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well i have finally used (well it is in use now..) one of the cloth'd up bamboo fitteds...
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...5&ppuser=12839
so we shall see how they go..not a bad fit for $8 each...
WOJB ~ cloth'd up bamboo / maz minkee cover
Mel...good to see your son can get away with wearing PINK....
kat - are they velcro? they look comfy on him!
welli have 2 buckets of nappies to wash but couldnt be bothered rightnow. will do in the morning i think.
i think ashley is getting too big for her large IB! oh no!! LOL NAH Ill make them fit! hehe.
i too have a hemp BBH and not a fan :( donating that one to a friend :)
how often should strip wash be done? i think our nappies r due for one...how do u do one??
WOHB: magicall on trial LOL (hope they dont leak otherwise they're been shelved for a lil longer)
Thanks girls :) I will do the bicarb thing once a week since I have such a large rotation :)
I love hemp...i don't find it too much less absorbent than bamboo...hmm.
Oh no at the nappies falling apart! I'll have to do a good check of my bamboozles, I think they're fine (apart from the elastic on the one I've had since Riv was newborn), but I'll have a close look.
Teru - as often as you need to. Do a hot wash with no washing deterget and the TINIEST drop of dishwahing liquid, and wash then rinse until there are absolutely no bubbles in the rinse water. If there is little enough it take my machine 4 rinses but soetimes i accidentally put a bit more in and have to do a few more rinses.
Someone had some dodgy bamboo arrive a while ago with holes in it, maybe if the companies are using the same supplier it is from the same bad batch?
WOEB: Black old style basix CT
PP nah they are snaps.. and they are ok so far.....
i find with soapnuts you dont have to strip wash as often...
they are on sale at the moment... i am weighing up if i buy more or go back to normal sensitive detergent??? i find in the heat they dry up very quick and in stead fo 5-6 washes i am lucky to get 2
WOAB - Blue haute
WOEB - green wonderoo
PP try putting some water in a sealed container with them and keep them inside a cupboard. The water will evaporate before they dry out.
Sooooo tired....... Em is up to mischeif again. Yawn.
PP- r u talkin abt the 2 for 1 sale for soapnuts? i reckon even if u do use the detergent for summer, u could always stock up to use in winter?? in the end, even with 2 washes its still cheaper isnt it??
teru - yep tahts it!!
i will try the water trick :)
i still have about 300gm left do you think if i ordered another 1kg it would dry out or be ruined before i use them?
they last for ever!
Trust me - you'd know if they were hon. The terry is literally disintegrating. There's a base weave in the fabric and the terry is woven into that, and it is coming out in clumps.:
Ali - could be the case with the ittis, but not the bamboozles - ittis are bamboo fleece and bamboozles are bamboo terry.:
Someone had some dodgy bamboo arrive a while ago with holes in it, maybe if the companies are using the same supplier it is from the same bad batch?
WOHB: GK
now i had some terry nappies fall apart on me...dame it I cant remember the name of them! :DOH:
Mel - me sorry...voer excitement and jodi is good ;)
Cranky husband tromping through house
WOMB - teddy sandman with lime spider dot minkee cover
hmm tough question...if 1kg is spose to last 1yr then it should b ok? im thinkin if u put in water, it might turn mouldy??:
best is if u email the supplier or something...
thanks teru!
Well I'm not sure what is going on with DS but he didn't want his nappy on him this afternoon, and would sit on the potty but wouldn't do anything, and then when he got off, I'd try to get him to put his nappy back on - nope didn't want any part of it... so he went outside for a while after he had peed on the rug and then came back inside - still no nappy allowed on... then he peed on the rug again... and we got him on the potty and congratulated him, even though nothing went in there it was all on the rug, and then I was able to get him in some training pants, which he promptly shiat in and it went all down his leg and then on the rug - AGAIN.. my poor rug.. lol
Soooo not sure if this is the start of something... or if he just had an aversion to the chocolate itti bitti I was trying to put on him :lol: (See.. I made it nappy related !!)
Maz - its ok - I trust Jodi too - she's a queenslander - automatic approval ;)
WOAB: Chocolate itti bitti - finally!
WOMB: ummm.. itti bitti I think.. had her in a WC before and she peed on me .. its been a very big pee and poo day here today :rolleyes:
Mental note.... dont sit on mels rug lol!
ashley is the same. wont do anything on the toilet - but loves being in there and she thinks she does!
strange
PP - I think it should be ok - I have made up a spray bottle of water and disinfectant and just go around after him spraying - like he's a puppy...lol
Hi All!
