Cloth Nappies #144

[Gigi]

Katones, don't worry, nothing is obvious, we are not born knowing stuff, we learn it.

i googled "how to fold a prefold" when i was new and that showed me - via a diagram.

Imagine you have an A4 piece of paper, sideways (landscape)
you fold it in three
it now looks like a pad
well, that's what you do with a prefold.

fold it the WIDE way if you want prefold to be shorter
fold it the LONG way if you want prefold to be longer

there are videos on youtube about prefolds
there are all sorts of refs on google about it

the US ones pop up if you type in "prefold diapers"

there are also line drawings on what to do, at the listing for Prefolds, sold on the booroi website - nice and clear.

i think the first year i did the nappy hunt, i found a nz MCN site where they show you, pic by pic, a prefold being put on a teddybear.

once you see it, you think IT"S SO EASY, but like anything, if you know nothing about it, well,it's a bit daunting.

so dont' worry, no DUMB questions here, just stuff you dont know yet.

From reading this thread, i learn something new everyday, i like that. We're learning EMPIRICAL knowledge - knowledge gained by observation and doing.

ozclothnappies and nappycino also have great educational threads - another way to learn about MCN.

Maz - do i not count as an oldie??? how many years does it take to count hon???? (goes away to eat worms).

WOTBB: sugarshot pocket we just swapped for, very noice.

SUSE - could it be that at nine months, Euan just needs MORE layers of absorbency now? How much absorbency do these nappies have? (layers, fabrics etc).
e.g what do stuff the bumgenius with?

do you have boosters? these can be useful when putting another trifold is overkill, but you need SOMTHING extra. I often stick a nb sized hemp booster in at the tummy side, or inside a trifold, for a bit of extra absorbency. So not big enough to cause a leg seal "issue", but enough to add extra absorbency.

well, that's my idea for you IF the strip washing doens't do the trick.
oh yeh, WHERE are the leaks coming from?
legs - fit issue? are you getting leg seal?
whole thing - absorbency issue? (strip wash, dryer to seal, increase absorbency layers)
waist - rise issue? (get higher rise nappies)

keep posting, we can't help you with the hiccups if you don't post sweetpea!