Cloth Nappies #155.

[Freya]

Erm a ? for everyone about the prefolds.............

How did you opt to fold them for newborns?

Ive got some ready for when bub is born but not sure how to fold them and if he is anything like his brothers just using them booster-style in a cover wouldnt stop poo-splosions Also, did you use snappi's or pins? Id prefer snappi's I think if they are easy to use. Can I use the ones from BigW and such or should I get them online?

[Arimeh]

Anna - I folded the prefold so it flares out across their butt/back - and wrapped it around the front - where I had it folded as a big pad. Then I snappied it. With ones I got from Big W.

[~Saram~]

AnnaT- I did much the same as Arimeh, but Ari wasn't a newborn when we used them. I think the cover is meant to to the containment so it doesn't really matter how you put the prefold in. We used the pad fold mostly and I would tuck it into the little pocket on our covers to hold it in place until they were ready to be used or just fold as we went.

[*Efjay*]

I did the same but when I was expecting a big poo I would roll the edges towards the middle so I had a roll around the legs. You need to lay in a booster though because the rolled edges mean no extra layers are in the middle. But it contained your runny BM poo.
Big w snappis are fine but there is someone on ebay that seels them in packs of 3,6, & 12 prettyscheap & they work perfectly fine/

[Gigi]

ANna - big w sells packs of three snappis for $9
the nappy pins seem dangerous to me, i wouldn't chance it myself - i bet i would ***** myself hepas too

the trick for me, with the prefolds was
- get bamboo ones, they are trimmer and more absorbent
- get closefitting cover to put them in, with leg gussets
- i only used the snappi when the cover was a bit bigger (than my ideal ones)

i think i goggled "how to fold a prefol" - there were sites that listed lots of ways to fold them, you tube videos giving demos, so many refs.

terry fabric soaks up runny poo faster than fleece so i think an ideal nb prefold/trifold, would be one side bamboo terry, oneside bamboo fleece, overlock those two layers together - that's it. Fold it into three like a pad. Lay a microfleece liner on top to catch the worst of the nb poo.


Teruru - i so hear yyou on NOT having sewingm machine, i'm getting desperate myself! (enough to handsew stuff).

yesterday i cut out a pattern with the intention to try out sizing but ended up stitchin it up by hand! i was only muckin ard but ended up with a nappy LOL. it was only made with some crappy tshirt material scraps so not sure how it'll withstand pee, it has 7 layers as the internal so any ideas? im unfamiliar with covers, but u think if i make a fleece cover it'll work good together? cant wait to get the machine from mums so i can start making REAL nappies hahaha

The more internal layers you have, the longer it will take to dry.
You may achieve a quicker dry time if you put less BODY layers, and instead amek a separate booster, to lay inside the nappy. that way, you divide up the layers (fro drying purpose). Even better, make a trifold insert - so you'll get six layers all up , just in the insert (double layer of absorbent material, folded into three, eqqauls six layers) + whatever you have in the fitted nappy itself.

cotton tshirt fabric is not very absorbent, so you'll need quite a few layers of that stuff

use polyester thread NOT cotton (which will wick)

great to work out your pattern, techniques using crappy fabrics, that will help you no end by the time you get to using th egood stuff.
if my microfibre inserts r startin to come apart, it shouldnt affect its performance right?

they are often overlocked togheter (with polyester thread) - maybe the ends weren't knotted together, just cut off.

congrats on sewing your first MCN! that's great! now to roadtest it on a real live bubba! Did you handsew aplix on it (FOR closure) or do you have access to a snaps machine? i tried to handsew aplix once - NEVER AGAIN, so sore!


welcome STEPH.

[Rivlas]

Mel,
Try hanging to outside over night and then leave it a full day then another night then wash. Even if it rains this can also help. If it hasn't much elastic a soak in napisan might also help.
Nothing is worse than clothes that keep a bad smell.
The other option is after you have washed it put it on him when he is due to dirty it, give it his own smell

[~Saram~]

Wow - lots of pages to catch up on!

Gigi - waaaay back - yes night nappy is for Ari - I really need a nappy that's got more length in the front. Her WC are like bikini's on her and when she sleeps on her tummy - it comes straight out and through the cover. Our GNST did OK last night but it's not a fav IYKWIM. Mattress protectors we use a normal one from kmart with a saddle style one over the top of her sheet. PM me if you want pics and detail they are about $27 from where I got mine.

Mel - eeeww on the stinky nappy. Have you tried bicarb? Maybe soem teatree or lavender oil and disinfectant. Yuck that someone sent you a stinky nappy, how rude.

kitt3n - I just used mine frayed, no problems but if you really wanted them replaced maybe contact nurture nappies, they are the wholesalers for Bum g in OZ and handle all the returns anyway.

oh blah, I can't remember anything else.

