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Starangelk, have you checked out the 'help for newbies' thread? Heaps of useful MCN info on there. (I'm still learning!) :) We found Bonds 000 was ok from birth - she weighed 3.27 kg and was 51cm which is about average. She wore terry flats at night until she started weeing heaps more at about 3 months, and the 000s were ok over them.
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Awww that's ok Gigi, everything you wrote was still really helpful. I'm going to stick with the flushable liners when I remember. I'm just paranoid I'll block the drains or something LOL! Sorry to hear that you're so tired.
Kamarine....before I started buying MCNs I thought, no way am I going to let this get out of control.....I'll only get what we really NEED :redface: but no, the addiction soon takes over and you find yourself trawling the sites working out which ones you need to buy to satisfy the urge!
WOHB: blue whizz kids ai2
Do I buy cute nappies when I had no real need for them YES! Just wait until bub is toilet trained - I considered getting DD a christmas cover to go over her undies for Christmas but she wouldn't have a bar of it.
It's so hard knowing so many in the cloth nappy selling/manufacturing world as I just keep seeing all this gorgeous fluff with noone to buy it for :-( trying to convince SIL to have another baby so I can buy her nappies :-)
hey girlies, haven't been in this neck of the woods for a while!
I just wanted to ask, has anyone here used bambino mio nappies and their covers? I'm heading up to a place in Perth in a couple of weeks that sell them and was thinking of getting something as a final touch for my nappy stash and so I can bulk up a bit on NB sizes...
hello !!
im MIA (well until now ;) )
the caterpilla hasd the worst ever nappy rash , and i mean the worst !!!
he bottom is so red raw and blisterd and cracked and swollen she cries when she sits down :(
we have her in sposies and slathering on the paw paw oninent and quite crudely named badger balm as well , along with deonat powder to dry it up .
it was so bad dh put moo goo on it and the alcohol in it burned her raw skin and she was hysterical for about 45 mins , we took her for a walk around the block with no pants on to calm her down :(
..... i keep stalking the BA threads jic i miss the news of the 3 girls or arimehs arraival ...
ok gtg .... ds having a tanty ....
:redface: am i a thread killer ?
Nah Lea, its been pretty quiet in here of late. Busy times I reckon.
Sorry to hear about your DDs nappy rash, poor little thing. Not fun for anyone is it?
And great news about Mel's newest arrival!!! Big congrats :leap:
woohoo go mel
little pink fluff CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK :)
just waiting on fluffy mail hopefully it comes 2moro
has Arimeh had her bub? i am so out of da loop!
Teagz, i had a 3.79kg bub
we used bamboo foldups (baby beehinds ones) as when i had bilbs, bamboo prefolds were not being made, so i made do with the foldups. then i realised bamboo trifolds did the job also. anyhoo, i had those bamboo foldups on bilby (as the nappy), INSIDE a bambino mio NEWBORN SIZED cover. We got 100% NO LEAKS, on my frequently pooping baby.
However, if i put aio or pockets on her, LEAKS EVERYWHERE!
so when you ask about bambino mio, i am not a fan of cotton prefolds, regardless of the brand, but i am a big fan of covers with leg gussets.
i tried a few brands, the ones that impressed me the most (covers with leg gussets) were in order
1. imse vimse
2. bambino mio
i had a 3.79kg bub with skinny chicken legs.
i really believe, different things work on different shaped bubs. i had a range of things to TRY on my baby (bought when pregnant and nesting like crazy). within the first week at home, i tried them all out, and with MY particular bub, the bamboo foldups and leg gusset covers were The Winner. (My criteria was "whatever didn't leak, was The Winner". i was too unwell to be cleaning up poo leaks and changing her AND me, multiple times a day plus cleaning up sofas etc. And our other options DID lead to all that. Little chicken legs are hard to obtain "leg seal" with. Avoiding leaks is ALL about fit! and as i found out in the first week "doing them up firmly enough". i was TOO TIMID and did things up too loose, to begin with. i was scared of hurting her legs :redface: oh well, it was my first time being a mum.
CHARMLEA - poor little caterpilla, have you isolated what is causing the rash for her?
SARAM - you sound as sad as me! bilby's swim nappy lost it's elastic, and even though she doesn't NEED a swim nappy anymore, i coudln't help myself but LOOK at all the swim nappies. Eventually i came to my senses, but I HAD TO LOOK FIRST!
i no longer have the "perfect stash" dreams though.
but i do look at last summer's photos and think, only last summer my little girl was in fluff! god she was cute in it ha ha.
Gigi - I know! What is the knicker equivilent of MCN??? I miss them so much. Don't feel confident having DD in dresses anymore cause people can see her knickers - I can feel a bloomer stage coming on :-)
Hi guys!
Been flat out with family. Little one had yet another reaction to another sposie (initially had a well known brand's new disgn cause blisters) so been glued to her 3 days straight. It seems to clear as soon as she's back in cloth. Still trying to figure out a good night nappy/cover combo.
My heart goes out to your lil one Charmalea. It's heartbreaking when a munckin is in so much pain!
