Yay for going cloth, Foss. Which nappies did you get? I have a right mix of materials, types and fits. That's great for me as I can pick the nappy style I fancy, and great for DH as there are some easy (ie prestuffed pockets) nappies left for him all the time.
I'm looking forward to when my breasts stop feeling so full and over large. Just a constant size, not going up and down about 3 sizes with feeds. C cup when empty, but DD or E when he hasn't fed for a few hours. Just pick a size and stick to it!
Yeah I dont expect a night sleep through for awhile.. It would be nice to get a stint of sleep longer than 3hrs at some point though!!
We have cloth nappies too but to be honest, we have mostly been using Eco disposables that breakdown in landfill so the guilt factor is lowered. Plus no bleach and nasties used on the nappies either so nicer on her skin.. We have prefolds but I am finding they leak a fair bit and the inserts get soaked with wee so sit wet against her skin..we also have some osfm but they still seem way too chunky and big on her.
She weighs 5.2kg now and 58cm
So still in 000's..
Still has some snot and mucus rattling around but her cold is improving thank goodness. We tried the vaporiser (chemist said ok for newborn) but I thought the oil stuff they recommended was way too strong do we left it plain, just steam and it was fine.
How annoying about the fluctuating bra sizes! I use a Bonds maternity bra that is stretchy so fits fine when I am full or empty!
I went for the hippybottomus nappies ca plane. They are a one size fits many. I have tried the eco disposables Danie but find they don't work with Tiggers body shape and he manages to pee outside them so back to the Huggies. I try to assuage my guilt by telling myselfi go three less than half compared to other brands.
Tigger is now over 6kg and63+cm so I'm hoping that the cloth nappies won't be too bulky or leaky.
I know I struggled with piglet having catnaps. It wasn't until I worked out her different cries and patterns, we settled with 4 or 5 45 minute catnaps during the day.
Tbh, I find the type of nappy doesn't matter, it's the quality of the cover that stops the leaking. With the flat nappies, 2 hours tops. With the fitted, up to 3 hours before a change. The one size stuffables leak a little if wet or just a big wee in one go.
Stormy catnaps too in the day usually, unless ill. But as he sleeps longer at night, I don't mind. Liebling would sleep beautifully in the day and was a shocker at night.
Foss I also bought some hippybottomus osfm nappies but haven't tried them yet. A friend recommended the bamboo Babyland ones so we bought three of them to try out but they seem too bulky On her for now.
We use bamboo try newborn size in the first few weeks and they were good but she must squirt her poops out sideways as they often leaked out the side too.
I guess it's a matter of finding the right one for your babe. Is it possible to even find the perfect cloth nappy??
For Liebs, fitted terry nappies were best. But I had more flats, from which his poos escaped. Though flats with an eenee cover worked well. Stormy, being much fatter, gets on great with fitted one size or flats, but with size specific covers. Does not get on with the eenee covers, which are sized. Just different body shapes. But trial and error is a pain when you don't want loads of nappies. I have about 80 size 1 nappies, not counting covers ( maybe 6 types). I did go a bit mad last time! 36 of those nappies are flat cotton, bought pre Liebs, then I found fitted worked better, so not all my fault!
Did weights and measures last night (10w 5d). 2' and 14lb, both spot on. Which is 61cm and about 6.3 to 6.4kg. In 68cm clothes as the nappy bulks out the body too much. That's big, especially the weight. Yay for Stormageddon!
The nappies arrived today! I'm busily washing them so they become absorbant.
Tigger is like piglet and only poos every week or so, which means that I should be quite okay most of the time because I'm used to poosplosions.
The covers are really cute too! Elephants, sea creatures, stars, monsters, and lots more. Now we just need to get the weather to clear long enough so I can get them dry. I also need an airtight nappy bucket so searching online because my local big w and kmart didn't have any.
Oh how scary foss, definitely holding my baby close.
Congrats Kazzo - happy to have you with us :-) sorry to hear bubba got sick.
I must say I haven't read everything yet but I have scanned a few post and see the word sleep mentioned a lot - what is that you speak of?
aFM... Miss Amelia has Food protein allergies/intolerances not sure what to exactly, know that dairy is one of them - so I've had to go from breastfeeding to a specialised formula Neocate we are still mixed feeding as she isn't a fan but we are slowly getting there.
Oh cat, I hope it clears up soon and everything falls into place for you.
Well, I've washed all my new nappies 6 times and they are now on the washing line waiting for the sun to dry them out tomorrow. Very, very excited about using them. They are so super cute. I'm going to stick to the disposables overnight for the next little bit until we get used to them, how they fit and how much they absorb but hope to be on them full time soon.
In all the time I've been researching them, I have apparently forgotten to talk to my husband about them. When he saw 36 nappies and 40 plus inserts on the line he did a double take! He is actually quite happy about it but was just shocked to see all of them on the line. Oops
Haha Foss, sounds like what I'd do. Can't believe Liebs was in size 1 nappies for a year and Stormageddon's almost too heavy for them now! He hasn't even worn them all yet lol.
