Cloth Nappies #181

i'm not positive what BFN stand for Kazbah, but i THINK i get the gist, are you pregnant sweetie? CONGRATS!!!!

Charmlea - WHERE are the capris/skirty too big?
the great thing about woolly items, is that they still work (e.g keep baby waterproof) EVEN if they are too big. You just draw in the waist to fit (using drawstring).

if they are too long in the length, use them as longies.
if they are too long as longies, take a hem up.

this is what i did, as bilby was and is such a shrimp. Because fleece and PUL covers, HAVE to fit so exactly, it was a pleasant surprise to find out that woollen items are so "forgiving" in the fit department. Loose woollies STILL stay waterproof. (as long as you lanolise them).

Sweetpea - congrats on reaching your milestone. The first "going out with MCN", the first "night nappy", the first time i used the Little Squirt, the first time i washed a load of used mcn (as opposed to the pre-washing i did whilst pregnant), the first time i used a swim nappy on bilby in a public pool - they're all milestones. All things i DREADED, then made myself do, and then thought "that was easy, what on earth was i worried about?". Stuff you never quite believe will work - until you do it, and discover for yourself, "wow, it works".

Maz - i'm in public housing and i promise i am not a scarey neighbour.

Nana - the aftermath of the fire sounds yuck. I totally get your fear, the "what ifs" about the fire, being so close to your sleeping family.

Gigi BFN is big fat negative so no Kaz isn't pregnant :(

ok ladies i have a question, has anyone had a bad reaction from strangers in regards to mcn's.

I did today and was quite a bit taken back from it, admitingly Lachlan wasn't super stylish but he had on a zebra print monkey doodle and his flame softlegs. He had been wearing a plain black bbh but of course was wet when i got him out the car ,so a quick change in the school carpark....anyhow a table of Mums looked over and i heard one say OMG what has he got on and another one roll her eyes. I have seen this Mum do it before when he has been showing off his mcns.

tan32 - I did have a few comments or snide remarks in regards to MCN. I simply put it down to lack of knowledge. Not my problem really, just ignored it.


Thank-you all for being worried girls. Had an extremely bad day yesterday and wanted to murder someone. Just someone interferring and performing her best attempt to ruin my wedding day. Sorry to bring it here, didn't have anywhere or anyone to vent to.

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Gigi BFN is big fat negative so no Kaz isn't pregnant :(

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thank you for the education Ezymay, i am not up with all the terms (not an acronym? not sure what it is, three initials???), so have just embarrassed myself! but thank you for putting me straight, i'll know for next time.

Kazbah - so sorry to say the wrong thing to you! i thought it had something to do with pregnancy tests telling you you are pregnant. I hope your next pregnancy test brings you the result you want.

TAN32 - alot of people come out with negative stuff when they are ignorant about MODERN nappies, they just know about ANCIENT nappies (the napisan, cotton, the pins, the pilchers that leak), and they make their judgements based on OLD INFO.

Sometimes it also demonstrates close minded thinking. I have noticed that people of ALL ages and backgrounds, if they are OPEN minded, will ask and really be interested to discover about MCN. But people who are CLOSE minded, will not be at all interested, they just want to say negative things. it's not a dialogue, it's their monologue (of negativity).

my aim, when using mcn in public, was to just get on with it. i only talked about the mcn if asked, and i coudl tell people were geniunely interested. If all they wanted to do was be negative, i just changed topic. I had PND thru most of that time, didn't have the energy to convert anyone that wasn't really into it. So i put my energy into "modelling the change you want to see". I would love it if more bubs were in mcn, so i just did my thang (in mother's groups etc), showed using mcn was not hard, bilby showed off the cute mcn and her baby legwarmers all by herself, crawling and later walking around.

But i woudln't go into that type of situation (mother's group where i was the only one using MCN) and say "look at bilby's cute new nappy" etc, i just saved all my mcn talk for clothie threads like this one. I chose my battles LOL.

wotbb (what's on the bilby's bot): blueberry trainers and woollen longies

CHeekY MONKEy: last minute wedding dramas heh? aren't you having a birthday party for your son the day before the wedding too? i hope that will distract you from whoever is being a pain to you right now. What a pity they just can't either bite their tongue, or be happy for you.

Gigi - (for some reason I just typed Bilby, then realised and changed it. Hmm sleep deprived anyone?)
We are having a birthday party for DS on the friday yes. Thank-you for your kind words, I too am hoping it distracts me somewhat from the stresses of the following day. A lot to do this week and not beng able to sleep as I have thoughts racing through my mind of things I have to finalize is not helping. I will get there. Deep breaths and in a few days it will be over.

I too wish that "someone" could suck it up for one bloody day and get on with it. Unfortunately that person is rather selfish and will make every day about them.

Oh how I wish I could talk nappies. It used to brighten my mood so much.

Well we have BAD bad top and bottom molar poops going on over here... OMG :sick:
The 1 negitive to MCNS... Blerk...

I have had a few snide remarks about my choice of MCN and babyleg combo's... mainly lots of interest though... It never really bothered me all the negitivity... I still cop it from DP and MIL... It just makes me more determined to use them.

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Maz - i'm in public housing and i promise i am not a scarey neighbour.

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I actually dont live in a commision area hon...all the houses around me are privately owned. Its just a bad neighbourhood the stree behind mine

As for SA (smart arse) comments...yep we get them once is a blue moon but then I come back with

Oh do you want me to show you my cloth pad's then?

