Cloth Nappy General Discussion #199

I wash boosters separately.

Under the fan if necessary! I should be getting fluffy mail tomorrow.

WOHB: lavender sm Monkeydoodlez AIO

So random question - how often would you do a strip-wash?

Not often. Maybe every 4 -6 months.

Cool, someone I was talking to suggested every 4-6 weeks but I thought that sounded like a bit much. Thanks :)

Well, I know I don't need any more nappies, but how can I pass up on an opportunity if someone is giving them away for free or next to nothing on Gumtree? Some were pretty too. So I'm going by tomorrow to collect them.

All the NB nappies are now away for my sister and DD2 is starting to get to the limits of the Sandys XSmall. :( but I am enjoying using the nappies that now fit her! The BBH Magic-Alls Sm are a good fit now too. Rowellen's TotBots are probably my favourites though.

WOHB: pre fold and booster with a blue BBH PUL cover (that's her for the night)

If you need to strip wash every 4 to 6 weeks there is a problem somewhere in the routine, i only ever did it if an issue came up..not even every 6m..

I haven't strip washed yet, 11 weeks in. I have noticed the nappies I had new are getting more absorbent now they've been used numerous times.

I'm really impressed at how well they clean, since I'm not using liners. Any minor stains are gone as soon as i hang them in the sun. Does anyone else not use liners?

My nanny, who starts next week (one day a week to come with me into the city), is fine to use cloth thankfully and already does at her other nannying job.

I only use liners for daycare. I don't really have any issues with staining. Sometimes, a stain might appear but after a few more uses, it goes. It amazes me how well the sun works. It surprises me that so few people use cloth. I am the only one at our centre who uses cloth nappies. Maybe some do for home but no-one else does for daycare. On the plus side, it means I don't have to name DD's nappies. I had read that some daycares won't allow cloth at all but when I asked they seemed thrilled that I used them and loved the AIO styles that I provided.

I only use a liner if I'm pretty sure there's going to be a poo in that nappy. I always forget though and then I'm stuck scraping it with the poo knife.


Excuse my sucky spelling, I'm on my iPhone

I'm not using liners at the moment. Little Boy only tends to poo every 3-4 days, and it's still runny so just rinses off. Maybe once he starts eating proper solids more regularly if his poo becomes annoying to get off I might change my tune, but until then I can't see a point.

I only use liners for cream. And before solids, I found that nappies were super easy to clean too! Now sometimes it's a bit trickier. Multigrain bread. OMG, I am over that stuff.

About this time last year I'm sure I had a top quality whinge about my snappis and how they always went missing. Well now they really do. DD can reach them, and takes them for walks. She also demanded that her teddy wear one of her pretties. I thought "yeah, yeah, OK, if you'll chill out and let me spew in peace, you can do that" - thinking I'd just whip it off when she went to bed. Not so - he is in bed with her. Sandy Bear had better not stain that nappy!

WONB: BBH Hempy and TotsBots fleece cover

Lol Audax. Tell that bear to behave.

Picked up a pretty Mini Lala from Gumtree today, used it already!

I think DD2 is starting to slow down on the poos, started the morning with a ripper (no poosplosions here - thanks to great covers!), but then I had a few wet nappies only during the day. Finally!

WOHB - Bumgenius with pre fold booster for the night

*sob* My Sandys XSms have gone into the stash to pass on to my sister. And I really need to get some M covers, because the S ones are just barely going over the nappies at night time now. The MotherEase ones are better, but I can't believe how quickly DD2 is now growing out of the rest!

BBH have a sale atm, I might have to go and check it out. ;)

WOHB: BBH night nappy with S red PUL cover

:hug: Jennifer. I know the feeling. I'm getting ready to sell off my medium BBH as they are a tight squeeze on DD now. I'm putting it off as I can still just fit them on her but I think it's almost time. I've already had to retire my medium IB's. Very sad. At least the large size lasts a while :lol:

WOEB: Large blue IB SIO. At least that what I put her in half an hour ago just before I left for work :( Miss her.

:hug: Rowellen, working away from your bubba is even tougher! I have some really unnecessary fluffy mail on the way, but I've convinced myself that an extra night nappy is a very good idea since she's bound to need more absorbency soon. I do like that when she has the BBH night nappy on overnight it's not completely soaked through in the morning.

WOHB: Swaddlebeez cow print (S but still fits - I love this nappy)

Just a brief squee - I just bought 2 new pretties. Well, boyish pretties, one has monsters and the other one has spaceships on it :D

I'm doing a very bad job of not buying any more. But someone on Gumtree is practically giving away BBHs and TotsBots that are barely used! I'm picking them up in the next few days. Honestly, how can you walk away?

Anyone used Pikapaus? She has some of those too. I'm going to be able to go through my MCNs and immediately pass on my less loved ones to my sister now!

WOHB: BBH bamboo with white Happy Heiny cover (medium, I really should weigh my little chubby again, the small covers are barely doing it at three months!)

Fluffy mail!! DD2 is trying her new night nappy right now. Thanks Maruschke.

WOHB: Widdlewuns night nappy