Cloth Nappies #188

[UntoldAngel]

Audax please don't encourage her!! Tali you need a 12 step program to control your addiction

[Kitt3n]

Hey Epacris!!! Nice to see you in here. I had no idea the other ladies had relinquished their moderator roles. That's a great page you and Raven have set up there.

LOL Tali you are doing very well. I was so terribly addicted till I found out what I really loved, in the end I guess that was part of the reason why I set up a buy/sell used mcn kinda store........... all closed now though.

I love our stash, and it's great that our little squish is to be a girl, it means they all get to be used all over again. But our whole stash is pretty much the same brands, regardless of sizes..... I like to keep everything in sets of 6 or 12..... bit anal :P

WOHB - Beetlebums Mashup pocket - choc and sage

[teresa]

OMG! 180 mcn's!! well done

[*TripleJ*]

man i still dont know why i didnt do this with jamie its so easy love nb fluff i have one ecobubs pocket in small and that held in a explosion so i might get some more loving fitteds and flats at the moment the prefold i bought are too big maybe i should have got the small ones lol

WOJB: pul pocket
WOSB: flat and maz minky cover love my maz covers

[CrazyLady]

DD is definitely wanting to TT. She was free bumming and went into the toilet and yelled til i held her over it today... She did a wee I'm so proud. I guess it's time to TTC 2 so I can avoid fluff withdrawals

Epacris, Welcome as a mod hun. I sent a message to you with a link for your glossary thingo!

WOCB: Sposie because we're flying tomoz and with Melb rain I can't get fluff dry ; ;

[Cherished]

Hi ladies I wanted to drop in with a couple of questions and a BIG thank you to all the girls who have helped me prior to bubs being born with all my questions on MCN's I am LOVING my cloth! I have ended up using prefolds with BBH's covers NB size which have been really good so far and I think bubs will be able to wear them for a while longer even with a growth spurt. I had some bamboo terry prefolds which were great for using with a snappy but now bubs is a bit bigger (and I think they have fluffed up more or shrunk in the wash) the snappy doesn't go around and they seem to be a bit bulky compared to my bamboo fleece fold ups which are the BBH's boosters. I think I like them the best as they dry faster being a single layer and the cover feels dry to touch after the bamboo is saturated so it only needs airing. I've also tried some on my microfiber boosters inside a cover with a microfleece liner on top and that works well as it's a slim line nappy and absorbs enough for my little bub at the moment however the cover feels and look wet after a wee so I don't like to reuse it so I end up going through more covers.

I haven't had any leaks with the cloth but I was wondering if anyone found the covers with leg gussets better? I imagine as bub gets bigger so will the poos so the BBH's mightn't cut it in the containment side of things with a prefold inside that isn't snappy'd

Anyway my MIL gave me a sewing machine as a baby gift so yippppppie I now get to make my own stuff I would like to know how fast cotton velour dries is it like a regular cotton top or does it take much longer like bamboo? I'm thinking of making some wipes out of it as I'm currently using chux cloths and throwing them in the wash which has been fantastic especially as they come out of the wash pretty much dry and they are soft when wet. But I wouldn't mind moving onto something a bit nicer if they will also dry fast and be really soft of bubs bottom.

What are the best websites to buy fabrics from? I might go online shopping today and get some stuff for the wipes and even some more bamboo to make my own prefolds YAY

[Kitt3n]

Fluffy mail ! Some lushies from SHP - oh gosh they really stand up to their name!!

cherished 1 - the cotton velour dries much faster but does not stay nearly as nice and soft and certainly loses it's luster, unlike the OBV. I have found that the best wipes are sherpa on one side (nice and grippy, yet still wonderfully soft on lil bums) and OBV on the other - for the "polish" so to speak. I have no idea on the sites where to buy stock from, I am far too hopeless to ever try making my own! lol

WOHB - Purple Munch Crunch Auriel

[teresa]

oohh fluffy mail arrived today. one medium bbh petite in metro! cant wait to wash it and put it on! was worried it wouldnt fit DS but tried it on and it fits perfectly. so tiny and cute


WOHB - pea pod at the moment.

