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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Oct 2006
    Gold Coast, Queensland
    945

    Jodi, if you want to save some money you could combine fitteds with some flats or prefolds. That's what I'm planning to do. Apparently the flats can have very effective pootainment, depending on the fold (roll up the legs and back). And they are much cheaper. So, I'm going to get given about 15 cheap terry fitteds + I'm buying a few bamboo fitteds for night time. I have also bought some cotton terry flats and am going to make some bamboo terry flats and out of the leftovers (and possibly adding some bamboo fleece) I will make some boosters. This plus good quality covers should get the job done.
    So for home time, you could just go flats/prefolds and use your fitteds mainly for night and out-and-about.

    Sasa

  2. #2
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    May 2006
    Igglepiggle Land
    2,742

    Sunshine - I love your word 'pootainment' lol - thats brilliant!!



    I'm looking at embarking upon cloth nappies - also looking at BBH - but hemp...just part time to see how we'll go, and I'm concerned about nappy changes when I'm out and about too - carrying around a stinky nappy doesn't sound like too much fun?

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Sep 2007
    Cairns
    1,787

    Leesa, nappy changes out and about are fine with cloth. Honestly. Just get a good PUL wetbag, preferably one that zips, and you won't even notice it's there. Some people also use flushable liners when they're out.

  4. #4
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    Jan 2007
    Sydney
    908

    I actually use nappy sacks when we are out (I don't have a PUL bag) & that holds in everything just fine (smells, mess, etc). The only problem is when you forget to take them out of the nappy bag when you get home - I had some live in there for a few days before I remember that they need washing .

    I have found having a mixture of hemp & bamboo better than having all hemp. My DS is a big wetter & hemp don't last for very long - so if we are going to the shops etc he is in bamboo.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Oct 2006
    Gold Coast, Queensland
    945

    Pootainment isn't my word, I can't take credit for it unfortunately...
    I also don't like the way hemp smells... but that's just now with a bionic pregnant nose (well, it's me who's preggers, not my nose)...

    Saša

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Dec 2005
    5,951

    I ended up getting BBH bamboo fitted and magicalls, and itti bitti d'lish. I'm really happy with what I bought, I've never had any problems with leaks.

  7. #7
    Registered User

    May 2006
    Igglepiggle Land
    2,742

    If it wasn't for you ladies and your wealth of information I wouldn't have embarked upon MCN's. DP was dead against them initially, but I 'sold' them to him lol....(He even paid for the package lol)...I said 'if you care so much about your precious recycling then why can't you see the benefits of a item that can be re-used over a single use item'...

    I ordered (just to start - I know it's not enough for full time use - but I guess better than disposables ALL the time)...

    8 x hemp nappies
    2 x bamboo nappies
    2 x bamboo boosters
    6 x PUL covers
    1 x zipped 'wet' tote bag (thanks Suse )
    2 x wool nappy covers

    and hopefully I've ordered the correct size...DD is 9.5kgs, so I ordered a size up

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