Saram, i feel the same about bilby in dresses. i have bought her a stash of plain tshirt fabric capri length shorts. She has shorts on under all her dresses. i KNOW how she can sit/lie down etc (legs akimbo), and i know how gapey most of her knicker legholes are (in the smallest size knickers i can find at the shops). I also don't want her burning her thighs on play equipment, when she sits down on the slippery dip etc.
Charmlea, if nappy rash preparations have alcohol in them, what about going back to ala natural e.g aloe vera? do you have any aloe vera plants?
cooled chamomile tea diluted?
Jess - thanks for that tip!
Can any of you ladies point me in the direction of the cloth for newbies thread? I can't seem to find it :(
here it is hun
morning ladies!!!
just a friendly word of advice - if your bub is going to eat a packet of blueberries... well, be ware of the poo repercussions!! Came out in the wash, but was washed that day. Black as night poo!!
Never tried the mio range - sorry can't help there. But if i was buying prefolds for a new bub I would go with booroi or some nice OBV hand dyed ones. To add to the list of covers with leg gussets there is Booroi and Bummis. You can also use the pop in shell as a cover. Booroi and bummis covers double up as great swim nappies too!!
All this talk of NB fitteds is making me so clucky!! It is a good idea to get out smaller ones and give them a wash once in a while isnt it? Helps keep the elastic good doesnt it? Good excuse anyway? !! :P
WOHB - swaddlebees OSFM eco nappy
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where are the nb fluff pics miss arimeh?
if your LO suits front closing, the Drybees fleece pocket nappies (close with aplix) would be a simple night nappy. (malden mills fleece outer). Put a bamboo trifold/prefold inside it. ClothnCraft stock those.:
if your LO suits front closing snaps, what about a Fluffybubs Dreams night nappy (that's a hybrid style. you can use it JUST with the snaps ins - like an AI2, or snapins PLUS the pocket insert - depends how much absorbency your child needs.) there is a Fluffybubs site.
buy a night nappy according to your bub's RISE measurement and their kgs/
to measure rise:
start measuring tape at her navel
take tape down under her legs and up the small of her back, roughly level with her navel
that is her RISE measurement.
tell the seller your baby's rise measurement, to make sure you buy the right size for YOUR bub.
bilby has SHORT legs, but a LONG rise, so it's not all down to whether they are tall or not.
hey all ! yeh mel i wanna see pic are they on FB (lazy havent been on there in yonks)
update on gabbi bum : still the same :(
I cant figure out what it is , possibly teething her diet is the same and all my nappies reek , if had a snappi id use TT untill i can strip wash all my aio's
it was clearing up so well while she was in sposies and paw paw ointment , then 2 days in mcn and sneaking in bbq shapes at a party has made it flare up again .. i just cant get rid of it , i may have to get some canesten rinse , all the nappies have has a medic rinse (sorta like a stripwash) but its still there . poor thing , its too hot for spoises but ny nappies are giver her the rash or not making it any better so i dont know what to do...
no nappy is whats she does , but i sick of her sli[[ing over in her wee :lol:
and i dont have any aloe in my garden.. might have to snoop around my street :shhh:
WOW who is on the BBH mail list? Lea those new trim side snappers look FANTASTIC!!!!
WOHB - xmas beetlebum
BBH side snappers? WHAT?! I need to check my email me thinks
Welcome back Mel & congrats again.
yah ! i love em i cant wait to get them !! i like the look of them as i
love the MA but they are baggy on DD and the MF tends to get discoulored and can get stinky ... the new snap in will be trimmer and slimmer so great for summer !!
i like the sound of the "Petite-alls" too (side snappers, trim), and it was great to see the baby beehinds ad (being shown in Qld i believe) on the youtube link. (this was all in the baby beehinds emails, sent to anyone on their mailing list).
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eekkk its almost time for a new thread, how did i miss this one??
Hi All!
Well I've been gone for about 6 weeks now but I'm back!
We FINALLY moved out of my father-in-law's house on 14 November and found an adorable three bedroom house that was in our price range (we are renting)! James and Jeremy are LOVING having their own room and I'm loving the freedom of being in our own place.
In the (near) three weeks we've been in the new house I've actually only spent one whole day at home because my husband moved his office as well and we have been doing that move this week. We SHOULD be finished with the move tomorrow and I think the boys and I actually get to stay home tomorrow to concentrate on the house. This will be good because we are having a belated Thanksgiving dinner with some other American friends of ours on Sunday and I'm not the least bit ready for it!
In other news, Jeremy is FINALLY getting back into cloth nappies after nearly three months in disposables. Tonight is the first cloth that has touched his bum since the 11th of September!! WOW!!
Despite what we originally planned to do, we left a lot of our stuff with my father-in-law since most of what was in the house was ours. We left the lounges, fridge, washing machine and microwave. We lived in the new house for a week and a half without a washing machine and nearly two weeks without the fridge. Now I have a beautiful LG front loading washing machine. I was unsure about a front loader but I LOVE it! My clothes seem to be getting cleaner then they were in the top loader so I'm excited to wash nappies as well.
I am thrilled to be able to take part in this thread again and I've missed you all so much! I am WAY too tired to read nine pages so I'm just going to jump right in and I'll give personal responses to people as I get back into the forum!
