Cloth Nappy General Discussion #202

Yay J13! Congratulations! Hearing that makes me want another girl! I actually can't remember the wool smell, we got rid of all our woolly covers, but I remember disliking it, and DH practically dying every time he was in the same room as one :lol: The fleece covers also smell, but it's slightly less intense.

I miss my Hills Hoist. I've got a foldout double line but it's just not as good. (And a newly landscaped stunning backyard!) but I really loved standing at my hills hoist with the kids running around underneath it.

WOSB: Bubblebubs pink pigs AIO.

I've just consulted my stash and it is pretty girly once I get to the large and OSFM nappies. The little ones are mostly plain pastel colours like lemon, mint and white.

Oops didnt realise DD's baby beehind night nappies needed a cover... Until 1am when she woke up very upset and was soaked through!

Lol LL, first time I used a MCN to change a friend's bub I didn't realise it needed a cover. D'oh!

WOHB: BBH NN with wool cover ;)

Re stiff inserts, I use those peg hangers (looks like an octopus, with 2 pegs hanging from each leg) from Ikea, and hand nappies under the eaves in bad weather. They take ages to dry - sometimes 3 days, if it's really damp - but being in the open air gives them a bit of movement as they fry that seems to stop them from being nearly as stiff. Mine only get stiff if I hang them inside.

Having them on the octopuses also means I can bring them in and out, or in from the rain, really quickly and efficiently.

We don't even have a dryer, so that's not an option.

im not liking Spocks nn... she has bbh nn, are all nn so big and bulky? what are other brands like?
she has only recently gone back in them at night after using sposies for her rash. so obviously major difference between nn and sposies, but she seems so much more unsettled at night now and uncomfortable. .

WORB ~ black dfm with purple pentagram embroidery

I use sustainable hemp products sandman nappies with a wool cover. Smaller than my bbh, but still a lot bigger than disposables. But I reckon ds would outwee disposables of a night.

As far as I've found they're all pretty bulky. I have a sandmans too and if a bbb is bulkier, then I'm never going there lol.
Genesa Forge make the most awesome nns. Very trim. Spewing I sold them after DS.

BBH NNs are my bulkiest but they're also the most absorbent in my stash. DD2 sleeps on her tummy so the bulkiness doesn't seem to bother her. She also often sleeps for longer than 12 hrs so I think she needs it. I haven't tried GF.

WOHB: pink pea pods

I've had genesa forge nn and they didn't work for us, which from my understanding is pretty unusual. As you know, I've got lots of her "normal" nappies and they're fantastic.

I have one Billy and the Bow Wow night nappy and I love that. They do need covers, and are a bit bulkier than GF nn, but touch wood, no leaks yet.

Help wanted please mammas!

My itti bittis are leaking. They only last 2 hours at the most before we get leaks out the top and often on the right side on her inner thigh. DD is drinking more water too. I've had to change DD's clothes twice already today and at this rate she'll be nude by this time tomorrow cause we'll run out of clothes.
I've done a strip wash, tried putting them on tighter, wondered if we need the next size up for aio's and sio's but its happening today with the tutto's too.
How do you know it's time to upsize?
I wonder if I'm putting them on wrong??
Any suggestions or ideas welcomed.
TIA

I didn't get much longevity out of ittis after the first few months - basically once DD3 started having larger increases of fluid they were very quick to leak but I think that's because she's a bit of a "power" wee'er ;-) I think if you're doing the snaps up firmly around her legs, but not so tight that they dig in and leave marks then you're doing the right thing. Maybe she's just grown out of them in terms of shape, rather than size ITMS.

Given what you've said about the tuttos though maybe it is that she is just weeing too quickly for the absorbency rate of the ittis?

I agree with lulu, we too found they leaked all the time. It was like ds was holding on a bit, then would just do a big wee and they couldn't hold it. So we stopped using itti bitties.

we were quick to realise itti bittis wouldn't worrk for us. I think I sold them after a week, Spock was just the wrong shape

I've never had any problems with ittis but I don't think DD is a very big wee-er. Different nappies just seem to suit different kids. The worst leaks I've had we're with close popins but I've heard others rave about them.

You can buy extra boosters for the ittis or extra sets of liners and keep the same shell on but it might not solve your problem

DD is a medium to big wetter and Itti Bittis are one of my favourite nappies. But they tend to need strip washing more than my others for some reason.

Re night nappies - we had some Bambooty easy nights and they aren't too bulky at all, not compared to BBH. But I did need to add an extra booster.

I've been needing to add a booster to all of our Grovias during the day, because otherwise he just wets through them too quickly. FL you can usually tell if the leak is from 'gaps in the cover' vs 'over-full and can't absorb any more liquid' if you check whether or not the absorbent fabrics at the back of the nappy are wet too. If so, there just isn't enough fabric to hold all the wee. If you feel the covers fit ok, just add a booster.

I made a dozen or so hemp fleece boosters, with 4 layers of fabric, but not full length, and for now they make all the difference, and we get through the day with 5 or 6 nappies, and one pair of trousers again!

The other cause of leaks (I think) is a theory I've been developing for a while, and it's to do with temperature of nappy fabric vs temperature of wee. A cold, fresh nappy seems to absorb more slowly than a warmed to body temp nappy. So often our leaks happen when we've just barely put the nappy on, and he does a wee straight away (Usually just as we're meant to be going out and are in a rush!) It then just runs over the fabric and out the cover before it can be absorbed. Anyone else notice this?

WOHB: Grovia hybrid in the new colour of tangerine!

Hmm... Just changed DD's nappy, it was quite wet and smelled of ammonia? I noticed the nappy bin smells strongly of ammonia if I don't empty and wash every second day but I've never smelled it while still on her before. Her bum was red too, but no rash so to speak.