It's hot here, temperature gauge on the side of the house says 36*C. We're stuck indoors as tis too hot for Stormageddon. Even the school run is a bit much and I use the pram cover for that.
Cat I was just thinking of you guys yesterday and wondering how you were getting on.. Poor Amelia.. And poor mama not getting sleep and trying to work out what's happening for her..! Have any of your other kids got allergies?
Foss, woohoo for getting started on the nappies, and double woohoo your hubbie is happy about it. My partner hasn't been too excited about all the washing and trying to understand what insert goes with what cover etc! I think it's going to be easier with osfm nappies for him!
36degrees sounds lovely, it's cold and overcast here today, although I shouldn't complain as yesterday we were out walking on the beach in a singlet and barefoot!
Speaking of sleep, Bub is starting to get into some sort of routine overnight now- feed at 9pm then 12-1 then 3-4 then 5-6 then sleeps a bit more.. It's working for us, as long as I get a good stint of 3-4 hours myself then we are ok!
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Predictable sleep rocks. When Stormageddon eventually managed to sleep last night he did 11.30 to 2.30 (snack from right breast), 2.30 to 7. He normally wakes once in the wee smalls, then again about 5.30ish. He would have done longer but my feeding top and bedsheet were soaked and I was spraying milk everywhere when I changed my breastpad, so I made him feed!
Oh i know about those milk sprays! Sometimes at night half asleep I am feeding her and she suddenly fusses and starts to cry and I look down and realise she has slipped off the breast and milk is sprayed all over her face!
Although, I feel my milk supply/breasts have settled a bit in the last week. They don't get as full and hard as they did before and I am not going through as many breast pads now. At night though I have taken to using face washers folded over and now using a prefold across both breasts and this works really well to prevent leaks at night! My partner thinks it's hilarious!
I am also using washable breast pads. Figure I'm doing washing anyway so may as well chuck them in. Luckily my friends have a small business making baby goods so I have an easy supply. Now to convince them to make mcns and I'll be set. Some mornings when we wake up, it is funny to see the full amount of spray on our leather couch where I feed.
36 degrees is really hot! Don't blame you for keeping the little one inside.
Such a good idea with the flat nappy, Danie. I will give that a go. I'm jealous of the settling down of your breasts, mine still fluctuate. But Stormageddon feeds so well in the day and not so much at night, there is a real difference. I leaked so much yesterday I tried to convince Liebling he needed a bm soaked pad on his injury. He disagreed.
Also on the washable pads, Foss, from what I heard the disposable ones are sharp and nasty. Plus I have loads of nappies and pads from Liebling's babyhood.
Stormy usually gets at least one 4hr+ sleep at night, five and a half hours was the longest so far. I am so rested! Still tired every evening, but that's cos I am Stormageddon's feeding station for 6-8 hours a day.
I think Tigger must have known because he slept from 8pm to 4am last night. I couldn't believe it. I also forgot my breast pads so woke up in a sea of milk. Poor little fella was starving when he woke up.
We are on day 2 of mcns and loving them heaps. The only thing I haven't worked out yet is how to effectively get Piglet's solid poops off easily with the bamboo liner. Still quite messy and disgusting. Once I work that out it will be perfect. We are still using disposabls at night to use up our stash but funnily, both kids disposables leaked last night.
Poor you, Foss. Get well soon. With solid poo, I used to put the liner in the loo basin, hold the least soiled end, then flush. Got most of it off that way. Hth.
I had a bad incident yesterday. Walking to the shops, had to pass a bunch of preschoolers playing on a statue while their mothers sat a way off chatting. Children on opposite side of statue to mums, could easily fall off and bang head etc. Now, I feel about preschoolers the way most feel about teenagers. I really don't enjoy that age group.
One little turd appeared nice at first. "Oh look, a baby" he said as I walked past. Cute. Then: "shoot the baby, pewpewpewpew". He said it again.
I was mad. I turned around and told him shooting babies is not cool. Didn't shout, hit him, go near him in fact.
His mum then shouts at me. Cos boys will be boys, what's my problem. Ffs, her turdbag thinks it's ok to shoot a baby! She was in my face and aggressive. I walked off. Her boy just learnt shooting babies is ok and there is nothing so evil he can do that mummy won't disapprove of. But I'm still shaking and fearful of going out now. I'm still going out, have to, school run etc, but I'm not comfortable. DH's job means the whole family are at risk, so someone could try and kill my newborn. We try to minimise the risk, but it's something I don't take lightly. And it's never too early to tell children not to shoot or pretend shoot people unless in a mutually agreed game. And never shoot at newborns. Especially not newborns whose mothers know how to kill (disclaimer, through my university education, not through killing lots of people).
Re: Babies Born ~ April 2015
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