Great idea with the colours! Gonna start doing that now.
What age did your bubs start getting the hang of colours?
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Great idea with the colours! Gonna start doing that now.
What age did your bubs start getting the hang of colours?
About 18 months? Just prior to that she sort of instinctively 'knew' differences between colours as when she was playing I noticed she started to group certain colours together- blocks, pencils etc- but could not articulate it, so that if I said to her 'can you put the two yellow blocks together' for example she wouldn't have been able. But yeah, could articulate / verbalise many colours by 18 months or so.
Haha DD2 likes to pick out the colour nappy she wants to wear too. I didn't actively teach her, but apparently she already knows a few already. Almost done with all of the NB MCNs, my little chubba is more than 5,5 kg at a guess.
WOHB: bumgenius yellow
WOCB: green kids green
DS can say all the names of the colours, but her doesn't seem to get grouping them, or naming them correctly at all. He's only 18 months, so it's early days.
DD2 has taken to putting all the clean nappies into the dirty nappy bin, then proudly patting the bin. It is sooooo cute but so annoying!
DD1 is now out of nappies! She was only wearing them for night, but we're three weeks in to nappy free nights, and only two accidents. So we're winning life.
Oh bless!
I'm soon to enter the world of two in cloth... DD did her first wee on the toilet the other day but I suspect it was random as she shows no signs and still hides and / or cries when I go to change her dirty nappies.
I think DD2 would be ready to TT but I'm waiting until spring. Too much on with DD3 and work, etc. she'd literally have to take herself! Instead I get to find the odd nappy removed because she doesn't like being wet/dirty. I have noticed she can go dry for extended periods sometimes so hopefully a sign it'll be easy when we get there.
Two in cloth means more washing but it's not that bad!
WOHB: mini la-la
WOCB: cheeky butts mini
so, i'm doing some window shopping... what are your favourite newborn nappies? With Spock I just used terry flats with covers until she was a few weeks, and then my osfm. I think the only way i can justify buying some fluff is getting newborn size, at the least I will need more covers.
For NB, Rumparooz are cute but didn't last me very long with this bub. My Cheeky Butts minis were the best. GroVia NB were fine with this bub but leaked dreadfully with DD2. I think DD3's chunkier thighs helped. I really like the Swaddlebees smalls and Monkey Doodlez not bad either. I have some Motherease Sandys that need covers. Not my favourites as they don't hold as much, but they're still okay to use.
I've retired all my nb cloth once more *sob* but DP took me out to look at a new car today and we're considering an 8-seater. ;) Plenty of room for one more!
I loved Bambooty and Baby Safari and Bubblebubs BamBams for newborns. If you're looking at two in cloth, surely you'll need to expand your stash a little? :lol:
We're coming to the end of our MCN days. DD2 is an acidic wee-er, so our nappies are rapidly disintegrating, and as they die I'm not replacing them. We're about to go on a three week road trip and we'll use terry flats the whole time - whenever I do that I come home and miss them. So I think maybe after the trip there's a possibility of flats only.
Spock will be 2 1/2 when Quark is born, so im not expecting 2 in cloth...atleast not full time..
Thanks for the recommendations, ill start checking them out
In newborn/small sizes we have Bambooty, Itti Bitti Delish, Grovia AIO, and newborn covers by Rumparooz, Bubblebubs and Bumboo. I find the Rumparooz covers a bit awkward to put on and they look huge - though DD2 is only a week old. The ittibitti are great for when they are a bit older as with DD I had lots of leaks from the legs. Grovia works well and looks cute but needs a bit of boosting IMO. I have heard the Itti Bitti Tutto fit better on a newborn. I think I prefer Bambooty to all of them, trim, neat fit.
Update- have been using the Bumboo covers on DD2 and they are fab! Quite a high rise but nice neat fit all around.
Hi wise women! After some advice...this may possibly be a silly question but after having two boys in cloth I will be put a little lady in cloth!! So are there any considerations I need to consider? Or are cloth nappies the same for boys and girls?
I only have a girl, but think they are easier as you dont have to worry where it is aimed =p
I wipe her every change...i have friends with boys who dont wipe if its just wee... and with girls always wipe front to back (eg vagina first to bum. Dont want any nasties gettting into her vagina)
Ladybug, I haven't had a girl, but I'm guessing you'd put the boosters in the middle rather than up the front as I do with my boy.
I put boosters up front for my girls too, Pholi. The urethra is not at the bottom... All three of my girls have been a little different in terms of weeing and pooing so I don't think there's a particular way that's right for girls in general. Congrats on your girl, lady-bug!
Thanks ladies. Now to decide on which brands etc. I am going to get some new mcn as our others have been through both the boys so are looking a little tired. There are about a million more brands than when I brought them 6 years ago!! Think I'll stick with BBH and Bubblebubs, I can't be bothered testing out more haha.
Anyone know if coconut oil is okay to use with MCNs?
