Cloth Nappies #151.

re: dh's tax BS
i have filed EVERY bit of paper i can find, for him, for the accountant, but there are MISSING bits of paper e.g group certificates, superannuation documents etc. DH won't ask for copies (!!!!). He lives in a land called delusion, where "things will turn up". (!!!). And he insists in entering EVERY possible receipt for claimable deductions in a database of his own making, which is just see as a stalling tactic - he spends FOREVER on that database, it never ends, and while he is fiddle faddling around with that, he is NOT searching for the only two thigns that are essentail (to me) to file a tax return - ergo the group certificate and the super documents.

If i had those two vital bits, I would take them to his accountant myself! I thought when he stopped having his own business, (4 yrs ago) and worked for someone else, that the tax return would be much simpler. but no, it's still a nightmare every time. Last time i got him to do three years worth, JUST before bilby arrived. so much stress.

I didn't get told bilby was too old for nappies, i got told she was too old to be PHOTOGRAPHED in a nappy. but stuff that, she WAS photographed today, in her xmas pinnie dress with a red minky nappy peeking out at the back. ANd as a xmas fairy too.

Dh was such a pain at the photo shoot, he would not shut up, raving on about photo stuff like he was a professional photographer! i was so embarrassed. I have taken THOUSANDS of pics of him and his daughter, for years. i have taken heaps of pics of him and bilby. i thought today, seeings i paid for it and it was my idea, that for a change, there would be some shots of me and bilby together. I've never had 21st photos, wedding photos, none of that, so this photo shoot meant alot to me. I esp wanted breastfeeding shots, cos i have no idea when she will wean. but i ended up being the one to entertain bilby, find props and toys to distract her, dress her in different outfits, get her snacks and drinks etc, so as usual most shots were of dh and bilby. I must sound like the most ungrateful cow, but dh sure has been getting on my wick alot lately. i can put up with quite alot, let things slide, but when i get hit with a big $$$ debt due to his actions, This Is Serious Mum.

LIL PREC - keep safe, i hope you are enjoying visiting your relatives, adn CONGRATS for becoming pregnant, that's great.

Beatrix - anyone would think you live in a house ready for inspection!!! ha ha

that must have hurt when Annika ignored you - hugs to you hon.

Katones - is Jack on the same formula that constipated him, or have you been given a new one to try? i hope his poor tummy settles down soon. Ouch for him.

NaNa and Suse - i wanna join the Anal Retentive ROYGBIV club too, the order is important to me too.

hallloooooo AngeA! where are yoooooou? hope you are not missing cos of awful morning sickness or something

wonder how much longer for ECAPRIS and RAVEN?? good luck both of you!

wotbb: not talking to dh, so don't know. he who is fine with mcn, hopeless with taking responsibility for tax returns. i know he is paranoid about NOT giving bilby ANY nappy free time, so i can safely say, she won't be naked in the cot.

Ness - I love the new colour in your kitchen!!! Makes the sunlight go further IYKWIM. And MJ is stunning as always!! and as for Annika not giving you a hug, here is one from me :hug:

Maz - *wolf whistles* I think the lovely Bath is very good at these avvys. she must have a paid membership to get all the extras she uses!! And I think it is soooo cool that your Tshirt in the av says Maz a licious!! Very clever Bath!!!
And that Mateauz (tutututut) was it on the carpet?

Heidi - OMG WOOHOOO!!!! That is freaking awesome!!! :stickyvibesboy::stickyvibesgirl:!!

Em had a roll of poo again!!! WooHoo!!! I hope they stick around this time!! Sarah is still not 100% so unless she is completely better by morning she is having the day off daycare. Sigh.

I loaned a friend one of my CTs today to try on her massive 5 week old boy. he was on the last of the fold down snaps!! So now I have changed a boy baby!! And I didn't get peed on!! I am loaning her the smalls I have already got and some extra boosters and if the CT lasted well on him then she is going to put in a decent order!!

:hug: to the lovely Saram. Hope you are feeling a bit better now hun. Dont feel guilty, as I said **** happens. And they do keep an eye out for the one time the gate gets left open. I hope you fall in love with one when you do go dog shopping hun. :hug:

Congratulations Heidi, did it happen in the states or before you left?

GiGi, rip the house apart & find those documents. If you can't find them, call the employers your self & request copies. If DH wants to be a child about it all, then solve the problem like a parent.

Well, Mandy Mac's don't cut it as a night nappy for Iain. Not for how uncomfy they look.
I think I will just have to stick to heaps of boosting & frequents changes till he is a little bit bigger. I will weigh him (for the first time since we were discharged LOL, 4th baby you know) on thursday. Will be interesting to see how much he is. He was 4350 born & 4040 at discharge which was day 4.
He is 2 weeks today. Wow it goes fast!

