Cloth Nappies #158

[Kitt3n]

no fluffy mail my order from berry baby is taking forever and ever

designer nappies are all on the line though - bling, twinkle lily's and iishfly's - and of course included in "designer" are maz's butterfly covers!! lol

so has anyone used the one size fits all issfly's? me want elephant...

WOHB - hh sherpa / wool cover

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I am due to go back to work in April.. and the few times i have left Jack with his nanny (yes she is an old goat!!!) he ends up in a sposies!!! NOW i refuse to buy sposies..BUT DH says we are going to have to buy sposies for her to use...thing is..i don't want him in sposies at all..how am i going to do this??? AND.....she has a thing with CURASH cream!!!! spreads it everywhere!!!! I AM SOOOOO SCARED
any suggestions??

[Kitt3n]

kat - give her some info as to how sposies damage his reproductive system and tell her f he has any problems its her fault

[Arimeh]

My mum is like that too - well not as much anymore - but she was shocking. I always said that if she wanted to use sposies - she has to supply them cos I'm not supplying them when we have perfectly good nappies there to use. but I gave her bumg's and other easy pockets so she just feels comfortable with them. Although, she did say to me that she would be happy using the old style cloth - weirdo!!!

I supply bum cream to everyone with strict instructions to not use anything else. I took all the creams away from my MIL so she couldnt' use anything but what I provided ..lol

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she is a stoopid ol so & so....
may just have to buy some moo goo incase.. and just pack "nanny-goat" friendly nappies...ones with velcro

[briggsy's girl]

i'm a bit like Mel

a while back,mum said something about having sposies at her place when i go back to work (she'll have granma day once a week) - i said i wasn't paying for them, and why would she want to waste money when i'd supply cloth and i'd be the one doing the washing. this was when i was about 6 weeks. fast forward 14 weeks, and now mum is not only keen on using mcn's, she sat with me the other night asking questions, scoping out sites, and "helping" me to order nappies! i think she's had a bit of a turn around since seeing some of the stash i'm building up! she even asked what spesh washing requirements there were in case bubba were having a bad day nappy wise... mentioned having a stash of flats and spare covers just in case - talk about a back flip!

i know she'll respect me and only use the creams i ok as she raised me with my super sensitive skin and knows that even simple stuff that is "normal" for a bubba may not be appropriate for my baby

it's been a big turnaround - and i'm kinda glad - i wouldn't have argued with her on the sposies front, prolly just wouldn't have let "granma" day happen - given my dad is a night shift worker that sleeps most of the day and wouldn't get out to my place, without that one day a week, he wouldnt see his grandaughter much - their loss...

[Visitor8]

Anna I have 3 NN. 2 Sandmans and one Mirabai which I love love love. The Mirabai is my favourite Gorgeous bamboo velour and with a wool cover we haven't had any leaks or wet throughs, It is so thick and thirsty. Def reccomend and it's cheaper then a lot of NN too

Kat simple, tell her your the parent and she WILL use ONLY what you supply or find another nanny. That is rediculous!

[MummyTummy]

Its funny how these people think that sposies just make their life easier....how? When you explain (especially with AIO) all they have to do that is different is keep the nappy for you to wash rather than put in the bin, how hard can it be???? Most people I have explained that to, you can see them thinking and then suddenly the penny drops and they are keen on finding out more! And if you supply everything they need, wipes, solutions, creams and wetbags they have no excuse but to follow your wishes for your child. If they don't I'd be seriously asking why and revoking their visitation rights!

I have a question for all those experienced MCNers out there. Jett is in small nappies, little skinny legs, little skinny waist and hips, but I think their may be a chafing issue. He keeps getting red raw spots on the top of his willy and just next to that on his sack. They are the same places every time, and sometimes he gets it just above it all where the nappy sits. He is in mainly IB but I have tried other nappies and natural fibres and it seems to happen with all of them. At first I thought heat, then maybe strong wees, but I think it may be a lack of crotch room.... what do you all think? I tried snapping the nappies a bit looser but they threaten to fall off...just a little too loose! I tried Medium IB but the fit around the legs is a bit dodgy. He's only 6kgs! It all clears up with a night in sposies and the zinc based nappy cream our local chemist makes up, but then we start again.

