Cloth Nappies #180

Oh ladies you've got me all excited. Someone has to explain the rules and regulations to me though lol

Lea - Strip washing is the same in a front loader. I've got one ;) I hot wash on 60 with no detergent, then not wash on 60 with dishwashing liquid the size of a 20cent piece in the detergent slot. I find that my nappies still sometimes had a little smell (the night ones) so I also do vinegar in the fabric softener slot.

Another dry night in this house. Took DS's pyjamas off him to go to the loo when he woke up and as soon as his bare feet touched the cold cold cold floor he started dribbling. God love him ;)

I'm in on the swap! Seeing as Master C is TTing I can spare few :(
Should we do it in a separate thread?

Sammie - sounds good hon :) should we make a cut of date aswell???

CM - doesnt look like you'll need any nn now :( you can look forward to getting a NB staqsh together for hte next one :lol:

Maz you must have missed an earlier post by me. So sad :( Hopefully one day I will have another bub and be able to be a tester for the first time.

So angry, so upset, so BLAH. Going off to have some quiet time with my sewing machine I think. Grandma can start pulling her weight and watch DS for a little while.

aww TTing so early :( Exciting though :) NO more washing poopy nappies hehe

Maz I love GF too! I have 2 of the rainbow ones, and 5 getting made up. All side snappers. They are so lufly!

Ash had his Whizz Kidz on last night (didn't even prewash) and it lasted all night really well. LOVE them. Ash even pooped in it this morning which is not like him so he gave it the seal of apoopal :)

WOHB: Whizz Kidz fitted, about to become something else...

hehe seal of a poopal !!

hmmmm i will be in on the swap!!!!!

Chrissy a GF of mine from here is selloing ehr stash on buyforbaby...there will be a lullaby NN in there if anyone is interested

:ROFL: poopal hahahahah

mel - 5 more made.....omg....are you getting a bumble bee one??? I was so tempted to get it last night but it was sold....

back from shopping...quiet the experience....had enough of jed farking up every weekend with his negetivity so I went of my dial in the car and now have a headache!!! friggen men!

WOMB - his Hungry Jack lunch recycled ;) into an auriel

Started the thread now girls :)

http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...09#post1893809

Yeah Maz, the bumblebee, train, a star one with matching top, the beach scene and also a country scene one. I already have 2 rainbow night nappies, one super and one normal night. I seriously love her nappies, I can't believe how cheap they are. She could get so much more for them, they are really well made! She is so lovely to deal with! I am now a massive GF fan :D

No nappy news here. Oh except I used the weenotions night nappy tonight and it leaked within a couple of hours :( Hopefully a couple more washes will help. It's probably wicking, but since it was second hand I didn't think it would :(:(:(

WOHB: BBB with Kozy dinosaur wool soaker

Ok, I now need to know what GF stands for . . there is too much love for these nappies for me not to peek at their site

Genesa Forge. They're ace! I'd like more, but can't justify buying more nappies now... Really well made nappies. We have a super night nappy here, very cute!

:rofl: Miss Mel you are an ADDICT!!! hahaha i do agree, they are very reasonably priced for what they are :)...i'll have 3 with this custom coming... very special nappy for my little ray of sunshine but allas i think it may be our last :(

have hurt my neck and its making me feel sick :sick: shot me!!!!!!

Maz who is selling the MAL NN on B4B???? I have bid on it...always need afew more NN's...

FLuff - its Chrissy babe.....she's not doing cloth anymore....:(..I loved that NN...aqua velour inside from memory

i have bid on the NN and one of the covers :) heres hoping i get them both :)

looks like i have to replace all the leg elastic in all my blueberrys!! there not completly shot yet but very close to it! :doh: that should be fun...not

Erk AJP , that's a bummer.

Pip's now choosing which nappy he wants to wear, it's so cute. Hoping that will really encourage DH to use cloth when the boy hands him his preferred nappy choice!

