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Hey liz - congrats :) I went the prefolds this time round too, plus small Widdlewuns are awesome from birth :) DD3 was 3.5kg and they fit perfectly right after birth - it was her first nappy - nawwwww
J - haha want some BB pockets? bahahaha just kidding mods, I'm not selling on here, I know the rooooolz
wish i wasnt broke as i wanted to buy ur house remember
Wot you don't have a spare $225,000 lying around? Shame on you!!! lol:
Which BB do you refer to mel... IM NOT BUYING just curious cause there are a few makers referred to as BBs.
PS- my capitols aren't for you mel ;)
Woohoo got my ruffle nappy from bec @ chic designs, looove it!! And I've got another custom from her coming + I won a custom spot for her in a charity auction! And waiting on some jam tots covers from the mcn Facebook page.....going to use them as swim nappies while we are away, and night nap covers :) and got my designer bums from their sale. Eeek DH will kill me!!
Lol - the only BB's that matter of course - Beetlebums ;)
Yes, I am a snob to other brands... what can I say....
no new nappy news here! thinking i may need to start buying larges in the petites tho as DS might be close to needing them. dont have plumbers crack yet so to me they are still good :rofl:
the last couple of mornings i have had to put a sposie on him to go to daycare as the other morning he was only in his cloth for 20mins when he flooded it and it leaked onto his pants! he seems to be starting to hold his bladder more and more. we have been sittting him on his potty the last few nights before his bath but he doesnt sit very long and hasnt wee'd in it yet! we just thought we would get him used to it.
Back from Sydney, clothin it the whole way, on my own. Hard work, but worth it to help out my mumma. I've finally got my travel stash sorted:
6 x pockets (Bonnibuns and GKs)
6 x Bamboozles
4 x terry flats
2 x night booster sets (trifold and a micro topped booster)
A wad of micro liners
It's the perfect combo for any length trip. Although, when we go houseboating in October, I'll be leaning more on the terry flats. Just so easy to dry.
Baby is on her first course of antibiotics - not sure what to expect, nappy-wise.
WONB: Terry flat.
Trying to decide if I should do the nappy hunt from my phone. Driving today so I could but I'm still a wee bit confused.
Do you look through each nappy sponsors website whenever you want or are there days?
Whenever you want WMM :) they ask you to start with sites that begin with the same letter as your name so that all the "a" ones don't get overloaded right away.
You could do it on your phone, I found a couple on there. Just search the sponsor's site till you find the nappy!
I have an A surname! Waaaaaaaaaahhhh!:
Second ever breach of pootainment lines this morning. Bubblebubs AIO. I blame the 3 days worth of oozy antibiotic poo, though, not the nappy itself. DH could have sealed it a bit better too, I reckon.
WONB: Terry flat. Man I love them. I'd sell some others, but what would I sell first? Too hard. Better keep them all :lol:
Behind on washing today so I'm using my flats on wee dude. I figured because we're short on MCN for him I'd save them for out and about. I was going to buy some bbh petites to top up Liam's stash but we can't afford it right now. I really hate monthly pay when we have a load of bills at once *sigh*
WOLB: Flanny flat and bbh cover. thinking it's full...
Still in small petites, or do you want mediums? There's those two mediums here, they definitely won't fit by the time we're off paracetamol - although it seems Dymadon doesn't stain so badly. Anyway, I am loaning you some nb MCNs, madam!:
Aromababy barrier balm! Anybody else used it? I love it!
WONB: Flat. Last one dry, then we're on to Bamboozles.
I am so freaking in love with you, Audax! Maybe I can get the horrid sposies out of the house now. DP will do MCNs that aren't snap down. Every time I go to change mr scrawny pants out of a sposie I swear because the front flicks up and the tabs stick again plus poo flicks up on his bum again.
WOLB:*sigh* sposie because he needed changing while I went for a nap
Hi All,
It has been a LONG while since I've been in here because I gave up on cloth and went to sposies with DS2 as EVERY time I used my cloth he leaked within an hour and rashed up something horrible.
Well, I'm pregnant with baby #3 and really keen to do cloth with #3 so giving cloth yet another try with DS2 to see if it works.
So far this morning I put a hemp BBH on him with a BBH PUL cover and I had leakage (through two layers of clothes) in about an hour.
I'm hoping that was due to the fact that he had a Milo with breakfast and NOT because of the nappy itself.
So he is in another cloth now - not sure what brand - and we'll see how he goes.
