Tarkine, for newborns, prefolds/flanellete flats are great. I loved my Motherease Rikki's (still do). Gussets around the legs are great for runny poop.
With washing, I've just started to separate my nappies: pooed in and not pooed in. Pooed in get the long wash with the prerinse, not pooed in just get a standard wash. I'll report back if this washing system turns out to be a dud.
WORB: Bamboo Sandaman
WOSB: Tots Bots
ETA: Oh yeah, with cream, sometimes I use Gaia Soothing lotion, with a liner (if I'm not using much, I might go without), and I also use Aromababy Bottom balm, without a liner. Basically, anything that rubs in doesn't need a liner, anything that works as a thick barrier might clog your nappies.
i put nappies in the wash (frontloader) do a rinse cycle, put the rest of sophies clothes inand doa 30 or 40 degree cotton wash, takes about 90 mins!
nappy rash i use simmons pawpaw cream (not the lucas one) witout liner or gaia soothing lotion with a liner, i also have gaia baby powder which is cornstarch and lavender!
only a quicky (story of my life)
Ment ot be doing shop work heheh thats what Jed thinks anyway
Jed left a IB on Mateauz from 4pm yesterday until 8am this morning!!!!! I had asked him to change him last night and he 'forgot' - not a good thing for a little boy with nappy rash that bad that its weeping. Stupid man wondered why Mat woke at 5.30 but got him back to sleep and I woke him at 8 cause I could smell something off! But he wasnt wet through at all...fabo girls!
Waiting for my cow iish fly - yes managed to score on on ebay for $14 WOO HOO!!!!!
Gigi - so glad I mad eyour day babe
ok Jed's coming...shhhhhh be very very quiet he might hear you
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WILLOW - wow, you have the best delicates cycle on your washer, never heard of one like that before (i must be living under a rock! so sorry, just delete all i said).
REN - i used GAIA baby powder (main ingredient is cornstarch) when my bub was all chubby and had lots of skin folds that never seemed to dry (like her thighs).
The difference between the nappy rash creams is whether they are petroleum based or non=petroleum based ones. Or as someone recently put, the ones you rub in, or not.
Tarkine - prefolds are good for newborn stage, as the actual nappy. I've come to think trifolds are great too, cos of the reduced drying time.
Leg gusset covers worked really well for us, to contain the incredibly explosive and runny nb poo. e.g imse vimse (on special at Nurture Nappies right now), bambino mio. Not available when my child was a nb, but available now, are the THirsties and bummibrites, also with leg gussets.
I had a custom knitted WAHM item arrive today, which - i feel ill saying this - i don't like at all. The colours look different than it looked online (i would not put this on her - quite garish), and fit wise - the vest is shorter than needed and quite wide, looks out of proportion. I gave bilby's measurements so it could be made so bilby could wear it this winter and next winter - no way. I'm too scared to tell DH how much it cost, he thinks i am stuck with it cos i custom ordered it. Feeling so guilty. I know the WAHM will email me to ask if we like it and to see photos of bilby wearing it. i feel sick in my stomach just thinking about it (how to tell her). i was so excited to order this custom (we have no grandmas to knit for bilby) - now i just feel like a very extravagant idiot. The only good point i can find is: the wool is lovely and soft to touch. OK, vent over. Exiting confessional box. So how many hail marys do i have to say?
WOTBB: lotus night nappy and possum pouch soaker (great leg cuffs)
Gigi, for most good knitters (ie, not me :P) it's not impossible to add length to something, make longies or a vest longer. Width probably wouldn't be an option, but added length might be.
I think if I custom made something for someone, I would be upset if they weren't happy with it and felt they were stuck with it, when I could fix it in half an hour or so.
Gigi hon, you are NOT an idiot, these things happen, and it's so disappointing when they do. Most WAHMs are fantastic when something turns out not right - they want you to be happy.
