Ok, so I decided to use disposables bc I thought I was too lazy for all the washing, lol.

-DD has been getting nappy rash It's better since I stopped using wipes and just started using a cloth and water, but it's still there a bit so I was thinking it might be from the chemicals in the nappies So, do you get less nappy rash with MCNs?


-Are they all really chunky?? The pics I've seen of some seem really big, I would rather get some that were slimmer. DD mainly wears little one piece suits and they wouldn't fit underneath!!

-What brands do you recommend? DD is a chubby bubby, not skinny at all, lol. What ones would fit her shape best?

Ok, I probably have lots more questions but that's all I can remember for now. Feel free to tell me anything else you think would be useful too!!

TIA mwah xxxx

WASHING - if you have a washing machine and a little squirt, imo, washing nappies is easy. WIthout the little squirt, i doubt i would have coped with the poo nappies. Little Squirt is like a water toy for your dh, it's your best friend (deals with poo so easily). i would not suggest you do mcn without one.

install the little squirt to your toilet, use it to squirt the poo off every poo nappy, then you throw them all into the nappy bucket (no napisan, no waterbtw).

when bucket is full, transfer contents into your washing machine (with gloves)

use super sensitive washing powder, so your baby doesn't get rash. only use half what the box says to use.

CLOTHING

mcn IS bulkier than sposies.

you need to have a mind shift about sizing. CLothing is usually manufactured to accomodate sposies. So if you want to put a mcn'd bub in clothing, you can

- buy pants and onesies at least one size up
- forget pyjama pantss and use flongies (twins in cloth on ozebaby) or woollen longies (e.g possumpouches) instead (they are nappy cover and pj pants in one)
- buy clothing esp designed to be worn over mcn (usually more expensive than kmart) e.g earthlings, fluffylime, twinklelily
so it can be done, quite easily.

this last summer, i had my mcn'd little girl in size 2 shorts, to accomodate her mcn.
now she's toilet trained, she's in size 1 shorts.
(she's stayed within half a kilo the whole summer, so it's not her that's changed, it's the mcn that took up more space.)
that should give you the idea.

tops - same size as usual
bottoms - size up

i found any shorts/jeans with the adjustable waists to be very good for going over mcn too.


NAPPY RASH
so many things give kids nappy rash!

here are a few, so you know they exist, to hopefully avoid them with your child

- fabric
some kids need their skin to be next to NATURAL fibres, some kids can come with SYNTHETIC fibres. In mcn, you will find BOTH. So if you notice your child reacts to one, try the other.

- washing
there are a heck of alot of chemicals, perfumes, preservatives in normal washing detergents. most adults tolerate them, some don't. but baby's skin is 5 times thinner than ours, they get affected more. A few gentle wash powders, that you can get at supermarket, are Ecostore adn Aware Sensitive by Planet Ark. Soapnuts, just water, Euca, are a few other things people use. It's really about what you can access and what suits YOUR bub.

- baby wipes. 99% of the supermarktet baby wipes contain propylene glycol, fragrance etc. Even the ones from "trusted wellknown brands", ones that say "suitable for newborns", "no fragrance". you really need to read the ingredient panel. My bub had rash for first six weeks - i used JJ and Amolin Sensitive baby wipes. The day i used cloth wipes and water - no rash!

- i come across heaps of people whose babies rash to sposies, so yes, you're right.

- LINERS
avoid the supermarket ones
try buying half a metre of micropolarfleece (little additions) at spotlight, cut it up into strips, say 30 x 10cm for a nb, have a play with shapes, whatever suits your bby's nappies. If baby reacts to these, stop using them.

i made my own cotton velour liners, when my child could not tolerate micofleece liners, that worked fine, but being Absorbent fabric, i had to really be on top of changes.

when your bub is at the age of FORMED or even PASTEY poos, flushable liners are great - if you buy the SOFT ones - some brands are like sandpaper! i found the tots bots and the bummis ones nice n soft. go for softness, not how mnay hundred you get. no use having 499 sandpaper ones you can't use cos your bub hates them.

good place to school up on mcn

ozclothnappies
read the faq link

nappycino
read the "nappying a newborn" section

welcome!