I have a variety of different cloth nappies (BBH hemp and bamboo, and a few other bits and pieces) but I'm just wondering if I'm better off starting from scratch with one brand of nappies or just continue to use my mish-mash stash.
I just don't know.
Also, if any of you on here have older children (2yrs old or so) how often do you change their cloth nappies? It seems like having to change him every 1-2 hours is a bit ridiculous as that is what I would do with a newborn.
And, what happened to the buy4baby website?
Is there any good place to source good 2nd hand cloth nappies these days??
Thanks and looking forward to hearing from a few of you.
Cheers,
Heidi
Buy4Baby just kinda evaporated with the success of the FB page. It's called Buy and Sell your MCNs.
Is it possible your nappies need strip washing to help their absorbency? We only had our second ever poo leak yesterday, and wee leaks only happen if I leave the one nappy on too long, like if we get caught somewhere. My baby rashes up if there's wet fabric against her skin for too long, so her nappies have to have a wicking inner, and I prefer microfleece for that. You can buy naps with microfleece inners, or just use liners.
I'd recommend trying out some pockets that you can boost to blazes if you have a heavy wetter - I find my Green Kids and Little Britches really good for that. AbbyGros have been great for some other mums in here. They didn't fit my baby all that well, but they were certainly absorbent.
I have a mish-mash stash. It works really well for us.
Lilprecious- hi, do you only have bbh brand? bbh is suedecloth insert and a lot of kids rash up in them. maybe try some microfleece liners in them to block the suedecloth?? that's how i stop my daughter rashing. another option is raw silk liners which have natural healing properties. maybe try the stripwash first?
Hi again,
Thanks for the advice!
I will have a look at the FB page and see if I can find some good stuff to boost my stash a bit.
I think a strip wash may be in order - I have never done one.
I have microfleece liners and also flushable liners.
I'm using the flushable liners at the moment because poo nappies are a bit of a drama with my morning sickness so the less I have to handle the nappies the better!
I will do a strip wash for now and see how that goes...
Thanks again...
Hemp BBH's don't have suedecloth, only the magicalls and the petites. I love my fitteds but i'm getting over PUL covers. I love my fleece Maz cover the best and my wool cover. I have a gen-y one coming and another Maz cover so i'm thinking of selling my PUL covers as i have heaps more AIO's now.
I got given a sachet of Rocking Green with a nappy i brought and i must say i like it. Not sure i'd rush out and buy more but it makes my nappies feel nice.
WOHB BBH with trifold and a Maz fleece cover
Hi again,
I forgot to ask when I posted before if the procedure for strip washing is the same in a front loading washing machine as it is for a top loading washing machine?
I've never strip washed before so I am WAY nervous about it.
I am not having a lot of success with PUL covers but just not sure whether it is worth trying yet another system with baby #3 or just start stocking up on disposables now???
I really want to do cloth again but I don't want to shell out a bunch of money for more nappies only to have them not work either!
SIGH!!
the way i see it nappies are an investment and you can easily resell them if you buy reputable brands. maybe just try a couple of brands and see what you like and sell on any you don't like. or get a couple of different covers eg a fleece cover and seeing if you have more success.
WOHB - LB apple minky fairy
I did a stripwash with a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid and it took about 3 washes to get it non bubbly. Used earth choise washing liquid and they came up gorgeous. i don't do over 60 degrees water temp with PUL either.:
The way i see it is buy say 2 nappies of what brands you like when they're on special and try them. the ones you don't like can be sold on as EUC or tried once. it's better than basically burning money every nappy change.
WOLB: Sposie. daddy changed last nappy
geez my dishwashing liquid must be crapola lol i use a big squeeze and it only takes 2 rinses lol
i really hope i win something in this nappy hunt coz i want new nappies :)
Do you have a top loading machine or front loader?:
Back home and straight back in cloth baby YEAH!!!!!
Love all the naps I came home to in the post :)
WOWB- pumpkin pop in :D
top loader
Yeah, front loaders bubble more than a top loader so that's why they need less detergent.:
ah ok i get it lol :)
i swear i want a new nappy lol
Quick pop in here before I take my exhausted pregnant self off to bed...
I'm leary to buy a few to try as I have not had good luck with reselling even the good quality brands in the past.
I was lucky to get $1 or $2 for nappies I spent $10+ on so a bit discouraged in that respect.
