Nah i think he was just a foul mood as i worked all weekend and he had to look after the baby, and still expected me to have everything done i do on a daily basis long distance from work... i tell you.. i am over being the 6 month pregnant wife who cooks, cleans, irons, shops, runs errands, washes, looks after the baby, works a phsyical job (constantly on my feet), hasnt had a girls night out on her own in 13 months!, and when i get home from work get in trouble for there not being enough clothes dry (although they are washed but i am supposed to hang them from work!!!) and its my fault nappies leak, the fridge breaks and everything else is the world doesnt function right! rahhh
lol ok now that is out of my system... about MCN's lol
Did anyone get anything at the bubblebums sale?
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hey did any one who ordered cute tooshies get their order yet??? Im hanging out for some fitted nappies.... i only have two and i have 4 longies that need wearing
Hey Gudi - have you got the DD newsletter? Starbunz pockets are in
PP *hugs* I don't buy sposies now. If DH wants to use them, he can buy them out of his money - he doesn't know the PIN for the household account
Mo - good to see the glass is the right shape, DH & I were wondering if it was u/s or ?? to see it. If her little bottom is sore, maybe call the MCHN line (nurse on-call etc) and see if haemmorroid gel is OK for her age? It has a mild aneasthetic in it. Otherwise maybe some nappy-free time?
Good luck tomorrow.
Us - well, Pips seeming better. Eating, thank goodness.
woHB - Haute Pocket stuffed with bamboo. Soon to be snoozywun.
Kaz - DD? Is that darlings downunder? What are Starbunz? I've just been looking at the minky green kids.. they are purdy... I like the giraffe ones.. lol
WOHB: Soon to be experimental Greenkids with lots of bamboo in the pocket, plus a flat and a wool cover.. LOL.. I'm chuckin everything on this kid...
Kaz they saw it with an X-Ray, they didn't think they would see anything since it's glass, but the glass was pretty thick.
I'll try take some pics of it.
We found some BPA free bottles so they should be arriving this week, Until then I'll have to grab the bottle off her the second she is done with it.
I'll ask around tomorrow if her bottom isn't better, the bepanthen seemed to help.
May try some prune juice tomorrow to loosen things up a little bit for her.
M crashed at 5:30 today, she must be so exhusted after everything she never goes to bed this early.
Ali congrats on the Job.
PP-Some people just don't seem to get it, My MIL is alot like that she thinks they are a waste of money. $30 for one nappy when you can buy a box for $40. I give up trying to explain at least her partner gets the idea of it!
Gudism - i don't have a tap in the nursery either. WHen i know it's nappy change time, my first port of call, is to go into the bathroom and wet/wring out a flannel (then take bilbs to the nursery for a change). If we need more than one flannel, i wet the 2nd flannel with a water sprayer bottle that i keep in the nursery.
when out, i use nature baby care baby wipes, keep them in the nappy bag. Other people take cloth wipes with them, but i'm not that prepared.
Nettie - re night nappies. not so much a rule, as some guidelines. As usual, read up, notice what others use, and adapt it all to what suits your little wriggly person.
Once again, it comes down to thinking about what the nappies comprise of - fabric wise.
a day nappy - your baby is two months old? so maybe day nappies are for up to two hours atm? i don't know what's in your stash, but at that age, i might have had bilbs in a bamboo foldup (6 layers of bamboo) inside a PUL cover.
a day nappy can have a low rise, which doesn't matter too much. But with a night nappy, a high rise is quite desirable.
Day nappies and day covers will be trimmer - this is useful for under clothes.
Night nappies and night covers are bulkier - so expect that onesies, sleeping bags etc will need to be sized up to accomodate this.
If you buy wool knitted covers that do up with drawstrings, you can use bigger sizes, for longer.
PUL and fleece covers MUST fit very well to function. Wool gives you more lattitude, fit is not so important, yet they still stay waterproof (I have no clue why).
a night nappy - often they contain at least DOUBLE the number of absorbent fabric layers. so if a day nappy has six layers of absorbency, a night nappy might have 12+ layers. ANother difference is the outer material - instead of the PUL, some night nappies use an outer of Malden Mills windpro fleece for example - see Kester Kovers AIO (by possum pouches website), bits for bots fleece pockets and aio, honeyboy night nappies (see cherub's kiss and catnaps at wahmnaps website).
individual babies are different too. If you have a young bub who is already waking up every two hours for a feed, maybe you can delay the night nappy, as you might be changing every two hours already.
You might have a light wetter, for whom a boosted fitted DAY nappy is sufficient for now (as a night nappy option).
But to save the bassinet/cot linen washing, i would still suggest the breathable covers (e.g wool and fleece, instead of PUL). SOme people use the PUL no worries at night, again, use what works for you. I'm just a scaredy cat who doesn't take many chances, i want the bulletproof option straight up.
So at two months old, depending on how long your bub sleeps for, and what sort of wetter they are, you may still get away with boosted fitteds (day nappies). I've seen a few cyber posts lately from mums who have newborns who sleep for 12 hours, who wanted to know where to get night nappies in tiny sizes, so we're all different.
If you haven't noticed or looked into night nappies before, here's a few brands to google (i can't put urls here, or else i would = to save you time)
- cute tooshies bamboo delights (not technically a night nappy, but so many layers, i reckon it could be used as a night nappy for a newie). THis is a fitted OSFA.
- snoozywuns aio, on the ozebaby site, look under widdlewuns. no cover needed
- kester kover aio on the possum pouch site - no cover needed.
- wild child night nappies on the wild child site, a fitted sized nappy. needs cover.
- whizz kidz nightz, on the ozebaby site, see under whizz kidz. OSFM Fitted, needs cover
- wombots SNAIO, no cover needed
- bits for bots, not marketed as night nappies, but function as such, two styles, pocket and aio fleece nappies. use malden mills fleece. no cover needed.
- honeyboy night nappies, see cherub's kiss and catnaps (on the wahmnaps site) - fitteds, need cover.
- cuddlesncloth - i think they have a bamboo night nappy
- caterpillar cuties - another one to check
- very baby simply nights at the weewuns website (fitted sized nappy) needs cover
- bubblebubs good night sleep tight fitted sized nappy (BB site
- sandman night nappies on the sustainable hemp products site or i've gone blank, what is the site with blossom in the title? argh!!! baby blossom??? sandmans are sized fitteds, you need a cover over them to make them waterproof.
Another option, especially at the start, is to get a good night cover, and put a thirsty trifold inside it, mazalicious on wahmnaps makes great trifolds. If one trifold is not enough, try adding a booster (not another trifold) for your next attempt. If that is not enough, then try two trifolds.
a trifold is a rectangle that you fold in three
a booster is a long skinny pad (no folding)
A very easy care and simple (in the middle of the night simple) cover option (for over a fitted) is flongies. These look like polar fleece long pants, but have a hidden shorts layer of microfleece. Throw them in the washing machine - too easy, dry in a flash. Look like pj bottoms, but actually function to keep baby dry. I've seen some sm size ones on sale at wahmania on the peep-o store of late.
Night nappies involve DOUBLE the expensive fabric, so cost more than day nappies. This is an investment so involves more angst than buying day nappies i reckon. If you can get yourself to a MCN meetup, to see other mum's night MCN stashes, see these brands IRL, that might help you to know what you're dealing with, narrow the field a bit. Baby expos held all around Australia, are another place to see MCN IRL.
hth
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Greenkids on ozebaby, great inserts bargains. (3packs, 10packs).
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