Cloth Nappies # 143

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so hth - bearing in mind, i have no idea what you have already, so i could EASILY be way off the mark. Oh well, it was fun vicariously spending someone else's money! After 21 months, i know what i would do next time, but they ain't gonna be a next time for me, so i'll live out my fantasy by helping you instead LOL.
That's why I am asking you ladies who know what you would do if you had to start over :)

So here is my list

Is this for a newborn stash? Yeah, but hoping to make it extend as long as possbile...

MOTHEREASE COVER - what will you put under the cover? fitteds, flats, prefolds??? No Idea lol, would prefolds be the best?? I'm looking for easy here....

BBH OSFA - a fitted nappy

BBH Minkee - an AIO

Bum genius - the OSFA Pocket or the sized AIO? What do you think, I think I was thinking the OSFA

Green Kids - a OSFA pocket - it's worth getting the greenkids bamboo boosters that fit this perfectly and can be used in other pockets too Will do

Berry Plush - a sized AI2 or are you just going to get it as the cover? if money is an issue, i'd start with the medium size, you'll get more wear out of that size Is there an AIO?, I'm not sure again what I was thinking, probably AI2.

Itti bitti - i'd get an itti bitti boo (fitted) small for a newborn, an itti bitti dlish AIO in medium for later Okay

Sugarpeas cover - wool or malden mills fleece? wool means handwashing and lanolising, malden mills fleece is "chuck in the washing machine" and dries in 30 mins Fleece i think, friend on mine is knitting me a whole heap of longies

sugarpeas nappy - do you mean the snap in insert for the cover, that makes it an A12? they['re good, clever design means they dry fast. I think that's what I meant yes, to go under the cover

haute - Haute pocket? there are two types, normal and the breathable. I have been reading about wicking issues with the breathable ones. Just wot i heard. hmmm okay, is the normal one any good?

With that list, i reckon you could get the majority, if not all of that from one site (nurture nappies or weewuns) which would cut down on your postage expenses heaps. NN has a $5 flat postage fee, not sure what WW's is.

and I am about to go and buy and few covers and things from Maz that I have been looking at doing for ages, just haven't had the $$.

oh yes, the pretty covers! don't you just love the names she comes up with for them!

Take a look at the mazalicious prefolds especially, you can use them as the nappy on a newborn, then use them as pocket stuffers in the stages after newborn. So very useful product, you'll be using them until bubs toilet trains. Prefolds don't sound very glamorous, but they are the Quiet Achievers (in combination with a good cover), soak up heaps of wee, keeping your lap, lounge, car seat etc dry! so i reckon that is good.

ahh cool I didn't think of that, will order some of them as well.
Does that sound like a good start??

excellent - but not knowing what you're putting under the covers, JIC you don't have anything yet, i would suggest prefolds/trifolds. You just fold them in three, and lay them in a cover. too easy.
I got nothing, starting from scratch I got a few covers from Maz yesterday, that's the first purchase. Might have to invest in some prefolds as well, are they all the same or is there a specific "brand or type"

Should I get anything else?

* wetbag for outings, zippered one
* a nappy bag that will fit cloth nappies, most in the shops are designed for disposable nappies
* nappy rash salve
* clothes airer for drying
* sensitive or unperfumed, low enzyme washing powder for washing the MCN (not the full strength stuff you wash clothes with)
* nappy bucket
* cloth wipes (or cotton velour flannels) instead of baby wipes
* portable nappy change mat for outings
* nappy free time mat (mattress protectors by swaddlebees at weewuns for e.g)
* half a metre of MICROPOLARFLEECE (Little Additions) at Spotlight, to cut up in liners for the fitted nappies and the prefolds, no sewing required, helps for easy cleanup
* Look at a Little Squirt (Nurture Nappies has a listing for those)

and for you at birthing time

* cloth breastpads (mazalicious has those too) got some :)
* cloth postpartnum pads (see noonee wilga at theclothpadshop)

mums deserve some nice fluff too!

