SamiH..i got the blue wrap just like your green one :D except guess what....lil houdini can still get his hands/arms free!!!!
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SamiH..i got the blue wrap just like your green one :D except guess what....lil houdini can still get his hands/arms free!!!!
I am sooo tired! Maya woke 3 times again last night! I guess she's still making up for the period where she barely ate!
Anyway, had Maya's 4 month check up today and I was so relieved that she put on 220 grams in the last two weeks (prior to that she had only put on 120 grams in two weeks). I thought she surely must have put more weight on cos she's definitely been eating more!
Maya's stats:
Weight: Birth - 4.01 kgs 4 months - 5.345 kgs
Length: Birth - 51 cms 4 months - 61 cms
H/C: Birth - 35 cm 4 months - 40 cms
So she's now quite small compared to other babies - though she started out one of the biggest.
I made another appointment at 5 months cos I just want to make sure that she continues with her little but steady weight gains.
I've also been looking into MCN! I really want to get some but just have no idea what to get. I've read heaps about them but feel like there's too much info out there and it's overwhelming. I don't know how to choose. Plus they aren't cheap and DH isn't happy with the price of them.
Anyway, gotta go.. Maya's just woken. Will try and do personals later.
Tanya
Your Dh will never be happy with the initial cost of them
Remind him how many nappies you go through in a week and the cost of them
If you get on special MCN then you can get about 2 mcn to 1 pack of sposies ($30 approx).
yo uwill need about 18 to be safe to start out .
Look on buy4 baby for some preloved you can get great specials or have a baby beehinds party.
I am keeping it simple now and only have fitteds and covers (baby beehinds) and a few AIO/pockets (Itti bitti and Bumgenius) for when we are out and about (less bulky).
I think i had about 60 nappies at one stage and a lot preloved - a lot new and prob spent close to $700. this will do my 2 children for 3 years each (so thinking if you use 1 pak nappies every 2 weeks that is 28 packs a year x 6 years (2 children) a@ $30 a pack = $5040. So obviously $700 is a hind sight smaller amount.
But i agree it is hard to see this when you see the inital set up costs.
Anyhow Mayas weight is going well! she is putting on weight and that is the most important thing!
Tanya. I spent the entire 9 months of pregnancy researching cloth nappies, it did my head in. My advice with cloth nappies is start off simple.
I started with 6 BumGenius v3.0 one-size pocket nappy (which are an excellent, no-fail MCN). They now cost $38 new. I now have 8 BGs, 2 for backup.
I use fleecy cotton flats from Big W (thinner than terry) at night. It's really not difficult to fold flats and they're so cheap that you can build your MCN collection slowly. The flats are so easy that my husband was the one who suggested we didn't really need any more MCNs.
With the flats, I don't even use a pin to keep them closed. I simply use a PUL cover over the top and it all stays perfectly in place. You need only 3 PUL covers in circulation because you can let them air dry and reuse them without washing for a while.
Get 2 buckets with lids and you're done.
How simple is that?
Also, I recommend Nurture Nappies as the most reliable online store. I've had trouble with some of the others.
Bethany rolled back to front!!!!!!!
I missed the main event, I was in the other room packing when the cries of distress started, I came in and she was on her tummy (hence the cries, hates being on tummy at the moment!!) what a clever little possum. She also particiapted a bit at Kindermusik this morning and not just watched the other babies (they are all older she is the youngest by a bit) she was trying to mimic them. Love watching these little sponges grow....
Ok back to the boxes.....
Tomorrow will probably be my last BB day for a while... :(
hmmm cloth nappies...
well when i was preggers i sewed a HEAP of flanny flats and bought PUL covers BUT also bought afew itti bittis..(one of my faves :D ) and found AIO's much better than flats...which i used once i would say...now they are wipe up cloths....
