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alioops- thx for the tips, looks like i better stick to black then :P
went to mchn for 2mths checkup today & the nurse was happy that bub was in cloth sayin hw it was better for the environment n pocket. so glad i decided to put him in cloth instead of sposie this morning
wohb: lavendar HH
Yes...and one accidently got sent through lol. glad you got kitchen benches babe...woo hoo I know the feeling to get them. Got your gorgeous card today to...onyl prob is I dont have a new address to send one back :doh::
Had the ever lovely glowing Ange here today. We did lunch and the kids played. Lulu is just the most gorgeous girl ever...even if her mummy worries about her 'attitude' tol much. Ah love ya Ange
If anyone wants recommendations for a night time nappy...get a Mirabia's from WAHMnaps. I got a custom one and **** they are ace. Velour innner and outter..great boosting system and withholds 14 hours of my little man's wee's.
We need a thumbs up smilie so I'll just have to use the nappy baby instead
I give it :nappy: :nappy: :nappy:
Ooh Maz - I'm glad you got it!! We'll be here until after xmas but you don't have to send a card, that's not why I send them!! :)
love the new Mat photo Maz!!!
w00t QM!!!! Photos please!
Us - well my cold is so bad I can't smell off milk or soiled bums. Pip just had a change before his nap, and has blisters now :( In the BP!
WoHB - starbumz - I'm very impressed with the absorbancy, so I've put Pip into it for his nap :)
oooo what to do?? I loaned a friend a BumGenius and a hemp booster to try out on her bub, and now she's returned it and it smells a whole lot like fabric softener... I said NO FABRIC SOFTENER OR NASTY ENZYME/OPTICAL BRIGHTENER DETERGENTS (yes, in capitals) but it smells all apple-y now. Strip-wash for one nappy? argh! I've just finished washing 2 days worth of nappies, and got the water bill... suggestions please?!
maz - goody goody gum-drops! I'm looking forward to stalking my posty for fluffy mail, and also he's a really lovely chap. I might even go get my WC from Michelle in person coz I'm going up that way soon. I hope they're as fab as everyone says coz the GNST was wet thru in 4 hours last night...
kaz - get well soon! Hope Pip's doing better now too.
do we have a shaz??
QM - I know exactly how exciting it is to finally have kitchen benches! Bliss! New place sounds lovely.
Rhoda - Hi!
Arimeh - that's so weird about the shredded boosters... washing machines do some pretty strange things. Mine adds lint to everything, hides it in corners of nappies and in toes of socks, but I don't think it enhances the absorbency of MCN, sadly. Have you asked if there's anything the IB makers can do?
WOHB: I think a BP. DP changed him and they're both napping together now... *awwww*
Im interested to know how much like a WC they look, from the pics they look the same.:
If anyone wants recommendations for a night time nappy...get a Mirabia's from WAHMnaps. I got a custom one and **** they are ace. Velour innner and outter..great boosting system and withholds 14 hours of my little man's wee's.
We need a thumbs up smilie so I'll just have to use the nappy baby instead
I have been turning prefolds into fitteds today.
SHIAT
I just did a big post and its gone!! dame it!!!
ok start again
WC v's Mirabia
FRONT closed
Both velour - snaps on WC futher apart then on M
OPEN WING
M only has one socket snap were WC has 2
OPEN BOTH WINGS
WC has 7 socket snaps - seem curved
M has 10 socket snaps - straight line
OPEN NAPPY
WC's booster snaps in the back
M's snaps in the front
WC has LONG fold up booster sewn under fleece booster and then another top booster
M's has trifold booster sewn under much longer and wider then WC's booster
WC's inner and boosters are lined in fleece
M's inner and booster lined in velour
Yes they are sort of simular at first glance but when you have them flat next to each other you can see the difference. M's are wider in the crutch and front panel then WC's.
Hmmm that was fun!!!
im gettin fluffys tonight!! finally managed to organise a time with the demonstrator: 4 magicalls :)
hope they r as good as ppl been sayin they r
nana
oooo what to do?? I loaned a friend a BumGenius and a hemp booster to try out on her bub, and now she's returned it and it smells a whole lot like fabric softener... I said NO FABRIC SOFTENER OR NASTY ENZYME/OPTICAL BRIGHTENER DETERGENTS (yes, in capitals) but it smells all apple-y now. Strip-wash for one nappy? argh! I've just finished washing 2 days worth of nappies, and got the water bill... suggestions please?!
