Pink - i had a 3.79kg newborn, which i am told is not small, but we STILL needed newborn sized covers. I tried using our small covers in the first week, and got LEAKS everywhere, cos i couldn't achieve LEG SEAL in them. But as soon as i got the newborn sized covers, LEG SEAL was possible, and of course, the leaks stopped!

the bamboo foldups inside the newborn cover were lovely and trim too. we used mainly covers with leg gussets, they worked really well.

i tried the flat nappies, and needed smalls covers over them (cos flats are bulkier) - well - over "my attempt" of putting flats on, truth is, i totally sucked at doing up flats! Gave them up after a week of failing miserably at them LOL.

MAZ - EIGHT mcn for Vy? I hope the lovely catnaps metallic butterflies is one of those eight! Do you find it a bit sad, saying goodbye to her MCN? or are you relieved (one less thing to do type thing?).

I was trying to explain to dh today, why we need to have bilby wear just fitteds (no cover) around the house - help her beginning stages of TT-ing. he really didn't get it, was in a big hurry to put covers on her. Even when i explained we woudl be able to tell she needed a change faster, and she would spend less time feeling wet (we don't use stay dry inners for days). all he could go on about was "what if the highchair gets wee on it" etc.

Is that the kind of thing Jed says to you? when you said he was not helping, in getting Vy trained last weekend? like doing the opposite of what you know needs to be done?

FJ - sorry to hear Isla is still sore. hope you figure out what the culprit is soon. Washing MCN must be very challenging, on less water.
All kids are different, don't think the GP will think less of you, for asking, regardless of how many kids you've had. Plus Isla is your only female child.
and i'm glad you got to lie in bed a bit longer, for a change! You sure are sewing up a storm! go FJ!!

KAZBAH - did you promise at one stage, to post pics of Pip in the tartan longies? cos if you did, i didnt get to see, adn i would like to.

Whoever asked about the minky nappy bilbs is wearing on teh Dragonflymagik home page, yes, it is a long pile minky, a tie dye bluey one. I think it's the Avlyn brand of minky - very nice and washes up so well, stays lovely and soft, high pile. Note the BLACK inner? i love black inners. Must be my inner Goth coming out ha ha.

We rarely have bilbs in a dress, and today was the FIRST time we were at a playground and she wasn't going down the slide wihtout our help. She was sitting on a minky nappy with embroidery on the bum (with dress riding up, over the top), and it was like she was STUCK to the metal slippery dip - all friction and no slide. I suddenly realised what she was wearing and didn't want to risk having the lovely embroidery messed up. Most times we are at a playground, i dress her in easy to play in stuff, but today we had been shopping beforehand and i was caught out.

WOTBB: lotus night nappy and rainbow longies (under the loose cotton sleeping bag).