So here is the first installment of my newborn nappy/covers stash to see if you all think I need more nappies or covers! I would appreciate any and all comments...
I went up in the attic today and dragged out all the nappies and the 0000 and 000 clothes. I know it is WAY early but there is NO way DH is going to let me go up in the attic in another 3-4 weeks and he also has NO clue how I have stuff organized up there so it is just easier and quicker for me to go up there! But maybe it is early early nesting too!! *grin*
So here we go... I have the following...
4 XS WAHM made PUL covers - they are SO cute but I'm wondering if I will get the chance to use them??? DS was 8lbs 4oz so if this baby is the same or (GULP) bigger then I'm thinking NOT???
1 - small and 1 - medium Baby Beehinds covers
1 - NB, 2 - S, 4 - M Bummis Super Whisper Soft covers
2 - S, 2 - M Mother-Ease Air Flow covers
1 - M WAHM fleece cover
Then I have a dozen covers that my step-sister bought for me at Target in the US! Initially (with DS) I thought they were junk - but I had a closer look today and maybe they aren't so bad after all. They are PVC lined but they have leg gussets and I think it was simply a matter of terry flats being too big and bulky for them and I'll probably have more luck using pre-folds or fitteds with them. I think I will only use them at home though and save the other ones for going out!
NAPPIES:
I have 24 prefolds
then I have some fitteds that are still out on the line - not sure exactly what sizes they are - they were a gift - but I suspect they are all smalls and mediums. Then I have a few other that I bought - just can't remember what all they are right now so will post again tomorrow night when they are off the clothes line and in front of me!
I'm wondering if I need to try to get ahold of some riki's? Or some high quality fleece covers?
Oh, and how many nappies (total) should I plan on having? DS fed every 60-90 minutes for the first 4-6 weeks and did a poo every feed so we were changing all the time!!!
So any thoughts, comments, ideas would be greatly appreciated... (Gigi, Nelle, Maz, FJ, Raven *grin*)
WOHB: orange BBH bamboo with a fleece cover of some description
Falguni - oh petal, gastro is the pits any old time, but on top of being pregnant and looking after a toddler - mamma mia - you poor darling.
Queen - is the Punk got nappy rash?
NaNa - FJ recently (within the last few months i think, with my memory, it COULD have been in the last SIX months!!!) got a red pair of woollies, and i think she said they ran like crazy too. Red must be The colour for the most dye running.
red pul
red wool
red hemp (someone on this thread had a Ruby Mandy Mac she ended up nicknaming The Red Demon or something similar, cos it always ran
i'm not sure if red polar fleece runs, but i wouldn't test the theory out!
everything red we have, gets washed separately FIRST, to see how colourfast it is.
The AMOUNT of threads i see online titled "My whole wash turned pink HELP WOT DO I DO?" is enough to make me be cautious. That - and teh fact i only have one munchikin to deal with!
I actually think i might avoid red if i had me a whole tribe of kidlets.
i actually don't have red hand knit woollies, but i do have aqua hand knit woollies that leak quite a bit of dye EVERY wash. i have not noticed aqua on the bilby when she wees, wearing them (but there is a fitted nappy between her skin and the woolly).
the dye running, esp in handknits, is the reason i wash our woollies SEPARATELY, one per bucket to soak. cos i am paranoid, i figure the one time i say "it won't matter", will be the time when dye from one pair, messes up another pair.
NaNa - i remember having a conversation with Mazeroo, about adding the salt, AFTER dyeing, to see if it would fix the dye. I did try it, and i'm afraid to say, nothign changed. but that was not with wool.
my only advice (in lieu of knowing anything else to say) is to handwash SEPARATELY and not risk any dye run. If the dye run is so bad, that dye gets on your child whilst wearing said woollies, i think an email to the maker/seller would be in order. Ask for help. FJ did, and she got satisfaction (from memory).
ARIMEH - yes, i think it's time to elongate your Mel-ness, cos the amount of Mels on here, i am getting lost!
when i have done the DE-STINK WASH (bicarb soda and vinegar), the bicarb soda goes in teh little drawer you normally put wash powder in. (The vinegar goes in teh little drawer provided for fabric softener.) I've only needed to do that once, so i'm happy with that. If you are reading this and thinking "might do that too", please bear in mind, if you wash your MCN with vinegar REGULARLY, you will invalidate your MCN warranties and wreck them. This use of vinegar is really only to be done RARELY. If you got a stinky nappy situation, i would try other things - e.g hot hot water wash BEFORE the bicarb/vinegar solution.
ARIMEH - i'm drying my mcn same as you, alwasy inside on the clothes horse, they are NEVER getting sun, and we're not having any problems.
