All this reading now i can't rememer who said what....
Christmas AIO nappy on ozebaby for whoever was looking! Bits for bots.
Also there is a store on ozebaby that sell a bide spray, like a LS for $60. Looks like A LS to me!
Trip was good Maz, my butt was sore from sitting in the car for 9 hours! Think we'll be hanging around for a bit longer. House was like a little camp out, rough even by my standards! lol
WOHB? W/C, which reminds me i won another WC night nappy on B4B! woohoo.
Quick message before I head to bed.
The kissaluvs I am drooling over on B4B are well and truly out of my price range now - oh well!
I need to get up in the attic SOON and get out all my newborn nappies and covers and see if I think I need to get anything else between now and July.
I'm assuming if I list my newborn stash on here the nappy guru's (aka: Nelle and Gigi - just to name a couple) will let me know if I'm set or need some more!!
We've had a busy weekend already (mother's group Christmas party yesterday arvo, and HUGE re-stocking shopping trip today - gotta love that DH and niece did virtually NO shopping while I was gone) and tomorrow we're having an afternoon tea for my father-in-law who just retired!
I'm exhausted and DS is calling me so I think I'll sign off and go to bed.
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Pink Palace - sorry if you know this already, but JIC you don't, i MAY be able to put your mind at rest - vis a vis The Case of the Enormous Woollies!
with fleece covers and PUL covers, FIT is key. Too big and you get lotsa leaks.
but with HANDKNIT WOOLLIES and even some LOOMED FABRIC woollies, too big is actually still ok. The drawstring or adjustable elastic waist takes care of the waist being too big. The legholes being loose is ok. i have NO clue HOW this works, but i have tried it out. And putting bilby to bed, in soakers, shorties - that are enormous on her - still get to pick up a dry baby in the morning. So i say to you "ALL IS NOT LOST!". Try them out on your child BEFORE you give up! Of course, they need to be lanolised first, for them to be waterproof (over a fitted nappy). Unless you are using them as clothing, over any nappy, in which case, no need for lanolisation.
so i hope that helps you, after your stellar efforts to knit for your child (good on you, me (another non-knitter) i'm terribly impressed!
ALIOOPS - wow, you're having a very productive Saturday - *cough* nesting? much? LOL.
KAZBAH - i'm terribly predictable - you know what's coming don't you ' Any photos of your xmas elf?" cos i'm nosy and want to see!! Tis ok, roolly and troolly, if you felt too sick to take photos, i will cope (just).
hope you're back to good health soon, you've been unwell for ages it seems, poor chook.
a few months ago, i heard that Lotus Night Nappies will be under the Baby Beehinds brand in the near future. Lotus Nappies site shut up shop, and then she posted on Nappycino, hints that the Night nappies would be back soon. Baby Beehinds have never had a dedicated night nappy in their range before (although every so often, they stock hand knit soakers), so it's a good move for them to get a range of night nappies, i think.
Pink Palace, Bubblebubs have bought the license to make Cute Tooshies.
AnnaT - when all your fluffy mail arrives, remember about the pre-washes. It's not 100% essential to do them all, but if you put the nappies on your kids BEFORE all the pre-washes have been done, bear in mind, they will not be AS absorbent, as they will be AFTER the pre-washes have been completed. e.g you will have to change earlier, they'll soak thru much quicker. But do do at LEAST one pre-wash, to remove industrial residues.
the rule of thumb for pre-washes (i'm forever forgeeting the nubmers)
- one for microfibre
- one for PUL, fleece, minky e.g nappy outers, covers, pocket shells
- three for bamboo e.g fitteds, inserts for all in twos, pocket inserts, boosters
- 6 - 8 for hemp e.g as for bamboo
anything white and fluffy e.g microfibre, i'd be either washing separately first time (or wash with pale towels), esp if the other MCN has dark coloured fleece etc, or separate them by using a big zipppered wash bag - just so you're not picking up lint forever and a day - the first wash is when the white fluffy stuff loses most of it's fluff.
PUL doesn't pick up the fluff, but fleece does, something chronic.
Great news about Ashley and how well her TT-ing is going Ashley, woot to that.
i eagerly want to hear how to achieve TT-ing! the actual steps in doing it (esp at the start). i'm not even sure if bilby understands Yes and No, and she sure can't say them herself. maybe i am kidding myself to start now, i'm not sure WHEN to start. but other children who are two either ARE or are starting to TT-ing, so i thought i should try.
