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