Cloth Nappies #138

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Oooh no secret squirrel from me QM Will message you back

Mehkelti, come on litte rabbit, we all wanna meeeeet you .
Hope she gets a move on for you!

PP - those clothes m'dear - I have sorted our all the slightly ratty ones and I have still filled a jumbo (nappies) box and have some for another box, any chance you would be happy to pay half postage? Wouldn't ask but the pile is never ending. Maybe I should take pics of what I have and then you can decide if you want it before I send it??

WOHB: magicall...

[Arimeh]

PP - do you want to borrow one of my snoozywuns to try on Ashley? That way if it works for her you can buy them specifically for night time for her. I'll have another one coming in the mail anyway.....(accidentally ordered one yesterday.. don't know HOW that happened.. )

[PinkPalace]

hi girls!

Limeslice
There is no leg gape - it leaks at the top up her singlet and shirt. Never at the legs or crotch.
I understand what you mean by bulk and tummy gape... how do you stop this though if they need bulk? will the longies stop it?

Gigi - should i measure from ankle up to where for the rise?? to make sure i order the correct sizing ?

AJ - hold off just for the moment thanks babe! i have been given a whole heap from mantaray so will see how they will go lasting me . is that ok?

Gudism - we will be in sposies until i find a solution. I will order some longies today and hopefully get them by tuesday. Thinking i should get medium instead of large - she is asleep so cant measure her.
And i will see if that stops the leak... will it or am i being sillly on what a wool cover actualy does?

Any other ideas for good quality longies or shorties before i purchase??

[Arimeh]

PP - I got some cheap (ish) longies off ebay for around $27.99 a pair, and they work great. I gave them a wash and lanolised them, and had them on him last night. The nappy underneath was pretty wet (we left it on for the morning flood, and a surprise poo!) but the longies were fine. They just sorta repel the pee I think from leeching into other clothes above the nappy (is that the right words I'm looking for?)

WOHB: Ecobubs wool pocket Purdy purdy...

Actually Q for Nelle cos I know you've got Ecobubs too - do you notice that the nappy seems a bit backwards? Like the snaps that I would assume to be at the front (the shorter winged ones) have the edge of the pocket there (which is like at the back of the nappy on the BumG's?) Or are mine a bit... d!cky?

[The[cookie]Doctor]

No worries PP, just let me know if you're in need of anything particular and I'll see what I have

[PinkPalace]

im looking at the snoozywuns now Gudism
did you get a large and do you find without another cover it is ok?

[Nelle]

Yeah Mel, the winge are kinda shaped...stumpy? I still loved them though! (I say loved because we're out of the mediums now. )

[Arimeh]

PP - I got a large for Aricyn - because he is just over 11kg and large goes from 10. It fits him really nicely, although i have ordered a medium because he has a really slim waist so it should fit him ok as well.

I put a BB wool cover over it, but it doesn't quite reach the top -nearly but most of the time I try and pull it up as much as I can. I like using my longies or shorties over the top of them - even though they don't need a cover - I do it because I know he does that big morning wee.

Nelle - so the open pocket part is supposed to be at the front and I'm NOT going insane?
I think DS still fits into the mediums... lol.... since he has decided to be on a liquid only diet (can't get him to eat ANYTHING) then he'll probably be in smalls soon...

[Gigi]

PP - I got some cheap (ish) longies off ebay for around $27.99 a pair, and they work great. I gave them a wash and lanolised them, and had them on him last night. The nappy underneath was pretty wet (we left it on for the morning flood, and a surprise poo!) but the longies were fine. They just sorta repel the pee I think from leeching into other clothes above the nappy (is that the right words I'm looking for?)

The reason the other word for the lanolised knitted covers is SOAKER, is because these items SOAK UP urine.

(you might see items for sale described as "wool soaker")

So, after the fitted night nappy has absorbed as much as it's going to (is at maximum absorbency, feels damp to the touch), then the wool of the longies takes over, soaking up urine (well it does if you have lanolised the woollies AND the cover/longies is 100% covering the nappy, including the back, EVERY skerrick of the fitted night nappy needs to be covered for this to work).

that's my amateur description, it's much better explained at nappycino forum, at the WHY WOOL link.

the clothes ABOVE a night nappy will WICK if you tuck singlets, pj tops etc INTO the night nappy.

wicking is like this
imagine a bucket of water
you put 20cm end of a bath towel in the bucket, only the immersed bit is wet
come back in 30 mins, whole towel is wet, even though only 20cm is IN the water - this is WICKING

hth

[Arimeh]

Gigi - thats exactly what I was trying to say.. pmsl...

[PinkPalace]

FJ - thanks they are the kozi ones i was looking at. Might try for the lamajama... or what ever they are!

Gigi- i have honestly not read half of those responses! lol have now. NOt sure it is my lack of concentration or the forum moves a littel too fast sometimes that i dont remember how far to read back if i dont check for a day. So please dont take offense - just think i am a little dense if i ask the same question twice im sorry i do this

I am trying the BBB again tonight (i have been experimenting like you say to find what works). I am having a trifold inside under the short and double long snap in bamboo boosters and going to do them tighter to try and reduce waist gape. Then see if perhaps a little less bulk might make the BB wool cover fit better in the rise... i can only try.
My theory behind using less bulk (although it probably sounds backwards) was that we had a busy day today and i put a standard bbb + pul cover on her at 1230 and with all the driving around and hospital visits i didnt get her home (where she was asleep in the car) for hours and she slept in this... until 530pm. So 5 hours and no leaks.... BBB was soaked but no leaks....

The wool covers (large) were BRAND NEW . SO it isnt an issue of shrinkage.

I measured her and she has a 19inch rise with the boosting as above with the BB wool on. So i will use that to look for longies and shorties.

I will back off a little on the questions, i am sorry but i do get a little confused and frustrated waiting for that lightbulb moment.

xxoo