Definatly worth buying in the long run.... we have NOT bought any sposies since buying NB sized sposies.. and i won't buy them now either...i have even gotten my MIL using MCN's now..and she was against it all in the beginning but seeing i won't supply sposies she has no choice but to use cloth :D
much better for bub and better on my hip pocket :D
I got rid of all of my BBH PUL covers...they just don't allow bubs bum to 'breath' we use minky/fleece covers which acts the same as wool does and allows air to circulate unlike PUL which traps it..and it cause horrid rashes due to Jack sweating badly...
i just got a lay-by out that i had with clothes for Jack in it...he is in size 0!!!!!
Just had to quickly post - Maya rolled for the first time!! Front to back! :) I knew she'd do that roll first cos she HATES being on her tummy. :lol:
BBL
woo hoo Maya!!!!
woo hoo - go Maya! :baby:
woohoo for all the baby rolling!
the initial setup of cloth depends on how much u get. i must admit that ive spent ard $700 by now but its enough to do FT, in 1 way ive overspent but we plan to have more kids so its worthwhile in the longrun. flats did my head in, & DP was kinda reluctant with them but he's k with mcns. work out whats best for u, but personally i prefer pockets
dragons been having a bit of baby eczema on his face, sometimes its good sometimes its bad. im not sure what to do except to put cream on it when i get a chance. he doesnt like it much but theres not much i can do abt it. just hope it clears soon :(
exam tomoro & im not ready for it! best be off...
:crossfingers::goodluck:
sending you lots of luck for your exam teruteru!!!
amy - Woohoo on Bethany rolling too! :)
PP - Thanks for the BBH party suggestion. I had no idea they did that. I might see if I can find some mums interested in a party. The problem my DH has with the cost is that at the moment I just want to get a few to try and it's a lot of money to just try them if I decide I don't like them. But I've tried to tell him that I can resell them if I decide I don't want to go down the cloth nappy road.
kuraiza - Yeah it's doing my head in now. I can't get over how many different types there are! Plus some need covers, some don't, some need inserts, some don't, etc etc.. arghhhhhh I would love to just get a few of each kind to try out - but just trying them would cost me heaps. Oh and I've been wondering how many covers I would need. I thought I needed one cover per nappy! 3 doesn't sound too bad or too expensive.
katones - Thanks for the suggestion of fleece covers.
teru - All the best with your exam!
Hi to everyone else! Gotta get back to dinner.
Hi all,
Belfie - Your welcome hun. I am glad X is holding things now. I have been showing V to hold her hands up and telling her come / up and now she holds her hands out to be picked up hehehe. So cuteeeee!!!!!! She gave me a cheeky little squeal last night when I put her to bed, then closed her eyes and went to sleep, of course after her smile.
Georgi - I hope BJ has finally settled, did he cry all the way bacl home too? hugs
Sami - I stopped BF around 6weeks ago, I just didnt think I had the time to keep it up considering V wanted to eat all day long practically even tho she wanted to still sleep all night as well as I also wanted her to put on more weight. I kept thinking that it seemed to be my milk. I still often question myself if I did the right thing or not, sometimes I feel like I failed her considering everything, that not BF tops it off.
Well another busy week for me, have not been home much at all. Tomorrow is V's U/S for her heart, I am starting to feel nervous about it, its just that we have waited so long to have this done I dont feel prepared anymore. if that makes sense. Anyway fingers crossed all goes ok for my precious baby girl. You know I have enjoyed the not worrying for a while.
If anyone wants a swaddleme wrap cheap = i have a spare here. Just PM me
Well E is much asleep yay
Ashley omg is another story 1.5 hrs of screaming everynight before sleep... i dont get it!!!
PP - Do you think Ashlee could be jealous of Ethan? Just a thought. Its funny how their little minds work, even at a young age. I hope Ashlee settles for you soon. hugs.
she is fine sleeping any other time of the day but night time she wants to be with me and lay on my bed with me... but i dont want her to get in the habit of beingin my bed with the tv on iykwim
She hasnt shown any other signs of jealously...