[alioops]

I have said the same to many people - If you want sposies, you buy them!! I only buy them when we are going away or Em is having another dairy challenge (not looking forward to next month )

Fluffy Mail!!! 6 new CT coutures!! stash cycling time!!

Jols - Sarah is doing the stalling right now. We shall see how long this one lasts. I told her she has to do it all now coz she is not getting out of her room again.

Anna - I use the minky outer CT's with extra boosting usually. I also have a WC and a custom Dorothy the Dinosaur. Most fitteds are good for night use with a booster between the outside of the nappy and the cover. If you can be bothered knitting then you can make your own soakers for about $12 each with 8ply wool from Big W. They take 4 balls of wool each.

Well Em is a notorious nappy remover. She has figured out snaps We have to make sure she has something over her nappies most of the time now

[Olive]

ali i feel sorry for you! DD did it twice tonight, after the second time i refused to allow her out of bed, i ignored her and she gave up and went to sleep!

[ll80]

Elise in Maz cover

Pic for you Maz, they look so cute!!

[LimeSlice]

Hi girls!

Got this email today from Cheeky Butts....thought I should share it.
Mods, if this isnt alright let me know or just delete it or do your mod thang! lol



Buyer Beware- FAKE Cheeky Butts Bum- Boos are in the market place
Don't get caught out !!


It has been brought to our attention, that over our holiday break a seller on ebay cab012008 has been selling nappies that she is marketing as being “Cheeky Butts ”

These are NOT made by us and use a completely different fabric construction to our Bum-Boos which consists of 2 body layers of Bamboo fleece and an internal layer of Hemp, with an additions sewn in booster of 2 layers of hemp. The Bum Boos also come with a 2 layer bamboo and 2 layer Hemp Lay in Booster.

Last year we were sent a couple of these by a buyer who brought them under the name Baby Roo as seen on her website planetshop (the label sewn on to them) they are copies made in china, the stitching and sewing was shocking on the samples we received. We spoke to Tracy Bruce from the Planet Shop in Kewarra Beach Townsville who is the seller of these, and confirmed where she had brought them from and that they were indeed cheap bad copies of our nappy after speaking with the manufacturer.

She then agreed to stop selling them, as we preferred this option to legal undertakings, which we are now looking into.

All Cheeky Butts Nappies and Licenced Work at Home Mums nappies have our label. No nappies are ever unlabelled.

These are the Listing numbers of the Auctions of the nappies concerned.

If you have purchased these under the assumptions that they are our wonderful products please contact the seller for a refund as you have not received an original authentic product.
Therefore these nappies are not covered by any warranties that our nappies carry.

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[Pandora]

thanks Kitt3n i will check out the heinys
after my $200 laybuy at DD last night though i many have to wait til pay day.

[Gigi]

i hate TT!! id rather DD in nappies for years rather than the toilet crap in dealing with at teh moment

tell me more AJP
i need to know

i'm intrepidatious (not sure of that word) about TT-ing (the unknown)

the nappies part seems so much easier to me too (safe)

which stage of TT-ing are you, well SOphie really, at right now?


ll80 - Elise is just Gorgeous!!! aw, to have a nb again! wow!

COWPRINT ALERT - bubblebubs ahve this range of bubby clothing called Nooo - there is a cow outfit!!!

[Gigi]

On a nappy related question, I need some help finding clothes that can be worn over cloth bums. I found Frugi (they're currently having a winter sale in their main UK online store so I bought a couple of pants for DS) but I'd like to know if there are local people making them.

Also I'd like a super special nappy or cover for his christening next month. Any ideas?

Thanks

have you looked at Twinkle Lily for "cut for cloth" clothing?

Cherub's Kiss has a good rep for christening mcn. Or else, any wahm that does customs.

MUMMY TUMMY - have you tried him in nappies that do up with SNAPPIES, or with SIDE SNAPS? does he get the chafing with those too?
itti bittis have an inner of suedecloth i think, is it possible he is reacting to suedecloth?

