Just starting with reusables, a few questions - help please?!

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I have a 10 week old ds, & I bought some WBB's in size 2 last week (nippa) which have been great so far but I only bought 6 to see if I'd get on with them. And now I find myself with loads of little qu's about the whole business, can anyone help?
And I've been getting on fine but I'm finding that they take aaages to put on with the wrap, the nappy & the nippa but assume I might get quicker at this! Wondered if I should get some pocket/AIO nappies as well for when dp/mum or nursery has him. Swaddlebees??
If I want to wash every 2 days, how many nappies do I need? I don't have a half load option on my washing machine so I think I need 2 days worth for a full load. I'm line drying in my sunny spare room next to the radiator but the WBB's are still taking nearly 2 days to dry.
Whilst I bought nippa WBB's the first time, is there any advantages to them over aplix as dp would prefer me to buy all aplix, he thinks they're easier (not that he's actually changed a nappy yet?
Also, I'm finding the ME airflow wraps (medium) are cutting into his tummy on the widest setting, are they just not for him or should I try a large wrap? He's got a quite chubby tummy & legs, and is nearly 14lbs. I have a tots wrap size 2 as well, which I really like, but everyone seems to rave about ME. Only prob with the tots is that he 'rustles' in it, quite a plasticky feel which ME don't have. Would rikki's suit better or nature babies?
Any suggestions for good liners as I haven't yet bought any? I'd like to buy flushable ones & also try some cloth ones that I can bung in with the nappies. I only seem to see rectangular liners, are there any shaped flushable ones I can buy as they seem a better shape?
Finally, I washed the nappies & wraps together at 60 degrees as I'm dry pailing, but the poo stains didn't come out - help?
Thanks in advance to all you nappy experts!Sorry my post is soooo long!

Hi Accessorize,

Was it you that phoned earlier? If you're all sorted

If not then let me know and I'll respond.

Emma

yes, that was me emma! thnx for your help

Haven't time to read the whole thread, but hope this helps.

(1) Stains - if cotton, drying outdoors in sunlight (even on a cloudy day) really does get rid of them.
(2) Liners - FWIW, we tried fleece liners but I really hated scooping sticky poos off them (once DS was weaned) and have gone back to bambino mio flushable liners. These can be washed and reused several times if only wee-ed on. They are rectangular, but have fitted inside the terry towels we used for the 1st 6th months and the motherease/one life nappies we tend to use now. Have also tried a brand on sale at Waitrose, but found they ripped when we tried to re-position nappy under DS's bum.
(3) Also had a big boy and problems with wrap around the same age as your DS. Actually had a horrible rash for a couple of weeks before I realised the wrap was too tight and probably rubbing his skin (felt so stupid and thoughtless!!). It doesn't seem to matter if the next size up is a big baggy, it seems to be better for the wrap to be slightly too big rather than slightly too small.

HTH.

Thanks smellen, I suspect I might feel the same way about fleece liners once the poo is more of a problem but he barely produces anything at 11 weeks! Mine arrived today & are v.nice, but I'll have a look at the bambino mio ones as well.
Lost track of who was asking why I wanted shaped liners, it's just I thought they would fit the curve of the shaped nappy better & cover more ground so to speak. And they seem to , but more practice may prove me wrong.