All the mum's at school support us with them and even ask me about them...doesnt help that my car has a huge Maz-a-licious sticker on the back window lol

I worked out that I have saved around the $4000 mark with both in cloth already.....and then there is me who hasnt bought a disposable pad for 4 years this december. So ive probably saved myself another say $500. Unreal isnt it

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ok ladies i have a question, has anyone had a bad reaction from strangers in regards to mcn's.

I did today and was quite a bit taken back from it, admitingly Lachlan wasn't super stylish but he had on a zebra print monkey doodle and his flame softlegs. He had been wearing a plain black bbh but of course was wet when i got him out the car ,so a quick change in the school carpark....anyhow a table of Mums looked over and i heard one say OMG what has he got on and another one roll her eyes. I have seen this Mum do it before when he has been showing off his mcns.

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Pfft, i have had bad reaction from family members and I haven't even used mine yet! And not really MCN's, just mention the use of cloth nappies and it's a one way road to "oh you'll never be able to keep up with that stuff"

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As for SA (smart arse) comments...yep we get them once is a blue moon but then I come back with

Oh do you want me to show you my cloth pad's then?

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:ROFL: Can I use that one Maz??
I'm yet to get any negative comments or remarks. To my face, anyway! I still get the same old comments from DP (insert whiny voice here) "but the washing takes up so much of your time". That's the quick, easy part! He doesn't know the half of it! If he knew how many hours I have spent trawling the net, putting fluffy things in my cart and taking them out again... searching, window shopping. No idea what he thinks I'm doing... :lol:

I'm not sure about the moogoo and liners, or canesten cream and liners. I think moogoo is ok without them. Actually, speaking of moogoo, I got some of the excema cream for DP's freaky feet and he's raving about how brilliant it is now. He has normal-looking feet for the first time ever. And I probably wouldn't have known about it if it wasn't for MCN! I'm loving the anti-aging cream, but I wish they did a "youthful exuberance" cream or something!

Thanks everyone for your comments and concern. I'm trying to convince myself that it was random stupidity, and it's ok to stay here, but DP wants to move now. Again...

WOAB: WCNN and pot of gold

Ah yes the comments. I've had them from a couple of people. But I have come to the conclusion that it is just those people trying to make themselves feel better about a choice they made (to use disposables) by putting someone else down. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with sposies - I don't care if other people use them or judge them based on it - but I don't see any reason why anyone would care that we are using cloth unless it is resentment at us for making them feel like they need to justify not doing so to themselves. (Did that make any sense, I swear these things make sense in my head, but when I try and type them I'm all over the place :rolleyes:)

Re: Canesten - It is fine to use without a liner - I often use it so without any problems - Canesten is water soluble so just comes out in the wash.

NaNa - My goodness! That's terrible - I hope that whether you move or not you can feel safe. People are so heartless today.

CM - Weddings are stressful - they shouldn't be but they are. Just try and put whatever (or whoever) at the back of your mind and try and enjoy the day for all the good bits - wedding days go sooo fast. And in the end, it's about who you're marrying, not the surroundings, so even if everything falls apart (and surely everything can't) - the reason for the day will always be joyful :hug:

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Pfft, i have had bad reaction from family members and I haven't even used mine yet! And not really MCN's, just mention the use of cloth nappies and it's a one way road to "oh you'll never be able to keep up with that stuff"

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lol you know a few people said that to me and I am the sort of person where if i am told that I can't do something WELL I WILL DAMN WELL SHOW THEM!

and I am proud to say laa has NEVER worn a sposie (lol "up yours baby" to those who said I would fail!)

We hardly use any creams (ran out of paw paw ointment at mothers day and keep forgetting to replace, have on tub of moo goo that DH and I also use and its still more than half full). Another great comeback is "well, why would you want to just throw away your money? I have seen second hand nappies with an original value of $35 ish dollars auctioned off for over $100. Try and get money back for your plastic crap!".

or "as a woman we know how awful it feels to sit on pads for a few days, how on earth could you make your baby sit on that for a FEW YEARS?"

.... then pull out your organic bamboo velour cloth pads as maz said hahahahahah!!

come on postie I want my sugarshots!!!

wohb - cute tooshie AIO

lol @ " let me show you my cloth pads " will be usuing that next time too :)

and who want to buy a 2nd had huggies :sick:

poo in nappy must go change it and hang others out to dry and stop ww3 happening in my lounge , 3 yr old boys and 1 yr old girl siblings DO NOT MIX !!!!

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lol you know a few people said that to me and I am the sort of person where if i am told that I can't do something WELL I WILL DAMN WELL SHOW THEM!

wohb - cute tooshie AIO

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So am I. Which brought me to my desicion of buying some terry towel flats for days where I'm behind in MCN washing ;)
Which hopefully won't be many.

Well I've been lurking of late and not had much time to post, feeling a bit mentally drained.

I got some fluffy mail yesterday from fluffy bubs, so that brightened my mood a bit. Ok off to finishing hanging out washing, fun, fun.

WOJB blue magicall minky

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So am I. Which brought me to my desicion of buying some terry towel flats for days where I'm behind in MCN washing ;)
Which hopefully won't be many.

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ive made a few prefolds because of this problem too.
esp since most of my stash is fitted so some days it takes longer to dry.

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ive made a few prefolds because of this problem too.
esp since most of my stash is fitted so some days it takes longer to dry.

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Where do you get the fabric from to make them? Hmmm, the possibilities! I just thought too even if I don't use them for that they'll double up as good dribble rags :)

if you couldnt be bothered making them check out booroi's prefolds - I have half a dozen they are fantastic - and when you dont need them as prefolds they make great pocket nappy stuffings :)

well my sugar shots should hopefully be here monday, i am so excited!

wohb - pookey pocket fitted/maz butterfly cover