ALIOOPS - is your letterbox still full of water? can you hammer a nail through the bottom of it, to let water out?

ANNAT - night nappies - whether to use a day nappy heavily boosted, or to use a specialised night nappy - often it comes down to "do you have a heavy wetter or not"?

And a word about boosting the nappy for a night wear. if AFTER boosting, you try to do up the nappy on your bub, and there is much leg gape, STOP, undo the nappy, take out some boosting, do up the nappy and instead, put the extra boosting BETWEEN the outside of the fitted nappy, and the cover. This is called OUTER boosting.

cos leg gape is the enemy, avoid it at all costs!

if using a AIO as your night nappy, if you boost that, and you get leg gape - well you got nowhere to go with that, cos you can't glue a booster to the outisde of an AIO!

if your bub wakes often for a feed, you might be changing so often anyhoo, that a night nappy is not needed for a while. some bubs "hold on" most of the night or are light wetters. they're all different

here are some names of night nappy brands:
Kester Kovers aio's - by possumpouches
Good night sleep tight fitted- by bubblebubs
whizz kidz nightz fitted - by whizz kidz
lotus fitted nights - going to be stocked by baby beehinds later this year
beetlebums night wool pockets - by beetlebums
cute tooshies night fitted nappy - on cute tooshies website, run by bubblebubs
mandy mac purple nights fitted pocket - by mandy macs
snoozywuns - by widdlewuns (on ozebaby)
mirabai nights - on wahmnaps i think

NANA - bummer about the car on your holiday.
the teething poos are the one reason that justifies our night nappy collection!!

TERU = was it you posting about the smelly wee? that's the ammonia. does get worse when they're teething. i wash daily (in hot water) because of it.

NEWBORN STASH? who was asking about what else you need?
- nappy free time mat
- nappy rash cream that is NOT petroleum based (for beginnings of nappy rash)
- nappy rash cream that IS petroleum based (JIC of really bad rash, when NOTHING else is working)
- baby powder (Gaia) for the sweaty chubby thighs phase
- half a metre of micropolarfleece, to cut up into liners, buy it at spotlight
- nb sized bamboo boosters from sustainablehempproducts
- cloth breastpads like the minky ones from mazalicious
- a big pile (30 - 40) cotton velour facewashers to use as your cloth wipes
- a water spray bottle
- a clothes horse
- some zippered laundry bags for keepign some nappies separate e.g dark fleece - so the white linty mcn dont malt allover your dark fleece mcn
- a wetbag or two for going out
= a pail liner wetbag for trips away
- a portable change mat for the nappy bag
- washing instructions on a sheet, stuck near washer, JIC helpful rellies attempt to wash the mcn, after the birth
you don't want them ruining your mcn, it does happen, many people on this thread can give you examples

use for that bmaboo fleece?
hotwash it twice
hotdry it twice
iron it flat on the edges, it tends to curl up
you could cut out two 30 x 30cm squares, overlock them together, that's a bamboo foldup.
doesnt' matter if it's fluffy or smooth side out.

i would keep it to two layers max, to give you quicker drying time.

two layers of 30 x 40, overlocked together, for when baby is past nb stage

these very simple trifolds (cos you fold them in three to use them) are
- THE actual nappy (inside a leg gusset cover) when baby is a nb
- the insert in a pocket nappy, the booster in a night nappy, when baby is past nb stage
so you just keep using them, but in different ways.

my fave trifolds are one layer bamboo fleece, one layer bamboo terry, but two layers of b fleece is still very useful.

hth

wotbb; possum's pouches KK AIO

[~Raven~]

Wow fake cheeky butts hey! Wonder why someone would want to piggy back in on that reputation

[Arimeh]

Awww Sammi look at that pic of Ruby... she's sooo gorgeous!!!!!

Alexis - thanks for that super info!!!!

gigi - is the Gaia baby powder ok to use? I thought powders were a no no?

[Kitt3n]

not sure if i can post this, just doing sime research BUT....

how much do you guys think i could expect for some as new bum g's on b4b? (only prewashed, i dont think the ones at the bottom of the pile have been used).......

wohb - lovelybums fitted/loveybums fleece cover