Cloth Nappies #190

[starangelk]

ooohhhhh noooooooo Skybie - that's a horror story!!

[AngelPants]

oh no i didnt know that biozet is bad!! it works wonders on DF's gym clothes and work clothes. im off to the stupidmarket tomorrow anyway (out of disposable wipes *sigh*) i must buy something else then... ecostore was it? can u get it at foodland/IGA?
man DS has been peeing a freaking river in this heat, flooded the bed last night despite 3 nappy changes and 3 outfit changes


WOCB: kissaluv with a trifold added and bummis jungle cover

[CrazyLady]

I think ecostore is only at woolies. Basically anything with optical brighteners is bad. Even when I run through a radiant load with DP's uniform I run a load of kitchen cloths and tea towels with only sensitive liquid in post wash. I found any heavy duty washing liquid/powder leaves resiue in the tub and DD's bum gets pink.

Skybie~ I really think you'll remind yourself about velcro after that effort. Try some of the overpants if you have to use them maybe?

[*TripleJ*]

im so glad DS cant get his nappies off though he has come mighty close now i have to be careful with these GK's coz they are velcro and at the moment its too hot to wear pants or even shorts these days

WOMB: BBH night and maz monkey 2 cover
WOSB: recycling DM

[helle]

Angel pants, the more natural the better for washing your nappies
I don't use anything else, except DH likes fabric softener on his clothes because it "smells clean" :rollseyes: that stuff is so strong it gives me a high! otherwise ecostore washes everything.

[CrazyLady]

haha! I stopped remembering to buy fabric softener Helle. Did you know vinegar is supposed to be good as a natural softener? You just have to give an extra rinse so the clothes don't smell like a fish and chip shop. You might want to google how much to use though because I can't remember with preggy brain! DP doesn't complain though so it must do a good job. He wears the stiff cotton drill stuff to work and it comes out like cardboard usually unless I put something in to soften.

Angelpants- there is also a eucalyptus powder with no fillers or dyes in too that Bosistos make. Maybe if you can't get your hands on ecostore stuff tomorrow then that could be another option. The powder brought my nappies up really well except the smell of eucalyptus makes me feel ill so I stopped using it.

[LimeSlice]

Vinegar isn't the best for the nappies, but you can use Epsom Salts as fabric softener on EVERYTHING...add a few drops of essential oils to the fabric softener dispenser, with a tablespoon of salts and water to fill. Works a treat DH is a fabric softener person too


Getting very excited, have to force myself to stop buying bloody nappies!! Doing the nursery this week and next, so so looking forward to setting up the change table! (Is that sick?? ) Still have some new nappies to wash too, my clothes line is gonna look so purdy... hehe

[CrazyLady]

Vinegar isn't the best for the nappies, but you can use Epsom Salts as fabric softener on EVERYTHING...add a few drops of essential oils to the fabric softener dispenser, with a tablespoon of salts and water to fill. Works a treat DH is a fabric softener person too

I didn't mean for nappies Helle. JIC it was interpreted that way. I mean for your DH's uniform

I just wanted to add that I checked the load I did in the ecostore powder last night and they have really come up well. The stains from the calm faded a tonne and I know it wasn't sun because DP moved the clothes airer into the laundry as we had guests for a bbq today. I missed a few inserts that somehow didn't make it into the nappy bucket today (and the last load) and they are all marked. I also grabbed all the black marked ones from the nappy tub that were clean and chucked them in a inserts only load which I will pause shortly and soak overnight. Is it possible I'm nesting in the first trimester? I can't stop cleaning even though I feel WRECKED! Maybe it's because finally DD lets me do housework without getting upset that i'm not paying attention to her and playing... She still gets HEAPS of cuddles though. *sigh* I hope she isn't getting too independant in her toddlerhood

[luna moth]

Vinegar is an ace fabric softener. I use about 40 mL with some kind of essential oil, and never get the chip shop smell. No good for nappies, although I use it on terry flats and cotton prefolds. DD has grown out of her cotton prefolds now, but they're good for when you need uber-wipes, which I will soon, hopefully....

it's ELEVEN days! Send me your poo vibes!

WONB: Spunky Butts fitted in Latte, ME Rikki Ocean cover. Not very colour coordinated, so unlike me, but it was dark when I changed her.

[Fleur]

I use vinegar in every wash, with oils or without & never smell like a chip shop

Will have to get the epsom salts out if it's no good for nappies though (why is that? curious)

Pie spent her first night in cloth the other night with no leaks, thank goodness...until DH got her up in the morning & didn't take her nappy off straightaway but still, I think it scored a few points with him. I am hoping he is slowly coming around to the idea.
We have used the few that we have, waiting on more...everything works well so far although some fit better than others & I now have to figure out what is what, I am still feeling flummoxed by it all

Lol Audax...poo vibes to your little one. Pie used to go ages between poos when she was very little and boy did we know about it when she eventually got there.

[Arimeh]

Poo vibes being sent your way Audax. I don't think anything will keep that future explosion in..

Fleur - woohoo on the cloth overnight!! I hope the ones I sent you work - I'm sure one will, cos its a Widdlewun.. haha!!!

[~Lashes~]

everytime i say i wont buy another nappy, i end up with another, 2 at least!!
HAHA!!! DF is gettin into the cloth love!! hes just coned me into buying a sandman, cos it has tarantulas all over it! he wrote out a iou for me so he is buying it.(still hasnt changed one, but thats no suprise!) he said he wants to have her in it when mum comes over next! she is petrified of spiders mind you i said i wanted to go to kmart and put a layby on for her birthday, his reply, "just get her some more of them prety nappies she likes" he loves opening them and seeing her face when there shown to her, but dont let him know you know, or ill be dead!!!

WOKB: nothing, airing it out untill i chase her down again, then its a abby gro.

[*TripleJ*]

Jamie has just started getting excited with the mail only problem is nothing has been for him for ages lol he runs away with watever is in the package still waiting on a few things and gotta send some soon i love getting money for selling things Jazzy loves to pee

WOMB: i cant even remember
WOSB: magicall

[CrazyLady]

Audax- Have you tried prune juice or something hun? Your poor DD would be super uncomfy. I'm sending poo vibes your way! Maybe she can have some of DD's poo vibes I got to sleep in again and I find DD in a clean MCN (DP used to reach for the sposies)when I woke up! I better go restart washing from that soak last night

WOCB: Black minky Abby Gro

[LimeSlice]

Something to do with the vinegar degrading the elastic apparently Fleur.

Sending mighty poo vibes Audax!! 11 days?? How do they DO that?? lol

[~Stoked~]

Mmmmmm all this talk of vinegar is making me want fish n chips....

[Fleur]

Something to do with the vinegar degrading the elastic apparently Fleur.

Thanks Lime. That's a bugger. I had thought it might be good for neutralising odours as well. Bicarb maybe?

[CrazyLady]

Thanks Lime. That's a bugger. I had thought it might be good for neutralising odours as well. Bicarb maybe?

Bicarb rocks! I used to put a tablespoon in the pre wash rinse. Never had a pongy nappy unless we missed some errr........ solid matter with the LS

Stoked- i just woke up from a nap where I had a vivid dream I could smell fish and chips! I want some now!