a bunch of q's from another newbie
hi all!
We're FINALLY taking the plunge!! :clap:
dd is almost 19mths and we're starting mcn's for the first time (I know we're a bit slow off the mark, but better late than never, right?)
I managed to come across a mcn trial service where you try 6 different types of mcn's for 2 weeks for a small cost. I wanted to do this before forking out a whole lotta dosh, and it has been a great experience. We have tried:-
**genese forge night time nappies with snap in boosters = brilliant!! (i adore this nappy)
**cushi tushies snap in one = quite good, no leaks, but wide crutch led to a bit of a waddle
**itti bitti d'lish snap in one = quite good, love the fit, no waddle, but did leak if left on a teeny bit too long
**issy bear pocket = good; pretty much indenticle to green kids, cuter patterns, but found green kids bamboo inserts much better
**green kids pockets = really good, but not so good at night
**bbh bamboo fitted with snap in boosters = good but leaked at night, even with bbh PUL cover, and seemed to have a lot of wetness next to skin in morning.
Although i have figured out which ones we now have a preference for, i still have a bunch of q's, so i was hoping some mcn experts wouldn't mind helping me out.
I love the more fitted nappies, but we're really trying to do cloth on a budget, so am thinking that green kids may be the way to go as we would be able to reduce costs with a one size fits most design, re-using the nappies for #2 (if we're lucky enough to be blessed with another IVF miracle). I think this will be more economical than having to fork out each time baby needs a new size.
Only probs are, she has just (this morning, bless her) learned how to rip off her sposies napies, so i'm guessing she will learn how to do the same with the velcro on the green kids before long. Are there any decent one size fits most pocket nappies with side snaps? Also, as wonderful as we've found the green kids, I have found the green kids leaked at night (the one time i used it at night), and i had put two lots of double thickness green kids bamboo boosters inside. Did i put too many boosters in perhaps, and this is the reason for leaking iykwim?? I shall re-try tonight with only one lot of boosters.
Overall, at present, I am wondering if perhaps i just use green kids during the day (and clothe her quickly after putting on nappy so that she won't be able to get to those velcro tabs), and then use something like a genese forge at night. Are genese forge sized btw?? If so, how likely am i to find them second hand. I have looked at buyena and have not found anything worth buying. Mostly there are AIO's for sale, and we are preferring to do pockets or SIO's due to quicker drying time (which is a major factor in melbourne).
Are there any other good websites for second hand cloth nappy sales??
Apologies for the lengthy post, but any input would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks a bunch,
Ari