Cloth Nappy General Discussion #200

[Rowellen]

Eww scraping I just bought a little squirt But if you must make one, it consists of a hose from the wall to the toilet with a connector piece for the little squirt at the toilet end. Another hose from the connect piece to the sprayer and the sprayer. It's a basic spray nozzle like what comes with a hose but only has one setting.

There are other nappy sprayers that are cheaper than the little squirt if you shop around.

[~TT40~]

but liners defeat the purpose of mcns for me....i started a thread about that a while back...I couldn't understand why you would use mcns if you just use liner too...i dont know, just one of the things that i cant get my head around

[lady_neon]

The little squirt comes with everything you need hun

[Rowellen]

I must say, after almost 4 years of poopy nappies and at probably at least another 1 or 2 years to come, the little squirt has been well worth the investment

[~TT40~]

so i am better off paying for an offical little squirt, rather than getting the bits and building our own? money is really tight

[Jennifer13]

I bought a nappy sprayer (like a little squirt, but cheaper) for $45. Best investment yet! DD2 is 11 mths and most dirty nappies are still not 'formed'. Bm is still a major component of her diet, I think i'll be waiting a while to simply tip each poo into the toilet.

I get flushable bamboo liners that are really soft and make it easy to clean up. But I don't use them all of the time. If I can guess which is likely to be a dirty nappy, then I might use the liner. Particularly if we're going out, because then i can flush most of the mess and don't have to carry it away. Don't bother for overnight or when she's already had her dirty nappy for the day. Although when she was littler every nappy was dirty! :/

[k4t]

That reminds me - I must put a nappy sprayer on my Xmas wish list!

[luna moth]

so i am better off paying for an offical little squirt, rather than getting the bits and building our own? money is really tight

Yes. Yes yes yes. I had a homemade job, which I liked. It worked. Then one of the cheap components blew. While I was pregnant, and napping, and DH was on a flight to London. Mid renovation. Water spewed out everywhere, onto our bare floorboards. I couldn't turn the tap off, and called a plumber. I could have bought three nappy sprayers for what that ***** charged. But a friend gave me an LS and it is soooooooo much better. Just do it. Buy and Sell sometimes has them 2nd hand, keep an eye out.

Meanwhile, liners are wonderfully easy, and great for travel. As another alternative, use your garden hose, spray into a bucket (or outdoor loo if you've got one )

Two in cloth - waaaaay easier than I thought it would be. I have heaps more nappies than I need. Story of my life! DD2 is in OSFMs a lot as she just wets through the other stuff so quickly.

WOB1: pink Bonnibuns workhorse, needs a change!
WOB2: bike print GroVia AIO, also change worthy!

[Rowellen]

so i am better off paying for an offical little squirt, rather than getting the bits and building our own? money is really tight

I just looked on Ebay for you. There's one on there that finishes today currently at $36 I imagine you'll have some competition with that one though

If you can wait a couple of months, you might be able to get one (or a cheaper brand) with the nappy hunt discount.

[~TT40~]

thanks Row =) I've never bought or sold from ebay...Im guessing it is dangerous territory to get into though =P I will hunt around buy sell swap groups and see what pops up. Ill wont bother trying to make it myself if they are that cheap, cause thats about how much parts would be anyway I am guessing. I think I have a little time, only been 2 or 3 in the last few weeks that I have had to put in the loo, but I guess it will just be more and more from now on.

[Jennifer13]

I got mine new from an online MCN store in Australia for only $45. You might have to hunt around, but I saw another like it recently, so they're still out there.

[HotI]

i have never had a squirter and have 2 kids in cloth, so you can get away without them . i do have a poo knife though.

i recently acquired some funky embroidered nappies. quite nice after only having functional 'boring' nappies.

[~TT40~]

pretties are the best =) i have enough to only use them, havent touched my boring plain ones for weeks! what did you get?

another question re logistics... do you change the nappy, put new one on bub then ler bub down to do what bubs do and then take nappy to loo and then back to bucket? we only have one bucket next to change table.

[lady_neon]

Hey, I've run out of magic stick and DS has a nasty rash, is bepanthen safe with my nappies? I don't think it has zinc? And does anyone know of a supplier that does free post? I'm too stingy to pay $7+ for a magic stick :/

[HomeStyleMumma]

LN I don't know anywhere that technically does 'free' post but look up rcbabycreations, she's a wahm and travels to Perth all the time and has told me is happy to go a little out of her way to drop an order off if you send her an email... Tho I'm not sure where in Perth u are and know she lives near northam. As for bepanthen I think you're not 'supposed' to use it with mcn but I would if bad nappy rash, if you have liners I wouldn't think I few times would affect the nappies too bad??

ETA the other place for magic stick I'd suggest is booloobabe she's in Belmont/cloverdale if that's not to far to drive?
PS I totally agree on paying heaps of postage it drives me nuts... Is rather spend it on fuel and buy from a small business/wahm

[lady_neon]

Thanks hun, Belmont isn't far so I'll head out there

If I'm doing a big order postage doesn't bother me as most places are flat rate. But for 1 magic stick.... Unless I can think of something else I need

[HomeStyleMumma]

Yup I'm the same I figure while yes it does coat money to post something I still don't want to double the amount I'd be spending! Be warned if you go see Sam at booloobabe that you may very well leave with much more than one magic stick lol I was actually going to pop in there today as I was in Belmont but decided not to coz it'd be to tempting to get much more than really needed today

[Jennifer13]

I am totally in love with my woollen cover. I washed it with Lanolin and it's only been soiled once to need another wash. It breathes so well I'm using it at night. The nappy is a lot less soggy in the morning than with microfleece or PUL covers. Absolutely no leakage and so soft! I am going to get the woollen overalls for winter.

WOHB: forget-which-brand NN and Disana wool cover