Cloth Nappies #150.

Katones:
do you have a wetbag? as soon as i got one of those, i felt a bit more confident to do it. (The Secret Confidence Weapon) but the First Time, yes, it was daunting to me too. but it was easier than i expected. the only diff is, cloth mums TAKE HOME the used nappy (hence need for the wetbag to trap smell). and many nappy bags sold in shops, cater for disposables - which are tiny compard to cloth nappies. it took me a while to find a suitable nappy bag.

Pneumonia! wow, sorry to hear that Mummy of 3.

FJ - we used cloth (prefolds and cover) from 5 days in, (and i had trouble walking upright for months but only had one baby), it's different for everyone, but there are plenty of stories of parents using cloth right from the start too.

Arimeh
- a strip wash is to strip back excess washing detergent (using gentle dishwashing detergent).
- A de-stink wash is another animal altogether (bicarb and vinegar wash to remove smells, just do it to the inserts/boosters). i found microfibre held onto the urine smell more.

Alioops - i wash at 60 degrees 100% and our PUL is fine.
How is EM's tummy? (or other end really!). i hope for YOUR tummy's sake, she is ok!!

love the bubby photos eeryone, keep em coming.

MAZ - woot on M taking his first steps! that's grand Maz!

where did i read the other day?
MCN mummy tells friend - i save so much money using MCN, it's great
Friend says: how would it save me money, we use two disposables per day, it's cheap
MCN mummy: (in shock)
gigi thinks: that's child abuse
childcare workers tell me stories of babies who come to the centre in the morning, in the SAME nappy the CC worker put on that baby the night before as their "going home nappy".

WOTBB: lotus night nappy with disana woolly pullup (i still haven't shrunk it, yeh!)

i put ( tried on ) on her small blueberry training pants today, amazed at how big they run, she couldn't pull them up and down by herself, LOVED herself in them, did a little dance, Madame has decided zebra stripes are awright! they're a bit boofy. rise wise they were ok, but yeh, the only way i can think to describe teh too bigness part is "boofy".

ECAPRIS is going to have her baby very soon. best of luck Rachel! a sibling for Angus.

kat - Gigi's so right about the wetbag being the Secret Confidence Weapon! Of course, I have a red one. And a black one. And a blue one just for something completely outrageous!! Only issue I've ever had was after a big day at the mall *shudder*, too much shopping in my bag already, so I had the wetbag clipped to the pram and the guy at the entrance to KMart or whatever wanted to check all my bags! :redface: He didn't expect that...
good idea to make up a pile of DH-friendly nappies! I put printed instructions with diagrams on the wall next to the change table (and the washing machine too) in the hope that one of these days my DP will be able to put a nappy on DS unassisted... other than a BumG, anyway. He likes them.
Gigi -

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childcare workers tell me stories of babies who come to the centre in the morning, in the SAME nappy the CC worker put on that baby the night before as their "going home nappy"

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I used to cook for a childcare centre, but some of the tales the parents and staff would tell me about what kids ate at other centres was just plain frightening, and sometimes heartbreaking. :o
Maz - WTG Mateauz!
Gorgeous pics everyone!
oh-oh spaghetti-os! DS is screaming... BBL

WOHB: BumG

Maz - look at those first steps!! great!!

Mel - Montessori sounds great. i remember christy telling me about it - and yay for no stinky nappies coming home! the sewing.. i taught myself by just having a play.. still learning!:P

Nana - hi! havent spoken to you yet lol so hi!

Ness - HOws the house hold this morning??? and your eye?

gigi - if we put all our bubs photos up - you must show up a pic of those zebra training pants!!!

On another note... i woke up this mornign (after ANOTHER LONNNNNG night) to find DH had put the nappies on wash... awww... warm water prerinse.. and even remembered to wash wash with the soap nuts! :) so very proud!

Well after all the talk yesterday about nb in cloth... i have ventured to put DS in one of his pockets.... his happy heiny! :)

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...hp?photo=10745

WOAB - BG Blue
WOEB - Lamby HH

lol PP! hi! can I borrow your DH? just to give mine a few lessons on laundry?

Ok, first lessons in NB cloth...

When using a prefold (or I guess any fitted style) make sure the cover is coving all of the nappy. Yes even the little bit that is exposed at the back, wee WILL travel that far & WILL wick on to clothes

AI2 styles of nappies really are made for SHORT wear. Example: a white Minkee Bettlebum will not last a 4 hour sleep.

