Jen - we gave our pack of sposies to a local young mums charity. I already have the 5 sposies we'll need for the next baby, been collecting samples, so no packets required!

sepata - good on you! We did a 16-day camping epic when DD was 4 months old, clothie bummed all the way! We just used laundromats when we got to major towns, so about every three days. And a few just-wet ones got rinsed out and dried as they were.

Lolpigs, MrsS - I wanna get more LBs, they are so absorbent, dry well and are unkillable! My first one had a broken snap, but once we got that fixed, it has been in use about twice weekly from birth and you wouldn't know. It looks brand new. Apart from a chamomile stain They are amazing, and they have fit perfectly all the way along. Love love love them.

CK - good on you for steering clear of nappy rash! We've had it pretty badly here this summer, but we went to Sydney and it cleared up really quickly - it was just the revolting Brissie humidity, we couldn't keep her bum dry for love nor money. I use MCNs at my mum's place, terry flats at my MILs. And, although my MIL likes to tell me she's a total pro at cloth nappies, on both of the last two trips DD's nappy has leaked after MIL has put it on. I think it's the snappi that gets her. Next time, remind me to take a few pins for her.

TrippyJ - I am one of those who has heaps. Of my 60-odd, 6 are pretties, some semi-pretties (prints and stuff) and heaps of workhorses. I buy cheap, and I like having a lot to make life easier.

DH and I were doing some sums on them the other night after I spoke to someone who had a dryer (it's been really wet up here in Brissie) and we reckon it's actually cheaper to buy an extra 20 nappies than to run the dryer even once a fortnight. Our maths is crap (his shouldn't be, he's an engineer) but it makes sense for us.

Meanwhile that BBH NN *still* wasn't dry yesterday. Haven't checked on it today.

WONB: Petite Peony with print panel