WOHisB- Prefold & PUL cover, both made by me. The prefolds I am loving now. I made them with sherpa & they are fantastic!
WOHerB- Retro squares WC daydreamer.

Gigi - hope things get sorted out for you soon!

Heidi - congrats! Heres to a happy and healthy 9 months!

I also got the email from IB - I ordered 2 sets of snap in boosters for my IB dlish, and cause its BOGOF, I'll get 4 sets!

Was at my mums place over the weekend, and the lady that lives across the road came over to talk to me. She has just started a business selling inserts made out of bamboo and hemp for the eenee nappies? Has anyone used the eenee nappies before?

guys what does BOGOF mean at itti bitti?

I just want one!

buy one get one free

buy one get one free. Stop tempting me!!
I've used the eenee pouch pants on DS, but they didn't work for us. Maybe better for older bubs? There was just no way that little pouch was going to keep clean and dry!

morning eveyone....

not much nappy news here... have a heap on the clothes horse out in the sun drying....

Gigi/Maz...Jack is on NAN gold pro (i think..pretty sure though) he was on this in the nursery/NICU in hospital..my fault he got constipated...stopped BF cold turkey..as it wasn't enough for him.. and i was 'dry' in 1 1/2 days...he is all good now...going himself and no need for suppoistories...

WOJB ~ Orange BBB / Maz boy blue cover :D

Well the roll off poo didnt last :(

Sarah is still not better so she is home from childcare. Sigh.

WOEB: Mommy's Touch AIO.

ETA: Kat, a lot of the gold formulas do constipate bubs because they have extra iron. I would try him on the standard one.

they don't have a normal NAN anymore... they only have "gold"...

Congratulations Heidi!! That's top shelf news!!

Oh Gigi, I so wish I could jump on a plane and spend a couple of days photographing you and Bilbs just the way you want it. Oh, and you don't sound like an ungrateful cow at all hon, I can understand just how upset at DH you would be. It sounds like it has not really sunk in just how great an impact his lack of tax action is having on you, and how much the photo shoot meant to you. Especially now, you really needed this to help boost you. I would be feeling pretty let down too.

It is official - I hate teeth!!! For the third night in a row Euan was up for most of the night, although it wasn't so bad last night, he did sleep for three and a bit hours in a row at one point. :rolleyes: The previous night he woke every forty minutes, except for one two hour stretch. I've ordered a teething necklace in the hope that it will do what hylands and braurs homeopathic teething relief, bonjela, sm-33, panadol, nurafen and horse tranquillisers have thus far failed to do. (And he has now just gone to sleep so I am going to bid you all farewell for now and go and collapse on the couch...) Mwahs,

WOHB: WC Daydreamer, purple minky.

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it will do what hylands and braurs homeopathic teething relief, bonjela, sm-33, panadol, nurafen and horse tranquillisers have thus far failed to do.

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PMSL! I feel for you!

Heya girls, been a while since I popped in, hope all are well!

Have a question - we are having an issue with DS breaking out in a rash, it has happened 3 times in 8 weeks and we can't find the cause. It looks a bit like the measles rash, ends up everywhere - even on his hands and feet, and once even in his mouth! It usually lasts around 5-7 days and then clears up.

Thing is, it always starts in his nappy area...I'm starting to wonder if this is some sort of a reaction to something in his nappies??!! :dunno: Anyone ever heard of this??

The other drama we are having is stinky, stinky nappies! I've strip washed 4 times, once leaving them out in the sun for almost a week which did the trick, but the stink factor is slowly coming back. BumGs are the worst culpirt to the point I'm thinking of slowly replacing them or just replacing the microfibre inserts. Just brought 2 more d'lish so now I have 5, these don't seem to smell as bad.

what sort of strip wash are you doing? I found I needed to do a bicarb / vinegar one to get rid of the stink. I even resorted to soaking all my boosters in nappy sand.

As for the rash..... Maybe its food related?

Hello girls,
Geez, I can't keep up with you. You're such a chatty lot! So please forgive me if I forget to comment on some things.

Gigi, you're so not an ungrateful cow. You are reacting the way most people would. You are frustrated and irritated. I have been much more ungrateful to DH over much less... I also know what you mean about the photos. 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..)

Alioops, Maya never does roll-off poos. i wish she did. They are always creamy in consistence. Sometimes downright runny. And she's almost 18 months (still BFed).

Heidi, congrats on your pregnancy!!!

Was it Ness with the lovely clean kitchen photo and the gorgeous girl sitting on the counter??? I'm jealous of the clean kitchen and your daughter is jsut sooooo adorable.

