Cloth Nappy General Discussion #201

**Amy_jellybean** · March 14th, 2013, 08:12 PM

Oh really? Even the nurse that gave the vaccine mentioned staining when she saw that I used cloth :/ never mind he's just had another dose of Panadol for a temp so I'll keep him in them for another 24 hours.

**~TT40~** · March 14th, 2013, 08:22 PM

wow I had no idea about panadol. ive not noticed. I have one dfm insert that is threas bare in places, no idea why as its the only one. we still use it tho as it still seems to work fibe.

**Frangipani Lou** · March 14th, 2013, 10:06 PM

I called itti bitti today cause 1 of my trifold soakers has pink mottled stains on it and came out of the wash with holes in it. Kath from itti bitti said that medication can cause the soakers to deteriorate or sometimes it's really strong wee that can do it. Strange that it's just the 1 trifold and nothing else.

Has anyone else seen this pinky mottled looking stain on soakers?

**trishalishous** · March 14th, 2013, 11:10 PM

as anyone tried cloth pull ups? we are toilet training, and using disposable pull ups is killing me!

**OceanPrincess** · March 15th, 2013, 02:36 PM

I've had three kids now in cloth with the rotavirus vax - no staining here.

Also never had panadol staining.

Lou, no, haven't seen that sort of staining! Strange!

**Mum2twoBoys** · March 15th, 2013, 03:06 PM

Have pmd you trishalicious

**Amy_jellybean** · March 15th, 2013, 04:12 PM

It is only the actual Panadol brand that stains not the chemist own brands etc. its something to do with an ingredient that is in it.

**Mum2twoBoys** · March 15th, 2013, 04:55 PM

I've heard its most brands of paracetamol, coz they have the artificial sweetener in it.

I've had panadol staining, but luckily for me they have always sunned out. And were only on bamboo insert of pockets.

**Chrispe** · March 15th, 2013, 07:40 PM

I've found it's the 'cherry' flavour paracetamol is the one that stains (not just nappies but clothes as well)

Dymadon doesn't seem to stain as it doesn't have colour additives.

**OceanPrincess** · March 15th, 2013, 08:01 PM

Ah, we only use the strawberry one, there you go!

**~Kim~** · March 15th, 2013, 08:22 PM

I called itti bitti today cause 1 of my trifold soakers has pink mottled stains on it and came out of the wash with holes in it. Kath from itti bitti said that medication can cause the soakers to deteriorate or sometimes it's really strong wee that can do it. Strange that it's just the 1 trifold and nothing else.

Has anyone else seen this pinky mottled looking stain on soakers?

Sounds like a sorbitol stain. THere's only one brand of paracetamol that doesn't have it, but for the life of my I can't remember which one.
I believe the rotavirus is because people are worried about the partially live virus being excreted.

**leckert** · March 15th, 2013, 08:22 PM

I think dymadon stained a couple of my ittis with ds1 (refused to take panadol, whereas ds2 refuses dymadon

)

Anyway was coming in to see if anyone knows how hard it is to replace leg elastic in ittis? I've got a SIO which one side has definitely gone

and I've got a few more which are on the way out but not quite gone. Can't afford to buy more so need to work out if fixing is a viable option. (Not bad for about 3 years life with a bit if vac packing in the middle)

**~Kim~** · March 15th, 2013, 08:29 PM

I think bubblebubs will do them Leckert.

**Chrispe** · March 15th, 2013, 10:09 PM

I've stolen this from the web:

Different Panadol products have different amounts of Sorbitol in them:
Colourfree Suspension 1 - 5 years: sorbitol 135 mg/mL
Colourfree Suspension 5 - 12 years: sorbitol 155 mg/mL
Elixir 1 - 5 years: sorbitol 16 mg/mL
Elixir 5 - 12 years: sorbitol 140 mg/mL
Colourfree Baby Drops 1 month - 2 years, Colourfree Easy Dose Baby Drops 1 month - 2 years, Original Baby Drops 1 month - 2 years, Original Easy Dose Baby Drops 1 month - 2 years: No sorbitol

My apologies on the staining- I was thinking of the medicine stains, not pee stains.

**Chrispe** · March 15th, 2013, 10:11 PM

I know Williamsmummy does elastic repairs too, don't know if she does ittis

**Mum2twoBoys** · March 15th, 2013, 11:23 PM

I'm willing to try, but they probably just won't be as pretty as they started. As I would have to unstitch outside to get to inside. But a lot cheaper than buying all new nappies.

**HomeStyleMumma** · March 16th, 2013, 12:09 AM

I've got some ittis that need leg elastics replacing. So I did some googling a while ago, apparently its not to difficult to fix them but not really straight forward either. You have to unstitch along the top at the front as everywhere else is super stitched up! Once that's don't turn inside out, replace elastic, turn right way and close it all up. I don't think I'm going to bother trying to do mine myself mind you (i just cant be bothered to find the time or motivation), so I'm interested in finding anyone willing to do them and how much it'll be etc.