EDIT: Ok I felt a bit rude leaving my post as is above...
Umm what to say what to say
Anna - I'm wondering why they wouldn't let the woman with the SLR take photos? I know they're capable of taking better photos than a regular digital point and shoot and that media etc use them. But regular every day people use them too, so it's a little unfair to not let them be used? I have one, and if I went I would have used it. If they told me not to they would have had a fight on their hands, it's unfair. Saw your photos on FB though looks like Jett enjoyed it the most! Poor Rip had to have a nap I see hehehe
Saram the expo is in Sydney at one of the racecourses. Its massive...3 halls worth!!! Overwhelming actually. When I went last year I wasn't interested in cloth at all. Oh how times change!
Jess- that nappy is so gorgeous glad you got it!
Marlene- stockings are such a rush!!!
BG- I just got a mum's and bubs set form amber bebe, it came so fast!! The very next day!
Maz- hun I hope you bot feels better soon
Willow- you must be exhausted after 6 hours!!! I was pooped after my 2 and a bit hours.
CM- thanks it's good to be busy when he's away. I miss him well until he was a d#@k on the phone tonight! All he is worried about is his plants!!! Like I have nothing else to do!!! Grrr
So is this the same expo that comes to Brissie??? I was niave and unaware of the wonders of MCN's last time i went so didn't even notice any....hmm can't wait this time and will also be getting a ring sling i hope oh dear too much money will be spent im sure
Well i must say i am getting very proud of myself in my 'creation' of nappies....as i have a few covers/pockets i like but the absorbant bits i dont and vice versa so i have now started rearraning and creating my 'dream' nappies heehee.
WOTB - Wild Child NN (yes i'm trying the NN again see how he goes)
BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
Jun 2004
The Festival State
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SMOZ - did you say you were interested in trim aio's?
some suggestions:
very baby aio (at the weewuns, aplix closures)
swaddlebees sized pockets (you can get their aio/pocket hybrids but they take longer to dry)
itti bitti dlish (minky) or classics (PUL) for daytime (low rise)
itti bitti boo for night=time fitted for young bub, day time fitted for older bub
PUL nappies slide under jeans pretty easily
i would not rule out pockets either. Once you have pre-stuffed the pocket nappies, they are just like putting an AIO/ai2 on your bub - just one item to go on.
for narrow crotch night nappies:
lotus
dragonflymagik
and yes, sewing your own pocket inserts is a good way to go.
When ordering, or considering ordering any product, just email the site to ask them to measure the crotch width of the item for you - compare that with what you know suits your child. that's the best way to avoid ending up with lots of fluffy mail that you have to send back or try to sell, due to it being too wide in the crotch for your child. You need to measure the width, at the NARROWEST part of the nappy (of the brand that suits your child the best). Once you know this, saves you heaps of money. i wasted heaps, ordering "blind", before i found out this simple thing (asking the measurement) could save me lots of grief (time and money).
in the beginning, because i had a chubby thighed bub, i never dreamt that crotch width was her thing. i had no clue there was such a thing as wide, medium, or narrow crotched nappies. but as soon as i bought a narrow crotched nappy by mistake, saw the difference in fit (no more camel toe!!), and a more experienced person told me, that the NARROW crotch nappy brand was what made all the difference, the lights went on for me. then i sold all our wide crotch brands, only bought narrow crotch brands from then on. it was smooth sailing from then on.
so skinny or chubbly, my child needed narrow crotch nappies, no matter which body shape she had at the time (and she had both at different stages). Lots of US MCN sites use the terms narrow and wide crotch, but on Australian sites, you just get some refs to "trim" nappies. and that means different things in different contexts. for some brands, they're referring to the rise (low as opposed to high), for some brands, they use the word "trim" to refer to the allover bulk of the nappy. and another context, i've forgotten now.
Great to hear all the people who dragged themselves to the sydney baby expo, had a good time.
Congrats on the toilet training Saram! 26 months! wow!
