Oooh, congratulations Anna and welcome back. You didn't tell us what was on his butt though, naughty woman. But you're forgiven on account of just having given birth - you champion!!! Hope River enjoys his first night at home!
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Oooh, congratulations Anna and welcome back. You didn't tell us what was on his butt though, naughty woman. But you're forgiven on account of just having given birth - you champion!!! Hope River enjoys his first night at home!
cheeky monkey
tips for mcn and gastro
use plainest stuff you own e.g flats, prefolds - all the stuff wihtout elastic.
so you can wash it at 90 degrees
keep doing the 90 degree wash for a fortnight after gastro has gone, cos that's how long the gastro bug can survive in fabric
terry fabrics (loopy fabrics) soak up the gastro poo the best (e.g quickly)
ventilation is key
keeping bottom dry (frequent changes), nappy free time when possible, and not using synthetics, cos that will mean less ventilation.
i kept a PUL cover with leg gussets for this cause too, cos those covers are so good at catching runny poo. but in the last 28 months, i think bilby only had gastro once, for a day at the most. i read SO MANY threads about mcn and gastro, tried to be so prepared, and then i didn't really need that info much LOL. oh well, at least i've been able to share it with other mcn mummies. (so my illspent insomnia has been for somebody's benefit ha ha).
rayray - fairy fabrics have lovely colours in cotton velour
kazbah - any pics of the cowboy pants? i wanna see!
Kazbah are you expecting hon? or was the maternity pj's ref, to do with when you were in hossy having Mr Pip?
maz - great woo hoo on the bike for Mat, i'm after a trike for bilby, looking on freecycle. i'd didn't realise you liked giraffe so much, genesa forge has giraffe minky nappies too. thanks so much for the fabric on the way!
does Vy have night trainers? Blueberry make cowprint ones! LOL.
our progression has been nappies, then waterproof trainers. They don't catch EVERYTHING, but between them and a bed protector mattress thingy, at least the mattress is saved. How many kg is Vy now?
anyone doing a BUSY BEE theme? i just saw the cutest BEE nappy on the Genesa Forge site, i think Nikki must REALLY be having fun with her embroidery machine! it was on the home page.
CHARMLEA - congrats for surviving moving house - my LEAST fave thing to do. i have a small kiddo too, i had her size larges all ready for her, and then she decides to TT! so i hear you. i even have an XL bilby cover that she will never fit! now that IS sacreligious!!
CHeeky - many OSFA are good in the middle range. not great for all nbs, don't fit all bigger toddlers, but good in the middle. but if you have a larger nb, or your kid tt-s early, they might fit all along.
i found Mandy Macs and Cute Tooshies and Whizz Kidz to fit sooner (at the new baby stage)
bilby is tt-ing, but the whizz kidz would have fitted her for a few kilos more (she had outgrown the rise in the cute tooshies).
apparently the average weight at which a bub tt-s is 13kg. (god knows where i read that in the last three years! but it's stuck in my head!)
most osfa nappies are made to fit from around 4 - 15/16kg.
but some children weigh MORE than 16kg by the time they tt.
some kids day train early, but stay in night nappies for a while.
"every kid is different etc"
i always thought, if bilby was still in nappies, by the time she outgrew our size 2 nappies (8 - 16kg), i would just buy some XL or XXL sized nappies for the rest of it. but she's tt-d at 11.1kg. Some things you just don't know unti lthey happen. I sure woudln't have bought the amount of 10-17kg stuff i did if i knew she was going to tt this darn early.
you are exactly right, a small stash of OSFA will get used more, washed more, so will get more wear n tear.
initially OSFA sounds most attractive to newbies (cost wise) but fit wise, i've much preferred the size 1's and the size 2's for us. sized nappies worked the best for bilby. with a few exceptions, e.g the whizz kidz osfm and the cute tooshies. early on, i loved the mandy macs too. It's hard to generalise, each brand has it's own good points and i haven't tried every brand - you'll notice all my reccy's are narrow crotched sidesnappers cos that's what worked for bilby's shape. Different shaped child might do much better in front snaps, wide crotched nappies. they're all different.