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WOW!!!! Thanks so much Gigi for taking the time to post all that! :clap: Very much appreciated. I forgot about a couple things on your list, like nappy bucket lol, be in a spot of bother there heh! Stupid pg brain!

I'm Back!!!!! OMG the withdrawals where bad! For some weird reason the computer decided we had no keyboard & only today was able to buy a keyboard witha USB connection. So YAY I can now log on & actually type. I had been getting on but was only able to browse with the mouse!

I must say Im rather dissapointed it took till today for someone to mention ME! THANKS! Made me feel so Loved! lol NA JUST **** STIt stirring.

Ok, off to reply to a few other things. :D

:p FJ!!! I'll mention you.... I get missed alot, but I'm not very talkative in here.

lol at the NB weights... both my girls were 4kg.

yes, bilby was a whopper then, 3.79kg, just 6gm shy of the lovely Arabella.

i remember people in the hospital telling me "what a big baby" etc, i was puzzled, she was just lovely to me. THen we got home and i was sure (after hearing so many people say "what a big baby" heaps and heaps of times) she would therefore fit into the SMALLS MCN immediately, but no, they were big, and we had to go and buy the NB sized stuff. Even for my "big baby" (go figure).

i missed you FJ, but this thread goes in fits and starts. some days it's SOOO busy, other times it's like a graveyard and i just figure, people are busy, got sick kids, hossy appointments (looks at all the preg mummies) etc. it evens out in the end. but glad you have got a WELL keyboard now.

MAZ - bum about those APLIX sb's - poop and double poop to that:wall:. i could spit, but that would make a mess so i wont'.

WHen i pick up bilby from childcare (and she's the only one there in MCN), i notice she's one of the FEW kids who, by the end of the day, is STILL wearing the same trousers e.g no leaks from HER nappies. he he, i bet the childcare workers have noted that too. They're all quite young, so i hope they remember that when they go on to have kids and buy nappies. (i am brainwashing them into Swaddlebees, cos that's the only brand i send - i'd love to send others but i worry it would confuse them if i sent different types. Took our worker long enough just to work out how to put the pockets on the right way around LOL.

WOTBB: fresh outta tha bath, so about to ahve a Sugarpeas fleece + Sugarpeas insert put on her by dh.

Yeah as I said I was just joking, I hadn't actually made apost in this current thread at all yet anyway. Just had nothing to say LOL.

Get this, I have gained 16 kgs! I can't belive it, Yes Maz, I double checked at the appointment & its right, 16 kgs. I so don't see 16 kg's!

30 weeks now LOL.

I got fluffy mail today. I got a BBH wool cover in blue (sml, which is pretty big!) & my wooly overalls plus a stack like 15 odd items of bonds clothing. All for those pinni dresses I made. I so got the better end of that swap! LOL Im going to send her another pinni dress Ithink. The express bag was actually stuck in my mail box, I need two hands to pull it out! Now thats fluffy mail! LOL

I scored a STACK of material for $15 in st vinnies today. Gonna make some more pinnis with it. great mix of prints. I love going into this st vinnies & having a rumage, i always come out with something.

Gigi, please take me up on the pockets offer if the materials will suit your bilby.

oh FJ I'm so into peni's atm.... I'm trying to find some funky fabric & start making some for Jovie.

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oh FJ I'm so into peni's atm.... I'm trying to find some funky fabric & start making some for Jovie.

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:lol: I just read that as Im so into penis' atm must get mind out of the gutter :ROFL:

i didnt miss you at all FJ hahahahah :p

Must say who I am missing......Ange babe were are you hiding..surely you cant still be on holidays (biartch)

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i didnt miss you at all FJ hahahahah :p

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pmsl Maz, how could you with me ringing you 2 or 3 times a day!

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I just read that as Im so into penis' atm must get mind out of the gutter

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Haha I had to do a double take at this one too :-)

No nappy news here as DD is in stinky disposables with all the antibiotics she is on and the amount of sleep deprevation I'm on at the moment I can't be bothered with cloth.