One more thing before I sign off...
James night trained in two nights once we moved. In this cool house, the master bedroom has the built-in wardrobe, the spare room (will be our office/study) has nothing, and the boys' bedroom has an ensuite!! So James was in undies nearly straight away when we moved in! So I officially have only ONE child in nappies!!
And in the three months since Jeremy has worn cloth he has grown into his medium nappies. He turned 4 months old on 25th November and he weighs 8 kgs and is 73 cms long! He is HUGE!!!
WOHB: GNST nappy - have never used it before so keen to see how it performs!!
welcome back LIL PRECIOUS, you have had a very eventful time, moving house etc.
congrats on tt-ing James!
can anyone suggest a good night nappy for tummy sleepers im using a GNST but its always wet in the front at the top everywhere else its dry on the outside so maybe a suggestion for boosters or watever??
WOJB: Baby safari snap and stuff Surf
Hi Everyone!! I've been gone a while too from this thread.
I am so super excited cause I am getting a Christmas Auriel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Whoo hooo!! Can't wait to see it IRL and get in on Em's butt.
Kitt3n I didn't get the newsletter did they have pics of the new SS???
We are off to SA after chrissy..driving (not looking forward to that) so I'll have plenty of room for the nappies :)
I hope everyone is well!
J - I am not sure, maybe ish fly nites? they have an extra tummy pad :)
ezy - yep with pics - send me your email addy on FB and I will forward to you :)
Laa is sleeping SO MUCH BETTER now that I am only putting her in pockets overnight. Who would have thought eh?
WOHB - GF
GIGI:
What brand front loading washing machine do you have?
I have an LG and just washed my first load of nappies in it.
I set it for the full cotton wash, on cold, with the pre-wash and the extra rinse!
Did I do it right?
aw poop, just wrote a reply and cyberspace ate it!
LP
no right way hon, just a few different ways to achieve the same goal.
i have a frontloading LG too.
mine actually has a cycle called BABY CYCLE which i used to wash the nappies.
it's basically
prewash
long wash cycle
long rinse cycle (called Medic Rinse on my machine
all done at 60 degrees
if you don't have a baby cycle, just substitute the other.
if you use cold, observe for smells. if mcn turns smelly, then try to make ONE day a week, your HOTWASH day, when you wash the nappies at 60 degrees.
CHARMEA
how is Gabbi's bottom? any better?
i'm thinking it's time to put bilby into just knickers for bed, the end of fluff for us (her night time trainers were her last vestige of mcn). A sad day.
GIGI:
Thanks!
Your LG is a bit different from mine! I don't have the baby cycle but sounds like when I do the cotton wash (longest wash) with a pre-wash and the extra rinse it is probably about the same.
I will watch for smelly nappies and do a hot wash periodically to keep it in check.
I'm just trying to figure out the right amount of detergent to use.
I'm using the ecostore powder and might be using too much but I'm not quite sure.
Anyone else use ecostore powder with a front loader? If so, how much do you use?
WOHB: a sposie - we went to our playgroup Christmas party and we left the house in a rush so I just grabbed the small nappy bag packed with sposies from before I got organized with cloth again - he fell asleep in the car on the way home and actually transferred into bed REALLY well - just have to remember to change him when he wakes up!!
can anyone point me in the right direction of nappies with tummy pads?
WOJB: Giraffe CT
iishfly :):
I was lucky enough to nab some sugar shots last night, anyone else?
WOHB - GF
ype i know them kitten but im pretty sure i saw some somewhere but i cant seem to find them of a different brand
Hi All,
Quick post while the boys are busy in the playroom!
Thoughts on Pea Pods???
I am using size medium on Jeremy (he is 8 kilos and about 73 cms long) and I'm getting leaks around the legs after about 90 minutes? Are mediums still too big for him? Am I leaving the nappy on too long? Or should I look at some other kind of AIO? I don't like the idea of having to change a nappy hourly so I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong?? James leaked in Pea Pods as well but I chalked it up to the fact that mediums were too small for him when I was putting them on him!
Any and all thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
WOHB: Green Kids pocket
lilprecious - I dare say it's the pea pods themselves hun. They aren't very absorbent and the leg gussets aren't very tight.
Jwithj - google ishfly, if you can't find it PM me for the link :)
wohb - GF
Well done Kitt3n on nabbing some sugarshots....I got the email and meant to go to the site to check it out but got sidetracked. I'm disappointed cos mediums would have been ideal for DS and i really want to try them. Oh well, next time.
I finally decided what I wanted for my custom widdlewuns so I am waiting to get them in the mail after they're complete. Very exciting.
Do you guys find that MCNs sort of cut into bubs in the tummy area? Not cut in I guess, but when they're sitting, they sort of bulge their little tums out a bit? DS is just starting to sit and I've only just noticed it. They're not too tight, if they were looser we'd get leaks but I wondered if that was normal? It doesn't seem to be bothering him so I'll run with it I guess.
WOHB: skulls GF sound asleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
we had heaps of fit issues with front snappers, wide crotch styles,:
that was solved by getting side snappers, narrow crotch style.