Cloth Nappies #155.

[Arimeh]

It is a tough one - we are going to Hervey Bay (with a stop in Bundy) next week for 5 days, and we are tossing up the options too..
Problem is - as soon as DS is in sposies now - he gets a rash straight away!!!

What to do, what to do

[Gigi]

AnnaT - OMG - what a poohorrible day you've had! massive hugs to you hon - passes you a Kaluah and milk with ice, and the icecream of your choice.

Arimeh, i have little squirted really yellow, sick poo nappies out in COLD water and that worked too. But i didn't leave them in the nappy pail for long, i wash those ones pretty pronto (cos i'm paranoid). Hope M is better soon.

FJ - what is up with your dh? did somebody swap the father of four kids with a single strange man or something? Poor isla!

I take it he is not the sort that LOVES to put together IKEA flat packs? Putting together that enornous trampoline, YOU DID THAT???? wot a woman is all i can say! and SHAME dh, SHAME!!! not to even help you with it!!! SHAME I SAY! are you listening FJ's DH????

Rhyb - was it you who bought the bbb with shot elastic? my suggestion is that you contact seller and explain the situation politely " i bought this being told the elastic was a little bit gone, and it is COMPETLEY gone" and i am not happy with this situation. factual but polite. Wait for them to contact you back and offer restitution. You should not be expected to buy stuff that is incorrectly described. Unpicking a fitted nappy and putting in new elastic is not a quick or easy job.

i have done this (with my heart in my mouth, no idea what outcome would be)
and i've been pleasantly surprised sometimes. so it's worth a shot. I really don't like dishonesty. espcially when you pay money to find it out.

MissyMoo - good luck with the ex visit.

Suse - i haven't seen the bambino mio swim nappies, i do know the Imse Vimse ones though, they have snaps on ONE side and we've been very happy with that one. You live in a flat or unit don't you? so does that mean that your pool was a communal pool (that all the tenants in your block of flats, use?) were other people there when it happened? embarrassment to the max! i feel your pain!

motherease make swim nappies with snaps on both sides (i'm pretty sure, check that out).

i'm assuming the leg seal on the BM swim nappy was a bit lacking?

Bilbs did a poo in knickers tonight, ignoring me to sit on potty. but she hid in a hidey hole (inbetween a bookcase and a cupboard), so i was suspicious she was doing something. she makes NO NOISES or facial expressions, it's SO hard to tell when she wees or poos! So i experienced what it's like to change a child out of pull down knickers with a poo in there. Thank god it was a nugget, wasn't too bad, i changed her on the change table, and little squirted the knickers, will wash them with the nappies. ANything else i should have done? I forgot to show her the poo being flushed down the loo, next time.

Katones - having a night nappy stash is very useful, for times they take ages to dry, for the times your bub is teething and poops more often than usual, or poops at night when usually they dont' (teething in our case), or is unwell (gastro).

wotbb: whatever night napy combo dh put on her, when i was out, watering a friend's garden (they're away on holidays). so it'll be either a night fitted with a woolly soaker, or a aio night nappy.

there are some lovely woolly soakers/shorties up on elly belly (at the ozebaby store) right now.

[Gigi]

It is a tough one - we are going to Hervey Bay (with a stop in Bundy) next week for 5 days, and we are tossing up the options too..
Problem is - as soon as DS is in sposies now - he gets a rash straight away!!!

What to do, what to do

Does your accomodation have a washing machine e.g self contained accomodation? or are you staying at a friend's/relative's house (with access to a washing machine)?

Do you have a big wetbag? (that ones called "pail liners" with the drawstring that are gi-normous.)

bilby rashes up to sposies too, i sympathise.

[Arimeh]

Yeah our accommodation has a washing machine - we are staying with my SIL and BIL. I sent her a text asking if we could use the washing machine and she said SURE.. but WHY.. and I said.. um. to wash our cloth nappies.. and she sent back, why don't you just use disposable.

Um.. cos I don't wanna???

[Visitor8]

I would use them, if it's a hassle to your IL then take them home and wash them?

[Gigi]

ARIMEH - does SIL know that sposies give your child rash? that might change her mind.

Are you staying in a town, that would have a laundrette? That would prolly be the scenario for me, if we went to visit my MIL, cos i doubt she would let me use her machine. Laundrette would be a pain, waiting around for the load to finish, what to do with bilby in a laundrette etc. only way i can think of.

there's an article "what's in a disposable" on the nurture nappies website, look across the top, click on the link called RESOURCES or INFO, something like that. To show your SIL.

[Visitor8]

wow that is very informative!! I should print some off to hand out when I get the look from people.

[Arimeh]

ARIMEH - does SIL know that sposies give your child rash? that might change her mind.

Are you staying in a town, that would have a laundrette? That would prolly be the scenario for me, if we went to visit my MIL, cos i doubt she would let me use her machine. Laundrette would be a pain, waiting around for the load to finish, what to do with bilby in a laundrette etc. only way i can think of.

there's an article "what's in a disposable" on the nurture nappies website, look across the top, click on the link called RESOURCES or INFO, something like that. To show your SIL.

Yup she does. But she doesn't have children so probably doesn't empathise

I have thought about using the laundromat!!! I would say that they have one up there. I would say that since we would be getting up earlier than her in the morning (she sleeps in till around 10 - ahhh I remember those days when you didn't see the sunrise!!) I'll just put it on first thing in the morning and if she asks I'll blame DH... lol

But I'm thinkin of takin all the pocket nappies for him (cos I can use them at night for him) and some ittis, flats and BBB .
Dunno what to take for her though, hers aren't really quick drying... hmmm...

[maz]

I'll be taking a suitcase full of our nappies when we go to QLD in September....2 weeks worth . When we got our accomidation the first thign I asked was if it had a washing machine and the lady said why yes and I said great cause I need to wash my nappies...she told me that was wonderful!!!! See there's still people out there who love nappies as much as us

I has my nappies out on the clothes horse yesterday and didnt brign them in last ngiht...and now ts raining so their getting another rinse...OH:

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