I do need to organise these events for reusable nappy week. eek. Have a qu for you gals. we are organising afew events with *hopefully* some of the MCN companies in the area. we want to have a market day and a playgroup in the park but I can't decide whether to split them (have the market day one week and the playgroup the next) or to try and do them on one day???? One one hand if people are travelling for it then the same day would be good but the suppliers and i would like to be at both the market day and the playgroup to mingle? so if you were going to some events what would you prefer, twodays (probably sundays) or one HUGE MCN day?

I would prefer to go to something like that if it was over either one day, or over a weekend (sat & sun).

Oh yeah, how dumb am I????????? You'd think I was pg ATM, the amount of stupid things I've said/done recently :doh:. I totally forgot Ange was going away, and I rang her yesterday because I wanted to check she was okay!!!! I feel like a goose now :redface: Sorry Ange!

Gigi I just wanted to say how much I love those night pockets you arranged for me! They're fantastic! I would love some more, as these ones won't fit for too much longer. So I'm going to be on the lookout now! I'd never even heard of night pockets before. Thank you so much :)

WOHB: sposie, because he weed through his BBB in 30 minutes :o I think I'm about to give up on them as our night nappy :(

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...59&ppuser=2982

here chickies a belly shot for you!!!

im still sulking over the fact that i dont need anymore nappies!

sez your a goosie lucy!!

Look at you, skinny minnie, getting a bump YAY! Looking fab hun

:ROFL: Glad I wasnt the only one that rang her house. Oh NO on the sposies - shiat babe! - sure your not pg????

Jol's - im on a mission this week to make a little something for ya ;) (going to look at your belly babe)

Fiona - you ring my house that many times???? **** hahahahah

Sarah - I would go to the one thing on the one day...2 days is to much...pity I dont live up there cause I could come

right of to look at this belly

Just a quickie - LOVE ya guts Maz - at least I know I'm not the only one with my mind in the gutter (was that a Freudian slip there Christy?) :rofl:

Gigi - hugs babe - hope your day today has been a better one. :hug:

Welcome back FJ - if it makes you feel better, no one notices when I bugger off for days on end (prolly all used to me being a slacker by now...) :cryinglaugh:

Hi to everyone else! Nothing remotely nappy related to report. I think the E-monster will start growing out of some of his mediums soon - eep. He's about 10kg now, the boofer. And it was his 9 month birthday yesterday - yay for bubby!!

WOHB: FJ special & bearbottoms MM cover (oh crap, I think he's having a poo... little monster...)

We were running low on nappies in the drawer yesterday (must buy more...) and DH found the Magicall that isn't supposed to fit DS yet (he's a small 6kgs - medium Magicalls are 7kgs & up). He had it on for about 3 hours - no leaks or anything! Pretty impressed! Maybe we'll keep it in use ;)


I usually count on DS being about 1kg heavier than the recommendation before moving him up as he's such a skinny bummed kid! Chicken legs & all!

WOHB - GNST boosted with bamboo (was starting to wee through them) & lovelybums wool cover

If any of you buy Huggies, sounds like some quality control problems in the new ones, see this thread for details https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post1401142

Nettie - when my bub was JUST below the weight range for the next size in nappies, like you describe, i would put the next size on her, with a nb sized booster added, to take up the slack. Now i'm doing it with the large nappies, never thought i would use these nb sized boosters for so long, but they keep proving very useful.
Oh and with APLIX closing nappies (like i assume the magicalls are), you can ANGLE the tabs, to get an earlier use out of them.

Suse - i don't see you posting much anymore, but i just hope to myself, that you are lurking, just too busy to post. It seems to go hand in hand, people become a mod and next thing you know, they are so busy modding, their posts drop off. So yes, i do miss your posting, but i understand you are a mod now - and so we have to share you and your witty musings with MORE people. sniff.

Maz - i was wondering where Ange had got to as well, i sent her an email adn didnt hear back, was starting to worrry a wee bit

Janie - what are these night pockets i put you onto? i am such an airhead (i have no recollection of this, but it does sound like the sort of thing i would suggest). In the moment, things are so clear to me, but weeks, months later, i turn into goldfish brain!

