Still not really understanding what i woud need MCN wise...
Im looking into MCN for when bubs comes around and im still not totally understanding what i need to start with like can newborns go straight to mcns? or do they start with sposies? How many do i need and what brands? Do you need night ones or are they just for heavy wetters?
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buying what nappies i have bought i have found that i would have been best to buy one size fits all or most saving me loads of cash rather than small medium and large types. And buy extra boosters to boost them up for night time use too if buying one size fits all. I am fairly new to mcn's only using for 6 months full time and preggers so will be using these nappies again.
My plain of attack is to use terry flats for a few weeks till new born is large enough aprox 4 kilo in weight to go to baby beehind one size fits all nappies. I have also got a bout 8 new born nappies just to help out of the magicals they have the water proof protector on them for night for newborns. Mind you new borns poop so much and wee heaps they u change them so often so i probably didnt need to invest in these.
save your $$$ buy mostly one size fits all if i was you. The baby beehind site has LOADS of info on how many you need and stuff like that google them
Ok, so for the first 3 weeks or so, bub will be pretty tiny for shaped MCN. You can buy newborn, but I found them a lot of money for only a few weeks of use. we used Pre-fold nappies, with gorgeous wool covers for the first month. Pre-folds require a little bit of folding, then a snappy and a cover. Its really easy and they dry quickly too. A pack of 12 would be heaps.
Then once bub is a little bigger, you can put them in MCN size small- you can get small fitted nappies and then keep using the same cover from the pre-folds, or you could get All in ones (Baby-beehinds MagicAlls in small would be perfect).
I personally bought 14 Baby-Beehinds one-size-fits all in bamboo as well as some MagicAlls in small and medium and that's what I am still using now (not the small though lol)...so thats 6 months so far. The prefolds I haven't touched since, but I passed them onto another new mummy, so they're getting used anyway.
hopefully one of the expert girls will pop in but I'll tell you what I have found worked best. Nate's been in cloth since the day he was born.
I know a lot of the girls use prefolds and a cover, or flannie flats and a cover. They don't need heaps of absorbancy as you change them so often, but thy do need to hold in that runny poo, that's why a good fitting cover for newborns is invaluable.
I used fitteds with Nate and covers for the first while. So I had one layer of elastic on the fitted and one on the cover (great for pootainment). They come in OSFA and sized. My faves are the Spunky Buts fitteds. I also have BBHs in hemp and bamboo. They fit much better now he's a bit bigger. Cute Tooshies fit well when they're little too.
When they are really little, sized or flannie flats seem to work best as the OSFA are just too big. Though Nate was big (9lb) he was still to small for OFSA for a few weeks.
Others use pockets and AIOs for tiny babies but for me they just weren't reliable enough to hold the poo in as their little legs were too small. Once he put on a bit of weight and grew a bit the pockets like Happy Heinies and BumGs were (are) great.
We have only started use a true night nappy in the last month or so, so initially no I don't think you should need to worry about them. That said I never ever had to buy one for Darcy as a boosted BBH with cover was fine.
I wish I had waited beyond the fitteds to see Nate's shape as different nappies suit different kids.
Aslo think about 12 nappies per day for the first little while and wrk out how often you want to wash. Don't forget about drying time.
oh it makes heaps of sence now...
the whole newborn thing is going to be annoying because they grow so quick but like you ladies said they change more frequently
thanks
For my newborn I have bought prefolds which are about $8-$10 each and I have bought some covers with leg gussets to go over them, so not a huge outlay given that I can also use the same prefolds (bamboo) as boosters and inserts in DD's nappies and in baby to be's MCNs.
For ds 15 months all every two hours we change with bbh hemp or bambo, we use 1 or 2 pull covers daily and at night 1 bbh magical all in one.
when we use bbh magicals during the day we dont need pull covers or nay cover as it is a all in one we use about 5 or 6 daily they can last up to 6 hours we have pushed them to 12 hours over night.
As most of the other posters have said, a good option is to go either disposables or terry flats or prefolds for the first part, then move onto something else when the baby gets a bit bigger and their legs fatten up a bit!
I was planning to do this (with disposables) but found the Bumgenius OSFM I had worked fine from the day after we got out of hospital. The fit wasn't great but I think I was lucky in that she never did anything bad enough that it wasn't 'contained' even though there was a bit of a gap around the legs. I've since bought some Rumparooz (quite similar to Bumgenius) and they are rated from 6lbs to toilet training so in theory a nappy you really can use the whole time.
So I guess if you have some OSFM in the house you could give them a bash then if they aren't doing the job have a plan B ready.
For the first couple months I used flushable liners in the nappies which meant the scary newborn poos were easy to deal with and the nappies don't cop quite so much poop! It might be worth looking into these and seeing whether they will be an option for you.
No. of changes - a general rule is about 10 changes a day. I think we always did a bit less cause we would do a change with each feed and my girl did 4 hourly feeds and only a few stretches shorter than that so our feeds/changes didn't often hit double figures but this obviously changes a lot from baby to baby. Now we can go 8-9 hours overnight without leaks.
Prefolds are the way to go.... you use them when bub is newborn and then reuse them as for extra boosting in pockets ect down the track. Prefolds can be used upto 3 months plus. Using them for this time frame will give you the opportunity to see what shape your baby is, wether they are long and skinny, built like a rugby player ect. All nappies are different and fit a baby differnetly.
I personally am not a fan of OSFM. I just find they outstretch and dont suit every baby type. I also didnt like that most are made of PUL outter which dont allow babies bub to breath fully and caused nappy rash for my kids.
Baby beehind fitted are good to have. start with a 6 pack and see how you go. Wool covers allow for breathing as do fleece and minkee
Id say a good Newborn stash to start with would be 24 prefolds or terry flats and 5 covers to routate. Maybe an AIO or 2 for the nappy bag when your out and to show off
oh and as someone said before hand...flussable liners make a difference
I'd definately say prefolds and covers for the first few months - I think the Booroi system is perfect (and very cost effective!). Of course you would need a Maz-a-licious cover (or two) for "show off".
After that I would suggest to go by sizes - I too found that OSFM don't really fit most.
I have found that the WAHM made products are my favourites (and they are all the best fit).
Are there any brands that you have been looking at which interest you? We could give you a bit more of a run down if we knew what you were looking at
I found that terry flats worked the best, along with a BBH PUL cover. To begin with we only had 3 covers in the small size and we managed with that, although I think that I'll be getting a couple of extra small covers for this bub. In fact, we didn't put DD into another type of nappy till she was a wrigglebot at around 9months, and it was just too hard to get her to lie still long enough. The only time I ever had a problem with poo-containment, was a one-off day when she was is sposie for some reason - never had an issue with her leaking anything in the terry flats.
Still not really understanding what i woud need MCN wise...
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