my 2 envious nappies just arrived! :leap:
just trying to work out how they are OSFM. there are no snaps at the front to snap them down. might check out her website and have a look.
YAY! my first pretties :leap:
WOHB - bbh petite in orange
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my 2 envious nappies just arrived! :leap:
just trying to work out how they are OSFM. there are no snaps at the front to snap them down. might check out her website and have a look.
YAY! my first pretties :leap:
WOHB - bbh petite in orange
I'd say they work the same way as DM's - they are a little high in the rise for a young bub but still work ok :):
Helle - I remember Aricyn being in a bright pink nappy when he was younger.. I'm sure I have a pic on facebook of it too!!! LOL.. (are we friends on facebook?)
Not much happening here.. going to buy 3 twinkle lily night nappies for DD1 cos I really like them!!! If anyone is looking for some, they are on spesh at jazzy buttz for $30 each!! Huge special (not where I'm getting mine from cos she only has mediums and I need larges!!)
Ahh I wish I had more cash.. I'm using my birthday money to buy nappies - how addict-ish is that?!?!? Who needs new clothes anyway ay.....
WOATB's (whats on all their buttocks): Widdlewuns.
WMM he should be fine about purple snaps. Just has an issue with hot pink fluff XD
Sorry. That was a really petty rant but geez! It hindsite I probation just shoulda spent an extra few bucks and got something unisex.
i think one of them has a tiny bit of residue on the wing but the rest are definately grey stains maybe i need sunlight soap? anyone else use it? apparently u need to do a strip wash afterwards
hmmm in new to this section so still trying to work out all the acronyms :)
I used terry's with DD1 but had a front loading washing machine up until a week ago and it took an hr and a half to do a load and didn't spin properly so it was too hard to keep up. i also had a set of Bummi's but they always leaked and i sold them pretty quicky.
Anyway i got given a stack of brand new BBH for this bub which i love + a BBH minky one and 2 clothed up minky ones with flannel boosters. I have only just realised that soaking in napisan is bad and now that i have a decent WM that does a hot wash i just dry pail. Do i need to strip the nappies?
I have just ordered some more BBH hemp fitted's as they are on special on their site - buy 2 get one free so 3 hemp nappies + postage for $38.95. Does that sound like a good price?
How many nappies all up have you got? how many do you need? i use nature babycare sposies at night
sounds pretty good to me
we have around 50 all up for both kiddies and thats plenty probably heaps more than i should lol i was getting away with about 16 for each including night nappies but i do cheat and use sposies some nights
i just bought some moo goo msm cream do i need a liner or is it safe to use it straight on?
WOMB: magicall
WOJB: petite peony :heartbeat:
moogoo MSM is safe to go straight on! No liner needed...
WOCB: purple Bubblebubs candie...
ok can someone please explain what WOCB and WONB means :)
thats great about moogoo, that stuff is awesome!
It's What's on Their Butt. I think it started out as WOHB (his/her) but if you have a couple in cloth, people go with their kids' initials.
You shouldn't need to strip wash, only if you start to get a build up of washing detergent, or they're a bit stinky even after washing...it's never been a routine maintenance thing for me. I think the napisan thing harks back to the days of our parents who used flats - I don't think the napisan's great for elastic and PUL. I use flats and prefolds, and still dry pailed them, although it is nice to know I can bring in the big guns for those ones if I want. :p A small amount of detergent and the sun should do just fine.
And yeah I saw the BBH hemps are a good price - I really like them, many prefer the bamboo, but I like them the same - the bamboo are slightly more absorbent but consequently take longer to dry. Both types arrive soft, and then go a bit crunchy, but my hemps are so old that they're actually quite soft again. :lol: This may also be known as 'falling apart'...
Nerdburger! That's serious, birthday money on nappies!
what are the best sites for nappies? I found Australian Baby Suppliers had a good range but got my new ones off the BBH site. I also found on facebook a site called Kodomo which looked pretty well priced. I know someone who makes nappies and has an e-bay store so i should probably try hers next lol
Nelle - Thanks for that. i think i have the bamboo ones but they still feel nice. A bit stiff but a nice fit on my DD. I love the minky too but like the natural and organic fibres of the others. There are sooo many out there, I can see how ppl get addicted!
There are probably heaps of stores I'm not familiar with these days (Australian Baby Supplies is one of those, thanks!). But I used to shop from Darlings Downunder, Nurture Nappies, Baby Soft Landings, The Wee Wuns...there are stacks more obviously! Those ones were sort of like the supermarkets, with lots of brands, but some of them seem to have gotten a little smaller.
