Cloth Nappies # 153

[Gigi]

Waiting waiting waiting for the postie................dont know if Im going to survive waiting for all this fluffymail lol Im like a kid at christmas!

Oh and anyone have any info on the Bright Bots fitted nappies (I think thats what theyre called?) There is a cool store here that sells them really cheap.........

Anna, i googled "bright bots nappies" and all the links were about cotton terry flats. I coudln't find any fitted nappies under that name (online) - doesnt' mean they don't exist, i just can't find net refs to them.

whenever you see a nappy brand, new to you, check out what the fabrics used are. Sometimes things are really cheap, cos they're all cotton (not as absorbent as hemp or bamboo). or they use PVC instead of PUL for the waterproofing outer.

I saw a whole row of MCN type stuff in Kmart today, if i was a newbie, i would have bought it without question. Now i am more familiar with the fabrics that do and don't work for MCN, i wouldn't buy any of it.

there were Fluffies terry towelling fitted nappies, PVC pilchers, Fluffies covers, PVC covers with animals on them etc. Only thing i would buy there (that i know would work) would be snappis and cotton terry flats (if i wanted those for a newborn).

NANA - please don't hesitate to give your opinion on anything MCN. Your opinion is just as valid as anyone else's on this thread hon. we all use MCN on our bubs, therefore, we can comment from experience. Speak up hon!

ALIOPPS - don't kids ahve to be TT-d before they're accepted for kindy?

[melbel]

I know the ones you mean Anna....I saw them before they were released at the last fashion trade fair.....to be honest they are an all cottom fitted nappy so theywill need a cover and also I have my doubts as to how absorbant they would be.....I have a suspicion if you got them you would find they would need a bit of boosting to really do the job well. To me for a cotton fitted they did not appear to have an awful lot of layers but then again if you don't have heavy weeing kids they could be great for you. Also if you plan to use them in the early days when you are changing every feed or even more so then maybe they would be okay...you know what i mean? Just my two cents worth.... and as they ar so inexpensive maybe you could grab just a couple and try them out before committing to a huge buy up especially if the store is local.... then if they don't work for you, you havent lost too much money!

[christy]

missymoo- Before we started with these bad poos, I would only use hot water with a bit of bicarb in it. I've got a huge box of soap nuts I was using a few of those at a time as well.