April 08 - whos using cloth?

[QTB]

I am :D

Iv started my newborn stash! i brought

3 Cherubs Kiss Raphaels and got them today

i have a huge pile coming too!

i went to a mcn party on monday morning and put in an order of some BBB for brayden, found out i was preg mon afternoon and quickly emailed the demonstrater and added to my order :D im sooo excited!

[Noah_and_Elijah]

heck no. disposable all the way for me! :D

[QTB]

hehe fair call... im addicted to cloth :D they are just sooo cute and sooo easy - cant wait to be able to put new bubba in them bug was in sposies til he was 18months...

[SethandRuby'sMum]

haha love ur responce "heck no":laughing:

me yes only using disposables when im out for 3 or more hours. and im using the old fashion terryflats fold it yourself snappy clip(nopins) cloths. still using them on seth.

[QTB]

wow! I gave up on terries when bug was about 3 months old cos he pee'd thru them in an hour... your doing really well for Seth to still be alright in them!

[Noah_and_Elijah]

I must admit that there are some MCN's that are to die for but I'm far too lazy!

Take it off and straight in the bin... Easy and lazy! :D

[QTB]

haha i just use them just like sposies, but throw them in the wash instead of the bin :)

(braydens poos just fall off into the toilet so thats easy, his morning poo just gets tipped in there then in the wash, easy peasy :D)

[SethandRuby'sMum]

Im not sure what you call them where you live but in qld we have Pilchers(plastics),(covers)(pvc things) plus these days when im home i let him have nappy free time and let him use the potty, im trying to work out the cue, i think at the moment he pulls like a concentrating face. seams to work most of the time believe it or not. i only started when he could sit up. not b4. ive read somewhere people start from birth.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

Yeah it's the whole washing bit that bothers me. I hate washing. Your lucky to get me to wash the clothes let alone nappies (not really but you know what I mean) :)

[SethandRuby'sMum]

true seth has more washing somedays the me and hubby combined. (hes a chucky baby still) docs still not worried coz of his weight gain. but im a mum im spose to worry. :confused: He is10kilos if ur wondering.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

How old is he?

My DS is 9 months and approx 11kg or 12kg

[QTB]

wow thats a good weight! brayden is only 11.5kg at 22months!

i hear ya on the washing thing. i just wash nappies with our clothes... i thibk that will change with 2 in nappies though lol

[Noah_and_Elijah]

How tall is Brayden?

Noah is 76cm (well that's what he was at 6 months he has grown a bit since then)

[QTB]

84cm :) at about 12months he was 11kg, but short and fat, now hes only put on 0.5kg but grown taller and has slimmed down...

[Eloise&Charlie'sMum]

disposable mummy here too :o ...with a 21 month old 78 cm tall and 9 kg bouncing pink bundle of tiny joy !!!!

I am interested in cloth but have no idea where to start...I have like 24 new terry flats that i used as spew raggs for DD.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

I used my terry flats that people gave me for spew rags too! :laughing:

[Eloise&Charlie'sMum]

I used my terry flats that people gave me for spew rags too! :laughing:

I had no idea that they where used for anything other than spew rags...:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

[SethandRuby'sMum]

sorry im back.. Seth is 10.5months old. and 77cm tall and what looks like 2 tiny SHARP teeth coming through oh my. what does one use for pain relief if your too afraid to use bonjella now??? we have a natural remady in a jar from the chemist.. but havent relied on it yet as we have been using bonjella but its getting ouchies now He can bite.:eek:

Sometimes we do use them as "spew" rags but mostly nappies.:smiliedance:

[Noah_and_Elijah]

Noah has 7 teeth and the only ones that really caused him pain were his top two eye teeth and I gave him Bonjela and Panadol.

[SethandRuby'sMum]

do they stay real sharp though. and how do u get him not to bite down on your finger?? we only give bonjella if he is in pain and panadol if that doesnt settle him but wait an hour as i dont like giving him both too soon together.

[SethandRuby'sMum]

oops i didnt mean to get off topic of cloth nappies. DH doesnt like them but will use them:yes:

[Noah_and_Elijah]

Noah's are still sharp as hell and he doesn't bite on my finger anymore he just bites everywhere else.