[Cherished]

oh enjoy that petite teresa. I bought 2 in NB size for bubs and they were my fav thing to try out but due to snaps I couldn't get a proper fit He's worn both of them maybe 3 times each as he now fits into them on the last snap so no doubt he will grow out of them really quickly. I wish they made them with velcro so I could have really used them. I loved them so much I think I would have bought 20 of them for my next bub LOL

[*TripleJ*]

lol i have one petite in small and DD is on the last snaps from the first time she wore it and it doesnt hold in poo lol lucky i didnt buy any more

fluffy mail today HERE

WOM(monkey)B: pul pocket
WOS(squidgy)B: flanny flat and maz hands and feet fleece NB cover
thought i would use nicknames coz i have 2 j's

[AngelPants]

hooray antibiotics are over and we are back in fluff
and with perfect timing my pixie poppits arrived today along with some babylegs, a jolly jumper AND a dr seus tshirt needless to say i almost kissed the postie
CL- u must have 1 smart pickle there, TT already!!! a bit sad that fluff is getting fazed out
cherished- yay on a new sewing machine! i got one for my 21st a few months ago cos my mum wanted hers back... i am no help in regards to sewing stuff for nappies, my few attempts didnt go so well so i am sticking with clothes, bags etc.

WOCB: bubbaloua pale blue jaquard

[CrazyLady]

Cmarfol: quoting my mum "it's scary how bloody smart she is". My sister asked if DD could put the lid on the nappy cream tube for her and my jaw dropped because DD comprehended it and actually managed first time! She put it on properly and screwed it up tight too! Usually we just give her an instruction and she does it first time. As I said to DP, we have to watch what we say/do around her now! Going to wait 2 weeks before I try the full time TTing because we just got back from a 2 week holiday. last time we traveled her digestive system got scrambled for a week and one day she was pooing midnight, the next would be say 10am and such. Poor pixie is teething so a tad blocked up right now.

WOCB: Pastel Rainbow minky Abby Gro and by the looks of her squatting and making her noise, soon to be poo...

[Kitt3n]

CL - YAY yet OH NO on the TT'ing! I think Laa is still a while off, so going to have 2 in cloth for a while I think Which is good, cos they do have a couple of matching ones.

I have 12x lushies prewashing along with 6x Auriels, 6 BB ISO and 2 BB Wooly nights in the machine........ do you think my machine appreciates how lucky it is to be washing such a lovely stash? lol

WOHB - SS! pocket halfie - cupcakes and fairyfloss

[halltribe]

Hi there everyone again My 2yo is mostly TTed now - yeehaa so no more nappies for him.

I basically have my perfect small stash for my wee girl so have now started getting together her mediums.

I am selling off all my boyish larges and its good to have a clean out - not sure what to do with the peapods I first started out on? There doesn't seems to be a market to sell and they have heaps of life left in them for someone starting out.

Has anyone seem the new Dr Suess fabric on nappies - just lovely.

WOSB - lovely small green Nicnap

[*TripleJ*]

yep love the dr seuss i need to get me one lol

omg i have a flattery NB nappy thats too big for my almost 4kg girl lol major leg gape fits nice around the waist though
im almost running out of nappies with Jazzy but its because the prefols i have are just too big shame luckily flats dry super quick and i have a few

WOMB: baby safari stuff and snap yellow loving the yellow its such a nice colour
WOSB: fitted and maz green retro dots cover

[HotI]

hooray antibiotics are over and we are back in fluff

What do antibiotics do to cloth?

My little one has been on AB and i just kept her in cloth. I have been using washable liners just because she has had lots of poos and her butt is getting sore so using some cream.

[AngelPants]

Kate- antibiotics don't do anything, they just gave DS the runs so I was changing him every hr. To make matters worse he was on them cos he had an op on his bottom.

[QueenMab]

Hi there everyone again My 2yo is mostly TTed now - yeehaa so no more nappies for him.

I basically have my perfect small stash for my wee girl so have now started getting together her mediums.

I am selling off all my boyish larges and its good to have a clean out - not sure what to do with the peapods I first started out on? There doesn't seems to be a market to sell and they have heaps of life left in them for someone starting out.

Has anyone seem the new Dr Suess fabric on nappies - just lovely.

WOSB - lovely small green Nicnap

You could try to sell the peapods for cheap in one of the fb groups or give them to someone who is just starting out? There are some nappy libraries around that might be able to use them, maybe, or a charity like backpacks4aussie kids...?

Hoping for some fluffy mail today... that or a baby... either/or lmao.