Sounds like there is much FAK-ing going on in this thread (one handed typing due to Feeding At Keyboard). or wot about Wrangling at Keyboard? WAK=ing? LOL.
Heidi -
if it was me, i would ditch the PVC covers, i would find it too depressing, all that extra laundry, housework, to clean up after all the leaks, when you are coping with a small baby and a toddler already.
the airflows aren't as adjustable on a tiny bub
i think you are on the money with the Rikki idea, maybe get two small MOtherease Rikkis?
if you buy anymore newborn sized covers, keep the tags on, don't wash them, ask BEFORE YOU BUY, if baby arrives too big for the nb size, can i swap these for smalls? go ahead with sale if they say yes, keep receipts in safe place.
we did 20 changes per day in teh newborn daze too, so i relate to what you say.
what fabric are your prefolds?
i would suggest teh bamboo prefolds/trifolds at the booroi site - you can get bulk packs.
mazalicious makes very nice bamboo trifolds too, just not sure if they are made in quantities (like a dozen). you can but ask.
the reason i ask "which fabric" is for "bang for your buck".
i found with the COTTON prefodls i bought. used them for nb stage. didn't hold much. coudln't use them PAST nb stage. They are now our change mats for on top of the changetable. Not a good investment - lucky they were cheap.
i found with the BAMBOO prefodls i bought, used them for nb stage, held much more, STILL USING THEM TWO YEARS ON!!! so i feel they are a good investment.
maybe i had a Power Wee-er - i don't know. Heaps of people say, you don't need bamboo for newborns, cos they don't wee much. Well my bub wee-ed heaps and often, so it was worth it for us.
Gals who are not liking their Magicalls for absorbency - many people on here who could help you with that, if you give some more info.
are they the old or new style?
how long are they on the baby for?
some people, make the Old STyle magicalls, work better for them, by CUTTING a slit in the back of the inner (turning it into a pocket) and inserting a bamboo trifold. Thereby increasing the absorbency. ( i think all that is in the old style is microfibre).
Anna and Ali - ooohh we have to catch up before Ali goe on hols! What about between Thurs-Sun. I will volunteer my house if you don't mind the travelling and then you gals can raid my box of goodies ;)
I'm liking the sound of these soap nuts! And did my first wash without detergent today inspired by you all - I don't usually use much anyway. Isn't it funny how conditioned we become to something just because that's the way it has lways been done. I know I wass surprized when my nappies came up shiny using half the recommended amount. I now never use the recommended amount on any of my wshing - saves me fortune.
Have I mentioned how peeved I am at daycare. After Ari's beautiful self motivated toilet training the buggers put her in nappies at daycare and now we are back to square one! I couldn't beleive it when I picked her up and not one pair of undies were used! After I specifically asked! GRRR
Also I am kinda over night nappies at the moment. I seriously don't think they are going to work for us until missy is night weaned (which is what I am working on at the moment) so she is back in sposies at night :-(
Gigi:
Thanks for all the thoughts on my stash - lots to think about over the next 7 months!! The prefolds I have are cotton - bought them in the states - so we shall see, if I can work some bamboo prefolds into the budget between now and July perhaps I can use the cotton ones for daytime and the bamboo at nighttime maybe! Anyway... I appreciate your thoughts and hope I hear from some others...
Suse - want to throw in your two cents worth??? *grin*
Christy - Sorry I haven't forgotten your question to me AGES ago - I'm in Botany - where are you?
oh Saram, you were asking about testers recnetly
see here
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ster-list.html
Heidi, I found mother Ease Rikki covers and small BBH pul covers the BEST with Ash when i was using flats. Never had a leak :)
PVC covers are crappy :( I would ditch them. They don't breath, they leak badly, they irritate the skin... JMO :)
WOHB - -Mirabai night nappy and woolies.
Thanks Gigi, once I read what you called it in a previous post I could search it - just couldn't put the proper name to the thread and as you can imagine in a pregnancy/baby forum 'testing/tester' generates a lot of hits :-)
Lilprecious - sounds like you have an awesome start! I used pvc covers over my terrys in the beginning but I wasn't the best in the folding so got A LOT of poosplosions. But they were OK for in between poopings :-)
OK I'm going to bite - what's Mel (arimeh) up too???? guesses??? Something to do with colours? Bodypainting her kidlets? stealing cars, painting them different colours and reselling them?
:rofl::
Nothin quite as exciting I'm afraid!!!
FLUFFY MAIL FLUFFY MAIL FLUFFY MAIL!!!!!!!!!
