I dont know how many i need maz lol... i was being cautious to wash every 2 days....
for my newborn... do you think 20 would be enough maybe.
I have about 10 small MCN's for #2
and 32 OSFA to share between DD and #2...
how many prefolds for the early days would you suggest.
I am assuming just flannel or cotton with the newborn thing - as i guess i will change then 2 hrsly with feeds etc. ??
Am i a bit over excited maz?
FJ - DD's eyes puffed down about 2hrs post zyrtec - the red bumpy skin on her chin stayed though ... so i am wondering if it is an environmental allergy?
Wow girls, awesome stashes all, I am like Nettie, I would never have 'em all together like that!! Perhaps I will have to specifically go to flats for a day & wash & stack everything lol. Can't see it happening but if I get bored....
So Mel, you're still here then?!
We had a lovely day, here is Punky when we went to lunch, checking out the menu... (Since I can't swap stash photos this will have to do...!)
WOPB: Terry flat & rollicking rascals ai2 used as a cover...
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Pink Palace - that's so hard about your DD's rash/excma situation whatever the heck it is, big hugs to you hon, how frustrating, trying to work out what it is, and what to do about it.
What sort of baby wipes are you using. For a baby with skin irritations, truely, i would go simple as poss - e.g cloth wipes and water - so no danger of perfumes and chemical additives.
bubs can change too, mine handled synthetic material next to her skin FINE for 12 months, then all of a sudden, rashed to it. So stuff can change.
Love looking at everyone's stash photos, but like you Nettie, i can't get my head around doing my photos either, not even sure if i am able to put photos in the beely belly gallery - is that only for subscribers? ANd how would i have them all dry at the same time? I can imagine arranging them on the bed for example, and Destructo Rampaging Bilby coming in and "helping".
WOTBB: lotus nights with rainbow bumjumper under loose cotton sleeping bag
Melham - sorry to hear you missed your movie due to feeling ill.
i think all the musos on here need to serenade you with "come out baby, it's time" songs.
Queen - Punky is so wellhaved in the cafe - bilby will only sit when being fed - then we have to walk her around with her koala backpack lead thingy, so that's NOT relaxing for dh or me. ANd now bilby wants my canoli / gelati which she's not allowed, so i can see tanties coming up soon over that. Cafe visits are so rare for us, but not easy. Gee it was so much easier when she was in the stroller and just lay there, or even went to sleep!
Pink Palace - with the prefolds, i reckon 20 would be grouse. The thing with the fabrics is - do you want them JUST for newborn stage (flannelette, muslin, cotton) or do you want to be able to use them as pocket stuffers, boosters for fitteds at the later stage (bamboo, hemp).
And as Nelle says, you can take a cotton product e.g flat and boost it with a bamboo booster too.
Have you used flats before? i failed flats miserably, however i did them up, was way too bulky to work, so after a week of trying hard, i was resigned to using them only for spit rags. I found the cottton prefolds too bulky, so used them for changetable mats. The bamboo prefolds/trifolds whatever you call them, were trimmer under a cover, thirsty, took longer to dry, but we're still using them in teh nappies, so i personally found them much more useful.
we're all different, you could easily be a whizz at the things i flopped at.
THat's what it boils down to (vis a vis the prefolds). which fabric you buy them in. Spend twice the money but get twice the usage. Are you a sewer? even a basic one?
gee, i have not sewn ANYTHING for yonks, i really miss it.
PP I've got 24 prefolds. And 24 flats (well 25 actually, Si came home in a hospy flat ). And it's still hard to find one spare, if they're not being used as nappies (and really, we have more than enough fitteds..), they're used for spew, drool, and other baby related things. They're just cotton, and I boost them with bamboo or hemp if I need.
I took a photo of my stash. Not including newborn or mediums, a few of Si's nappies were missing, and I realised I can't find one of Riv's D'lish's and one of his BerryPlushes...hmm...I think I saw him running away with the BP a few days ago. Anyway. Considering there were no mediums at all in the photo, I think perhaps I have enough nappies...although I do think, that Riv could do with a few more larges...
Hey guess what!? Rans just told me he fixed my laptop!! Yay! Clever man.
I had infant size for my boys. They were a little snugger round the middle with Si, because he was a bit chubby (Riv was skinny). But they still were a good fit.
ETA: Poor you Gigi, missing your sewing - can you save up and just get a super cheapie kmart one or something next time they're on sale? They're getting cheaper all the time, and it would be better than nothing right? I can do basic sewing on mine, and really, it still might be better than the machines my grandmas had.
). And it's still hard to find one spare, if they're not being used as nappies (and really, we have more than enough fitteds..), they're used for spew, drool, and other baby related things. They're just cotton, and I boost them with bamboo or hemp if I need.
Yay! Clever man.
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