Cloth Nappies #151.

[suse]

Could the rash be thrush or something fungal Willow?

[*Efjay*]

I'm usually the one taking photos, so most of them are of DD and DH. And if he does take a photo of us, I usually look horrible (one eye half closed, looking kinda stoned, looking down with 4 chins,... he never thinks to tell me to change something and then take another shot. He thinks they are good photos..)

Ditto! most nice photos of me & the kids are ones Ihave taken with the timer on the camera!
I never even got a coming home shot with Iain this time.

[alioops]

Happy Due Date Day Sammi!!! Plenty of *labour vibes* heading your way!!

FJ, I never get coming home photos, but I am never happy with photos of myself.

Sasa, ahh that makes sense. I would just tell her then that you will use cloth because that is what you want to do. You are the mummy and it is your choice.I think it is a good idea to keep the room airy and reduce the smell as much as possible though.

WOEB: Zebra CT

[*Efjay*]

lol, nappy sand lol

[Willow]

Suse - I'd have thought if it was fungal it wouldn't have gone away on it's own without treating it? GP said the first time it was Hand foot and mouth, which I tend to agree with because he passed it to his cousin. Second time they said 'it's viral', third time I didn't even bother taking him (am I a bad mum??!!) cause I am waiting to speak to his paed about it.

FJ - did the bicard and vinegar thing. Might have to try nappy san for the BG inserts.

[~kellie~]

hi everyone
Just got 3 lots of fluffy mail!! woo hoo! Just put on a wash so that I can get it all on DD's butt real quick!

Woo Hoo!

Thanks Mel and Gigi!

[Arimeh]

I'm glad it go there safe and well Kellie

for Gigi. I'd take pics for you if I was there.. and if I was any good at it!!!!

Sammi - happy due date !!!!!

No nappy news (obviously cos I'm being norty and being online at work.. whoops!)

WOAB: BUMG !!!! weeooooohhhh HHOOOoooooOOOOOoo
WOMB: MD or bum g.. or itti.. i chucked some of those in there..

OOOH... the daycare director LOVED the huggalugs I had on her this morning - cow print - she wanted them... meanwhile my lovely DH saw that I put a zebra pair on DS this morning and said.. are you really expecting me to carry him into daycare wearing THOSE.. they look like he's outta flash dance or something in the 80's.. and I'm like. don't worry.. he'll have shorts over the top... (made him look even funnier!!!)

[Beatrix]

SS- Yep that was my DD Millana on the kitchen bench... thanks!!

Suse- you can always come stay we me and we can go bombard Gigi with love and caring.... im only about 10min from her...

Willow- hmm sorry hun dont know much about the rash.. hope you find the cause.

Arimen- oh they would have looked so cute.. i have about 10 pairs of huggalugs.. love em

WOAB: naughty nappy by bizy bees..
WOMB: ummm dlish i think

[Kazbah]

Evening ladies.

I now have mostly clean nappies! WoHB - dunno, he was at CC and I gave them options - widdlewuns, ecobots, twinklelily & GK.

[alioops]

Well I have done it. I have laybyed a LS. I am so excited about being able to rinse nappies without leaving the comfort of the A/C

Ness - Only 10 pairs? I have heaps!! I wont count them incase I scare you all considering I cant use them at the moment.

I am finding that the nappies smell worse post wash if the have been in the sealed bucket, but if they are not sealed then they dont stink so bad, but that becomes a bit hard when the bucket is next to the change table and Em sees it.

WOEB: Baby Kangas Tangerine pocket.
WOSB: Baby blue bobble CT.

[Gigi]

on buy for baby right now, with only three hours to go, are two Dancing bears "Bear Bottoms" night weight pull up covers - no bids yet. so anyone with heavy wetting, long sleeping newbies, these are great. plus being fleece, easy to wash, dry fast. (we have been using them since 7kgs (the medium size), love em. great for braindead days and nights, no closures, just PULL nd UP!

i got to see ONE photo from yesterday's photo session, WOW. And it's bilby in the red minky nappy plus xmas pinnie. i'm just BURSTING to see the rest of them, i know i shouldn't be so darn impatient BUT I AM!!! it's lovely to have somethign to distract me from dh's Tax Return Nightmare that is now My Own Personal Nightmare.

Itti bitti havnig a two for one inserts special.
last days of baby beehinds special
darlingsdownunder having 10% sale
mother's direct having 24 hour sale (i think 20% off everything except sale items)

WIllow, i got to a point where i stopped using micofibre completely, just got too stinky for us.

