ali - i had a 3.79kg - which everyone told me is a big baby - and yet we were using nb covers for ages - over a baby beehind bamboo foldup - used as a padfold prefold. I have a photo of bilby in the nb snapped down baby beehinds bamboo at six weeks - leg gapes galore - we just tried it on her then, coudln't use it as a her nappy at that stage.

the nb sized covers, also fitted really well over nb and small fitteds. but mainly we used the leg gusset ones (that are designed to be used with prefolds).

i found a great "how to use prefolds" web link today, i think it was the newconceptions pattern webpage (i was there looking at trainer pants pattern, as well as darling diapers "potty dance" trainer pant pattern). back to prefolds - four easy photos that make it well - easy to understand in seconds. so many times newbies are scared by prefolds, the photos make it easy.

How is your tum Nessa? are you on dry toast and flat lemonade?

bilby had a bad stomach at childcare today, well one "nappy from hell" anyhoo - it escaped from the nappy and went down her trousers and socks! she had HEAPS of pureed vegie (and nothing else) yesterday, so can't say i'm terribly surprised. Tonight i only gave her TWO options for dinner (pasta/mince and vegemite on bread), she wouldn't eat either so i just took them away and got her out of the highchair, ready for bath. Big change from my usual routine of trying her with maybe 6 different meal ideas. Much less stressful for me, after getting over the initial hurdle of "i am starving my child!!".

i bought dried apple and dried raisins tonight, to try your idea tomorrow Gudi.

must do the XMas nappy photo thang soon, methinks a red minky nappy with a tinsel halo - if her royal bilbyness will consent to wearing said idea! i will rub the minky on her cheek, that will pass, but the tinsel? that's another matter! gawd, that means FINDING the tinsel first! as if!

wotbb: wotevah night nappy dh put on her, last night i fell asleep at teh same time dh put bilby down 8pm (straight after the breastfeed). slept until 4am, the first eight hour sleep i've had for - i forget.