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]

i'm joining in this thread after spending all my feeding time last night reading it from the start! I've been lucky enough to have been given a great collection of real nappies for my DD, having lent and lost a lot of the smaller ones I used for my two boys. Amongst these hand me downs were a few different makes of pocket nappies, and now I'm hooked! Wanted more FuzziBuns but they are dear, so I bought a couple of cheap ones from EBay. Tried the first of these this afternoon, a printed popper nappy from Babyworld3000 (£2.68 inc postage) and it was great! Lasted from 4 till 9 with no wee leaks - yay!

Wow fudge that is a bargain! Especially if it works! I must admit I think I like my Fuzzis best. I just need to find them in the junk room and try them with better inserts. Things have changed a lot in 6 years. I am glad I bought some new different varieties though, but not liking the aplix much, and I like how poo pops off the Fuzzis. I have 24 bamboos on the go at the moment, but having to wash daily in order to get them dry. I am also not liking wiping the wraps and reusing. They still smell of wee! I have six wraps so washing them daily too.

As I will soon have two in nappies, I think my Fuzzis and easyfits will do fine for day, and both in bamboo at night, and I will have a good system. With two I would need to wash daily anyway.

What do you put in your Fuzzis? I have microfibre pads and will boost with bamboo.

I've started already for pfb due early December! I've amassed a varied collection of second hand fitteds and cotton/PUL wraps, a mate is sending me some terries and knitting me a soaker from some wool i bought, now i just need a baby bum to fluff up!

Actually, i need to get boosters too. And some sposies for my mum to use And a bucket. And nice smelling oil. And net bags. And groovy outers. And and and...

:o

Congratulations on your pregnancy, and discovering fluff! Before my first was born I spent some time practicing on my teddy ( the shame ) and it was wonderful when DD1 arrived and I could put them on a real person! Never tried wool soakers. Not sure I like the idea of washing them so infrequently. I have heard they are ace. Maybe your mum will come round to washables?

Thanks i think she'll convert, but i might need some funky aio's to convince her with! A good friend has had three of her four dc in fluff and wool and is a complete addict. I shall try the wool and see how it goes at least for over night.

yes valiumqueen - i've thought the same about how things have changed - my ds1 is 10 tomorrow and so i've not done any nappy research since then!
the cheapies are very similar to fuzzis coz they are the kind i like best - hate the nature baby stuffables! tried the cheap one from yellowmoon this am (£4.49 inc 2 mf inserts) and it was also v good, though yesterday's was a better fit (3 poppers rather than 2). i've been stuffing with a wide mf, with a smaller bamboo (little lamb i think). really chuffed - now need to sell off some of the odds so i can add to my stash!

ps - purple i recommend getting the pocket aios for your mum to use - they are just as easy as disposables and i'm going over to them to avoid those probs tha hubs and other helpers get with two part systems! Wraps falling off, etc...

Fudge, i showed her some and she's pretty nearly convinced. When i was tiny she chose sposies over cloth because of the faff of folding and the nadty plastic pants. Now there's such a good range of fitteds and covers are modern, i think she'll convert easily.

Although, any excuse...

Ps if you fancy destashing nb size boys, pm me

fudge I had a look at the Babyworld3000 cheapies and they seem pretty good. I really should not get any more though. I need to find the Fuzzis! I have a broken leg at the moment and 29 weeks pregnant so the thought of emptying the spare room to find them is a bit daunting. I need to get it fit for a little person though, and I could eBay some stuff to buy more fluff....>

What pattern did you get? And what is all this 'minky' all about??

I first bought washables nearly 7 years ago, and the advice then was to wet pail with tea tree oil, which I hated.

Poo soup, apparently!

I did rinse them first, but yes, poo soup.

hi purple - i'll have a look at what i've got in smaller but i think the small size is mostly little lamb bamboo nappies, with two or three stuffables - i'll get back on that tmrw.
valium - poor you with a broken leg!

oh and i've always dry pailed using mesh bag, no oil just kept lid on! and they go straight in wash with the other laundry on 30 degrees!