Suse - sounds like the only thing Euan HASN"T had for teeth, would be Kryptonite! wow, you have been thru EVERYTHING in your efforts to calm the Savage Teething Monster aka Euan.

i have to laugh about the dh's taking photos of double chins etc, i get cross when my mascara (which i hardly ever wear) is all smudged, and dh doesn't tell me about panda eyes. I got a big bit of bubbles mixture in one eye yesterday, won't be surpised if that made for panda eye (on one side - so you must picture a LOPSIDED panda bear). Did you know panda bears were RAINFOREST critters? i thought they were from somewhere COLDER. the things you learn from baby einstein!

dh is ferreting about in tax papers, we're still not speaking (except about bilbs). Apparently he DOES have the groupo certificate and superannuation papers for 06/07 TONIGHT - but he told me last night he didn't. Quite happy for me to be under false impression, not sleep, be upset etc. Doesn't worry him, so he doens't get why it would worry me. (!!!!!!!)

he's taking tomorrow off as day without pay (great) to supposedly Do The Tax. In the morning, he's taking his car to be fixed (from latest vandalism attack) leaving it at repairer's (few buses to get home) so he won't have the full day to Do The Tax and i bet, he will blame bilby "i had to play with her" etc, for not Getting it Done. i hope by me saying all this, murphy's law will make the OPPOSITE occur and surprise me and tomorrow night i can say "i was wrong, he got it all done". Please please, Murphy, be on my side! i will be soooooo good.

bilby poured half a bubble mixture bottle on her shirt this morning at the speech therapist's room, i don't think that wash load will need any more bubbles.

do many people on here use the soapnuts to wash MCN? are you impressed?

wotbb: dragonfly magik ai2 night nappy with only the sleeveless cotton sleeping bag cos it's a bit "close".

how are the brissy gals coping?

apparently some Vic people got nasty weather too.

where is Falguni?

[Nelle]

apparently some Vic people got nasty weather too.

where is Falguni?

You kinda answered yourself Gigi! Their net's out due to lightning I think. Hopefully she'll be back soon!

Hey, just thinking, if you were travelling, say overseas, and not around washing facilities, but couldn't really use sposies, what would you use? Got friends doing this, and I'm thinking that pocket's sound like a good option? Pockets with trifolds? I know NC has a section on this issue, just curious to know what you think.

[sunshine_sieben]

I've satrted using soapnuts a couple of weeks ago. Am still in the evaluation stage. I couldn't handle the smell of my laundry detergent anymore, so the soapnuts were a welcome change... am using a couple of drops of rose geranium oil on the bag to scent my washing.
i hate the way the soapnuts smell before oyu put them in the wash. kinda vinegary. but the laundry smells ok. and seems pretty clean...
my mum is also trialling them in germany atm. she said they're great for normal lods, but really soiled/stained stuff doesn't work. her normal detergent does, though. so she does everyday stuff in them, but jackets and things that tend to get dirty and you don't wash so often, she uses normal detergent on.
Oh and she also washes the gowns, etc. for my dad's surgical practice. she doesn't use soapnuts on those for hygienic reasons. she tried one load though and blodd stains didn't come out.

i hope your dh will get his tax sorted. i have my fingers crossed!

lol at him not pointing out panda eyes. you know what, he probably doesn't even notice. it's amazing what my dh can ignore...

saša

[Gigi]

Nelle - toddle legwarmerz at weewuns - LOOK AT GIRAFFE ONES!

for anyone else, if you like bees or ladybirds, something there for you too.

Nelle - ai2's and pockets (with double layer inserts) do seem the way to go for quick drying, what is what everyone travelling seems to be after - oh and trifolds and covers for the younger bubs. Higher number of absorbent items e.g trifolds, than the ai2 shells, pocket shells, covers.

Plus flushable liners. great threads on Nappycino about this topic. oh and using night nappies on long airflights. (so less changes needed during flight). And carrying MCN as hand luggage due to lost luggage and luggage delays. and the elastic double twisty travel clothes lines that fold up to nothing. you can hang those up in a room or across a bathroom.

all depends how you're travelling. access to laundry etc. time of year, climate. i read of people stomping on the mcn while they take a shower, handwashing etc - when staying in places where you are charged per laundry item. i'm not positive i could be THAT dedicated (without my LS around). i can imagine handwashing wee nappies, that's about my limit i think.

me, i donnae think i coudl travel without my Little Squirt! that thing spoils me! but now we have Formed Poos at least some of the time, i'm mightily impressed with flushable liners. now that i've worked out which brands are SOFT. yeh.

i love seeing my girl toddle arond in just a nappy, i'm kind of savouring it, this time next year, she may well be out of nappies. i will miss her mcn butt. Note to self: need new obsession.

Sasa - our dh's both went to the same shop for Rose Coloured Glasses obviously.

[Olive]

GIGI which flushable liners do you prefer!??????

[Beatrix]

Gigi- i am praying that you have some good news for us tonight... i been thinking about you all the time, wishing there was a way to just fix it for you

xxx



oh my headache... hoopefully spotters will cure it

xx

[Arimeh]

Ness - ouch on the headaches - hate those!!!!

Gigi - hopefully it all gets sorted out today. thinking of you!!!!

think something is wrong with either the Dora DVD or the amp - sound keeps fading in and out.. I'll soon have a toddler chucking a tantie!!!! argghhhh

WOAB: Gorgeous RED GK...
WOMB: Rockmelon IB (napping)

CHRISTY - ADDRESS!!!!!!!

[PinkPalace]

oh no mel!!! not dora! lol

Well ashley woke up in her own vomit at 230am this morning so after 1/2 hr of cleaning and soaking
and showering she came to sleep with us in bed. but then this morning after her 2nd shower (still cant get the smell out of her hair)... her breakfast went stright through her... so she is in sposies until the diarrohea stops.

Ethan has been vomitting this morning too i am in for a fun day.

HOpe everyone is well

Gigi - i hope things work out better for you *hugs*