We use all our nappies at daycare, either pockets or aio they are all made up so they all go on the same way anyway. We have always had a good reaction from childcare with nappies and they will usually rinse them and they have a little squirt for the poopy ones. I did get a phone call the other day asking if we could bring in a sealable nappy bucket as before that we had just been using our big swaddlebees wetbag. Apparently for accrediatation they needed to have a sealable nappy bucket. they all were gloves when changing nappies anyway so I don't see why they would have a problem with poo, after all they have to wipe it off the kids butt don't they? What's the difference?
Thanks for the info on the different websites Gigi I had a lady at reusable nappy week say she had been told by her daycare they wouldn't use cloth and I told her that I had seen you post links to some rules before that support cloth so off to check those out - Thanks
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cookie - no matter how good your night nappy is, unless you have a cover that SUFFICIENTLY covers the night nappy, you're gonna have problems.
any nappy, day or night, needs to be 100% covered by the cover, and with NIGHT nappies, it's even MORE crucial - cos of the wiggling, and moving that goes on all night.
any boosting you add, make sure AFTER you boost INSIDE the nappy, that you still have leg seal, there should be NO GAPES.. if you have gapes, consider OUTER BOOSTING.
you do up night nappy as usual, then take BOOSTING and add that OUTSIDE the ngiht nappy but INSIDE the night cover. (but the cover needs to be big enough to cover ALL of that night nappy, the outer boosting, WITHOUT giving you leg gape of the cover.
once all of this is on bubs, you should see LEG SEAL, not LEG GAPE. If you have leg gape, the cover is too small for your needs. The cover will probably fit your day nappies fine, but is not big enough for night nappying.
Happy Heiny seems a high rise product, does it come as high up on your bub as your night cover does? e.g above or below the navel.
before you go shelling out for high rise night nappies, i would try a high rise night cover in a big enough size FIRST, because that might be all you need - to make your current night nappies work. (unless you can see way more bottom crack than is desired, already in those night nappies).
but if you do get night nappies with a higher rise, the cover will need to be even bigger again. (rise especially). that's why i love the woollies with the drawstring, you get such a big weight range with them, soooo adjustable. you can buy them, technically too big, bring it all in with the drawstring. so the woolly lasts your child a much longer time cos they have all that growing room.
it really helps to go shopping for a night nappy, with your child's rise measurement, so you know what you are after. it's expensive to buy the night nappies, HOPING the rise will be long enough, cos it is for other people's babies. Email the maker, with your child's rise and ask their opinion BEFORE buying.
measure the rise of the night nappies you already have.
notice how close or far that is from your child's rise measurement.
compare that to the night nappies you find online (the rise).
Does your bub sleep right thru? or wake for a feed?
I was at a baby shower today, the only clothie there, and bilby had the cutest butt around. Go, you little minky minx!
WOTBB: kester kovers AIO (dh's fave). at 11kgs, she fits both the medium long and the large sizes, both on the smallest settings. Even over that milk gut, yes indeed.
Suse: what a pain having to put a cover OVER a BG - that just seems so wrong.
Last edited by Gigi; November 2nd, 2008 at 09:21 PM.
Gigi - I agree with you about the high cover aspect...we've been putting larges on Mateauz for night times becaus eof it...works so much better..and Ihave a few *cough* friends that I have made covers for that have asked for an extra 2 inches in the rise to compensate for bigger nappies.
Oh what kind of BP's have you given her babe?
Im covers in minkee fluff atm...had LOTS of fun and made some of the rainbow kind and oh um jingle bells also comes to mind
mateauz has 'old' blisters on his pee pee atm...they arent hurting him, not weeping but just look like old blisters. Thank god tooth number 2 is out and he's back to his normal happy self! I was sick of disgusting smelling wee nappy's and **** the pooh that comes out of him.
WOMB - purple BBH bamboo and a techno flame fleecie cover
WOVB - Strawberry shortcake HB yet again
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i was informed today that urine is ALKALINE not ACIDIC. it's the AMONIA in urine that can cause nappy fabrics to degrade (if left in bucket too long), all this time i thought it was the ACIDITY that did it. And the ammonia apparently is what increases greatly around times of TEETHING etc. I think of it as the NAIL POLISH smell LOL.
Maz i think i have converted my friend to the IDEA of washable breastpads. She knows we use MCN but hasn't shown any interest and i don't want to risk our friendship by pushing things.
Sounds you like are in the festive spirit, Xmas in November heh? why not!
Wow Gigi, you are a wealth of information, whatever would we do without you?
Thank you so much for your mammoth post it is very helpful! We boost on the outer of the nappy already and leg gape is usually okay i think it's just the rise... which is odd seeing as they almost still do up on the tightest snap setting and he isn't a tall boy.
Suse thanks for your PM darl - might wait til she is a little less busy IYKWIM and just look into some better covers for now. i expect he will be outwetting BBBs soon so I won't have much choice, but for now will just deal with it. Bear bottoms with MM fleece, i should be able to remember that.
Mel - thanks for the offer but we're pretty hot down here too at the moment, DS has been sleeping in nappies only You're a gem though, thank you!
I got fluffy mail today & woohooo on bargains. I got two second hand GK anytimes with boosters, and an IB Funked-up AIO for $15 each and they are all in as new condition. She also threw in a Sandman so I am thrilled.
DS has just started unco crawling instead of just pulling himself along. He only gets three of four 'steps' before he goes back to dragging himself but it's cute. He can also sit himself up from his tummy by himself and toothie number four should cut soon.
Gigi - how about I send you a few BP's for your friend so she can have a play with them ...and NO I dont wnat anything for them babe....just the simple pleasure knowing that another person is converted to not throwing more into our landfill is enough. Xmas sales started in october everywere else to hon...im late considering others.
FJ - will call you back, my dame brother has turned up now....stupid $^&*(^%) visitors!!!!!
CM - I love it when you buy something and get an extra freebee...makes the whole MCN world feel beautiful. I cant believe he is upto tooth number 4! **** mateuaz has just gotten his 2nd
and YAY for me...no fluffy mail but we got our Ambah teething necklace..looks very noice
and oh um jingle bells also comes to mind 
You're a gem though, thank you!
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