Yay, we have started our journey!

[Beautitude]

So after much umming and ahhing DH and i have started on our MCN adventure We went and bought 2 cushie tushies today to start our collection and trial. Decided to start with a AIO to make it easy but thinking i like the idea of a pocket nappy especially in winter so it dries quicker. So excited to put ds in his new mcn's !!

I was wondering from those of you who are more experienced in MCN what are your favourite nappies and why? And how many times would you suggest we wash our mcn before using them the first time? Dont want to end up with them leaking everywhere and ruining my excitement lol!! Any hints and tips would also be very appreciated.

Yay im very excited

[*TripleJ*]

well firstly congrats lol
i normally just wash once then use but change more often coz they are less absorbant they do say normally about 3 times before use
make sure u only use 1/4 to half wat u would normaly use when u wash but no fabric softner or soaker

[SammyRo]

Yay, you won't regret it!!

I'm the same as JwithJ - I only wash them the once before using, but I found, especially with the cushie tushies, that they get more absorbent the more they are washed, so I'd change him frequently.

DD is a big wetter, and we have her mainly in Bumgenius with no issues on leakage. Though I think as she's getting older ones with snap closing as opposed to velcro might be better! (Harder for little fingers to undo)

Good luck!

[briggsy's girl]

CT's don't fit DD properly (still) so we don't use them here - faves are widdle wuns (for pretties), itti's and bum g's (for work horse nappies), baby beehinds or licious lullaby's and maz covers for nights.
i tend to only wash once, maybe twice - but realise i have to change more often during the day

don't be put off if your first nappy's don't fit right - it can be trial and error to find the right fit.

there is a group on ozebaby that you can hire a variety of nappies from so you can find the nappies that fit best without massive outlay

[Sterla]

I only wash once.

I'm relatively new to cloth too - but my favs are itti bittis (they're not for everyone though), fluffybubs and bubblebubs... For super dooper absorbency though, I'd go bamboo Baby Beehinds (needs a cover) .

HTH

[Beautitude]

Thanks for the replies ladies. Ill look into the brands you have suggested. We only have two nappies at the moment as we dont really have the $$$$ to outlay for a full set yet. Looking to work up to 1 day full time mcn and keep going like that trialing diff nappies as we go along to find the right one for us. I do love the pretty ones but i know that ill put it on ds and he will do a poo straight away. Plus now with summer upon us it will be nice for him to run around with his mcn on rather than the hot stuffy disposable.

I am trying to remain strong and buy majority unisex so they can be used for bub #2 but its so hard coz there are some really cool ones. If i have a girl next we will be in real trouble as i love love love so many of the girly ones lol.

Sam: I like the snaps too, thats something that i would prefer as ds is already trying to get his disposables off with the velcro. Bought some swim nappies but the only ones they had were velcro so hopefully he doesn't learn how to take them off. How do you find using cloth in winter?

Does anyone use anything special to wash them? Thanks for the tip re using less powder JwithJ, dh will be happy to hear that. We are going to try the dry pail method first as that was what was suggested to us, what do ther people do?