Cheeky Monkey - are you after monkey themed mcn by any chance? i'm sure i sure a monkey mcn on babysoftlandings a few months ago, it might have been a Happy Heiny pocket print.
and there is a Lesley's Boutique "monkey yoga" wetbag.
Kitten - hope you get well soon. Times like that, a decent sized stash sure does have it's UP side.
Micro chamois is different to suedecloth Raven, i bought a half metre of it. Very nice for inners, toppers for mama pads too. I once saw it as a nappy inner and that decided me. Then i used it for a custom night nappy inner. Lovely. I think Fairy Fabrics or maybe Nappies covered have it, i'm sure i saw it last night, lurking on fabric sites. sort of like a short pile, very fine, velvet, i dunno, hard to describe in words, it's much nicer IRL!
ANNA - you birthing goddess, home so soon? i'm so pleased for you hon! looking forward to reading your posts all aboot it.
CK is up!
I've been a very naughty girl.
Is there such a thing as sleep-shopping?
happens to me all the time CM lol
I think it is actually classed as a syndrome now
well it's offical I have bought my last nappy ever I think. I got the pink nebula for my Dd and i think that's it for me unless my stash goes up in smoke or something over the next few months :-)
PS can I just say OMGosh at how quick those nappies went at 1AM we are all nuts!!!!!!
Rewards for the night stalkers so I see! Good on you girls :D
typical...i go to to bed at 1.40 and they go up 5 mins later :doh:
CM - I could kiss you!!!!!!
have you checked your email maz?
Seems I have 2 of you to thank. :dance: and I cant beleive that you both thoguht of moi :redface:
There was a limit on them though wasnt there....2 nappies only???
OK, was wondering when Suse popped out all those extra kids in her av....then I remembered - April Fools!
Welcome home Anna!!
she did a Madonna :ROFL::
raven- microchamios , is lush , nice and soft and really low low pill , its in my KK napppy and it keeps DS super dry and washes up nice.
I have just bought a new machine and wanted to give my skills a chance to make some nice aios they way i want them. Now i just need to find a pattern that has rolled leg casings and tabs like the bubble bubs nappies .. im sure i have seen one out there but i can remember ..
Gigi , i moved about 12 days ago.. im about 90% unpacked , i have been so busy and out and about every day , hardly anythign gets done .. there is still little piles of mess every where... ugh i hate moving too !
for those of you with front loaders : what do you wash you nappies on ??which setting ? i ve got mine in an eco setting but im worried the water is too hot .. ive noticed the quick wash is crap when washing nappies ... but 2hrs for a wash ... its a bit incon , when i have a luandry full of clothes that need washin too !!
well done on all you CK hyenas .. i would love a honey boy . but im passive .. so when i hear other ppl saying how much they want one i just sit back and let them have it ... im prolly not fast enough any way ...
blasted things. And the Caddie item I wanted is also sold :( blast it!
Well Pip's a happy pip today, pity I can't drop him at CC and head out. ewwwwww, I just smelt his bum walk past!
Gigi - no pregnancy here, the docs won't let me TTC yet! I was talking about Pip's birth :D
WoHB - sposie, we're going to the garden show and I want the room to carry home goodies :D
lucky you huh maz!!!! i was thinking of you last night i was all ready to nab one for ya hun!!!!
why o why...does Jacks butt have to be RED damn teeth!!!! they are sitting just under the gum...can see them as clear as day....but nope no coming through...so....lathered in cream..and liners in nappies :(
Yeah tehre is a limit of 2 nappies per customer.
I woke up at 8 and there was still a nappy left so I am happy :) I gots me a honeyboy. Havent tried one so I hope they are good!
Ash used his bizy bee night nappy last night for the first time. His bits are all blue this morning hahahaha don't think the dye washed out properly with my prewashes. Worked though, think I need to boost the front a bit more. The back was dry, the front was soaked lol Typical boy!
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Ad is going to message my folks and his about 11.00 today and tell them I'm UTD again....:lol::lol: They are gonna go nuts!!! :lol:
WOHB.. IB hot pink
WOKB.. magicall minkee
thats just cruel......lol hmmm i need to think of something to get DH with..any ideas???
missymoo..i saw the honeyboy still up this morning...BUT refrained from buying....