WOTBB: sugarpeas ensemble with purple babylegs, i'm sure she will wake up soon for a midnight snack at the milkbar

Today, at my PND group, i saw film (taken by the facilitator) of bilby and me playing together. Cos dh and i don't have a camcorder, this is very unusual for me to see. I could not stop bawling (seeing the footage). The smiles and delight on her face, playing with me, i just couldn't believe it.

oh Gigi how beautiful. I know the first time someone told me it was obvious that Matilda adored me I bawled and bawled :hug:

LOL at the freudian slip... ummmm yes I should have said penifore's. (now I can't even spell it right :rolleyes:)

Aww Gigi - that's lovely. Sometimes seeing things from another perspective really makes a difference, living in the moment we don't always 'see' the moment.

Hey, a question for you - do you use the sugarpeas combo as a night nappy? Do you boost? Does it last Bilbs the whole night? I'm just trying to gauge where E is at right now - I think he must be going through that 'power-wee' stage. He soaked through his sugarpeas (unbooosted) in about three hours in the day, even the outside of the cover was wet. I always thought of him as a light wee-er, but I guess maybe he's not!

WOHB: BumG and the cutest little pants with mushrooms on the butt.

P.S. look - TWO whole posts in less than 24 hours!!! I shall make a concerted effort to come in to muse more often, I miss you crazy nappy lot. Truth is, I don't have much nappy related to talk about, nothing to buy, and no more exciting poo explosions to gross you all out with, and I figured that you didn't want to hear me waffle on about any old rubbish.

Waffle away Suse! :)

Gigi, that is so beautiful, I have tears in my eyes! The night pockets are Bits for Bots fleece. A member on another forum was selling them, and you let us all know, I nabbed one, and then the seller decided to throw in all three! So it was a real bargain! And then you organised the money transfer etc etc. So thanks again hun :)

Maz, def sure I'm not pg, thanks! ;)

Mel, did you get your parcel the other week????????? I had a sudden thought that I didn't check with you! Hope all is going well, and that M's drinking is better now :)

Gigi, how beautiful :) I hope you got a copy to keep!!!

Suse, waffle! Pls!

Us - well I think I'm actually at a point now where I don't *need* nappies. I have about 15 assorted bbb&bbh, plus covers, night nappies x 4, AI2s for daycare, PUL pockets ... *sighs* Least it means that I can stop using the clothesdryer!

Hey is anyone doing the GDNH this year? It starts on Monday.

GKs posted me out a parcel last Friday (nappy bags) and I only got the notification of a parcel this Friday - that's a whole week. Grrrrrrrr.

what a lovely moment gigi!!!

sez so are we going to be pregnant together at all?

suse waffle all you like!!!

BIG NEWS FLASH!! sophie did a poo in the potty!! thinking it was a fluke!! but...... POO!!

Unlikely Jols! Not if all goes to plan ;) You never know though, accidents happen. And people change their mind! Go Sophie! That's very impressive. Just as well you're already cooking another one to put nappies on LOL.

WOHB: Boosted flat.......you should see my pile of washing to fold EEK! (Actually, you should see my whole house, but we won't go there......and I'm hoping no one else sees it before I get to it LOL)

bummer sez!! mmmm might pop over and check out your messy house!! mines not much better.,having wardrobe built in so clothes everywhere!
yep i bet she'll be out of the by next year :( no fair

That's a gorgeous 15 week belly!! You are so tiny - you lucky thing you!!!

Janie - yeah I got it, thanks. Sorry didn't let you know, not coping very well here with 2 kids so I've gone into hiding i think.......

Gigi - I think I need one of those moments cos i don't think he likes me very much at the moment.. think we have a love/hate relationship :(

Need to buy more nappies now... got him in cloth at daycare - the girls love the cute prints!! He's the only one in cloth (insert proud mummy here)

What liquid wash does everyone use on their nappies? I got Dynamo the other day but thinking it might be too enzymey (yes, its a word) for the nappies... can someone suggest a good liquid wash for me puh-lease....

Right... back to the hell hole of my house... (and life...?)

WOAB: BumG (hoping napping very soon..)
WOMB: Uh... prefold I think??? Yeah... with Bummis cover....

