Cloth Nappy General Discussion #199

DH wants me to get some bike customs :D On his dime. :D :D

Yaaaaaaaay! :leap:

WONB: BBH hempie, TotsBots fleece cover (last week's fluffy mail, yip yip!)

HotI: Have you tried putting the nappies in the dryer on a low heat? I had leaky BBH magicalls (almost brand new!) when DS was little & that was the advice given to me. It took two goes in the dryer but it did work. Something about pul - when it heats up slightly it'll melt just enough to join up any cracks. It worked for me. Those same nappies are pretty much dead now after two kids but I haven't had any more problems with the pul. Now it's the elastic lol!

WOEB: Hopefully not the pink BBH Magicall I put on her before dropping her off to daycare.

Knitted my first wool cover.

http://img.tapatalk.com/79d22aeb-fbe9-e456.jpg

I'll try it on DD2 tomorrow.

Also went out and bought circular knitting needles so my next effort won't have a seam.

WOHB: BBH hemp with bamboo booster and MotherEase rainforest cover

Looks awesome Jen! Good on you!

And.... Nappy snap! BBH Hempie here too, but with a fleece cover.

nice work Jen!! funky! =)

My nappy sprayer is soooooo incredibly worth it right now. Banana poos. Gross.

Trying our first night with a fitted nappy and wool cover, fingers crossed this one makes the distance!

WOIB: Beetlebums night nappy with green llamajama cover.


Excuse my sucky spelling, I'm on my iPhone

Nappy mail! I have sold some of DS's boy nappies & bought some pretty girl nappies for DD :) 3 Large Itti Bitti AIO's in baby pink, bubblegum & pink with dark pink & purple spots :) They were second hand but they look like they haven't even been used :) So soft & fluffy :) Can you tell I'm happy lol!

WOEB: Large Navy IB SIO

ETA: I also bought some pretty girlie huggalugs and sold DS's boy ones!

Anyone use Bamboo flats? what brand?

I've used Bumboo bamboo prefolds. Worked great with BBH covers.

I have BBH bamboo prefolds that I used on DD2 when she was tiny with a cover. They make great boosters now, particularly at night time.

WOHB: BBH hempie with wool cover (but not mine)

Be nice if I could have a day or so of sunshine - my nappies have been dried inside on a clothes airer for the past week and a bit as the only time the sun's been out I haven't needed to wash :lol:

WOAB: Bumcheeks ocean print - great white shark!

Hi all,

Joining in since I am going to be using MCN's for this bubs. I used sposies for DD but have decided to go MCN's on the advice from my BB thread (thanks Audax & co!) I bought 6 2nd hand itti bitti d'lish AIO from a BB member and my gf has sold me all her brand new itti bitti tuttos SIOs. All up I have 22 MCN's with extra insert things (I'll pick up the lingo soon enough!) Should I get more MCN's or should I see how I go? (I was told to get about 40 MCN's) Bubs is due November and we live in Melbourne so I think I'll be fine for drying them, just not sure in winter how I am going to go and whether or not I should try another brand or wait?

Oh and what brand squirty thing do you use? Or should I just use an old knife for poos?

I'd wait and see how you go, maybe flesh out your stash with some pretties once bub is here. You may also find another brand you like better.

Personally I just use an old knife on the window sill of the loo, plus flushable liners are ace :) At newborn runny poo stage you don't really need to worry much, just a quick rinse of the worst in the laundry sink before sticking them in the wash as the poo is water soluble if bf-ing. It's when you start solids that getting poo out of nappies gets interesting....

RCC - I'd bulk out with a couple of different brands. Ittis were a dismal fit here, so we ditched them early. I really rate Bubblebubs Candies as a OSFM snap in nappy, see if you can snaffle some of those somewhere.

I'm still head in the sand about my stash for two. Going to clothbum playgroup this week, so I'll ask around then.

Yeah, i don't scrape my breastmilk only poos nappies at all. I just use a poo knife for my toddler's nappies.

are the nappies you have sized? how many of each size do you have?

DS is in small itti bittis now at 4 months but will probably go to medium in the next month or two. My DD was wearing medium itti bittis til 2 years of age. I only have one tutto and don't really like it - but i prefer sized nappies rather than osfm.

i reckon try a few brands and then you cna get more of the ones you like. starting now is great cos you can watch out for 2nd hand ones.

I hated greenkids when DD was younger, but i love them on her now.

i will have worked out the perfect system just as my last child toilet trains!

I love my nappy sprayer and picked it up online for about $40. DP installed it on the toilet. I got mine from Cheeky Butts. There is nothing flushable in DD2's nappies yet and she's a prolific pooer! I don't use liners yet as they can't contain such runny poos properly.

WOHB: widdlewuns night nappy

RhiChiChi, I have the little squirt nappy sprayer. I couldn't recommend it highly enough. I simply would not have continued with MCN's if I didn't have it. DH would have flat out refused to scrape & I would have dreaded every nappy change. My kids have both been at least 2-3 times a day for the first 12 months or so. I love itti's on my DD but didn't really like them on DS. DS had skinny legs & a pot belly & I just couldn't seem to get a good seal. Velcro worked much better for him. I have used BBH magicalls for both my bubs & loved them. I have found magicalls much more absorbant than IB's but IB's are a trimmer fit. I have only used the sized versions of both. I love green kids too but not when they were little. They were just too bulky until about 6 months or so. The pockets are great for being able to change the absorbancy to meet the need. DD needs more absorbancy first nappy of the day but less for the rest of the day, so I can pad it out a bit first up but have nice trim nappies for the rest of the day.

WOEB: Giraffe GK Minkytimes