Cloth Nappies #161

well im just about to pack my stash for our holiday , i have a blinind headache about my right eye and its throbbing and black spots , so slpelling maistakes my happen ..

i thought the same about the fellce nappy too , did you email the missymoo??

there is a fleece AI2 on bits for bots that i want its a hawwiann print .. but now im not so sure :lol:

Moogoo rocks , i have started to put it on everything , and it only needs a tiny bit to go a loong way , so the cost doesnt seem so bad after all !

off to pack for my holiday and sleep off this headace !!
bye for about a week !!

She emailed me :) I am waiting to hear back. I brought it off B4B but the seller said it was an A12 and it was used a 'couple of times' so I am gathering 2 or 3 times. I have washed it half a dozen times and strip washed it so I am hoping it is supposed to be a fitted? lol
Don't be turned off though :) The girls on NC LOVE their BFB

kat- way to go! gotta love the way ur DH thinks ;)

qn abt dryers: is it ok to dryclean pockets every so often? im not sure whether we have a machine at the place we stay or its jst laundry services so need to know, otherwise im washing them by hand.

packing nappies: is spacebags the best way to take nappies on a trip?

finally picked up my booroi order frm the PO, the BP is so soft just want to pat it all the time hehe. it's a nice reddish colour makes me want to eat it LOL cant wait to put it on DS. i got 6 extra BG inserts plus more on the way so i think i'm all set nappy-wise to go o/s. now just have to sit down to write my list.

more fluffy mail on the way, more GKs!!

Mother Ease Bamboo One Size MCN - What do people think of them?

I got 4 off the internet and I'm thinking that they really need to be boosted! If anyone has any experience with these nappies, I'd love to hear it!

TIA :lol:

Winter - I think they are good for a light - medium wetter. My DS out peed them pretty quick - but, if he has had a lot to drink - he can out pee an itti in an hour.

Thanks Arimeh, I just can't see how they could go on without being boosted...looks like they just dont have enough absorbency ?

I'm still preggers at the mo and have NOOOO experience, but building up my stash slowly.

Luckily I have a heap of the bamboo boosters from Baby Beehinds so if bubba wets through, I will just boost them.

Are Cooshie Tooshie's any good?

Winter, Most of my stash is Cushie Tushies. The coutures have 6 layers of Bamboo and the Basix have 4 layers. Personally I love them.

so here I was, quietly surfing nappy sites, hoping I'd find a treasure that had been released and was just waiting for me to snaffle up. Anyway I was checking out Maz's previews as DH wandered through so I showed them to him. He thought the Kung Fu panda was gorgeous and said I have to make the most of my nappy buying cause Ty's our last so he wont be in nappies for ever.

So I interpret that as "go ahead and shop whilst you've got a baby in nappies to buy for"

Now all I need to do is get myself some 2up, some WC bling, a OOAK from GD, Some beetlebums and anything else anyone recommends. Guess i've just gotta be in the right spot at the right time!

WOTB: BBB with BBH wool cover

We have two consultants so Id say they are. I havent yet tried them but I want to. I lurve the giraffe minkee CT ;)
Well guys my surgerys on the 9th of March and I cant wait to get this over with. Im so proud of my nana keeping ds in cloth the whole time. The best part of my hospital stay was when she brought me the clean nappies to fold and stuff so she could use. :redface:

WOHB: Snoozywuns NN

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Winter, Most of my stash is Cushie Tushies. The coutures have 6 layers of Bamboo and the Basix have 4 layers. Personally I love them.

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Dumb qn time... are they fitteds or AIOs?

Oops, just bought a Dragonfly Magik! It just fell in my cart. :doh: :lol:

:angry: Grrrrrrrrrr!!! I hot washed all of Punk's nappies with a detol rinse for good measure & AGAIN, mega redness after just an hour & a half in MCN.

She's back in spossies & I, oohficially, feel like :crying: or :wall:.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Sorry for the selfish post, but I'm feeling very sorry for myself over here!!

WOPB: A goddamned sposie.

Wardy - they are AIO's.

QM - does she have an aversion to synthetic fibres next to her bum?
(sorry if you have already asked and answered - Ive missed a lot the last couple of months! lol)

Alioops - what is being valued?

all the QLD girls - i hope you are all safe from the flooding i see on tv

MissyMoo
there is ABSORBENT fleece e.g hemp fleece, bamboo fleece, that fitteds can be made out of
there is WATER REPELLANT fleece e.g polarfleece double layer, malden mills fleece single layer.
depends which sort of fleece your nappy has as an outer.
bits for bots does some malden mills fleece pockets (they would have MM fleece as outer, adn microfleece as inner). They also do night pockets that are FITTED pockets, outer layer is absorbent material, therefore you need a cover with those.

truly, i would take a photo, email it to Donna at bits for bots, and ask her to help you ID them.