Oh Mel, I'm sorry you're doing it tough ATM :hug: I wish I had some wise words for you, but I'm useless as a mother of one! I'm sure some of our more experienced mothers will be able to help better than I. I wish I was closer to you, so we could meet up, have a laugh and distract you LOL. As for the washing liquied, I think Amolin works really nicely on nappies, but I currently use a 'green' liquid, usually whatever's on special. But I really like the Earth Choice, the EXTRA STRONG one not the regular. Hang in there hun, things will get better.

Hi everyone!!

Sorry no time for personl but had to share some stuff

well i Had Mj needles yesterday and of course they weighed her... and i got the usual she is underweight has only gained 120 gr in 16 days

BUT She thought i was fantastic she was still breastfed exclusively and not one mention of solids or formula!!! Said she was obviously getting what she needed and she must just be a small baby!!

I love this RN!!!!

Plus added bonus she has asked me to make a small cloth nappy info kit too for her to keep in her room!!! She said she is sick of hearing about mums coming in saying they cant afford sposies when they could just use cloth!!!!

So what i am asking who knows where i can get a cloth vs Sposie broucher? to print

Here comes spring! Finally got some previews up, not as many as I would ike, I think I forget when I plan in my head that I also have 3 kids to manage LOL. Not as much sewing got done as I hoped! Maybe tomorrow LOL.

B thats great, GiGi would be able to point you in the right direction of some great info I bet!

hmmmmm what else??? Isla's night wee's stink again ATM. Such a yuk smell to wake up too. Was very tempted to buy sposies the other day for night use. But I didn't. I find the smell is contained if I use PUL covers. Not that great a thing to do but when I roll over at night & the covers lift & let the smell out its so gross!

Hi all!

We have the weekend off! The girls are staying with my parents so we can do some packing.

We are moving to Townsville!!!!!

DH got a waiver from the army for his psych test because they are desperate for tradies. He has to be up there on the 8th of September!! We only foud out of the possibility on Tuesday, and He signed the paperwork yesterday and resigned from his old job. My resignation will wait till I know exactly when the army are sending all of us up there.

We packed some clothies for my parents but mum said she will see how she goes with them and if she is struggling she will buy sposies. I dont mind because I wont be paying for them.

So we might be able to make the meet after all!!! I will see how I go.

Fj- they are cute!!! good job

Two kids is hard Mel, I've no idea how people with more manage...hang in there, you haven't even hit 6 weeks with Mehkelti yet, the fog will lift at some stage...:hug:

(Christy, it's pinafore apparently, I wonder why people say 'pinni' then!)

Both my kids are in sposies, BUT I'm up to date with the washing!! Can you believe it!! The laundry is EMPTY!!

ali - that's great you're moving up this way! DH & I go to Townsville often throughout the year.

I'm finding the itti bittis a little tight on Emily at the moment. They're usually my favourite nappy for her, but she has so many fat rolls that it's not fitting good enough. And DH's response to that was, 'oh great, more money to spend on nappies' haha! But Nina is doing really well with tt, and has an empty nappy each morning, so I'm thinking she won't be in nappies much longer.

Great news on the TT there Jodi! OMG Ali, that's brill news!!!! Good luck with the packing!

Us - got my GK wetbags from the post office this morning, they are gorgeous. I now have 4 wetbags, so that should rotate nicely, with daycare & all.

DH isn't too happy with the idea of the cleaning lady, he said "do a roster" I told him I did, but couldn't stick to it cause he won't be tidy and tidying takes more time than cleaning.

Anyhows, Pip's down for a nap, BBB with imsevimse cover.

Oh mel hon :hug: it does get easier babe..otherwise i wouldnt have gone back for number 3 and 4...(i would have liked number 5 but jed said a firm NO). YOur just at that yucky stage babe..its hard I know but just think of all the wonderful things yourve done...even if its to poop in peace. you should have seen my houselast week...**** I only jsut pulled finger out of rectum and cleaned it PROPERLY since I had Mat and that was almost 8 months ago.

