Would anyone be interested in a general nappy chat thread?

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I can't be the only one with a bit of a nappy obsession.

Can I? [confussed]

Sorry, birth was great went in when i was every 2-4 mins then 8cm when i got to triage so they whizzed me straight to delivery and in the pool. Fantastic experience thus tine.

notgrownup that sounds wonderful. Really pleased for you all. My section will not be as desirable, but is the safest option and the end result is the same, except fatter!

Fatter! Big dude then?

Bet you cant wait for it to be all over. Ive not looked online for any nappies the past 2 weeks. It is becoming an addiction.

Scan last week put him at 6lb3 already. DD2 was 10lb 3 and as this is a boy, likely bigger. I grow them well, just not very good at popping them out.

I will be glad when he is here and I can concentrate on the nappies!!!

Jeebus!! I thought this one was going to be a huge mofo but ended up being the smallest.

Ive not told dh how much ive spent on nappies he'd faint.

Still want need more though!!

If you think how much disposables are though... Probably works out about the same The thing is, if we were not buying nappies, what else would we be buying? No doubt things that do not actually save money, are not better than disposables for baby's skin, environment etc. things that do not have such good resale value etc. Plus you are saving money on wipes potentially, but definately cream etc. (ignores cost of laundering)

I just sat and updated myself whilst BF DD to sleep, and have now hung out the nappy wash before sitting down to post. Also, I have to share, I just had a roll-off poo on the last nappy of the day SO easily pleased am I!

On the subject of the ebay cheapies - of the three sellers I've bought from (still waiting for order from China) I would say the babyworld3000 one was best, a bit bigger than the yellowbloom and lottieslittlefeet ones, and it also had 3 poppers. They are all really good though and really make me wonder about paying any more!

On the resale value front, I must get my size one bamboo LLs listed on ebay - too late for the free listing weekend that is about to finish - bah! I'll have to put them individually as 99p listings perhaps... Or bite the bullet and PAY a FEE!!! I've just started trading on ebay hope it works .

Anyhoo I'm knackered - hence the babbling - and must get off the computer now.....

I had two roll off poos today. It really does help!

That's all we need in life, eh? I may start a tally!

Ive had 2 that rolled off the flushable liner if that counts!?

It all counts! I had such a crappy day yesterday at a baby nearly new sale, trying to raise some cash but only made a profit of 6 -yes 6 - pounds (not counting spend in cafe ) that the roll off poo just made my day !

I'm so sleep deprived...... it's all a drama at the moment - the only thing that is hard about having kids is when they stop you getting a good night's sleep!!

notgrownup glad to hear your flushable liners are working with your drains, our cellar flooded some years ago when I was regularly flushing liners, and my FIL blamed them! Now scared to flush, and very glad of the fleece alternatives we can get these days.

DS is only 18mo but I think I've forgotten already just how horrible sleep deprivation was in the first 6-9 months. I changed personality, really short tempered and tearful - no wonder it's used to torture people. Chin up and all that fudge! I've got all that to look forward to in 5 months - what am I letting myself in for?

I bought some liners from the nappy lady. They were apparently fine for septic tanks. But one look at them, it's clear they aren't, so I've barely ever used them. What a waste! Plus they leak poo stains whereas the fleecy ones mop up a lot more. Long live fleecy liners that's what I say.

I've been off pricing up ebay cheapies - I want to try just one but the postage to where I live is more than the nappy is worth. So, I'm not keen just yet. I've been following a few LL ebay auctions and one lot of 9 nappies plus wrap went for 16 quid! Just shows that sometimes, you can get a bargin. Needless to say, with this renewed enthusiasm I went and bidded on a few and of course they went up over 3 quid each. Ne'er mind. I'm still eyeing up the lollipops so if I get really fustrated over the next week on ebay, I shall just probably buy two packs new and be done with it.

I'm quite pleased with my wizard duos, but not the price of course. Can anyone recommend some other snap-in-2 design that's a bit cheaper?