Great idea Maz, I just can't bear to get rid of any nappies until we finish our family :)

WoHB - IB black.

addict? me? NEVER!!
Hmm I am thinking I need a new stash pic once the new nappies come over the next week. I have brought tooooo many again. DOH!

Maz, what did you do to your neck hun?

Kaz that is so cute. It is Chase in this house who picks the nappies lol he also is my big helper and puts the dirty ones in the nappy bucket, always asking first if it was wet or poopy lol He is such a great little kiddie.

AJP good luck with that :( I've got a few here that I need to get replaced, when I have the $ ill be sending them off to someone... dunno who yet lol Just the 2 itti boos that are shot :(

Fluff GL with the auction! I have too many NN... 2 iish, 1 WC, 1 bizy bee, 1 sandman, 2 GF's, 1 KK, 1 WK, 1 zada, got 2 more GF's coming.

Genesa Forge are wonderful! The best thing is if you get a night nappy they turn into day nappies too with their day/night booster set up, and the super night nappy... well I'd like to see who can pee outta that, that thing is insaine!

that IS ALOT of NN Mel :lol:

i have 6 KK's but i use them all on Nixon ... Gabbi is just too small to carry the bulk of them .. i use the minky magic alls at night , or a sposie :hide: as magiac alls are the best so far but even in the day time i get leg gape , i did buy a bits for bots velour fitted which i am going to boost . but i dont like my chances .. its already too wide in the legs :( i wish itti did a NN .. then id be happy

Just wanted to say, I know I don't post much but I do lurk and read your posts and they are so helpful. We have been in cloth since Grace and I came home from hospital and all the hints, tips and tricks you girls have discussed have been invaluable!

Just a quick question, when do you start using NN? At the moment Grace is feeding every 3 hours so it isn't too hard to change her nappy in the middle of the night. Do you wait til they start sleeping longer or pop them in one and just feed and then go back to sleep?

Congrats Cat!!

I started night nappies as soon as he stopped pooping at night :) Actually, no I used baby beehinds bamboo, and cute tooshies bamboo delights with wool covers, then once he started soaking those I changed to night nappies ( I think about 5-6 months from memory).

When they are still pooping reguarly your best to change them every feed to avoid nappy rash :)

Just a little WOO HOO here too, Ash slept from 6.30pm till 8am in the pram of all places!! OMG the smell of that nappy this morning made me gag and my eyes water. He was just in a bbb and woolies... gross! Is it normal for it to be super amonia smelling? I haven't had this before but the last week all his wees have smelt like this, so much so that I litrally get stingy eyes!

WOHB: WC ai2

Not sure if it's normal Mel, but DS's wee's were ALWAYS like that lol

Yep same here Mel....:sick: they are horrid

Cat - we started with BBH's and a cover like Mel to...then once that started getting out wee'd eg sheets were wet we got nn's. Vy is back into IB boo's for night time now as she doesnt wet as much

having a blah day...so much to do and cant be arsed!

We always change if she woke up as a nb just so going back to her cot with a dry bottom so new that she wouldn't not sleep because of it even if only wee, and that was when she in sposies, so would prob do more so in cloth?

Just as a note, we don't need night nappies here - a BBH Bamboo with a fleece of wool cover lasts the whole night here without leaking or wicking through cover. Don't even need to boost it most nights. So I would hold off on buying a NN until you know what kind of wetter Grace will consistently be and just buy one when she needs it.