SMOZ - the Pregnancy, Child and baby expo go all around Australia every year. In each state, different stakeholders choose to take part (it costs money to hire space), so part of it, is who can afford to be represented at the expo, it's an expensive proposition - which is why i suspect you don't see one person WAHM operators there.
so it's not an identical expo all around Australia, when it comes to my state, i think we would be lucky to have five mcn stalls there (including two local IRL mcn shops). baby beehinds (local consultant), peapods, and one year Cute Tooshies had a stall.
wotbb: the ubiqutous blueberry training pants, she pats the minkee ha ha.
whoever bought the OSFA swim nappy at the baby expo, what brand is that?
Saram, i don't think my nerves would cope, being a nappy buyer/consultant! i get so nervous with the responsibility of helping my friend, and she's such a lovely person (not pushy, nice and relaxed). But i have felt antsy, trying to buy nappies for a little person, when i don't know how much she weighs. (her mum hasn't weighed her for two months, and she's started solids in that timeframe).
oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!! got my 4 green kids yesterday and they are soooo beeeeeautiful!!! I love em I love em!!! AND made in Australia I see!!! now thats RARE. Can't wait to put them on DD tomorrow! We got 2 minkys, 1 anytime and 1 funtime!! yay....addicted.
Does anyone else here like Peapods?? I do. because we bought a few when I was PG and heard nothing but bad reviews about them (after we bought em) but we have had no issues with them or any leaks either!!! they work fine for us!!! Not bad for a $16 nappy! and they're a big size so last ages
Cant' wait for the baby expo in brissy.... hurrry upp!!!! I wanna buy some Medium IB's!!
pea pods are OK in this house too , i just wish i had some atm , as they would be great as a fast dry nappy ... in need them in smalls as DD is puny and the PP are large sizing !!
i stocked up at fluffy lime !!!!! loads of Cloth pads and 2 pairs of longies and some DWINK cup things for poppers for when the kids are older and im acutally buying poppers!!
i hope i like the cloth pads - AF is not here yet and DD is nearly 9mths :0 thought it would be back by now , so i just laybyd all the pads and got some longies for next winter .. i also got some longies for this winter in a seperat order !! ayayayay soo happy !!
i have been usuing sposies alll day today as my laundry is floodded !!! so no go there . i only have a few left from the pack i brought about 2.5 mths ago and i hate having to "budget" nappies into our shop ...
GIGI - NOW there are KK with pockets !!! but back when i brought 5 for $20 each , they werent pockets .. nevertheless they will do me till DD wears them down to the core , im getting loads of use out of the M/L size as she is petite and DS can wear them too !! seeing as it will be another 2rys or so in NN's , i wont be selling these ones on ...
ETA - who's after a sandman ???? YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED they are Da Bomb diggy !! i only have 1 and i LOVE IT .. i also have a pair of shorties and a soaker from them they are really lovely people @ SHP !!
Gee, I turn my back for five minutes and 8 pages of natter... cannot possibly catch up!
Happy birthday Alexis! wow, another Taurean chef mcn addict! woot!
Mel - love the new av!
Maz - why you gotta have a stocking when I'm going to be far, far away?? On a plane with no internet access. Not fair.
Sandmans = great night nappy. Buy them. Nuff said. The snap system isn't my fave, but I'll get over it.
um... I got my *last* lot of fluffy mail yesterday - three more Swaddlebees AIO pockets. The orange one is very, um... orange! Like safety gear orange! Glow in the dark raj neesh dayglo orange. But my mum loves it, she's obsessed with all things orange.
Also, sent a long and hopefully not too emotional email to NN about my sad experiences with Bum Genius nappy elastic, and how I'm so disappointed because now I'm having to replace half my stash less than 12 months after buying them. All because they've got shoddy elastic and I can't find a receipt... (and I do like to get more fluffy mail )
WOAB: red wild child NN, red tots bots fleece cover, red pjs. Of course!