Talking about clean, on the weekend, I finally cleaned up my home office. It ahs only been about 1 1/2 years. There were things piled so high on the desk, I couldn't even see the desk anymore (and it's a big around the corner type desk). I can finally see the desk and the floor!!!! I'm so excited. DH tackled the spare bedroom which had become a dumping ground for him when I went to Germany recently for my brother's wedding (my family lives in Germany). So the place is really getting there...

I can't remember who made a comment about my mum coming to stay... But the thing is, when my mum is here, I'm not allowed to pay for ANYTHING anyway. She insists on paying for all the groceries, etc. So saying "if you wanna use disposables, then you've gotta pay for them" just wouldn't work, as she would do that anyway... I just had really hoped to get her support with the whole cloth thing and maybe even convince her that it's a great thing and very cute,... but that will be hard to do if it's so smelly. But now that it's not raining so much anymore and not so humid, it doesn't seem quite so bad. I can leave the door that goes from the laundry to the backyard open, with just the screen door closed, so it gets lots of fresh air and it's not so smelly. I have only jsut made my breastpad contraption, so will tell you how that works out.

I have another question: I think you girls were right, Maya is teething. She seems to have very nasty poos. Her bottom is so red and a little swollen. I never used to struggle with nappy rash apart from once, when it was really bad and persistent. I have a "miracle cream" my friend sent me which worked well back then. It is pretty lotiony, not a barrier cream. Can I use it sparingly with cloth nappies? Would it be safer to get flushable liners to protect my nappies?
Also, I have noticed that Maya's bum gets red if she's been in cloth over night (BBB with wool cover). Should I get microfleece liners to keep her bottom drier?

WOMB: nothing exciting, pastel green Peapod, but will need a change soon.

Saša

Katones they do have ordinary Nan! I saw it at bigW a few weeks ago for about $11.99 a tin. I remember thinking wow so that's how much cheaper a "non gold" formula is!

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I even resorted to soaking all my boosters in nappy sand

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Gees that would make them a bit rough :lol:

I've soaked boosters in nappy san too but I won't do stuff with elastic or PUL. It's one good reason to get the snap in AIO's I guess.

Could the rash be thrush or something fungal Willow?

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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..)

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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.

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

lol, nappy sand lol

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.

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!

I'm glad it go there safe and well Kellie

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

Sammi - happy due date !!!!! :clap:

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... :lol: (made him look even funnier!!!)

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

Evening ladies.

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

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 :lol:

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.

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?

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apparently some Vic people got nasty weather too.

where is Falguni?

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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oh my headache... hoopefully spotters will cure it

xx

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

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

:doh: 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!!!!!!!

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*

awww PP thats no good.. hope the kidlets get better soon!!!

not much nappy related here... am washing a whole heap... hope they dry :D

WOJB ~ purple BBB / PUL cover

:hug: PP. Gastro sucks :( keep them both in sposies for a few days because a wash hot enough to kill the bug will damage the PUL and elastic in your nappies (someone correct me if I am wrong) and plenty of sunlight is also good for them, and if they spew in the yard it is much easier to clean up.

Gigi, Do you need me to ring now and ask if he is doing it? maybe go for a walk with Bilbs to the park so he HAS to do his tax, he cant be playing with her if she isn't there.

Ness, I hope some sewing cured your headache!!

Nelle, I know somewhere that has a brand new stock of Giraffe minky nappies ;)

Sarah is well enough for Daycare today!!! Hooray!!! I need to buy some essential oils. Vanilla essence is not strong enough to overpower the wee smell in the bucket.

WOEB: Apple cord CT

I so wish I had a group of mums at playgroup that could appreciate my MCN. Iain did a MASSIVE poo while there & it was all contained. Be great if they didn't just roll their eyes or ignore me when I said no way a sposie would have held that!

Nelle - do you have an obsession with giraffes like me? DDs room is decorated in pink giraffes and she even had a giraffe birthday cake! Think I might have to check out the giraffe minky nappies!

PP - hope the kids are better soon

Gigi - hope the tax return gets sorted out today

Question - how many times do I need to wash my IB snap in booster sets before I can use them? They are going through their 2nd wash at the moment, will that be enough do you think?

WOHB - HH

I didn't use MCN with DD when she was little. And I wish to god I had. I don't even want to think about the nasty poosplosions we had... Not a nice memory...

PP, I hope your kiddos will be better soon.

WOMB: adorable Zebra minky GK - I just wish she wouldn't constantly de-nappy herself so that I could let the nappy be visible...

Saša

oooohhh giraffe minkee... where??? where???

i just adore giraffes :D

WOJB ~ Jade IB