Cloth Nappies # 178

Mel - ive got the same trouble hon....their really greyish looking...wonder if its due to the fabric swort IFYKWIM.....im hoping that wiht a bit of luck I might have enough side snappers to sell on our IB's...sick to death of plumbers butt. Its gonna be a sad sad day when they go :(

Have just scored another auriel :dance: happy face one as CK is doing random stockings AND I have taken the plunge.....look out maz has finally ordered a GF in rainbow minkee strips, side snapping and velour inner...I am so excite dthat I could pooh!!!!

Raining here.....its bleak but we're glad cause we so need it....nappies drying on clothes horse under heater vent

Oh Maz that GF sounds devine!!!! I couldn't think of anything very creative when i orded my custom. I'll have to ask you for ideas next time.

We have had so much rain on and off lately my poor nappies have not had any outside time!!! They really need it.

Hello out there did I kill the thread?????? I don't think there has ever been this long between responses on here!! Weird!!


Well I have fluffy mail!!! Yay!! Thanks Mel. My first fitted...man it looks complicated????Not sure I can work it out once I've washed it.

That's all the news I've got. I hope everyone is well.

My IBs arrived and Im not happy, they sent a snap in one instead of an all in one for one of them, the invoice says snap in one, but my order confirmation says all in one, which is indeed what I ordered.

I know they are seconds, but should I enquire about it?? - I dont like their snap in ones on Oscar becuase of leg gape issues, AIOs are a much better fit.

Ray - I would enquire about it. Especially if you won't get much use out of a snap-in-one. What size is it? Also, what were the mcn's you said had poor fit on Oscar?

Ray - shoot them an email, happened heaps of times to me and they always sent out a new one, plus a bag to put the others in.

Just a quick question to the girls of infinate knowledge of MCN's.

I'm need some more boosters/inserts/prefolds/flats and I have a question. I can buy extra branded boosters/inserts/prefolds/flats from all sorts of places or I have found an online store that sells bamboo double terry and bamboo hemp fabrics by the meter which I can make into boosers, flats and prefolds. By price they are about the same, fabric a bit cheeper. Would it be worth my while to get the fabric and make up my own things (I do like sewing) or would it just be easier (particularly with NB) to buy the branded things that you know are going to work without all the sewing?

Thanks for any opinions.

Depends if you are good at sewing and you would be able to do it.. rofl.. I can't sew to save my life (put it this way - I can draw a line with a ruler on a piece of paper, get a pair of scissors and STILL not cut it straight)

I can sew - but better than that my MIL can sew and has an overlocker - and she likes to help... I guess I am just trying to make up my mind if I want to make the extra effort!

The resale value of MCNs is so high that they dont really cost that much. So when you figure in the cost of your fabric and time / effort, it is probably equal. I wouldn't bother with the extra effort myself, but then again I sew worse than Mel...

Ryatha - If sewing is a bit of a de-stress thing for you I would sew. Hand newborn over to DH after a feed and zone out for a while.

I found a new use for boosters. I folded them so I had 8 layers and used them as BP's overnight. They were almost soaked by morning!!

Ray - I would say something too. No use having something you can't use.

WOLB: HH that probably needs to be changed.

hmmmm i need some inspiration girls...or should i say enabling!!!!
i sold on all my medium IB's :( BUT i definatly need some more nappies $130 right now to play with....

Thanks girls, I do like sewing, so it may be a good idea for distracting me these last few weeks. Yay - ordering on line again... I'm becoming such an addict.

Ray - Just read your post, email is a good idea.

Just now waiting for my last online purchase - 2 IB delish's!

Ashlee check out gensea forge. Some gorgeous gorgeous nappies on there. I love love love the bee and train ones, they are getting made for me at the moment!

Mel (MM84) I think you mean Fluff (used to be katones but is now fluff-a-holic) Ashlee is her DD

missymoo(mel) i already have 3 GF...might get afew more....
Arimeh (mel) i just placed my first order with you...thats a ssshhhh order coz i am down in the dumps...hide that one from dh!!!!

matisse just did her first little nugget poo! WOW!!! how exciting ha ha ha

WOHB - NADA - celebrating her freedom!

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matisse just did her first little nugget poo! WOW!!! how exciting ha ha ha

WOHB - NADA - celebrating her freedom!

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hun, shes still b/fed? - is she on solids? - nugget poo usually means bubs is a bit dry?? ....

wozb - purple cheeky something lol

Ryatha it will work out quite cost effective to make them yourself! Bamboo boosters cost about $10 each ready made from a store but you can get about 12 of them from a metre for approx $20 (depending on the width of the bamboo and doing them 3 layers).

sorry I was trying to hurry with a screaming child :( I didn't read it properly... whoops!

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hun, shes still b/fed? - is she on solids? - nugget poo usually means bubs is a bit dry?? ....

wozb - purple cheeky something lol

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she is starting solids - kinda - more following BLS, but over the last few days she has had a little of this and a little of that - the rest of the poo was still quite watery but there was one chunky nugget in there (the size of an old 1c coin) - does that sounds right or not, you have me worried now hun!

DOnt Worry!!! Sounds fine - I was picturing sheep poo type of nuggets LOL .... sign of dehydration/constipation something going on.

She sounds just fine ;)

Well, I think we covered the nappy topic in this post :rofl:

Well, got my last fluffy fix ... the d'lish came!

Well other than the nugget, I got totally lost in the past 6 posts!!!

BUT - the little squirt is great to rinse out mama pads!

WOHB - cow starbumz

Grr I am annoyed. I brought some nappies off Pickle123 on B4B over a month ago, she wont reply to my emails. I want to call her since her number is on the site but I dont know what to say :(

How about "I still haven't received my nappies or an email response from you" ?