I have been checking out loads of sites to buy nappies to sample and been reading your WOTBs and I see/read so many cute and snazzy prints and colours but I am scared of what I can't see IRL so I have just been ordering white everything but feel really boring. Do people buy nappies in themes or colours or how do you select your nappies so that you don't have a big mish of colours and designs? (Or maybe you do and like it like that?) The main thing is that I have a DD another as yet unknown sex bub on the way and have been buying OSFA, and want to cover myself in case bub is a boy!
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Jun 2004
The Festival State
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MrsC
Look to see what the people who make fleece covers online, use to line their covers with - that will direct you. As far as i've noticed, they use stay dry fabrics like microfleece.
But many makers put a hidden layer of PUL in their pockets and aio's. inbetween the outer (fleece for example) and the inner (microfleece).
RENSTAR - the thing with any nappy that gets bad reviews, there will be some other babies for whom, the said bad nappy DOES work and does suit. reviews are useful but not 100% conclusive - as we all have bubs with different body shapes etc. If peapods work for you, that's great, stick with them. It's wonderful, if the type that suits YOUR bub, are cheap and easy to buy. I had a bub with a shape that meant i had to hyena most of her nappies, it was not fun, they were so damm hard to get.
Charmlea - we use the DWINKS, they are great - actually STOPS miss bilby squeezing the contents everywhere.
you got KK's for 20! OMG wot a bargain! half your luck chickybabe!
Sandmans didn't work on bilby (wing droop), but SHP is awesome to deal with, bought other excellent things there and Michelle is a great source of knowledge esp about bubs with excma. Very ethical person too.
Katie Rabbit - i liked to buy plain aio and pockets (to match clothing without clashing) and buy printed fitteds. I chose nappy colours to go with my DD's other clothing.
look up ozclothnappies and click on the IN REAL LIFE MCN SHOPS link, find out what IS near you. Plus other ways to see mcn in real life
- go to the annual babies, preg and something expos, held in most states
- join ozclothnappies and nappycino and go to meetups
- visit IRL stores, as above
- find out which sites have consultants in your city e.g baby beehinds, cushie tushies, nurturenappies, ozbabytrends, baby blossom, greenkids
wotbb: i'm sure you already know
blueberry night trainer (well it is to us, as she is not weeing overnight at all).
polar fleece cant really wick as its polyester.....so its a stay dry fabric.
Some WAHM's do offer cheaper prices on their products as they are not a 'brand name' and havent gotten to **** factor statis as yet lol. its takes years for people to establish themselves, especially when you have to compete with alot of overseas made big name companies
Im not a fan of PUL....it seems to cook my babies bums and they end up red raw
Katierabbit - you might be surprised at what is out there in NB sizes that is multi sexed......keep looking hon.
we're waiting for the physio for Mateauz........he has become very bow legged and we're a bit worried.....
Katie - I got my stash built up by buying lots of good workhorse nappies - so they aren't pretty. Its only now that I am getting some special ones (even though the GF's dont' fit! but have talked to Nikki and she is going to put an extra snap on them for us - woohoo!)
I'm also getting customs done from bundles of buns - I was emailing her last night and she is going to make a custom fit one for DS because of his problem with wing droop as well. I have a feeling he will be in nappies forever!!!
No other nappy news and I can't remember if I was going to answer anything else. Darn this stupid cold/flu its taking all my brain function away.
WOAB: Brown itti - expecting a poop anytime soon!!! (and then of course, the fight to change it)
WOMB: Widdlewuns.
Does anyone know if you can use that "Gaia Soothing Lotion" with MCN's? I used it today as DD has a bit of nappy rash but I made sure I used a liner as I wasn't sure
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I love em I love em!!! AND made in Australia I see!!! now thats RARE. Can't wait to put them on DD tomorrow! We got 2 minkys, 1 anytime and 1 funtime!! yay....addicted.
i stocked up at fluffy lime !!!!! loads of Cloth pads and 2 pairs of longies and some DWINK cup things for poppers for when the kids are older and im acutally buying poppers!!
they are really lovely people @ SHP !!
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