Covers/ nappies

[ABL]

I apologise if there is already a thread opened.
I was just wondering which is the best material to use as a cover?
What does PUL stand for?
and which material (as a nappy) is the most absorbent for night time use?
What is dry pailing?
Sorry for all of these questions, but I am trying to take in all of the nappy info:confused:

[Oscar's mum]

PUL stands for Polyurethane Laminate – PUL is simply fabric in which a waterproof laminate has been applied to the back. This makes for an extremely thin, soft fabric that is waterproof and easy to care for.

Hemp is definately your most absorbant fabric for night or day!

Dry pailing -



Drypailing
This alternative allows the washing machine to do the work for you. Once you have disposed of the poo (if any) you simply place the nappy in an empty bucket. (You might choose to rinse a poo-ey nappy first.) You could even use a rubbish bin with a flip-top lid or a tough bag. When the bin is full, you up-end it into the washing machine and then wash. No filling, emptying or lugging of buckets.

Now you would naturally think that drypailing would be a pretty stinky alternative however the opposite is true. Drypailing does not stink out the house! When curious friends ask where the nappies are they are frequently amazed that the nappy bin is sitting right there in the bathroom. There is no denying that the bin can get a bit smelly on the inside, but with the lid closed no odour escapes at all. (Elizabeth reckons that it really passes the test if it can cope with her two stink-monsters producing 6 poos a day between them!)

Positives

» No draining and refilling a bucket, you only need treat it like any other laundry basket.
» It doesn't smell like soaking can.
» You can keep the bucket where you want to and even use a strong bag if need be.
Negatives

» Marks take a little more effort to shift so a hot wash is advisable or at least a warm wash and an occasional prewash.
» If you leave several days between washes then the nappies take a bit more cleaning and will certainly need a rinse or prewash before the main wash.
Washing
The first step is to remove any poo. With very runny newborn poo (especially breastfed) this is almost a lost cause. Thankfully it is so liquid that it just washes out anyway. Hard to believe but true. For the truly squeamish (usually the husbands, I'm afraid!), you could use a Little Squirt spraygun very effectively to get rid of most of it into the toilet first (see below).

Once on formula or solids, a baby's poo will usually become much easier to deal with. Typically it will simply roll off the nappy into the toilet. If not, giving the fleece liners a good stretch will usually get it off. You can also "sluice" the nappy - hold one end of it firmly inside the toilet bowl and then flush, allowing the water to wash the poo off the nappy. If you have used paper liners, then you only need to dump the liner and all into the toilet.

However, if you have any trouble at all with poo removal then we absolutely swear by The Little Squirt. This is a spraygun that you attach to your toilet cistern and it produces a high pressure water jet which is fantastic to get anything off the nappy. I can't recommend this device highly enough. (See here for more.)

For drypailing, you use the method above which gets you as far as the nappies in the machine. Then it's up to you how to proceed.



Hope that helps!:D

[veve]

I was just wondering which is the best material to use as a cover?

you can either use PUL or fleece for a cover... the bummis wraps are what I use - I got mine from weewuns (I think it is weewuns.com.. but it might have an au) they aren't cheap (compared to the BigW ones) but they last ages and the quality is great.

What does PUL stand for?

PolyUrethane Laminate (I think that is spelt right) - it is waterproof.

and which material (as a nappy) is the most absorbent for night time use?

I use a pocket nappy stuffed with hemp and a piece of cloth terry (one quarter of a flat nappy)

What is dry pailing?

basically?? you just put all wet nappies into a dry bucket... I rinse my pooey ones... but some people just scrap off the poo (into toilet) and then add the nappy to the bucket... they have researched it and the soaking and antibacterial stuff just isnt necesary - just an occasional hot wash with half serve of detergent and lots of sunlight does the trick

Sorry for all of these questions, but I am trying to take in all of the nappy info:confused:

thats ok - you shuld use the search feature of the forum - type in cloth nappy :)

good luck!!

xxx

[ABL]

:thumbsup: Thanks