Nana - to stripwash one or a few items, just do it by hand in a basin or trough. Use a tiny amount of GENTLE dishwashing liquid, squirt the amount that would cover a 20cent piece, on the bum genius shell, rub it together so you cover whole thing. Keep rinsing until NO MORE BUBBLES. Then wash as normal.
to save on water for washing nappies, we bought a washing machine that is 4.5 stars for water efficiency. it has a sensor to only use as much water as it needs to wash that particular size load. it's a front loader, takes a while, but uses very little water or electricity. (Our old machine died when bilby was two months old, so we HAD to buy a new machine sooner than expected).
WOTBB: minky pocket
welcome T :D
Kazbah, sorry you and Pip are feeling so crook :getbettersoon:
Maz - thanks for the photo of Ruby! Sorry to hear Sammi is having a hard time.
Alioops - what have you lost in the move? always something heh?
Queenie - WONDERFUL that you got the house you want! congrats!!!:dance:
Thanx Gigi! I knew you'd rescue me :) I do have a fairly water-efficient washing machine, only 3.5 stars tho, but I often bail out the bath water (soap-free) in buckets for pre-rinses and pump all the the grey-water into the yard. It's good exercise for the biceps too! I had an ace front loader but I gave it to my mum "to look after" when I moved overseas a few years ago... I guess she's still looking after it.
WOHB: BBB, with extra-extra boosters and a Tots Bots fleece cover. Hanging out for that sandman!
Gigi - I lost my brain.
Em is starting to heal up, she has been in sposies all day with thick slatherings of zinc, hopefully she will get better over the course of tomorrow. The blisters are not an angry red any more, and some of the smaller ones are completely gone.
Fluffy Mail!!!
A CT Dude charity nappy for me and an order for someone who I need to buy a pressie for too before I can post it. I need to buy something for her big boy too!!
Shock Horror - My house is clean!!! I only have to finish off the lounge and sweep and mop the lounge and kitchen, and DH needs to do todays dishes, but it is clean!!
WOEB: sposie and heaps of zinc
WOSB: Nada, but soon to be whatever night nappy she chooses. Dorothy is in the wash so it wont be Dorothy.
alioops, i'll do you a deal, you find mine (brain) and i'll find yours!
Maz - what are you putting your fingers in boiling hot water for, my sweet? do you need some long wooden spoons? to stir the dye pot with, perhaps!! Have fun fabric dyeing! I must do some more of that too, but will use the 500gm of salt this time, hoping that will save me from having to separately wash stuff for first while.
WOTBB: night nappy that dh chose from the basket of night nappies that i prep
i need to go lanolise/handwash two soakers, been putting it off for ages, first time in ages i have actually watched an entire tv program, just felt like it last few nights. it's not hard to lanolise/handwash, just our laundry is so cramped, i have to move stuff just to get to the trough. grrrr. i dream of SPACIOUS place to live. built in cupboards that go up to the ceiling. why not add a maid why i'm in fantasy mode. LOL. oh, and how can i forget, a SEWING ROOM fully outfitted! yeh, THEN i could sew nappies and other sundry items!
FJ - how are you and little iain travelling?
who's our next clothie to have a newbie? is it AJP?
Kazbah, would you happen to have a MONKEY starbunz? any chance of a piccie of it on your Pipster in your gallery pretty please? :flutterseyelashes:
I do have one - I used it today so its a bit manky, but when I wash it I'll post it.
Well Pip & I went back to the docs today - he has a different virus to last week's ear infection, and I've got it too. Poor little mite! And then he vomited up all his tea (over the monkey starbunz) which was milk, prawn crackers & chicken & sweetcorn soup. Doh. So he's got panadol again (fever was at 39.2 at 8pm) and I've a fever just had nurofen, now DH is coming down with it and my dad as well.
Reno update: I now have a laundry door! Still no walls, but the cavity slider's in!!! Was looking at caravans and am going to steal an idea - having the benches higher than the machine, with a hinged section the machine sits under, so there's more folding space!!!
Maz - wow, that was in-depth indeed!
Ali - well done on the cleaning. Not so good on the blisters, but great they're healing up.
Anyhows, I'm off to bed.
