is coming home tonight though, and we are going away for 5 days on Thrusday!!! Cant wait, sooo excited!
But I want to take the cloth, and will have no washing machine at all while we are at the resort....they shoul be alright to hand wash teh wet ones for a few days shouldnt it? I dont think I have enough MCN to last 5 days and nights straight!
I really dont want to use sposies though
So I have just washed all her nappies and they are drying, ready to take tomorrow all fresh!


ETA: Yes, I do actually have news - Charlotte out soaked the Sandman last night after only 4 hours! :(

WOHB: BWDM (the only nappies I am not taking with me!) and tots bots cover

Beatrix
When i lanolise i put a pea size amount into warm water and dissolve.. then soak overnight.
and have been all good so far :)

i have the spray lanolise, well i hope it works!!! she is fast asleep



where do you get normal lanolin from

Beatrix, you just use that lansinoh or whatever it's called from the chemist in the baby section (it's used for sore nipples when breastfeeding I think).

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Beatrix, you just use that lansinoh or whatever it's called from the chemist in the baby section (it's used for sore nipples when breastfeeding I think).

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oh good i have that sitting here on my shelf!!!

Just a little tip on lanolin - if you buy generic anhydrous (pure) lanolin from the chemist, it is heaps cheaper than Lanisoh. From memory I got a jar of it for about $5, and a little tiny tube of Lanisoh is about the same price I think. It's exactly the same stuff, just one is branded and thus more expensive!

WOHB: Bamboozle & Sugarpeas wool cover. He'll be trying out his purdy pink dot minky WCDN tonight - yay.

Hey girls... I think AP has eaten my fluffy mail AGAIN! Apprently a set of longies & a nappy (same parcel) were sent from victoria on Wednsesday last week & I still haven't got it :(
Maz, before you ask, Yes its the person I was asking you about, remember with my payment not showing up till I pointed it out... I will check with my post office tomorrow if its possibly there & I just didn't get a card (has happened in the past) but I am begining to worry. At least this time it was only $25 & not $150!

**** - see this is why i send you everything registered Fiona!!!!!! Hope you had a fantastic birthday and got those mikl jug holder's you so desperately wanted.

not having a good day...little man doesnt want to bf atm (dame AF)

be back when things are happiers in my mind

:hug: Aww Maz, I hope that Mat gets back into it when your AF leaves, and then you'll only need to find a solution for while you have AF...

FJ, unluckyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

That's great you got your longies Lime!

Does anyone have a Waggle-Wee-Kid nappy? I'm curious.

Beautrix - i have also bought lanolin from the Honey & Soap SHoppe in the Central Market very cheaply - i reckon Lanisoh hikes up the price! DId you end up embroidering on the longies or leave as is?

FJ - blimey, i hope your PO has the card and that's all it is!

Limey - glad to hear you're getting a holiday, how cool. I don't know what i would do with poo on the nappies on holidays, with no little squirt. The wet ones wouldn't bother me, but poo in that situation, fills me with dread. I think i'd have to visit a laundrette in the nearest town if i went somewhere with no washing machine.

THere is a thread in Nappycino forums, i think under Ages and STages, one called "travelling with cloth" including overseas travel, camping, all sorts. Some people wash the nappies in the shower, stomping them like grapes!!! that's dedication!

WOTBB; put bilby to bed in whizz kidz and longies - she pooped within 15 minutes! so now, Lotus Night nappy and longies on, under the cotton sleeping bag. Two hours since i put her down, and she's still not asleep ! argh! i really wanted to watch So you think you can dance tonight - been looking forward to that. I've taped it, the way she is, i'm not going to get any tv in tonight. Third night of bad sleeping. Grrr.

Gigi- nah just left them!! , but she has on the longies i got from DDU Kozy designs!!! am about to pay for another pink pair now!!

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