Okay, I want to start learning about brands...what can you guys tell me about:
Grovia?
Pop-In?
Bonnibuns?
ooooh pop ins are one of my faves here! i put a night booster into a dream dri and it lasts 13 hours here with my little heavy wetting monkey! plus without the night booster and just the inserts, it lasts for over 4 hours without a leak! seriously thinking of purchasing some more :D
Napisan stops the nappies being absorbant if they're bamboo. bamboo is naturally antibacterial so you don't need anything added. I do put a couple of drops of lavender in the fabric softener dispenser every few washes to act like a canestan anti-fungal rinse but that's it. No optical brighteners in your washing powder/liquid either. Also PUL isn't supposed to be washed above 60 degrees to prevent it delaminating and buggering the waterproof attributes of the shell.
WOCB: undies!
thanks CL i don't think i've done to much damage to them. Would i be better off setting my washing machine to warm then JIC? I always use an eco based washing powder such as eco store or Aware so i think they are ok.
I've had no sun so had to use the drier which is a pain with stains.
Just wondering who is good and puts their PUL covers in a lingerie bag? Should i be bothered? do you think it helps preserve them?
I finially worked out after looking it up on the site why there are extra velcro tabs on the BBH covers so i think that will help my covers looking nice
i'm so loving MCN's right now. So easy and my baby's bum feels so nice in the ergo or sling :)
I wash all my nappies in plain old cold water
and i never put the shells in a bra bag... i don't have one big enough!
I can't get back into this facceboook nappy thread... its just... so... I don't know?! But it is doing my head in!
Wow that's alot of chatting today! I've skimmed sorry ladies!
Nelle pop in's and bonnibuns are my fav! I'm a mental bonnibuns fan, ask anyone! Lol. The poo gusset on the pop in's is awesome, love the night booster so so much too!
Fluffy mail today. 2 bonnibuns prints and 3 bcheeks.
Wowb- custard pop in :D
Bonnibuns are having a "buy a nappy and get a free swim nappy" birthday sale which I think i may take advantage of (if the naturals I scored off you are a good fit on DS) due to your ranting XD:
yeah, warm is advisable but I just do cold and pump the water up a bit. I always make sure I do a pre rinse to dilute the wee because Pixie is a really heavy wetter. also if the inserts aren't full of water then they absorb all the washing water and won't clean as good. I've never bothered with a lingerie bag but I do however make sure everything is unsnapped to avoid the elastic being tugged while the clothes are spinning from the bits getting tangled. I've found the older shells that I didn't unsnap have degraded way faster in the elastic because I wasn't unsnapping at the start of my MCN using period. Shells don't last as long because of the chlorine content in the water here so I try to do what I can to get as much use as possible out of them!:
DD's nappies always get stained throughout winter because I don't sun as much. It won't effect performance and they get pooed/wee-ed on anyway so I'm not too fazed.
WOCB: The potty, soon to be bathwater
I always just threw covers in...although do not look to me though as the pinnacle of 'taking care of nappies'. When ours fall apart I think to myself 'I deserve this'. A warm wash would be fine. Many people even use cold, just because of the energy difference - I looked in our washing machine manual the other day and the difference between a cold and warm wash is like...well I couldn't find it without getting the manual but it's REALLY significant.
thats good to know about the cold wash cycle, i'll go back to that if it still works ok and maybe just do hot every second wash.
I only ever do a hot wash on the inserts only and only when doing a stripwash/deep soak in rocking green. I probably deep clean inserts about once every 2 months unless they're smelling stale. I have a front loader so just prewash with a low water level and then pause it when all the inserts are submerged on a high water level hot load. Last deep clean was to rid the inserts of any eco store residue after Pixie had that nasty burning reaction to it. She hasn't had any reactions since we swapped to the amolin liquid except for when she was getting her 2 molars at once.
i so agree with u there helle! there was a lot of cattiness on it yesterday and i am very close to leaving. its starting to get nasty and personal on there now:
it's not so much the cattiness... just a million people commenting on nappies all at once with accronyms i don't understand ><; EG; "int" and "dets up" WTH is THAT all about?!:
I still have 3 issy bear with night & day inserts if anyone is interested.
we seem to be a society that keeps putting acronyms down! it took me months to work out what FTW was! u can imagine what i kept coming up with (and yes the f stood for firetruck in my versions lol)
It is
int: interested (meaning they are interested in the nappy but usually waiting for details or checking funds)
deets up: Details are up (seller has uploaded the details of the nappy so people can now see how much it is etc)
Teresa, the cattiness is coming from a "elite and secret" MCN group that thinks they are top sh*t and keeps making fun of people and picking on them. It's crap but I am dealing with it on the MCN chatter page (cause I am admin) soo over it. Don't worry, they will find other places to stir soon and our page will go back to normal. :)
WOCB: umm.... baby pink tutto I think! LOL!
