Nappies for Two

[Laranna]

I'm wanting to increase my stash and have both bubs in full time MCN's. DS is part time atm (sposies for sleeping and going out) and we have about 10 one size which does us 1.5-2 days. For the new bub, I already have about 5 newborn/small sized nappies for her.

I am guessing DS will still be in nappies for a little while longer. He will be 20 months when this baby is born and I'm not ready to TT him with a newborn on the scene

How many nappies will I need for both of them full time? Is it better to go sized for the new baby or just go all one size?

And also what is the difference between a booster and an insert?

Are the different types of material (bamboo, microfibre, fleece?) more suitable for girls or boys?

Thanks ladies

[~Kim~]

Hey hun, I haven't had 2 in nappies so I can't help you with that (DD conveniently tt herself 5 months before DS arrived - phew!), but I did find that even though DS was 4 and a bit kgs at birth, the sized nappies fitted him better when he was tiny. Took until about 6months for the OSFA to really fit him preperly.
There is some difference between a booster and an insert. An insert can generally be used on it's own whereas a booster is used to boost an insert's absorbability (if that's even a word), however the more prolific MCNs become, I've seen the words used interchangeably, so it's best to check.

As for materials being better suited to one sex - not in my expereince. I use the same boosters/inserts/nappies with DS that I had for DD.

[onthefly]

Hi - what kind of nappies exactly do you have at the moment? fitteds with covers?

I've actually given this a bit of thought in the past, in case I had 2 in nappies (though at this rate I may not...). Anyway, for the little ones I would say sized nappies (ie, small) or flat nappies are better.

Flat nappies with a good cover are a great alternative to reduce cost and ensure good containment of newborn poo. You can get bamboo flats, which are more absorbent and can later be used folded up as pocket stuffers or boosters for your other nappies. You can also buy fabric and run up your own, which might be cheaper still.

We used some flannel flats to begin with - bought nappy flannel from spotlight - but they just weren't absorbent enough so switched to the terry cloths. They were ok, but so bulky on a little one. Our fitteds didn't really work till he was a bit older (and he was 4.3kg at birth).

I've made my own fitteds too, with cheap material from spotlight & microfibre for the absorbent bit in the middle (bought as cleaning cloths from bunnings).

I don't think there are any boy/girl differences really.

Inserts, as I understand, are for pockets, boosters are added for extra - but same thing really, both for absorbency. Fleece is good for liners or covers, not absorbent.

hope that's helpful

[Laranna]

Thanks Kim

Marcellus, we have 5 Baby Beehinds bamboo with 4 pull covers, 2 Greenkids anytimes pockets, 1 bambineo, 2 peapods, 4 magicalls sized, and 1 ecobubs.

The sized ones are all small so will use them for new baby.

When you say flats do you mean the white square nappies that you fold and pin?

[onthefly]

Yes, those are the flats I mean

With terry-types (can get terry bamboo also, not just the old-fashioned cotton terry ones) you can use snappis, rather than pins

It's also possible to just pull the cover over snuggly to hold them in without pins or snappis. The motherease rikki covers are awesome-o excellent with flats.

Personally (and I'm sure it really depends on the baby anyway), I would go with flats or sized fitteds with a good cover rather than AIO or pockets in the first 3-6 months. Probably some of the AIOs would be fine, but I like the added protection against poo leaks that the nappy/cover combination offer.

Now, are you looking for a good night nappy also....?

[BekZ]

I have 2 in nappies. Check out the Pop In. They are gusetted (sp?) so you won't get any newborn poo spillage. They are osfm and are nice and trim on a newborn. I would buy one full nappy and an extra insert, because you can use the cover more than once. Alternatively if you have some prefolds then just use the outer shell as a cover.

This nappy also fits my chunky 23 month old ok too. They are very basic looking and the colours are not exciting but they are a fast drying work horse nappy.

[onthefly]

Ooooo, gusetts... very nice! So you used those from birth no probs Bekz?

[briggsy's girl]

i used flats and mazalicious covers for the first 6-8 weeks with DD - most other stuff was too big, even the smalls - plus the MAL covers contained any leaks from poosplosions!
most osfm nappies will be too big until your bubba is at least 5kg - even when they say they fit smaller, the fit around the legs just doesn't contain anything at all and the last thing you want is nb poop leaking everywhere lol
DD is now nearing 7kg (at a guess) and is still in all her small AIO's, but also now fits med in some nappies, and most of her osfm nappies (not her CT's though).