No idea sorry, but i can ask around
A friend of mine has, but used a cloth liner (made from an old pillow case) which she washed.separately to the nappies just to be safe
Coconut oil is supposed to be okay, was my understanding. A lot of the women in a facebook group I'm in use it and say it's fine.
Seeing I'm just jumping in here... Just want to say. I love cloth nappies :) a lot.
Anybody doing #clothshotaday? I am, on instagram. And with a sinking feeling that somebody will toilet train in the middle of it!
Yes I'm doing it. Not sure what to do for green today... I used the only green nappy I have yesterday on the change table... Whoops...
Nope, what is it? *googles it*
Did you find it? On the Australian cloth nappy association.:
I'm a little late replying Jen but in warmer months I actually use coconut oil as a bum wipe and it washes out easily. No absorption issues at all.
Thanks Ladylove. It's only on her night nappy anyway, as we're toilet training. She's got a steel bladder, so it's a slow process because she hardly ever needs to go! But already enjoying the dip in my washing loads. Two in MCNs for nine mths has not been fun.
If I don't go bonkers getting her to use the toilet it'll be even better!
I hear you on the two in MCNs! It's extraordinary!
Jen thought of you and your two in cloth/one being TT as we've only just started TT DD1. Mainly because she is not even three but has outgrown all her cloth and now only just fits into her large IttiBitti. She is not big but tall so all her nappies were sitting too low on the hip for the snaps to close comfortably.
Hi everyone,
We have just started using cloth nappies, for my DD at night. She is 7, so it's hard to find something to fit & that is absorbent enough, whilst we wait to get into the incontinence clinic at the RCH. I got from a friend 10 pocket nappies (OSFA) and 20 inserts, but I don't even know what the inserts are made from. We put 2 inserts in at night (lucky she is skinny so it just does up, but I might make a little extender bit for each side to make it a bit more comfy), but she still wets through every 2nd night or so. I can sew, so I wanted to make my own inserts, but I have no idea what material to use (which is the most absorbent - microfibre, hemp or bamboo)? Secondly, where can I buy it from? Most online shops are shut at the moment, so I am hoping I can pick some up from a store. She doesn't fit into regular nappies anymore, and the ones that I can buy (small adult size nappies) are really $$$.
Anyone know where I can head to, or some general advice?
Thanks,
Yael
Hey Yael, long time no see!
You'll want some bamboo fleece. I'm remote so I have no idea if real life shops sell it but I have bought some from Snaps Australia in the past. It was the best price for the best quality at the time.
I had the same sort of issues with my eldest dd, only she's a much larger than life child and just didn't fit anything 😒 thankfully though our continence clinic isn't as chockas as in the city and we got lucky.
Really hope you guys find a comfy solution. Poor kid. We totally get it here.
Eta I just had a look and they appear to be operating as normal.
Thanks Ladylove, for your thoughts last month. DD2 is still a very slow learner when it comes to TTing. She holds on forever but prefers to take herself to the toilet and rarely makes it. She appears to be going okay at preschool. Our nanny is also not having much luck. Nap times we've gone nappy free as she was just holding on for a nappy. I've put a potty in her room to encourage her to be independent this week. Sooooo over it.
Yael, wombutts make cloth pull-ups in larger sizes. the maker was a bellybelly member/advertiser here, not sure if she still is.
I find hemp fleece the most absorbant for bulk. Micro fleece is very good, too, but much more prone to compression leaks, which is more of a problem with sitting rather than lying down. My favourite boosters atm are 4 layers of hemp fleece and 2 of micro fleece.
I bought from Greenbeans Australia or Fairy Fabrics. You won't find good, nappy-quality fabrics at local fabric retailers like Spotlight.
So...the chick who makes my favourite it's nappies is selling her pattern (eg the business) I'm sad...cause I'm sure the won't be the same, so very tempted to buy it =) but I would have to get embroidery machine etc.. Too, so it's way too much money to outlay, even if I actually had the money
What a pity TT40.
A much bigger business but I was sad to hear IttiBitti go into liquidation and with new owners and also annoyed as I had two limited edition prints on pre-order from October then received a weird mass, cryptic email from new owner that said orders would be fulfilled plus a special gift despite liquidation (that was the first I had heard of the liquidation) ... Then less than two weeks later I get an email notifying me of store credit to the amount of my original order... No explanation, no offer of refund, no apologies that order will not be fulfilled despite promise two weeks ago... I was once a loyal customer snd their communications were great. Now, I want a refund not store credit. Doubt I will get refund if they are in financial strife.
A friend is destashing so gave ne a couple of wool covers to test drive =) what special care do i do?
gentle wool handwash in cool. Dissolve a pea size amount of lansinoh in hot water and add to enough just warm water to cover shorties. Swoosh around by hand for a bit. Wring gently. Do not wash out. Dry flat in shade.
How often do i need to do that?
And stupid question...where can i buy lansolin from? (I use to just scab freebies from work =p)