There is a brand in the states I could try that looks good but just the trial package is $80 and then the entire system meant for newborn to potty train is about $500 and considering $80 is nearly a week of groceries for my family and $500 is a little over a weeks worth of rent I am leary... hubby had MAJOR abdominal surgery in March and we are still recovering financially as he works for himself so spending big amounts of money is hard and nerve-racking.
My best friend REALLY wants to throw me a baby shower though even though this is 3rd baby for us so maybe since we don't NEED anything for this baby I could suggest money towards a nappy system???
Not sure...
BUT at any rate I will try the strip wash with Earth Choice dishwashing liquid as that is what I use, and see how we go!!
I had good results with earth choice dishwashing liquid.
You could always try purchasing only second hand nappies to save money and give them a dettol or canestan laundry rinse. Another thing is what nappy creams are you using with your MCNs? That could also be your issue
Fluffy mail - medium Amor gen-y cover. very cute
Anyone get anything in Firefly? There wasn't anything i particularly loved compared to last month but still gorgeous. Zoo baby had some stunning naps in their stocking. I won a custom in a charity auction last night for $36. Not sure what i will get yet.
speaking of auctions i can't believe that tinkerbell nappy on the Fe Fi Fo Bum fb page got to $140 for 1 nappy and that was a personal auction.
WOHB - Fluffybuns emb cat
ETA - loving this warm weather to show of the cute bum!
I have a serious moral issue with those auctions that are solely to profit the nappy maker. Set a price and do random.org for petes sake. It's just taking advantage of frenzied nappy fans.:
Charity auctions on the other hand are fab. I was so tempted by alot of stuff in the collaboration for a cause auctions! I plan to make something for a day for Daniel auction :D
Quick Q for you all. Someone I know has unfortunately soaked MCNs in napisan (no, not me, I won't have that stuff in the house). Would a strip wash remedy the damage to the boosters and restore absorbancy? It was a whole NB stash they got second hand. They were petrified there were nasties in them after reading of someone who's child got thrush from a second hand nappy.
We're still OSFMing it on the little dude but they're way too oversized on him really. even the flanny flats almost tip him on his head because they're so bulky. He's long and lean just like his sister was and still is. Also back to MSN creaming him to clean his backside again. seems he's had a growth spurt and his reflux medication is no longer adequate so the acid poo is back. Pixie is still TTed despite the littlest one coming along. she had 2-3 days where she was saying she needed to go and then promptly weeing where she stood but she had really exhausting days prior to the bad patch so maybe it was a once off.
WOLB: Sposie. Daddy changed him last
That's awesome about Pixie being TT'd! Package of 7 MCNs on the way to you today.
In another thread Peanutter said she regularly uses Napisan and hasn't had any probs. Has it actually done any damage (bleaching or looking fragile) or are you just concerned that it has. I wouldn't worry about a once off too much, give em a strip wash and see how they go.:
Hey ladies, does anyone know where I could get a massive wash bag from (like the mesh wash bags you put your bras and things in...) I want one for DS nappies. The smaller inserts for the tuttos always get stuck in the seal of my washing machine and I'm getting a bit over having to poke them back in and rewash!
I could probably separate them and wash on a smaller one I have but it seems so much more logical and easier to get a giant one and just put everything in there XD I'm laaaazy.
WOJB purple eBay cheapie with BBH trifold.
Could you make one?
Bahahaha!:
No. ;)
Helle - I can't remember whether it was Coles or woolies, but I got some giant mesh laundry bags about 3-4 times the size of a normal one. It was ages ago so not sure if they would still stock them but it would be worth a look
Hi everyone! I have been reading this thread for a while but haven't posted here for a long time. I started DD in cloth when she was a bit older, about 10 months old. She was already 10kg so we went straight into large sized nappies and also have some OSFM. With bub number 2 due in feb I feel like I am starting from scratch. I have 6 prefolds and was planning on getting some more plus covers and maybe some Terry flats. Is it unreasonable to think that these will get us through until bub fits into mediums or OSFM? Any recommendations for bigger babies that grow fast? DD was 4.5kg at birth and 9kg at 6 months. TIA
my bub was 4.75kgs at birth and over 9kgs now at 6mths and BBH fitteds with covers have been my stable nappy stash until i discovered pretty naps. i have a good supply of terry flats as well. i find some of the trimmer nappies leak with my boomba so love fitteds.
i asked a while ago for my sister about sustainable Hemp Products newborn/small fitteds ans apparently they are good too but they are sized.
WOHB uumm purple BBH with no cover (i just got home from work and MIL is confused lol)