WoHB - KK nights
Gigi - all I have to say is - I love you!!!!! *mwah* you are the BEST
oh. and hi to everyone else ;)
Shellsbells:(throws open the door and sticks her head in)
Hey, has anyone heard of Bumwares AIO's?
Are they any good or crap?
TIA xx
Why it just posted with a sad face instead of a bracket, I dont know....:doh:
Shellbelles if you type : next to ( it makes a sad face! Like wise : next to ) makes a happy face!
Pretty sure Queenmab likes her bumwear, i've not used them.
Saw the lovely Mazalicious yesterday. I told her i would bring something for lunch. Just a chicken and some rolls, nothing flash. Well i turn up and she has pork in the oven and a table full of food. :doh: Does this womans generosity EVER end???? It was sensational too. Might have to visit more often. :lol: OMG you should all see Little Mateuz getting around. HE is so amazing, and has the most gorgeous smile. Vy is as gorgeous as ever, although Lulu kept bashing her up. :redface: Poor Vy.
WOHB? Bubblebubs.
AHHHH, "I see" said the blind man.......
Shells - I know one of the girls doesn't like it that much - I'm not sure if she pokes her face in here often enough - but she told me once it doesn't seem to keep anything in and its her emergency one... BUT - she has boys - and that could be the difference? QM has a girl...
Hellooooo to everyone
No nappy news - no fluffy mail EXCEPT for the HUGE parcel received yesterday from the wonderful Ms Gigi
WOTB: Both in ittis!!
Mel - I have Gigi's account details babe :)
Ange - ring me ASAP woman...i cant get through to you
Defently having another stash cull soon. mateauz is just to big int he rise for his medium SB (as much as I try to stretch them over his butt) and a few other delectables. Its so depresing knowing I wont have anotehr baby in NB or smalls :(
WOMB - Sandman and skull fleecie cover
OOOH Maz share share ;)
Speaking of sharing - do you want the large Swaddlebees I have here for Mateauz? I realised the other night that I absolutely HATE stuffing the pocket.. it craps me - so its yours if you want it babe.
I tried the bumwear pockets and didn't like them too much ShellsBells.
Gigi - how naughty are you!!!!!
Arimeh - you lucky girl you!!!
Maz :( even the old-style magicalls I gave away have come back to me as the person couldn't stand them either! DOH.
AND YOU'RE EVIL WOMAN! I was telling DH last night that if the next bub's a boy, we're going to keep trying for a girl ..
Speaking of which, how's Sam?
Ange - you lucky girl you!
Hey, who here's planning to go to Xmas Brunch this Sunday? I know that someone'd rather cuddle a newborn but hey ...
Well I'm still in bed. Horrid night last night - just about to turn off the lights and the labrador throws up on the bedroom floor. Then @ 2:30 the baby's temp spiked again, more panadol & water. 6am the puppy starts crying and so does Pip - the puppy wanted to go outside, but by the time DH got up she'd "gone" and was crying cause of constipation. I held the dog until DH put on his dressing gown to take her outside, then went and got Pip who was freeezing - his door was open and the heater couldn't compete. Brought him back to our bed to warm him up, then DH came back and found widdle, poo & more dog vomit. Yay. Thank goodness I can't smell anything!
Now Pip's still asleep (in his bed now) and I'm going through tissues at a great rate of knots.
WoHB - dunno, DH changed him so prolly sposie.
hmm i wanna know abt the bumwares one-size (is that dif to the aio)? been meanin to get the dino print one, its cute :)
got my magicalls last nite, pity cant use them just yet as i got M
for those who use cloth wipes: hw many u have, what size r they, what combo works best, hw do u store them?
sorry for all the Qs, im still in the process of wrkin out the best set-up :P
morning everyone :)
question....
one of my BBB looks like the elastic is going?? (have no i dea how..) but can it be repaired???
WOJB ~ FJ infant fitted /PUL cover
We have a bumwares pocket (OSFA), I dont mind it. It has a very wide crotch. I have to add extra bosting though because the MF booster that comes with it is quite thin, so I put a bamboo fold up in it and it lasts a while. It isn't one of my faves, but it does work
Nappies are in the machine. House is almost perfect. And people should be arriving in a couple of hours. Now to tackle Sarah and get a nappy on her ready for her sleep, so she gets enough with people here.