QUEEN - darling, how frustrating for you. argh! i empathise with you. I remember the thgouths going thru my head, in Jan 08 (last heatwave) when bilby had Worst Nappy Rash Ever, and i had thoughts like "will we have to change to sposies now"? going thru my head. i am so thankful that the online hints i was given, worked to solve the rash dilemna. I tried so many things, i never really narrowed it down to ONE thing that made the difference, i was too busy trying as many things as i could. But cyber hints are not always 100%, so sorry it's not working for you hon.

AnnaT - i had a few malden mills pockets, to use as night nappies in the small size and a Honeyboy AIO from 5kg onwards. (Note: these were the only non leg gusset nappies that did the job on bilby at that age). bilby fed every two hours so didn't really need night nappies, but what can i say, i was nesting like mad before she arrived! I wanted to be prepared in case she DID sleep longer. (wishful thinking).

i was surprised how quickly her wee output increased though, by only a few months old, she outwet baby beehinds fitteds with both boosters.

Winter - are you after the Motherease OSFA bamboo for a newborn? or an older bub? i found the crotch width way too wide for my newborn and even when she was older too. Crotch width is one of those things you only work out when your bub arrives. Many nappy brands cater for wide crotch style, i eventaully worked out i had a baby with a narrow crotch, so sold off all our wide crotch nappies adn only bought narrow crotch style from then on. (I worked it out when bilby was one year old, i was rather "slow" - kept hoping eventually they would fit her right, kept thinking i was doing something wrong with how i put them on my child, plus i didn't want to get rid of our lovely mcn, but when i did, that was the best thing i ever did, cos then i was just left with mcn that actually DID suit and fit her nicely, instead of half that fitted, half that didn't).

Wardygirl - i will keep my PANDA radar primed for you! LOL.

and Kitten - elephants heh?

Falguni - hope you will post action shots of the BB AI2;s

BRIGSY - SO GLAD YOU ARE SAFE!!! I bet it was emotional, coming home, realising how close you had come to losign your home, thinking of your neighbours who weren't so lucky, no wonder you felt emotional bringing the mcn (and yourself) back home.

bilby was in a two hour creche today, with a lovely community centre worker who did her best with side snap mcn, but did them up too loose, so we had a dreadful poo everywhere inside her shorts type experience. i am so unused to having leaks, lucky i am paranoid and always carry a spare set of clothing! but cleaning it all up with baby wipes - ugh - so much easier at home with the cloth wipes.

wotbb: KK AIO

last night i typed out a post about "using mcn for three day holiday" and cyberspace gobbled it all up, it was meant for you Teru! i am still sooking about that.

Well guys my surgerys on the 9th of March and I cant wait to get this over with. Im so proud of my nana keeping ds in cloth the whole time. The best part of my hospital stay was when she brought me the clean nappies to fold and stuff so she could use. :redface:

Rhyb: is that ok with you that your nanna brought in the mcn to fold?
or were you GLAD that she did that?
Your Nana sounds fantastic to me, i just hope you were well enough to be foldign and stuffing (that it didn't tire you out too much).


QUEENSLAND GIRLS - HOPING YOU ARE ALL SAFE

Gigi, Today was the dryest day we have had for a week or so. Anna got flooded into her suburb. The pot holes are ENORMOUS right now!!! Most people aren't driving any more than necessary because you almost have to toot when you come across them to make sure there is nothing at the bottom!! Our house is for sale hun, to investors only and there is a prospective buyer who wanted a valuation to be done.

QM, What is DD eating? Usually Em will rash faster when she is having a reaction.

Totally OT, But I can see Leah moving from the outside now!! She is doing somersaults!!

Well I better go, having MG at 9:30 and then I have to figure out the best way to get to the RSPCA with the normal way closed due to flooding (It is further up the main road that we have to use, but the river closes the road not far up from our place, so I have to go the long way around) And I need to find a butcher who will sell me cheap offcuts to feed the dog!!

ali - i hope they fix those roads for you, not good for your car!

gigi - yes i am elepahnt mad! getting a custom from iishfly (with the same little elephant as the one you got BG!!) ... a lilac minkee, with a baby pink elephant with grey ears and feet, its embroidered "dont forget" and at the bottom it will have matisse's date of birth :) so happy!!!

queen mab - just putting thoughts out, but do you use cloth wipes? this might be better if youarent already trying, alternatively i have just started giving silk liners a run, and they are great. little m had nappy rash yesterday morning, but to test them out i popped them into her nappies without any creams/lotions, and the nappy rash is now completely gone. I got myself a m'ini wetbag to keep next to the LS, so the silk liners go in there (seperate wash to the mcn) and then i'll just chuck em in the machine on the hand wash cycle. Definately going to get more, but i think i;ll just get soem silk and see if i can get it overlocked.................

