New to MCN & need help!!

[monkeytoes]

Hi there,

I am a sposie user but I have recently bought 1 Bumgenius AIO and 1 Monkey doodlez AIO to try out. The problem is they only seem to last about 1.5 hours and she is soaked thru her clothes.
I haven't been adding any extra liners.
DD is 9.5kgs and I have been using the medium size nappies.
Is this normal for a MCN to last only 1.5hrs? Should I be using a liner and if so what do I use?
Do you think the nappy is too small for her? The wee comes out the top where her belly button is, so maybe I need to get the 'long rise' nappies?
Any advice is appreciated...........

[monkeytoes]

I think I may have answered my own question!!!

I only washed my new MCN's once before I used them. I just read in one of the sticky threads you're supposed to wash them 3 times before use. Could that be my problem???

[kymmy]

Most probably! I think it may also depend on how much of a wetter your bub is. I can't trust AIOs as much as I do fitteds. I also boost a lot as my bub is a big wetter.

[HoopDeeDoo]

Thats why I like pocket nappies because you can tailor them to fit your bub's needs. If you have a heavy wetter AIO don't seem to have the absorbency because otherwise they would take forever to dry.

Maybe try a pocket nappy with a hemp insert and a microfibre booster, that might be better for your bub :yes:

[Laksa]

i have both the nappies you mention and my son is a big wee-er. i agree the monkeydoodlez last about 1.5 hours (do you have micro or original?) but the bumgenius lasts 2+ hours for us...

[mumofKieran]

The problem should not be that you only washed them once as both those nappies are man-made materials and do not need the pre-washes to increase their absorbancy the way that hemp does. I have both bumGenius AIOs and the bumGenius pockets, and I have exactly the same problem as you with the AIO: I can't get it to last more than 1.5 hrs and it leaks OFTEN, even after that long. I do not have this problem with the pocket version, and can trust it for 3 or more hours if I have to, and rarely get leaks! I have come to the conclusion that AIOs are just not absorbant enough and now I use pockets all the time. As other people have said, try pockets or fitteds (I have not tried fitteds but LOOVE pockets!). I swear by Haute pockets and bumGenius pockets.

[monkeytoes]

I swear by Haute pockets and bumGenius pockets.

Hmmmm - maybe I have bought the wrong nappies:thumbsdown:.

mum of kieran - what do you use in your bumgenius pockets? I mean, what type of booster (if that's the correct term). And how many layers do you use? Sorry - I am such a newbie at this.

[mumofKieran]

I am pretty new to it myself, but you learn fast when you become as obsessed with cloth nappies as I have become!! At first I was keen for all in ones and nothing else, as I was a real disposable addict and wanted something as close as possible to them! But I quickly discovered that there are so many better options out there and I actually enjoy sitting down and stuffing a whole pile of clean nappies!! In the bumGenius pockets I just use the microfibre insert that comes with the nappy, and if using the nappy overnight I use two of the inserts at once.

[HoopDeeDoo]

If your bub is filling an AIO pretty fast then I'd recommened a pocket nappy with a hemp and microfibre insert basically up to 8 layers of hemp or microfibre in the nappy, that should last longer and keep bub's dryer

[pookiesossige]

Your nappies will also leak if you use oily creams such as Sudocrem or zinc/castor oil creams and lotions. They 'block up' the nappy inner because they don't wash out very well, and make the nappy repel wee. That's one of the things that I think of when nappies leak out the top like that (I know you got that sorted though).

I'm another that's a fan of pockets over AIOs. But I have heavy wetters. A pocket actually is no different to an AIO once it has been stuffed- it's like an AIO that needs the absorbant stuff added in. Makes for quicker drying and you can customise how much stuffing you need.

BumGenius pockets are nice IMO, I have them, they come with a nice thick microfiber insert. It's the same insert that is already sewn into the BumGenius AIO. I always use it with hemp in there too- with the hemp underneath the microfiber, iykwim (ie- the microfiber on top, inside the pocket).

I like Hemparoo's that are sold at the Green Kids site (Green Kids are another great one-size pocket nappy) and they have other hemp inserts there too.

[bossoflatch]

my bubs is a medium wetter - if i know i am going out and only have bg i just lay a booster down and it does the job - still nice and trim and saves the leaks.. most of the aios i have thou have either bamboo or hemp ... and they do the job nicely .. :thumbsup:

you could try a very baby - they come in medium longs - try the ww site - they have the medium longs ..and they are aio with the bamboo - pm me ifyou want to know more - i think they are ace ...
they easily last us 3 hours or more ...:yes:

they are the best imo!!