Frontloader stuff: I do nappies on a 40 degree daily cycle (1 hour-ish) with an extra rinse, and clothes on a 30degree quick cycle. My machine only does pre-washes on a cotton cycle and can't be opened to add stuff once the cycle has started (I know, grrr), but this works pretty well for us.
Cream stuff: pawpaw (simmons) without liners, sunspirit calendula (lanolin base) / bepanthen / sudocream with liners. I make my own body powder for myself (cornflour, china clay and essential oils) and did make a baby version, but have never used it on him. This is a bit embarrassing, but when his bum is red I gently pat dry with a cloth then blow on it to dry it completely. I feel like a complete dill but he loves it - giggles his little head off. The things we do...
Boyo is about to pop off to bed soon (yes, at 11:30), so once he's down I might join him... Nighty night.
WOHB: whizz kidz nightz & bearbottoms MM fleece cover
Nelle, adding width is easier than you think! You just knit the extra piece and sew it in! It can be hidden in the stitching! I would think length might be a little harder, because you would have to get it all back onto the needles and unpic the cast off row.
Gigi, Honestly, if you gave the correct measurements and it doesnt fit then you didn't get what you paid for. Maybe measure the woolies with your sewing tape and if it is well off the measurements you gave then you can show her the measurements you took of the woolies, and the measurements you sent her. Then she is more than likely to fix it up. Ness has some longies being knitted custom (slowly it is cold and my fingers freeze up) and if they dont fit either of the girls then i will happily make adjustments.
So I find out tomorrow about the CBA job, and hopefully I find out if I am UTD or not, can you all guess what will happen if both things go my way? lots of nappy purchasing with my pay! DH wants a LS. I went into Reece Plumbing yesterday to find out how much they do them for. Was over $100! My Jaw dropped!!! S I think I will be buying one online. Bunnings dont sell them any more but the guy at Bunnings did know what I was talking about!
I am thinking about posting a wanted ad in the classifieds and on B4B for a second hand one but I dont know how likely I am to find someone who want's to sell one
OUch Ali on the reece version of LS! yep scout the ebays for a while!
Gigi -i agree i would mention something as you ordered something custom and it should be custom
Well i am a little confused and want opinions.
DD has worn my hand knitted shorties the past 2 nights and her nappy it totaly soaked through! like totally! and she has leaked a little
night #1 - on her shirt/singlet (wicking)
Night #2 - front of pants at waist line (these were below the rise of my soaker)
I lanolised the soaker before use.
Do you think it is a problem with my soaker or that she doesnt have enough boosting if the nappy is as soaked as it is by morning? At the moment she has 12 layers of hemp/bamboo in her nappy for nights.
Perhaps i do need to invest in some night nappies (DH's comment = get disposables lol....any chance i tell you.. but on the up side he loves bumgenius'! lol what a turn around!).
Need to sell some of my BBB first though so i can afford some night nappies (wink wink FJ! ).
WOHB - mmmmmm not sure DH Changed her so i am putting my money on BG!
Ali I enquired at Bunnings about the LS and was quoted $102! I told them to forget it! ETA I just got one from mothersdirect for $74.95
Gigi I'd double check the measurements too and if they aren't what you asked for then let her know. You're not an idiot darl!
Ren I use a zinc barrier cream for nappy rash and have some flushable liners to protect the nappy fro getting bunged up. They are weenees ones and the same packet has lasted almost 2 years as they are huge and I cut them in half. I only use them when there is bad rash though. When it's mild I use curash powder.
Last edited by ~Raven~; August 14th, 2008 at 10:26 AM.
I'll report back if this washing system turns out to be a dud.
heheh thats what Jed thinks anyway
it is cold and my fingers freeze up) and if they dont fit either of the girls then i will happily make adjustments.
DH wants a LS. I went into Reece Plumbing yesterday to find out how much they do them for. Was over $100! My Jaw dropped!!! S I think I will be buying one online. Bunnings dont sell them any more but the guy at Bunnings did know what I was talking about!
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