IF I was to give it a go what would I need?

[Jakabella]

Thanks Mel.. she is asleep so ill do it tomorrow and let you know!

[alioops]

There were a few months where almost every post from Mel had fluffy mail in it in the cloth thread. She isn't too bad an enabler, there are worse

Kate - Buy for baby is the best place for 2nd hand MCN atm. A BB member is going to be doing a second hand MCN store very soon so keep an eye on the MPM threads too (Lots of MPMs also do member discount) Popular items stocking (like Maz's) will usually also be announced in there, and you need to be pretty quick for those. They never stay long enough to go cheaper though.

Get as many different brands as you can. Some brands suit some kids better than others.

[Jakabella]

Hey Mel,

I PM'd you but my comp has been a biatch all day so I hope you got it!

Kate

[Arimeh]

Hmmm I'll take a look - maybe one passed me by....

[Ryatha]

Just sneaking onto this thread, we are thinking about going cloth this time - even DH is "prepared to look into it" which in his language is "if I don't have to change anything I do and you do all the washing I'll agree"! (i do it anyway - it is the only household chore i do do!)

Thanks for all the tips about finding secondhand stuff, and to steer away from ebay. One question: is there that much more washing???

[Arimeh]

Ryatha,

I have 2 in full time cloth and I do a load (and not even a full washing machine load) every 2nd day. So I do it one night, then rinse the next night and hang it out (then I do a load of clothes, rinse it the next night - hang it out) so I always rinse and then wash something of a night time when the kids are in bed. Takes about 10 minutes for me to hang them on the line inside (I just use a couple of clothes horses - and then put them outside in the morning on sunny days!)

So no - not really that much extra washing - once every 2nd day is alright I reckon.

Kate - I can't find your PM honey?

[sloane]

i hope you don't mind if i do a mini hijack - but it seems better than starting a new thread

i'm planning to go with the cloth option & i've started buying a few mcns but i've come to a bit of a halt because i'm not sure whether i'm charging off in the right direction!

i'm trying to be realistic and am thinking i will probably use sposies or both sposies & mcn for a couple of weeks at the start till i get myself sorted out & into a bit of a routine at home.

so far i've bought:

3 x cushie tushie aio
6 x small itti bitti d'lish
3 x kissaluvs fitted (size 0) + cover

but now i'm not sure what to do next...i got the fitteds because from reading here & on nappycino it sounds like they're great for NBs (& i don't think i'll be a flats girl!) but now i'm wondering whether i should stop & wait to see what shape bubs is to establish which style will be the best fit or whether i should keep on building up the stash & maybe try some other brands/styles as well to build up the stash while i still have a salary & save some extra costs further down the track.

if anyone could suggest where to from here, i'd be very appreciative