Ness - WTG woman! Have a look in NC. IM pretty sure there is a section about avo in there.

We've just been fathers day shopping....had a ball and spent bugger all :) just the way I like it

HI girls!

Mel - big hugs honey!. Try to get some fresh air and sunshine :) I will be able to whinge with you in about 8 weeks! (with 2 under 16 months).... mmmm
As for the detergent. I bit the bullet and have ordered Soapnuts to try with my nappies in the wash. Will let you know how they go. HOping to reduce the buildup of chemical in them by using them.

Well one of my IB seems small.. anyone had problems with shrinkage? Perhaps it is just because it is a second. I wonder what the extra large will be like. I cant wait until summer when i can have DD in them without pants... lol show them off.

I have finished my second shorties and really happy with how it has gone. So i have enough now i think to last DD until toliet training (1 bbh wool, 2 x shorties, 1 x longies). Also Just got some circular needles and will attempt some smaller shorties for 6-12month stage with #2!

WOHB - White IB Dlish

Ali - woohoo welcome to Townsville!!! you'll get to meet so many clothies up here! It's really quite contagious. TNB runs articles in the local paper quite often which raises awareness and interest so we have lots of fellow cloth bums to mingle with esp in summer. Let me know when your coming and we can catch up! Oh do you think you'll be here before reusable nappyweek?

Actually bought a box of disposables today and didn't know what size to get - I'm sure I looked an absolute fool in the baby isle with my 8th old trying to work out what nappy to buy.

My Maz covers have been a godsend in hiding my disposable shame that chocolate nappy looked awesome today - woohoo loving the chocolae brown and pink trend at the moment.

Mel - hang in ther you will find your groove soon, remember to take it easy and enjoy this beautiful squishy newborn time

Beatrix there is a published leaflet you can print at modern cloth dot org it's really good. Woohoo for the weight gain and good on you for sticking with the BF!!!!

To everyone with a messy house THANK YOU! It is so nice to hear other peoples places aren't the spotless playgrounds we see in mags and ads. My DH has overinflated ideas of what our house should look like - however he doesn't lift a finger to help :-)

Gotta run, Ari is very unsettled, drugs STILL not working!!! at my wits end

Ali - congrats! Although SA will miss you! ;) Now you just need your :bfp: and you'll be all set! :crossfingers:

Mel - :hug: Don't know how it's done with more than one kid... those of you doing this are legends.

Saram - you'd love our place... DH cleaned off the kitchen table today because we were having his sister over for tea. It hasn't been cleared off for at least 6-12 months... He's a model maker (his own business) and he has stuff in most rooms of the house (except bathroom, laundry, toilet & DS's room) - so we have disorganised chaos here! He's gonna have fun when DS starts getting around! ;)

PP - I'm with you honey! Can't wait for summer when I can have DS in his MCN without pants covering them up! I'd love to show them off around here - not many people here use MCN so I'd be a real trend-setter!

Nelle - :clap: with the laundry! Feels good doesn't it?? Had to hang DS's clothes inside & tumble dry the MCN today because it was raining :( I liked having all that sun last week

Ness - :clap: for the great RN! Well done on the weight gain too - we've got a small fella here too so I jsut completely ignore the 'should be' parts of the conversations when we see any nursing staff. He's right for him - so what if he doesn't fit a chart? Good on ya girl!

WOHB - Sandman & Lovelybums wool cover (pretty standard night-time fare really!)

P.S - had to edit this post because I had too many smilies... never knew there was a limit!!!

Alioops! wow, that's HUGE news! moving states with two kids, WOW! all the best with the packing. travelling and setting up again in Townsville, sounds like a huge job. but exciting too, Townsville sounds lovely, coastal, great weather etc. But SA will miss you!

Jodie - how many rolls does Emily have on her legs? by four months, bilby had THREE massive rolls on each thigh - we got to the point where front closing nappies were just not cutting it for us, and got better results wiht side snappers. At 11 months old she crawled, the rolls started falling off, walking at 14 months, only one roll since then.

