zhen - on nappies, you can use them from birth - the totsbots flexitots i have have a clever folding mechanism which makes them tiny! (They are a two stage nappy, so not birth to potty, you have to get a whole new set when they reach about 18lb). I use washable liners, i have 20 nappies and 20 liners, which does well for washing every 2 days. Iput them on her through the night til she was about 7 months, then i stopped, but i can't rememberwhy. She is now 18 months and gets through a nappy in about 3-4 hours, which is loads of time, so yes, they hold toddler wee (at the moment). The second stage flexitot ones come with a booster which i put in about 4 months ago, which is what gives the extra absorbency. Hope that wasn't too complicated!
mmm - someone else asked about the nappies. ARe they a faff? I think it depends on your life, what sort you get and what your drying facilities are. I don't work outside the home, so I have more daylight to do stuff. Flexitots can'tgo in the tumbledryer, but i do have a washing line, and a boiler cupboard for when it's raining, so drying isn't a problem. Some nappies can go in the dryer, so that's easiest. They are bulkier to carry round out of the house, but not heavy. The worse bit is getting rid of the poo down the look, especially when pregnant (don't need to do it with bf poo, just when it has food in it, as you don't want it in your washing machine!) but only because it makes me retch! I use (biodegradable Nature Babycare) nappies at night and on holiday as that makes it less of a faff.
one final thing, i love washable wipes! They are basically like little flannels, and you just keep a stackof them in water for bum washing. You will think babywipes are completely useless if you ever use the washable ones! So much easier.
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I figure with sleeping, that people managed to survive ok before the sleeping on the left advice came in, so not to worry about it. I'm sort of on my sidefront left on a long pillow, until that gets boring and i turn to right and even on my back! As you get a bigger bump you'll sleep however you can because you'll be so desperate to sleep!
19 weeks, i think, night all!