wardy/winter - i have 5 cushie tushies and they are so very very cute. leg holes are still a wee bit big on little m at the moment (cant do the nb fold on her anymore ali, too tight around her belly) but i am sure they will fit better as she gets just a bit bigger. maybe another month..... but the cord one fits great, the minkee ones wil soon i expect.

falguni/ls - thanks for the b4b info. i just dont wanna wait, its bling and an embroidered BP you see!!!

kat - what an awesome hubby. Just awesome :) Give him a kiss fom all us mcn freaks ;)

Now who is the naught person who brought beetle bums to my attention? And why have they bee brought ot my attention seeing as they are sold out??? ARGH they look lovely, must have!!!! IF anyone sees any around please keep me in mind... that is if you dont grab it yourself.

Waiting on fluff today - hopefully my lou lou one will come, its a frilly red nappy tooo cute!! I asked DH if i could order it, he says "do you need it honey?" .......... deh i think to myself, i am addicted to mcn, of course i NEED it! I will do a nappy count today.............

WOHB - loveybums organic/bumwear pul

Aw Queen hun I hear your frustration. For us it meant

Using only cloth wipes, the store brought gave him red
Washing in ONLY water and sun drying. No powder, detol, ANYthing (even soap nuts were no good)
Using Bottom Balm if ANY red came up
Using powder if his bum was damp or looking agrivated
Using ONLY natural inners, no fleece/suede/micro anything. Bamboo velour liners in every nappy (even my ittis :( )

Since then we haven't had any red, unless I forget to line a nappy or don't have a liner clean, then he gets red straight away (I am talking 5 minutes)

So have you tried all these things?

I seond what Mel said Vic babe...you know how much ive battled with it with my kids. I stear away from PUL now aswell cause of it. YOu poor chicky...pumki honey mauws

I couldnt help myself, COuld I...I just had to order a cow HH... :doh:

QM - could it be the dettol? Just a thought.

Im good here Gigi hun :) Apart from the roads falling apart like Ali said the rain has stopped for now which is good cause its kindy day for Jett and shopping day for Rip and I - our little mama-son bonding time. We arent flooded in anymore but its chaos to get anywhere (well it was yesterday for Dh, a 20min drive to work took 1.5hrs *eek*). Im so bored I am going to brave the roads to shops lol

Poor Jetts been unable to wear his sandman to bed cause he had some swelling and redness issues with his willy soooooo its been sposies (wah) for nighttimes. Its clear now and he wore MCNs all day yesterday with no flare up so hopefully it was just something making his wee acidic. Ripley trialed our Very Baby fitted w/ Maz cover last night - fabbo job :)

Dh said yes to some moogoo too, he's all for trying new creams for stuff as he gets chapped hands from work.

Anywho I had better shower and pack kindy bag etc otherwise itll start raining again before I leave the bloody house :lol:

maz - there are TWO types of Cowhide PUL happy heiny pockets available

there is the cotton laminated PUL one
and the poly PUL one

the poly PUL one is a safer bet i am told.

also you can get some HH pockets with aplix AND snaps. so take note of which little box to tick when you chose closures.

snaps and aplix
or
aplix only

there is HH in OSFA and also sizes.

ALIOOPS - i am glad you are not going to be househunting, when i say "valuer", i was worried you would have to move again.

EEk.. I lurrve my ittis - but not when explosive teething toddler poo is involved.

:sick:

Poor Miss M's brand new walker.... I had to scrub it out for her - thanks Aricyn.

Still haven't counted my nappies. I think I'm hesitating for good reason.

WOAB: Another itti. Figure its safe since he has made his chocolate one be chocolate on the inside as well as the outside.
WOMB: Itti.

ok - i just did my head count, and all up we have about 120!! :redface: maybe more.......

but that includes all different sizes, and osfm...... at each stage of sizes, if you include the one sized ones, i'd say i have about 60-80 in rotation. but hey, bbb's take 2 days to dry here now, in the middle of summer, so i have set myself up to have plenty through winter.

on that note - fluffy mail! loulou frilly red bum, cute

wohb- fresh organic loveybum/loveybum wool crepe cover

eta - mel i have admitted now,so offyou go and do ypur count!

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maz - there are TWO types of Cowhide PUL happy heiny pockets available

there is the cotton laminated PUL one
and the poly PUL one
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How do I know which one I have??

Kitten - 120 * drools with envy*

i so need more i am on a woeful 15 rotation, just enough but I am washing everyday.
I have 4 cushie tushies on top of this but they are too big in the leg still.

hope we get this rudd $$ i know what i'll be buying!!

hmmmm i think i definatly need some more nappies...
but i am waiting on 5 to come in the mail :D
my little man is growing too fast!!!! he is 7.4kgs at 4months old!!!!
best be looking to the future and buying some large IB's..

