questions about liners and boosters for MEOS

[NattyTantrumAndEarAche]

some may remember my original post about which type of nappy to use (MEOS or onelife)
i went with the MEOS, which i am using now, with pop in boosters and disposable liners.

now the absorbancy is ok, but it could do with a small boost to get it to go roughly 3 hours between changes.
so what material is most absorbant? am i better to make my own, or do you know the best place to buy them?
im not too bothered about bulk, as all my daughters clothes are picked with that in mind, also i take the seams out at the sides on clothes too slim fitting (am a dab hand at sewing lol!)

currently using the disposable liners is not going to well, i was a smart nappy user previously (reusable not disposable pads) and the liner would fold into the cradle and didnt really bunch up or move. however i am finding the liner disapears up her backside, and subsequently nappy is then covered in poo
so a switch to fleece is in order i think.
now i would like to make my own, using loads of fleece blankets i have that are looking more and more like liners by the minute.
what shape should i cut them to? is square alright or is an hourglass shape better? do i have to hem the edges will they fray otherwise??

oh and my daughter and son are 18 and 30 months, both in nappies still, so newborn poo not an issue here.

thank you, sorry its a essay

The only thing I know is that you don't need to hem the edges

oh thank you

Rectangle fine - better in fact I found than hourglass in terms of catching everything.

Just add another booster in (don't worry about not being able to popper it in). A muslin will do just as well too. I think for a short time when we had very heavy night time wetting I did put a folded terry in to the nappy too, but we're talking serious bulk there.

Hope that helps.

thank u mrs curly. do you think for night times it would be ok to double up the ME with a large wrap over?
currently doing disposable at night, as the mother care smart nappy NEVER went over night (that is the system i have switch from)
i must say that it wasnt until i switched to these nappies that i have realised how awful the smart nappies are

Microfibre dishclothes make effective, slim, quick drying and absorbant boosters. If you go to Tesco and Asda you can buy value ones in packs of 3 for under £1. They fit nicely inside all types of nappiesand will give you a decent absorbancy for the thicknes of them. They are also really good for quickly mopping up spills. I have made boosters and inserts out of bamboo terry - that does need hemming - it's absorbant and soft. You can buy it from various places - I can give you a link or two if you're interested.

Liner wise I use huge big rectangular ones which I made myself (unhemmed). You can use any old fleece. I prefer rectangles. You can make them really big so you get a really good coverage - it doesn't matter if they hang outside of the nappy, as long as they ar einside the wrap you won't get leaks.

ok BBM thanks for that, cheaper than buying boosters lol. poundland sell very large ones so will prob get some of them and fold them three times. daughter is crazy heavy wetter!

Sorry Natty only just seen this. Yes I found ME airflow wraps great at night. Big ME fan here. Airflow are the poppered ME wraps.

Hiya BigBadMouse, can you give the link, please.

www.babeco.co.uk/ do bamboo terry