Beautrix - great news about your wonderful nurse today, how refreshing to have her make an assessment in context, instead of just being glued to The Chart. Great that she wants to help promote MCN too, perfect when Reusable Nappy Week will be here in October too.

ozclothnappies
nappycino
modernclothnappies
they are the three sites i would be looking at for advocacy info.

FJ - your pinnies look wonderful on the website.

SUSE - your ramblings are terrific, please don't stay away. Wee output can go up and down. At the moment, bilby is wearing a sugarpeas combo for say, from 8pm - 2am - then she'll wake up for a feed, and unfortunately is in a stage of poo-ing at night, so another night nappy gets put on her around 2am. We boost the sugarpeas, inside the leaves of the prefold, bamboo booster.

I regard the sugarpeas cover as a night cover (due to the grade of MM fleece used), but the sugarpeas nappy insert is a day insert (going by the number of layers). To use it as a night insert, it needs to be heavily boosted. That's perfectly feasible when your bub is in the early to mid size weight range for that cover. I think if your bub was in the mid - end weight range of the cover, it might get tricky ala leg gape, then. At that stage, i would use it purely as a day nappy.

of course, you are not limited to using it as an AI2. you can always put that cover over a different fitted night nappy.

PINK - congrats on your new woolly, do we get to see a pic? :dance: good on you.

JANIE - NOW i remember about those bits for bots pockets! wow, i had forgotten all about that, seems like YEARS ago that happened LOL. That's great they're working well for you.

KAZBAH - multiple wetbags is easier for childcare i agree. Are they all cowprint??? LOL. yeee ha cowgirl!;)

NELLE - congrats on the empty laundry - that must have taken a huge effort to catch up, good on you.

GUDIE - :hug: Most of the time i feel such a failure with bilbs (our lack of bonding), that is why i coudl't stop bawling at the film of the opposite.

anyone know when ANge gets back?

I got "dolly mail" yesterday - two doll sized MCN's. and "surprise fluffy" mail, a WAHM sent me a purple outer/black inner, pocket for the bilbstar, i have no idea why she sent it, i kept thinking "this must be a mistake", but it's so lovely and there was a card attached to say it really was for us - i just about fell over.

WOTBB: whizz kidz nightz and bear bottoms pull up soaker (night weight). with Penaten on her butt cos the teething poo burns are happening atm. poor lovey.

See Suse, if they can put up with my mega rambles, YOUR little rambles are easy.

I erm...might be a little light on the fluffy mail of late, I just ordered some tshirts from threadless and got a bit carried away...I'm sure I'll manage to make a bit of room in the budget for something though! :P

Wow on the move Ali, so exciting! Your nappies will dry a heck of a lot quicker in Townsville!

No idea when Ange gets back Gigi. And how cool about the purple and black pocket! So nice!

lol on the smilies limit Nettie, it used to be lower, and I always agonised over which one to leave out! :P

Hope Ari settles soon for you Sarah. :hug:

Yay on the finished shorties PP! Never experienced shrinkage with Ittis as far as I've noticed! They didn't seem like a shrinky nappy to me!

:rofl: at your Father's Day shopping Maz. I think I will spend a similar amount of Jack on Rans...oh no, actually, I grabbed him a tshirt from threadless too, it has a bird whispering to a bee, and the bee's saying 'we do WHAT?' Hehe.

Right, well I'm a bit slack with the nappy talk aren't I, what with using sposies and spending my money on other things. :P Anyone doing the Great DownUnder Nappy Hunt? The mere thought of it exhausts me!
(Oh and Mel, replying to your PM is on my 'to do' list! :P)

Better go to bed, for some reason I agreed to sing at church tomorrow morning, and I need to be there at 8:30...a bit insane of me really. Might shower tonight, so I can roll out of bed, get dressed and go...

Just skimmed through all the posts and dont remeber a thing we are just starting to get over the flu in this house all 4 kids and I have had it, and I started my new job aswell.
Question though can anyone tell me are cushie tooshies AIO I brought 3 off B4B and she says AIO and OSFM but they are so small on cooper and one wee and he flooded the floor. thought maybe they needed a cover.