Ali - **** those nappies are GORGEOUS!!!!!!! will take pics and put them up soon.....I love them!!!
sarah - our daycare did the same to Nikolaus when he went.....I was furious and took the nappy of and threw it at the assistant. Maybe it was in the to hard basket
Heidi - Id get a few of these Rikki's everyone recommends babe..I never bothered (why would I have :lol:)
Mel - Were abouts in Tassie are you?
Go go mobil Mel - :ROFL: how much longer would one have to wait????
Just went and sussed out my fabric fluffy mail and some was missing :DOH: never fear...the girls I get it from are fantastic :)
DAme it the kids are playing in the toilet...blahhhhhhhhhh
WOMB - IB boo with cheetah cover BUT soon to be fried egg CT
Here you go maz
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...hp?photo=11627
Mel - what are you cooking up!!! when will we know?
Well we are still TT - yep got 1/2 poo in the toliet this mornign... but weed as soon as we got off.... still bloggin my journey....
Aiming for sometime in the new year at the moment... :dunno::
Oh PP that is gorgeous!!!!!!!
OH Go go Mel - hmmm noice ;)
Hi All -
I have a DS climbing all over the lounge and me shouting "rescue me, rescue me" so not sure how long I'm going to be able to work on the computer this afternoon!
Anyway, I got the rest of my newborn nappy stash off the line this morning and so here is the rest of it...
4xNB sized WAHM nappies
1xNB FJ special
1xSMALL Peep-O bamboo
1xMED?? Beastly Bumz - it is bright orange and purple - I LOVE it!!
1xMED WAHM Rugrats nappy that I used on James and loved
1xMED Thirsties - I think it is the old version
1xMED Abby-Gro
4xSMALL? or MED? (not sure) WAHM pockets
5xSMALL? or MED? (not sure) WAHM Fitteds
2xSMALL Fluffies Flannelettes which I'm only going to keep because I have an idea for some black and white photos I want to take in the first 24-48 hours!!
So I have all these nappies just listed, plus the 24 cotton prefolds...
Is that enough? Or should I get some more??
Also, I forgot yesterday to report the two Tots Bots Flexi Wrap Covers I just bought of ebay - they are size 1
So is that a pretty good stash all up??
Okay, DS is amusing himself with the Christmas tree (this could get interesting) so I'm going to sign off and see what other computer work I can get accomplished.
Any further thoughts or comments would be appreciated!
WOHB: Swaddlebees (I think)
Lilprecious - Sounds good to me! Also your abby-gro is a one size. For a newborn you fold down the front and can just use the single little booster and then as they get bigger just lay in the snap in booster until you can fold out the nappy to it's full size.
Maz - :rofl: I can just imagine the look on the assistnats face with the nappy flying at them. Thankfully DD isn't going back - thanks to my wonderful DH !!!! She actually asked to go to the toilet while we were out today! We missed it but hey least she is thinking about it again.
heidi - I think we had about 25 fitteds for Miss M from newborn - and a couple of AIO's - and it was only just enough...
Just popping in to say Hi, nothing new atm, just washed and put away all my BBHs and still waiting for the Itti's to arrive. Hopefully tomorrow! Have normal washing to do anyway :lol:
geez....my nappies have been drying super fast!!! I have been washing every day lately...trying to keep up with the demand....
I was very impressed with the cloth'd up bamboo fitteds :D wish i had of bought more....although..BBH are still my faves :D
WOJB ~ Blue IB
My nappies are drying here too!! Need to do another load - and unfortunately they won't be in the sun cos I'm working the next two days - doh!! but these ones are getting a nice sunning at the moment cos its DAMN hot outside..
WOAB: Still a wet BBH and M/E cover cos I haven't been motivated enough to change it
WOMB: Still a really wet kissaluvs & m/e cover - same reason as above..
suppose i should get off my fat butt and CHANGE them...:rolleyes:
kat - good to hear the clothd up worked for you bargain!!
Mel - i know why your poor children have wet nappies on... cause you are too busy gas baggin! lol
Well ashley is still asleep in her BBB
and ethan has just gone to sleep (yay).. in his BBB too :)
so now its time to get dinner organised i guess (do our jobs ever end?)
PP - hmmm... how would you know I was gasbaggin - cos it was YOU that I was gasbaggin to!!!! lol
;)
hi ladies
my dd is now on antibiotics for an ear infection, do you think I should keep her out of cloth while on the ab's? will the AB poos ruin my lovely new nappies?
She is also off her food, but b'fing like a newborn, so the poos are very runny!
Any advice would be appreciated!
fleece liners maybe squishee?