WOTBB: bits for bots sweetdreams night pocket with bamboo stuffer, disana woollen soaker pullup

my overlocker is starting to behave, so i've been able to sew up some double layer cotton velour liners for bilbs, i've made them in a keyhole shape, so round and wide at the back (for poo) and just straight at the front. That shape is working much better. DH only had to fix the overlocker FOUR times so i could sew a few liners!!! argh! supposed to hve been serviced!!!

Welcome back LilPrecious and MummyTummy. More BB's for you
boobs (when we're talking about breastfeeding etc)
bubblebubs
baby beehinds
beetlebums
so as you can see, if you don't go back a few posts, (to follow the convo) it's easy for ANY of us to get totally confuddled as to which particular abbreviation is being used at any one time.

Kaz - i hope you get some dry nappies SOON. do you have a clothes horse? or a piece of string? anythign to have them drying OUT of the weather. A travel clothesline?

Pink Palace - i'm a new sewer and the bit of sewing in MCN that gives me the most grief is the "sewing in the elastic" bit. You have to use a triple zigzag stitch, anchor the elastic at one end and pull the elastic for all you're worth, WHILST sewing it in.

THe PUL can slide around, a walking foot is recommended for sewing with PUL.

there seems to be teh inside out method of sewing mcn - do your sewing inside out, then turn and top stitch. Or the sew it the right way out method, like the overlocked edging you see on baby beehind fitteds, cute tooshies etc.

i do the turn and top stitch so no-one can see my messy bits! ha ha, for the VERY FEW bits of MCN i have sewn!!! i read about sewing MCN much more than I do it myself!! (would help to have a sewing mahcine for a start LOL). every so often i get to borrow one, until then, i'm just a frustrated sewer!!

I think the sewing of MCN is a definiate skill and art - and practise sure does help! SO the WAHM's do a great job, they MAKE it look easy!!!

I'm still stressing about what trainers to buy, and WHEN. Do i wait until bilbs shows signs and then buy in a panic, with express post. OR buy ahead and wait for her signs? I am such a doofus, i should have bought them while nappy hunt was on.

it confuses me how many to buy and what sort, when some people say "oh my kid TT-d in a week" and for others, it drags on for months. Like, if I bought a full stash, and she tt=d in a week - OMG - i would feel so guilty agbout the $$$$.

and soooo unsure what sizes to buy, considering she is 11kg and not really showing much in the way of signs. We are now showing her, the contents of her poo nappies, (she looks surprised every time) to help her make the connection that THAT is what she did, and it gets put in the loo. (we wave bye bye to the poo!!).

i've been considering
- waterproof outer/absorbent inner trainers for outings/in the car
- bare bottom and tshirt for home/ non-waterproof trainers, with potties in kitchen, nursery and bathroom
- night nappy until day trained

this is just me guessing, am i anywehre close?

do you go STRAIGHT from nappies to trainers? or is there some overlap?

and i have no idea what i would do when it comes to her childcare days.



did you get Vy the cowprint Blueberry trainers Maz? I'm very happy she's still in her catnaps butterflies! (god, i am such a sad case!!!).