WoHB - BBB with BB PUL green cover

Want me to call and pretend I'm you? hehe

lol Mel. I am so not good at confrontations and I am getting a butterfly tummy just thinking about it. Do you think it's too late now or should I call in the morning?

wooooo hooooooo - my girl is putting on weight! her WW fit sooo much better now than they did a week ago - her chubby little legs actually fit into them better!

poor little poppet has her first little spots of nappy rash so her little bottom is lathered in moo goo now - hopefully it goes pretty quick. no idea why it's hit today - she was fine last night, wasn't left in a wet or dirty nappy over night (she woke twice, was dry both times - wet and pooped while i was feeding her so she got changed before i put her back in bed). sigh. i know it's normal but i feel like a bad mummy

WOEB - lotsa moogoo, a flat and maz cover

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lol Mel. I am so not good at confrontations and I am getting a butterfly tummy just thinking about it. Do you think it's too late now or should I call in the morning?

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I was always told that 8.30 was too late. So RING.

Mel depends on where she lives. I would say now would be fine across the board though.

Leah hasn't started chubbing up yet. I think I might weigh her tomorrow. She doesnt have much butt or thighs so I want to check she is gaining weight before it gets too far. Really dont want to go where we went with Em. She has quite dry skin too. She is doing about 8 wet nappies in 24 hours but hasn't pooed for a few days. Gave her a bath tonight and put MooGoo all over her though so she shouldnt stay dry for long I hope.

WOLB: MAL Prefold and Boy Blue cover
WOEB: Coral Fleece CT
WOSB: Something. I was busy with Leah when she got changed for bed.

Well I went on and got her direct email and emailed her. If she doesnt reply to any of them (private or B4B) ill call tomorrow after dinner. Hope they show up though. 17th May was ages ago though :(

Well I am selling Ashtons Auriel on B4B. Just doesn't get used here much and I ... well I just thought I could use the $ now. Stone me later :P

Actually thinking of getting a page on Kittens site and selling a lot of the nappies, mainly the ones that I have kept for the sake of keeping... some of the bling, CGR's etc. I mainly use the fitteds and the ittis and don't really touch the others. I have 8 night nappies and I only use 3 of them... sorta seems pointless... might mull on it for a week and see how I feel then.

Today Ashton has done 5 poos... 5 FREAKING POOS. He is normally a once a day boy. What the hell is going on!

Wish the weather would warm up. Some of my nappies seriously need some damn sun!

WOHB: WCNN which I'm hoping he doesn't poop in!

MissyMoo...i hear ya hun!!!!! Jack has done 3 poos today...2 for Nanny and one stinker for mummy :)
We had sunlight today, i was at work...so nappies once again do not see sunlight :( they are drying though, so i suppose that is a good thing...right??
BG i am sure E knows you are a brilliant mumma!!!! don't take it too heart hun...(easier said than done i know!!) Jack had a bad bout of nappy rash when we first came home from hospital... i figured in the end it was the wipes (sposie wipes) that were too fragrenced for him

WOJB ~ BBH (boosted to the MAX) / Pot of gold :)

oh yes I can't use wipes on Ashton. I must use cloth wipes otherwise he gets a red bottom. Also I found BBH fitted the BEST for getting rid of red bum, even now. If his bum is at all redish I pop them on him for the day and all clear! Haven't had to use any creams in months!

not sure what caused E's NR - we use cloth wipes, cloth nappies, no cleaning stuff in the bath or anything... ahh well, it's part of having a bubba i'm sure! mummy guilt is a killer though!

might be synthetic inners? Or might be something you are eating if your BF. One thing I can't have a lot of is oranges for some reason.

for the nappy rash I really love bottom balm. Awesome stuff! Before I worked out the BBH trick we used that and it lasts for AGES and you only need to put a tiny bit on and it works a treat :)

Morning Ladies!

I have returned from my first full cloth camping experience! SUCCESSFULLY!
Although I bet I won the "stinkiest nappy bucket" competition.

DS got a bit of an upset tummy and did runny poop in about 6 nappies in one day. I didn't have anywhere to rinse them and there were no chunkies to pop in the bush or toilet. So STINKY bucket!

Put them in the wash as soon as we returned home and it doesn't look like I have any stains - will go look again soon as it was dark.


There is too much to catch up on! Can someone give me a brief of the major happenings since Friday?


WOPB: Nothing. Preferred to go nappyless as he's had them on all weekend.

eeewwww @ stinky nappy bucket!!

Ashton wet through his WCDN last night! He NEVER wets through it, i've never had to use a cover before... and he soaked through... poor bub. Woke up mighty cranky cos he was wet. Wonder if it will be a perm thing or just one night...

WOHB: purple dlish.

we got FIVE dirty nappies over night! and she slept from 6-10, 11.30-4 and 6.30 til about 9. poor poppet! at least the NR is clearing up nicely.
Mel - we mostly have her in flats and covers at the moment cos it's too damn cold here to dry anything more plus, until the last few days, her little leggies have been to small for everything else and she just ended up with leg gape and i wasn't going there! so i don't think it's from the nappies themselves. it may be from something i've eaten though i can't pin point what. the only other thing is that she has a bit of a cold so not sure if she's processing the milk differently herself. at least the moo goo seems to be fixing it nicely

WOEB - another flat and maz cover - we're rather boring here!

bg - laa was the same until i started using silk liners - grab some and give it a go hun, worked wonders for laa's butt!

bummer about the sugar shots stocking being postponed.

I am STILL waiting on my mummy n me auction and beetlebums stuff, mummy n me was posted on the 13th - i fear it will never show up :(

WOHB - genessa forge aurora minkee soone to be... hmn ... lets go with GF lady beetle nappy