Oh should I be saying it....:rolleyes:..but yes honey....send it my way :p:
Im gonna be know and the fix it lady soon :ROFL:
Kaz - did you send my that IB that needed to be fixed yet???
MEl - will get back to you about YKW later ;)
Been out shopping with B3 and B4 this monring. Put on a layby at Kmart...a heap of pretty little dresses for Vy...hate that she wont have a nice little nappy butt peaking out anymore :(
aahhhhh BBL VY's got a friggen chubba chub stuck in her hair
maz: finally had a chance to look at ur store, very impressive :) where do u get ur material for wipes from??
Well, Woke up this morning & Iain outgrew his NB nappies! The ones that are a little smaller then the NB ones I sold in my store. So I am now down about 6 nappies as they are just too small around the waist.
Crap FJ!! You will need some sewing time quick! I've worked out it should take me around 2 hours to get to your house?.... hmmm.... I will need to work out when I can be gone for an entire day & be able to survive it! :lol: Seriously, I have a few assessments for Matilda over the coming weeks and then things will settle for a week and then *whammo* Christmas!
WOHB: WAHM nappy - care bear
Now that's a growth spurt FJ!
Ummm :blush: no not yet Maz. I'm useless.
Personally I found the BumWear gave us horrid wing droop (no good on our pot-bellied narrow hipped chunky-thighed boy!) but might try it again. Although the PUL isn't as thick as the GK PUL. I prefer a good fleece cover over a fitted any day.
Oh my head :(
Anyhows, the boy's back in bed (slept till 11am this morning, and back in bed @ 1:15pm) with a lovely BBB and Fleece cover (love my maz!)
I could tell ya...but then Id have to kill ya :o ....... :ROFL::
I get them from here and there...see something I like in my internet trvel's and grab it...in real life stores as well
Holly crap batman! I mean FIona. Make those extensions babe...and I need to know....what the hell have ya got going in those bb's then? :p
Christy - Yay for things getting the up and up for Matilda honey
Kaz - you are TERRIBLE!!! god anyone would think yourve been sick as a dog and all! hahahah
Bumwares...I dont think ive used them...I um think Kelly has (mummy of 3)
Mel - probably getting ride of some SB's, BBH's coloured bamboo's and some peapods. We've been living in HB's, IB boo's and delishes. :doh: I was ment to email you something
AHHH dame phone!!!
*cough cough*
FJ - Miss M is in your newborn one at the moment - still fits... (but she is skinny... and yes, I do feed her...lol)
Maz - wicked....
Kaz - we could be twins - his shape sounds pretty much like what DS is shaped like (except his thighs aren't real chunkified...) AND he is also napping with a BBB & Maz cover.. lol
WOAB: the abovementioned BBB & maz cover
WOMB: FJ newborn (*cough cough*) and Maz cover
yeah the NB ones I sold still just fit, its snug but it fits.
Christy, planning a visit hey. Maybe we could team up somewhere in the middle? Beach meets the mountains LOL
LOL FJ Jack can be squished into the NB ones.. but prefer the infant ones.... Jack is just a blob...
WOJB ~ Blue IB
hmm guess i'll have to venture a lil then...i've to make some wipes for my friend:
received some PUL in mail today, can start makin nappies soon. Just gotta get my head ard gettin the machine from mums n fiddling ard with it :)
Rhoda - I've made my own wipes from old flannel PJs and terry washclothes. Terry side for the poop, flanno for the wees.
Fluffy mail on its way - the GK christmas ones should be here tomorrow!!!
Now, what to wear at the Sunday Brunch if we're all over this bug.
WoHB - he's just waking up, so I'd guess a soggy BBB with maz cover.
Soon to be Zappy with BB PUL.
FJ has GREAT wipes.... correct me if i am wrong.. were they Sherpa material?? the orange ones FJ?? they are DEVINE wipes!!!!
WOJB ~ Blue IB (coz he is still sleeping :D)
ive made some frm flannel/micro terry, some others frm fleece/terry. Received some material today, so will be makin some frm velour too :) Just need to find some more pretty lookin flannel
I make my wipes by hand so its a good way to pass time when bubs asleep
*cough cough* sheepishly wanders in..
errr..
now HOW do you get black texta out of a GK pocket....
.... exits room....
as in permanent? I would say the answer tot hat is you don't LOL