...and then some people are just putting full stops?
i think i might just stick to pinching any cast offs you lot have, and keep a look out for sales!
oh, and WOJB Aqua Tutto
Was looking at some new second hand BBH covers which were 6 for $40 but they are smalls and while bubs is only 4mths she is already 8kgs so just not sure it was worth it? how long was your bub in small covers for?
I just brought the most gorgeous hand knitted organic wool cover on sale in my town. $28. Apparently it only needs washing every couple of weeks as it is prepped with lanolin and air and sun deodorizes unless you get poo on it. So thats on Hazels butt with a orange bamboo BBH.
ETA nappy rash - does using cloth cause more nappy rash or is it more likely the washing powder? i am using Aware sensitive???
I only just got a machine that can do hot washing, which is why my naps got their first strip wash a couple of weeks ago. I have such an epic stash that I don't think it would be an issue anyway, it was more the novelty :redface:
CW - I have 70 nappies, because I am a nutcase addict. I'm not proud of it, but I just can't let any of them go.
Nelle - I am a big fan of the Bonnibuns. They didn't fit DD well until she was about 3 months old, but they did fit. Now, the fit is perfect, and they're really easy.
CL - yay for undies! Pixie is awesome!
WONB: Petite Peony.
Fluffy mail today - 2 x Petite Peonys from a swapsie on the fb page. I love the cattiness on there - I don't watch TV, so that substitutes for my daily soap opera.
doesn't bonnibuns make SIO??
hi ladies :)
i recently started washing my nappies every 2nd day but im noticing little mould spots appearing on my inserts??? what am i doing wrong?
whats the facebook page lol
is it hot where you are? they might be getting a bit hot and humid in the nappy bucket?:
otherwise i have no idea!
im in sydney, is miserable cold days lol
would not having a lid on the bucket make a difference?
I'm not sure either! Sorry.
Helle bonnibuns are an AIO with an extra snap in booster. Or the rapid drys are a shell and trifold. (I think)
I think the full stops are people bumping up the photos.
Wowb- nakie!!! Bout to hit the tub!
I have had mould. Not sure what causes it, but a friend has also had it. It spreads, so kill it quick. Clove oil dabbed and left on for an hour will kill it, then wash before next use. Chuck a bit of vinegar in the rinse - it's not a great thing to do all the time, but vinegar is pretty weak and is far kinder to your nappies than mould is! Heaps of sunshine (as if, I know!) will help too.
Nellbell is wearing a Bonnibuns pocket right now. Old skool - she doesn't seem to do them anymore as a regular thing, but I bet she would as a custom. The others are AIO + snap in booster or shell + snap in trifold.
And... she christened that PP with a giant turd. So proud :D
It could be the washing powder but also what liner is in the nappies? Pixie reacts horribly to suede cloth and a few washing powders/liquids. If you can get to a health food shop listed on the moogoo site for moogoo msn cream it's awesome stuff. sometimes you have to play around with a setup of liners/fits until you find what works for your bub.:
I think I'm a tad sad that Pixie wanted her nappy off straight after her nap again today. She said "nappy off", "unders please" lol. Her nappy wasn't even wet at all either. 5 minutes after she got her "unders" on she announced she needed to use the potty to poo. So proud but still sad she won't have a padded fluffy butt around the house. I think I might deep wash the abby gro inserts tonight and cross my fingers we get sun tomorrow. I think I have 25 odd inserts for only about 12 decent shells. I might have to try replacing elastic on a few.
WOCB: "unders" :lol:
Bern the other thing I could think of was that perhaps the bamboo isn't 100% dry and still a bit damp if the weather is so bad. If you're putting them in the drier tho im stumped.
I had one CT go mouldy and I used canisten rinse and I haven't had any issues with any others. You can get canestin from woolies in the laundry isle (they hide it along the bottom shelf here :))
will the canestan kill the mould?