Also, I googled the Genesa Forges - Ohhhh myyyyyy! I really want one of the custom bumble bee and caterpillar's for bubby = I can't find sizing charts for the customs though, maybe since website is undergoing work - just option to choose a small, med etc but don't want to without knowing what weight corresponds to what size - does anyone who has one remember the weights for their sizing??

hope this helps hon :)

Nappy Chart
size
waist
rise

Sml
w-28-40cm
r-38cm

Med
w- 32-52cm
r- 43cm

Lrg
w- 38-60cm
r- 47cm

hmmm i have a bubba that doesn't pee overnight!!! well, most nights she doesn't anyway. the first time it freaked me out til a friend mentioned many bubbas don't pee until they are awake or stir. i've been taking notice of what DD does, and if she is picked up soon after waking and fed again, she will go back to sleep, stay asleep while i check her nappy and go back to bed after another feed. last night she slept for 8 or more hours, i fed her in her sleep (i was expoding!) checked her nappy, fed some more, checked her again, and after about an hour she woke up to play with daddy in bed (was 8am or after) when i checked again, she was JUST wet. her next nappy, about an hour later, was soaked through. it seems to be the pattern we have - not that i'm whinging!! i can tell if she wets just after i check her cos she'll fuss and won't go back to sleep for me, won't feed properly

WOEB - pony WW - these nappies are FANTASTIC - they last so well and fit brilliantly

Hi all
Im still lurking around

I have noticed the amonia smell seems to be stronger when Lachlan is teething.
Talking about that at the moment he is cutting some back molars and OMG the probs we are having. I have an amber necklace hopefully arriving tomorrow. I am hoping it gets better soon as he is a popping machine at the moment and its like water so he is in sposies at the moment:redface: , i cant bear to stain his nappies as its a lovely yellow water that goes everywhere ( sorry TMI)

any hints or am i just better off using sposies till it clears
I hope it clears up as i should be getting my fluffy mail from Mel during the week .

Do any of your children need a new Grandma? She's definitely a great grandmother, buys lots of presents gives lots of cuddles etc. She just is sometimes NOT a good mother.

Why can't some people just be supportive? I made a "test" dress for my niece's flowergirl dress. Used scrap fabric just so I can get sizing correct before using the good stuff. Brought it upstairs to iron it so I could top stitch and as I'm walking past get a "oh you're not making her wear THAT are you. Didn't do such a good job on that one did you."

*sigh* I just walked away.

Still being hounded to lend my stash to my sister. I'm surprised my mother hasn't put herself in that conversation as well.

Not a good day here.
Hope you're all having better ones. Sorry to run in, dump my crap, and run out.

XX

The GF website is a bit tricky, but in the "About Us" section there's a size chart.
Wish I'd known about the GF super NN when DS started wetting thru the BBB and fleece (around 6.5 months). I have three Wild Child, one Sandman and one Bubblebubs GNST and the GF is the last one I got and is the best fit. I wanted a KK but there was none available at the time... The only downfall to the GF is that it's an AIO so I don't get to use a spanky Maz-a-licious cover over it! But DS is cutting molars at the moment too, so I don't want to go stinking them up with that toxic stuff at night anyway! OMG he reeks! :sick:
As for fit, usually side-snappers fit best on him coz of his chubbly thighs and skinny waist. But the front-snapping GF sits well and no leg gape or wing droop, which is an issue with all the other NNs we have. I got him a large, and it fit great from about 10kg.

Question - can any of you people that sew recommend a good elastic to use to replace in dodgy BumGs? And where can I get it from?

CM - oh, boo to your mama! That's just uncalled for. I woulda given her a big fat raspberry... just coz I'm, like, so mature and everything...

Tan - the amber necklaces are great. I have to send mine back to have the clasp replaced tomorrow, thanks for reminding me! (DS pulled it off me and broke it). He cut two bottom teeth and a molar in two days, without much more than a rosy cheek and stinky wee for a bit.

WOAB: WCNN & tots bots fleece

Mel the ammonia smell can be eye watering :o I haven't had it since I've been using canestin rinse but I'm not sure how it will affect the nappies long term. I started a thread about this on NC too ;)

CM geez they really kow how to stick the knife in sometimes! Don't be tempted to lend your stash though, unless you put a time on it so she can save money and build up her own!

NaNa just make sure the elastic you get is swimwear stuff and it should last longer than regular elastic.