Sounds like what I've already got - and terry shaped is definitely familiar and sitting in my airing cupboard awaiting a boil wash nearer the time!

i really need to learn how to sell things on ebay .....!

I get my dad to do it, he's a whizz! Goes through his paypal and he gives me the cash minus fees or buys more stuff for me :o

I really shouldn't have joined the preloved nappy group my mate invited me to on farcebook. Soooooooo tempting!

I threw away a lot of my handmade microfibre inserts as they were very bulky and I have enough other ones now. I also have a one life trial pack that I did not like as it was so bulky, and some bambino Mio wraps and pre folds. Hated them.

My blueberry wrap arrived yesterday. Love! Love! Love! As does DD. little owls. Wanted cow, but that was sold out.

I have never washed with other clothes. I always wash pooey clothes separately, and how do you get over the 'use less powder and no conditioner' requirements?

I wondered if i could make my own, do i just buy microfibre cleaning cloths, fold into thirds and stitch?

Boots had rubber pants 5 for £5 are they any good?

So many questions hope my stash shows up today, was expecting it in yesterdays post!

Wow I have two hands free so can do proper typing with caps! (normally go on when BF baby).
Purple you just asked exactly what I was going to ask! As I am new to stuffables, and new to the variety of cloth options, I need advice on what is the best stuffing for stuffables! I have Little Lamb bamboo boosters but they are not wide enough to fill the gusset properly, I have terry boosters that I made from towelling, and I have a few microfibre ones which are larger and a better fit.
Can anyone advise - I am prepared to do what purple suggested and buy cleaning cloths, but there seem to be quite a few different types of 'microfibre' will any type do??
Re rubber pants - I resorted to sending my boys to nursery with plastic pants as they threw away lost more than one of my kushies wraps!

I was thinking maybe 2 layers microfibre with cheap towels chopped up to make an outer. Afaik you can use any cotton, including old tee shirts, but obviously need lots of layers for absorbency.

Is the fleece for making flongies the same stuff i can buy by the metre in fabric land?

You can use anything to stuff them. I bought microfibre cloths from pound land and folded them in three. Had to stitch by hand and my fingers were so sore. Threw them away recently as they did two babies and I do not really need them now. If I need any more I would leave them flat for newborns as they dry quicker, just fold as necessary, then in larger sized nappy I would actually cut into three and sew with a machine as the result is neater and less bulky. I would use with a bamboo booster or two.

I think microfibre is the most absorbent, yet so is bamboo? I get confused. The bamboo nappies work so much better, yet they are only 60% more absorbent than cotton, but microfibre is meant to be 40x more absorbent, which is a lot more than 60%. Interested to hear what others think.

In an emergency and on holidays I have cut the pad out of value nappies and used that.

I'll cut and sew, then, thank you

I have nappy shaped things made of towelling, these are Nappies, yes? Some are just that, and some have a fold out tongue and are called Pocket Nappies? Then I have Wraps to go over - Wool or Fleece are Longies, Shorties or Soakers, PUL is a Wrap? And i need Boosters made of terry, microfibre, hemp or bamboo to lay down the middle and soak up lots of wee? This is an AI2 system?

The nappy shaped things are likely to be nappies. Find a teddy or doll around newborn size, and try how things fit. Have they got Velcro or poppas? Do they cross over at the front? If not they are likely to just be inserts, if they do cross over and no Velcro or poppas then they will likely need a nippa to hold it together. Some people just put a wrap over, but I would prefer a nippa. These will need a wrap over the top.

If it has a fold out tongue then it is not a pocket nappy. A pocket nappy is just the wrap and liner sewn together, with a hole at the back to stuff a soaker in.

PUL is a fabric that is sometimes used for wraps. An alternative is wool or fleece

AI1 is all in one, which may or may not have a flop out tongue.

AI2 is all in two which is when bits poppa together.

Two part nappy system is when you have an inner soaker nappy or pads, with a wrap over the top.

Boosters can be whatever fabric you want. Best to get a little selection to see what works for you.

I have never done Longies shorties or soakers.