WOTBB: dragonflymagik night nappy Ai2 under loose cotton sleeping bag
I'm sad... Miss M is finally too big for the FJ newborn nappy - at nearly 4.5 months.. pmsl...sooo FJ - you can add a weight limit of around 6.3kg... lol
It was one of my favs.... have to wait for the next baby now!!!
Christy - is it just me or are you ignorning my requests for your address ?
Gigi - yes i know! lol that is why these are way too big for ashley lol! here other 2 i made are a nice snug fit!
As for TT - i too need to look up what to do - atm ashley tell us when she has to pee/poo or has already done one - it is very hit and miss with timing. and trying to figure out if she needs to or has already. but she is comfy on the toliet at least
Nelle - the measurements are (flat,unstretched and one side)
Rise 14 inch (the waist band in k2-2 and 4 inches of that rise)
waist - 8 inch
hips - 13 inch
so big anyhow they are lanolised already. Just PM me if you think they will fit
Gigi - thanks for the tips on washing my stash, Im itching to get started but they have to arrive first lol thankgod for mega hot weather here, I could probably do 4 washes in a day with drying in between!
Out of curiousity what do you guys use as wash powder? I know you cant use softeners.
Oh and Wetbags, who uses them? Are they worth spending $15+ to get one or is there a better cheaper alternative?
Last edited by Freya; December 14th, 2008 at 10:54 AM.
Anna - i dont have a special wet bag. I use a pvc lined swimming bag for big days (child care) and a small platic ziplock bag that came with my change mat for small trips (as i know i will be home in an hour or so)
As for wash powder.
I use soap nuts on my nappies. havent used washing powder in months now.
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Anna - for wash powder, i use Aware Sensitive by Planet Ark.
Bilby had teh worst nappy rash last January, and it made me go research alot of things, to stop her rash.
we use
- one tablespoon in the pre-wash tray
= one tablespoon in the wash tray
and you're right NO FABRIC CONDITIONER
what is in washing detergents?
parabens (cheap preservative put in many body and hair products and toothpastes and moisturisers adn makeup, many people get skin irritations to parabens)
many many things are added to NORMAL washing detergents
so i searched for ones that DIDN"T have all these things added
the most gentle ones i found were Ecostore and Aware Sensitive.
Amolin, Earth's Choice and one other, maybe PURITY??, all came close, but they each had ONE thing, that i was tryign to avoid.
Many people do their own (empirical) research, by trying different products, to see what works for their child.
Baby's skin is much thinner than ours, and can react to washing detergents, especially when you consider how frequently their nappies are washed, adn the fabric is direct on very sensitive areas.
So it's a trial n error process, and taking the time (when i'm childfree) to read the labels, google those words and educate myself on what i'm buying (time consuming - but when your bub has awful nappy rash, it suddenly becomes your priority).
So i happily used Omo Sensitive to wash the nappies for first 14 months - no worries - then overnight - suddenly it was too much for her. things can change.
$15 is lower end price for a good sized wetbag. baby beehinds don't promote their wetbag much, i wish i'd known about them earlier. excellent value wetbag (i have three diff brand ones). Much easier to toss the wetbag into the wash than wipe out your nappy bag. ANd the smell containment is worth it. (zip).
Anna and Ali - I have been having a big clean up here and have lots of nappy and nappy related stuff if you gals want to drop round for a coffee one day and you can take whatever you like. Ali - have to show you my covers with the gussets also.
Washing powder - don't know why but *i love liq more than powder with nappies??? We use purity and now earth's choice. Have also used amolin but found purity the best for getting out stains, earth choice is a close second.
Wetbags, have 3 here nad hardly ever use them. The only one i do is our nappy bin liner which goes to daycare.
TT - we are in the midst. which both my kids we just put them in knickers and see how they went. Ari is taking quite a while, she sometimes takes her nappy off and sits on the potty for a wee, but rarely will go while in knickers??? DS took 2 wks to be completely trained and another maybe 4 months to be night trained but we have since found he has autism and hates being wet - so obviously this was motivation for him. We alway make a big deal about doing wees in the potty etc and i will usualy sit them on after dinner/sleep/plays only if they willing.
going out for dinner - woohoo love surprises like this so better go! Also Dh has just announced he doesn't want me to go back to work AT ALL next year WOOOOOHOOOOOO having issues with daycare which I think is what got him thinking - either way I'm not arguing!
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House was like a little camp out, rough even by my standards! lol
It was one of my favs.... have to wait for the next baby now!!!
so big anyhow they are lanolised already. Just PM me if you think they will fit
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