Im using the Bambino Mio ones. The downpipe from the toilet drops straight into the drain so sofar no blockages.

I need to stock up on boosters, what do you all recommend? Im using the ones that came with the nappy bundles.

The giraffe has arrived! What print next? Have giraffe and cow so far....

Tiger on order. Clearly there is no hope for me. It was a tricky decision, and I nearly went for camouflage.

Ha, you're clearly NappyQueen. I liked the leopard spotty one. Feeling a little pleased with myself - just bagged 4 LL and 2 wraps for under 6 quid. Still only goes part way to what I need, but very pleased to have got them .

Leopard, camo (army household), tiger!!!!!!

If you can get tiger that is.

White tiger and orange tiger. I went for orange tiger.

BFG nice bargain! Well done! I like the NappyQueen comment

Now waiting for my lovely nappies to arrive in the post. I was just wondering whether our addiction to the fluff is more of an internet shopping addiction? How's the incubating going Valium? Can you even bend over to change nappies at

*the minute?

Oh, just remembered why I was posting. LL have an offer on OSFA nappies at £32 for 8.

I lost this thread, glad I've found it again

congratulations, Notgrownup

9 weeks till i can try out my cloth, and it's really hard not to buy pretties - i really want to wait till i know what fits, so am determinedly sticking to my stock of prefolds with the occasional bargain/free for coffee and cake AIO and fitted :o

Love my weehuggers guitar wrap though

One of the very few things I bought for DS when he came as an early surprise was some fluff. I was overwhelmed about fit at first. Took a lot of getting used to (mind you, so did disposables...I'm not a natural). They were really useful in those months were they just poo every couple of hours - I would frequently just need to change the liner and not the nappy, so saved loads on nappies. I think I would be a lot less precious now though wrt fitting the nappy and worrying about rolling etc. I'm looking forward to doing all that again - yeah!

By the way, anyone recommend newborn nappies? I did use muslins a lot in the early days but aborbancy was crap. I've had a sneaky eye on the Sandys - any experiences?

BFG 3 weeks 6 days to go thank God! I am actually a lot more able than I was with my last pregnancy. I weigh two stone less than I did at this point last time, and do not have the same crippling PGP I had last time. Just the odd twinge, of course last time my youngest was nearly 4, whereas DD2 is 2.4 and still in nappies. When I broke my leg I got used to changing her on a changing mat on the sofa, and still do. My preferred place is on the floor, and I tried that when the cast came off, but it was not easy or comfy.

Thank you for the tip about the LL OSFA. If they did indeed fit all, I would get some more!

I just put mine in small Fuzzis when new, as I produce big chunky babies. I am hoping the bamboozles also fit once they sleep through, which is usually about 7weeks.

Last night DD1 was wearing (for fun over clothes) a large fuzzi. Complete with pad. Very funny.

DD2 has an infected clitoris (ouch) which I think is due to a fibre of bamboo getting under the hood. They shed so much at first. Do you think it is a possibility? The doctor seemed a bit concerned, suggesting possible abuse that I was really upset about.

7 weeks!!! You've got good sleeping genes in your family. Personally, I'm hoping DC2 bucks the trend set by DC1. Valium, are the Fuzzis pocket nappies? I have yet to brave the pockets. So far, all mine are fitted seperates or SI2. Perhaps I'm missing out. Do fuzzis dry quickly? I found with newborns, turnaround time was terribly important.

The bamboo shouldn't shed at all after the first few washes. It kind of piles a bit. I would be surprised if it was the nappy. Stupid doctor - don't listen to him - don't let him upset you. I have some real horror stories about GPs, one in particular about what my ex-GP did to DS's penis when he was 2mo. Won't go any further but I sometimes feel GPs live in a different world to the rest of us. As DS was prem I've had a lot of interaction with HP of all kinds. I find if you are open about all doubts they respond better. Be frank with yours, ask him straight 'what, do you think I've been neglecting my DC?'