BG mine have been massive pee-ers but not in the night nappy. They let it all go after the first change ;)

Cat congratulations :D I don't use a dedicated NN. Just do baby beehinds bamboo and find that's enough. Luckily for me they haven't been huge wetters. Once they started sleeping for longer stretches like 6 hours then I'd use one. Before then bamboo prefold worked just dandy!

Jols shouldn't be too tricky being pockets but still a PIA :(

nana she makes side snappers too now :) All my GF's are SS, I did get a front snap medium but it was too small so she made a SS large and Mel got the medium :)

Raven cool, he doesn't usually but he's just cut 2 teeth so that could be why. He's also got a very red bottom today, trying the gaia cream on it and hoping it goes away since I have no nappy rash cream here :( Ran outta bottom balm!

:hello:
Back in the land of not working 16hrs a day :dance:
Hmmmm, lots of ponky pee-ers here.
Dunno what to think of that, he is still in sposies at night, I bloody hate em, but i hate the smell more.
Not much interesting happening here.
BBL
xxx

NaNa - do you have piccies from your trip? I wanna seeeeeee!

Shell - stop working so damn hard, enjoy your little man for a bit longer!

Am I going loopy or have Kazbah and Kitt3n been a little MIA lately? Maybe I'm missing posts? COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU AREEEEEEEE.

Umm that's all.

Oh and half hour or so ago DS fell on the lounge and smashed the bridge of his nose. Looked broken as it swelled up instantly. Was so sore looking. Frozen peas to the rescue and the swelling went down really fast but he now has a big red nose and a headache to boot.

aaaarrrrggg... I had written a big long post and lost it! Should have copied it before hitting post...

But I was going to say thanks for the suggestions about nn - she has worn a bbh fitted and cover the last two nights and that worked well. just need to get a soaker now. she looks so cute with her big bottom!

also is it ok to use bi carb soda swith the nappies?

CM - hope DS's nose feels better...

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but allas i think it may be our last :(

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YEAH RIGHT! how many times have i read that hun? pmsl.

CM - you make me feel loved! Just trying to get stuff done really and get my fat a$$ odd the pc and walking. have a wedding to go to in 6 weeks and wanna look a bit hot :p:p and no DO NOT LEND OUT YOUR GOOD STASH! there is no way i would lend out my good stuff, some things i have lent but wasnt really fussed on them KWIM?

talk of night nappies and when to start - laa was in BBH for ages, and then all of a sudden (around 2 months) she just NEEDED a night nappy. We co-sleep and she just rolls over to have a feed, so once she stopped pooing overnight we just stayed in bed and eventually she needed night nappy (and it really was all of a sudden that bbh or jamtots fitted were not enough). So just go with the flow.

GF's ahhhhhh GF's. Such awesome awesome nappies. I have 6 medium and 6 large waiting (I really hope she still fits in the mediums over summer cos i really want to watch her walk aroun in them!). My fave GF is my custom with stripes of huckleberry and baby pink minkee, with butterflies all over it (even the wings) and it has her name embroidered on too. havent tried the nights, i am happy with sandman, lotus, and MAL.

I love the idea of the swap - unfortunately I know exactly what i am after and i really dont think anyone would swap them LOL! (sugar shots ai2/3's and one more beetlebum inside out)

wohb - wet lotus night/loveybums wool cover, off to change it!

it's here, it's here, it's HERE!!!!

and Maz, it's just divine!!!

missy - ya, I know... but I'm more into GFC mode at the moment, so no more GF! >>global financial crisis<< sucks!

CM - pics on facebook. A couple on maz-a-licious FB page too. Find the pot of gold like in my ticker, and add me!

ryatha - don't rush to get a soaker or longies until DD is sleeping long stretches. Bubbies grow so fast, and it's a shame to have them grow out of gorgeous woolies before getting to wear them much! JMO.

WOAB: zebra blueberry, rainbow babylegs and ugg boots. Tragic...