BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
Jun 2004
The Festival State
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the happy heiny US site (the company that makes them) recommends to put PUL pockets in the drier every so often, to melt or re-seal tiny holes in the PUL. it's in the care instructions.
WIllow, EVERY nappy wash for us is a 60 degree wash. Our PUL products are fine with it, our minky is fine, the bamboo and hemp is fine, nothing is suffering for the 60 degrees hot water.
What i do (to get longer life out of the MCN) is to use laundry bags.
I keep any MCN that is black separate, and any MCN that has velcro/aplix on it separate, and MM fleece separate and any MCN that has applique, separate. (each in own laundry bag). THis stops snags and lint removal. just bought dustmite pillow protectors to use as laundry bags. good size, better zips ( they last a year, as opposed to the two weeks i get out of laundry bags, before zip disintegrates and DIES on me).
Willow, if you're after a good night nappy, there are a good number of medium long and large night KK AIO's on Possum Pouches right now. that site often has not much stock up, so it's such a rare sight to see so much stock listed (for the Nappy hunt). THere will be no more PP stockings this year, so if you're interested, buy NOW. THe hunt discount is extended on that site too. My DD has been in the medium long for over a year now and still heaps of snaps settings left, i think she's gonna be in it until TT.
i also noticed (malden millls) fleece pockets on the bits for bots site, but only the aplix sort at the moment.
both are good "quick dry" night nappy combos. Great for people just starting their night nappy stash. Love the night fitteds, but they do take longer to dry, which is not so great if you only have a few night nappies in your stash (like at the start).
Vinegar is NOT good for MCN, that's why the "de-smell" wash should only be done rarely. And as you suspected, it's the INSERTS, BOOSTERS that will need it the most, not the covers, shells etc made out of PUL (which vinegar is not kind to).
ALIOOPS - great to see you back online! woot!
How are you feeling Janie? Is it you that is ill or your family?
WOTBB: whatever night nappy combo dh put on her, i was too exhausted to even look or care. He just brought her to me, all sleeping bagged up, ready for her bedtime booby milk, gorgeous little sucker she is. It puts her in such a good mood for bed. nothing more beautiful than a sleeping child!
I cant find our soakers yet so the girls are in sposies at night until I find them. so sad
Gigi, There is no Ikea any where near here and now I want those crates that we saw!!! Bunnings had coloured ones like them for $20 each but I dont thing DH will let me. we have HEAPS of cupboard space here. built ins everywhere and then all the wardroes we had in the old house moved up with us. I am too lazy to separate everything in the wash, so I do cold washes (well, that and 1 of my hoses needs to be replaced) and just use the bits of aplix that are on the inside of the nappy to hold the tabs, but most of our nappies have snaps.
Dont think my nappy buckets have arrived yet either, so all the nappies are sitting in the laudry trough as they get used.
OMG we have the worst nappy rash ever - coincidence that it happened after putting the cheap sposie on his butt yesterday?? I THINK NOT!!
Poor little bugger... put TONS of bepanthan on it last night - thanks to the lovely Kaz I can do that because of the liners.... poor little thing cries when I wipe his butt with wipes to clean off the poo... poor bugger...
Ah crap Mel...we had the same with Mateauz...one night of sposies cause of a blister on his ballbies and bang oh its everywere!!! Yes I use bepanthan on him and it doesnt effect his nappies
So good to have you back ALi..have to pm you about some hugalugs im after
On a different nappy related note...Vy fell asleep with a magical on last night..Jed put her to bed with it on and she was nearly still dry with it this morning. Its only boosted with one of my slim boosters but **** is this the end of nappies for her
Willow - I chuck everything in the one wash....normal cold wash it all but once a week I warm or hot wash it. i dont have time to sort out everything (Im very jealous Gigi) so with a little pray I close the lid and hope for the best.
doing a load now and had an aweful night (for the first time in months) with Mateauz..thenits off to target to buy a new bike for a little boy who isnt so little anymore
ETA - were the hell is Nelle these days....gone into hidding???? NelleI hope your ok hon pwease come back soon
BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
Jun 2004
The Festival State
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Vic girls, i couldn't help but notice, for Reusable Nappy Week 2008 (9 - 13 October) there are HEAPS of Victorian events being put on, including workshops. Go to modernclothnappies website, it ends with a dot org - all states included, i just happened to notice the LONG list of Vic events.
beyond belly site (closing down) is now at 30% discount, no code needed.
Thanks FJ for letting me know that Bepanthen is not a petroleum based cream.
have you taken Isla to see a GP about her spot? sounds like it is really worrying you.
Maz, to separate nappies in the wash, i'm sure it helps to be obsessive about such things! i just can't help myself!! You're prolly much saner and relaxed - which is a good thing!
WOTBB: mazalicious Apple Mac cover with whatever fitted dh put on her underneath.
Last edited by Gigi; October 1st, 2008 at 09:31 AM.
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so the girls are in sposies at night until I find them. so sad
Time for a strip wash if I could be bothered!
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