WOJB ~ Jade IB

for those who have used the classifieds, did you sell your nappies here on bb or would you reccomend b4b instead?

I just brought a Dragonfly Magik, hopefully it's a good one lol
not many left on there so I am taking it as a good sign

WOHB lilac itti

Kitten/Mel - I'm happy to take them now, happy to wait. It's up to you Mel, they're your nappies!

Kitten - i have sold my nappies successfully here but I think its up to you. I asked a reasonable price and didnt expect to much.

Jed's gonna kill me....ive cut all my hair off :o

huh did I miss something Willow? I must of missed a post. Err whatever you guys decide is fine with me.. LOL... I won't need em for AGES..

Maz - Hope you are going to post a pic now woman!

I cant get into the gallery but have changed my profile pic on facebook :)

I wanna see pics Maz!

ETA - I love it Maz! Definately suits you. How long has it been since youve had it that short (if ever?)

Mel - Kitten said a few pages back that she had your nappies ready to go and wanted to know where to send them, to you or me.

Obviously they're your nappies hun so you decide.

Also, do you want some sort of a 'rental' fee for them??

hmmm someone just said my son was confused for wearing his 'beaded' necklace.... they obviously have NO clue..what the amber teething necklace is?? makes me feel stupid now...

as for nappies...got a heap to wash..except they will have to be washed later coz i have to go to Drs soon...

WOJB ~ poo!! so about to be a Black IB

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hmmm someone just said my son was confused for wearing his 'beaded' necklace.... they obviously have NO clue..what the amber teething necklace is?? makes me feel stupid now...

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how does that make you stupid? just because other people don't know about alternative pain relief, doesn't mean it doesn't work! don't let them get to you! i pointed out a little girl at the Ob the other day and said to DH about her amber necklace - DH thought it a great idea! i have seen them on boys and not had a problem - i think some people are just too close minded and feel a need to gender stereotype EVERYTHING! they annoy me - how many teens and younger guys walk around proudly wearing jewellery from the surfie shops?? and they look quite OK imo!

moo goo - OMG - the shampoo, conditioner and body wash are really nice. i have rather frizz prone hair but washed yest morning - went to chiro during the day (and he ALWAYS messes up my hair!), came home with window down, and barely any frizz at all last night! smells so subtle too! very yummmm... might have to try some of the cream on my legs - they're rather dry at the moment...

nappy wise - woot - i gots me some fluffy mail - the iishfly's from the other night, and the bonus stuff from my BB order through Lea - and of course it arrived the day AFTER i managed to hide all the girly colored nappy stuff - so i have to find the boxes again and pack them up! oops! :doh:

maz- nice haircut. im sure jed would understand its too hot to have long hair LOL
kat- i think i'll get similar comments as u when i finally get mine...esp when DP thinks babylegs make him look like a boop-der

liners- today i jst realise whats the worst that can come with me not using liners except poo stains which come out with the sun anywyz?? im starting to get lazy, besides, its less washing too...

dragon loves to poo in new nappies. i think its his way of marking his territory :rofl:
eta- did u know u can use GK as swim nappies? might jst have to try it out one day...

LOL Teru..i copped flack from hubby about Jacks babylegs(rainbow ones) i don't care what hubby says...but for someone to suggest my son (4months old) is confused because he has his necklace on...well thats their prob...

nappy talk...hmmmm i keep getting questioned whilst out about Jacks IB's..people LURVE them!!!! so does my BF in W.A. she thought they were the neatest things ever when they visited....

question...
do any of you 'match' your kidlets clothes to the nappy they have on?? i have found myself doing this :)

WOJB ~ peppermint IB

maz ur hair looks awesome :) considering the weather u guys are having up there u deserve short hair! did u hear about the air con breaking down in the rehabilitation ward in base hospital in shep on the weekend? and its not been fixed? my MIL works as a nurse in that ward and she said its just terrible! something about they'd have to turn off air con in the whole hopsital to fix it so they wont! hopefully the cool change on sunday helps!
I was having a look at your sneak previews on facebook and they are all so gorgeous! you're such a clever woman!!

Maz babe - now you are even sexier! ;)

Willow - babe, I'm easy, they can just go to you. And *slaps* for mentioning a rental fee - nooooo way mate.... nothing of the sort. They are put on this earth to be on kid's bums - not put away in a container ;)

hey Kat, wanna arm-wrestle for the "walking on sunshine" cover?? LOL!
And as for comments on baby boys being 'confused' for wearing a teething necklace, bah! DS wears his and I dress him in purple, rainbow stripes, baby legs, mismatched stripes, checks, whatever's clean... and there is absolutely no confusion that he is the happiest kid around. (Well, in public, anyway. He's a lil monsta at home.) Like Suse's DH says, gayest baby in the village!

nappies... I want more BP or sidesnapping groovy things. enable me someone!!