He has drawn blood numerous times! :no:

[TyBean]

Yep more full time clothies here!!! Beany will never have a sposie touch her/his bum!!! and cloth bums are so cute!!!:yes: :D

QTB: what nappies are you getting.... I have NO IDEA what to get!!! haha

[QTB]

hehehe yay another clothie!!

Cherub will never have a sposie touch his/her bum either...

iv been on a major newborn nappy buying blitz lol
so much so that i can even remember what iv brought! lol

But in the mail yesterday i got

3x Cherubs Kiss fitteds in XS - they are sooooo cute! and they were pretty cheap (3 for $33)

i know that i have quite a few coming from around the world lol and i know i have a huge pile of BBB and newborn Magicalls on the way... the rest.... ??? lol i cant remember... but no doubt they will all turn up and ill go oh yeah :D :D

[shereejoy]

I always said I would do cloth and disposable with Lachlan but never really got around to it, and now we own a newsagency there is no way we are doing cloth, no time as it is!

[Leishie]

I think I want to use cloth nappies, but there are so many different types that I am already confused!!!! :confused:

How did you know which ones to use (I only just found out that they're not all just the flat towel sort of ones!!!)???

[cheezelkat]

We will be using cloth here. DP wants to use sposies for the first few weeks but I'm not keen!

We have some more BBB and Bummis wraps coming this week...and a Bubblebubs AIO. So excited!

Leishie, modern cloth is basically in 3 catergories:

AIO's (all-in-ones), pockets, and fitteds.

All In ones are as simple as placing ob babys bum and changing, but can take a while to dry.

Pocket nappies have a soft liner and waterproof outer, and you add boosters to make them absorbent.

Fitteds are made from an all absorbent material, usually bamboo or hemp, and needs a cover to make it waterproof.

For a newborn I'll be using flat nappies folded with either a PUL cover (they are breathable, unlike traditional PVC covers) or a wool cover and fitteds because of the constant changes. For my older son, I like to use AIO's and pockets for ease of use.

[drelle]

im using cloth nappies, i went to a mates houw yesterday to look at all her nappies, she has 1000's of the things :eek::eek:
its so confusing and i really dont understand why some need cover, some dont, some need extra boosters, ill have to go back and and her to explain it to me again:rolleyes:

[SAMum]

I have been using cloth on DS for about 6 months or so but I am thinking I will put new bubba in sposies for the first few months, It's already a load of washing a day between me, DH and DS and all his nappies, I remember when he was a newborn just getting 5 mins for a shower was often impossible so with a newborn and a toddler I am not going to kill myself by having a whole heap of extra loads to do, the actual washing is easy, its the hanging out and bringing in that's a hassle! Plus newborn poos are a whole different story, can't see them just sliding off like DS poos do now!
I use a mixture of terry flats and MCNs, I actually find the flats last the longest before leaking, maybe it's the fold I use?? I use Bummis covers over the flats.
I may change my mind between now and then as I am a pregnant woman so I do this regularly!

[FunkyMonkey]

My big sisters first is due 24th April and I get the honor of making her entire stash! Thank goodness I went crazy with the last co-op! :smiliedance:
If I even see 1 sposie in her house, there's gonna be BIG trouble!
teeheeheehee!:laughing::laughing:

[QTB]

haha what a lucky sis you have!! :)

id love someone to make me a whole stash lol

[HayleyD]

ME ME ME !!! I am using cloth! I am really excited about it too - I hope I can do it! I ordered 3 BBB and 2 BB pul covers last night and I have a mixture of nappies already. Some from WAHM's and a bum genius, cheeky butts, peapods, ezy nappies. I really don't know what I am doing but I just keep buying the cute ones :laughing: I am gonna buy a lil squirt too! Yay!!

[QTB]

HayleyD that sounds sooo much like me!! lol i just keep seeing cute ones and just have to buy them! (there isnt too many nice unisex ones so if i see them i have to grab them lol- at least thats what im telling DH!)