Yes at less then a week old, some sort of "night" nappy will be needed. Just not necessarally going to be at night the long stretch happens

So so far 2 leaks. But more wicking then "leaks"

Off to do a load of washing.

Iain- Cotton prefold & minkee cover (me thinks I will be washing sheets when he wakes, no way that will last more then an hour if he stays asleep LOL
Isla - choc dlish

well i ventured out with Jack in a cloth nappy :D (even if it was just to woolies!!)
and boy did he look cute!! and afew people stared at his fluffy bum!! he had an orange t-shirt on that said "driving daddy round the bend" and a rockmelon IB... DAMN i didn't take a picture :(

WOJB ~ peppermint IB

YAY congratulations Katones :) Now go shopping and change his nappy in the parents room! :)

Well done Kat!!!

Fluffy mail has arrived!! 4 small magicalls, 2 Wahms, 2 fluffies and a maternity top!!

I did the grocery shopping last night and found some cleaning cloths that I thought I would give a go as boosters. They are 82% bamboo and 18% corn fibre. DO they sound like they would be good, or only use as cleaning cloths?

WOEB: BumG

shall brave going out shppoing next week.. is too damn HOT to go anywhere now...

where do i get these wetbags?

Yay Kat - well done :clap:

I can't believe people leave their babies in nappies for that long!!!! Thats what is bad about disposables - that you can leave them on that long and it just keeps on sucking away that pee!!!! poor kiddies... :( I'm all sad now..

Anyhoo...

Nappy news - uh.. nope... getting the girls at daycare to have a go with some ittis today cos I ran out of "easy" nappies for Miss M...

i bumped into the gorgeous wardygirl (rach) today!!! longtime no see!! at the same place i saw her last- snugtime sleepingbag sale!! hehe was good to see an old face!

katones - Well done! Next challenge is to convert other mummies to MCN in the parents room! I've got Monkey Doodlez wetbags, from the wee wuns. Most online nappy places have a few different ones. Nurturenappies have some cute prints if you like, too. I like the monkey doodlez ones coz they have a strap and clip so you can hang them off the pram or whatever, coz they dont always have dirty dudz in them! Oh, and they come in RED! lol

ali - sounds interesting... maybe try the blue liquid test like on tv ads?? :rofl:

FJ - you have a newborn that sleeps more than 4 hours??? I wanted one of them! Can I get a refund, I think mine's broken... I know it's not exactly cloth, tho not exactly a sposie either, but I used some of the eenee pads with a flanny flat and a cover in the early days to prevent that leaking/wicking if bubs ever did go to sleep. They've been useless for anything else, I've since discovered...

WOHB: Black BP and flames babylegs. Showing off at the shops, and he fell asleep in the sling on the way home on the bus!

are the little bags that come with Peapods WETBAGS???

WOJB ~ (had to go check!!) purple magicall

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FJ - you have a newborn that sleeps more than 4 hours??? I wanted one of them! Can I get a refund, I think mine's broken...

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LOL problem is, this is happening during the day. Night he is up every 2 hours so far. Im sure he will settle in to something a bit more user friendly soon enough though LOL
Wishful thinking I know!

sometimes i think mine is broken too!! especially when he won't sleep at night!!!

Kat - yep they sure are, but they will only fit 1 nappy in at a time.

Nana - might try that!! time to get out the pyrex jug and see how much they hold :lol:

WOTB: both wearing bumG's for nap time!

thanks Alioops!!! i have 2 of them sitting under the change table...

I put 1 of those cloths in a jug of water, and pulled it out when it was soaked, then sqeezed out a little of the water till it stopped dripping for a second, and it held 125ml, so I think they will work quite well, and at under $5 for a pack of 3 1 layer predominantly bamboo soakers, I think they are fine. They are 35cm squares. I found them at woolies ;)

Kat, They will be great to keep in your bag for shorter outings, when you are brave enough to spend the whole day out, you will need a bigger one.

The girls are still asleep, so WOTB has not changed

Oh, I got an order update!! My new Basix CT that I ordered on 1/10 has been posted!! The shipment arrived so all the backorders are going out now!! So I will get some more fluff on Monday or Tuesday!!