Oh have my give away stash ready will list them soon - what is the right way to do so, in this thread or somewhere else?

[teruteru]

just a quick one before i go bed
anna- did u want snappies? ive got a heap of them i got off ebay but they r just sitting ard now...
gigi- no closure atm, didnt have any velcro handy but in one way its good cos i can just pin it up cos its only a tester afterall. it'll probably never get used after once or twice, just a momento thou
saram- what have u got up for sell?!
be back tomoro muahahaha

[Visitor8]

I'll give all those a try. The line one didn't work, I had it out there for almost a week and it still smelt
The worst thing is when I opened the pack I could smell it, so I have no idea how the seller didn't

[1MOREPLZ]

Morning ladies....


what do we all have planned for tonight?? we are doing nothing as usual NOT that i have the energy to do anything.....
MAZ....just for you babe...

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...2&ppuser=12839
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That night nappy is simply THE BEST thing since sliced bread...hehehehehe

WOJB ~ MAZ night nappy / MAZ blue dot minkee cover

[Arimeh]

Saram - maybe you could be a secret squirrel and send things out to people as a surprise.. lol

[maz]

**** $60 a night nappy...hmmm making me think, making me think

Miss mel - have you tried vinegar and bicarb at all? Cant believe someone sold you and sent a stinky nappy to you...havent people heard of strip washing before hand! YUCKO!!!!! ive gott strip wash a bag full of Berry plushes and SB I wanna sell...more for the to do list

Kat - good fit...next lot will be trimmer thanks honey bun

Cant think atm..Jed has a migrain (welcome to my world) and is a stroppy cow

[Arimeh]

Whoops. I've never strip washed mine before selling

I don't think they were stinky though I never noticed!!!!!

[1MOREPLZ]

hmmm Maz berryplushes and SB you say.....hehehe
i like the fit on Jack Maz....hubby laughes at his BIG butt..i say..well it contains his mega wees!!!! By the way Maz...it just held them this morning!!!!! he had pee'd right through ALL the layers!!!! and the actual nappy outer was just hanging on....

WOJB ~ Black IB

[Freya]

I am looking for snappi's Teru!

As for NYE, we are attending a carnival/concert/fireworks thing on the river tonight til probably 9ish and then we'll come home and do nothing, maybe even go to bed early Party animals arent we?

[*Efjay*]

I think Beetle Bum Night napies are so expensive because its all wool. All night nappies sit around the $40/$45 mark but really the makers wouldn't be makling any money off that. So much material & time goes into them. They really are being sold for cost.
I think when the BB night nappies first came out they were $45, then $50 & now $60. I guess beetlebums are just testing out how much people will pay. I guess it would be nice to make a little bit of money off them.
But I don't see $60 being a big hit. its simply to much.

Im still waitng on fluffy mail. I spoke to Michelle yesterday & She hasn't sent my stuff yet but thats ok because she hasn't sent because she has extra stuff she is finishing off for me to add to the parcel! Im so very lucky! Even if I have to wait justa little longer to get it. Im sure I will be bouncing off the walls when I do get it.

Gigi, My plotting is on hold. But I will let you know when to salk your postie.

hmmm what else...
Oh I was out yesterday with Iain in a itti & he did a massive poo & lets just say the itti didn't fair to well LOL. Its always the bloody ittis he leaks in.

Isla is still alittle freaked out about poo. Again DH set her back a bit. She poo'd in her nappy (after screaching NO that she didn't need to poo when I saw her with that face lol). DH cleaned her up & wriggly 2 yr old with a bum covered in poo & a typical bloke when it comes to poo & nappy changes, ended with her crying & him yelling to lay still & me saying to take her off the couch & do it on the change table before we have **** from here to next week!
He is too slow & gentle with nappy changes. He worries about hurting them so he wipes by using the wipe scrunched up & basically dabs at it all rather then wiping with the wipe open & spread over the area. takes for ever & taks a heap of wipes. He could use at least 6 wipes when I use 2 at the most.
Hate to see him try & figure out the cloth wipes!
So much easier to just do things myself.

[Kitt3n]

i just ordred some more osfa fitteds (i really like fitteds!) maz going to need some covers in med soon, sew sew sew my dear! (dont like pul covers, only yours!)... havent played with my wool cover yet either, havent even figured out how to lanolise! but why bother if maz's work great?

and for tonight - abba on tv (dd is obsessed with abba atm), my mum gave us some champagne to share so ill have just a bit better have a nap so i make it till 12!!!!

wohb: swaddlebees velour fitted & maz butterfly cover

[maz]

maz going to need some covers in med soon, sew sew sew my dear!

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