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Rachael21 
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 3:42pm |
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Ok 2 questions here
1. How many inserts do I need to put in during the day and then at night? I've been stuffing as many as I can in but then I go through them so fast I don't have any left so how many do I really need?
2.Whats the cheapest place to get them they are all so expensive or can I make my own? I tried stuffing a few flannels in but that didn't work so well lol.
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Bizzy
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 3:59pm |
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what are you stuffing them in to???
i used to use an insert and a doubler (just a smaller insert really) into my fuzzi bunz for a couple of hours use and for night 1 flat and a microfibre insert.
Lots of places sell inserts and it all depends on what sort of insert you like; microfibre, hemp, bamboo, a combination ...
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 4:47pm |
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I found Stacey's trifold inserts to be fantastic at the moment. In fact her nappies are becoming my nappy du jour right now (or should that be nappy du nuit as I like them as my night nappy).
Check out greenbeans for material to make your own also.
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 5:23pm |
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It depends how heavy your kids wet! Seb is a light wetter and only needs 1 microfibre trifold, or an unbleached (snappied) prefold on it's own with no booster, but alot of kiddies would need more than that. Hemp/microfibre is a good combo, and bamboo is also apparently really good. I use a hemp/microfibre trifold in Seb's overnight pocket, and it lasts him 12 hours.... again most kids would need at least 2 of those though!
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 6:07pm |
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As you are in Chch you could also contact Bumbles in Addington, they have pre-made inserts, but they also have all the fabric if you want to make them yourself (this is what I've done as it worked out quite a bit cheaper).
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 9:21pm |
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My little fulla has 2 microfibre inserts (which is 6 layers of microfibre) during the day and it lasts him about 3 hours. At night I add about 3 layers of bamboo, for about 12 hours. Bamboo is fab but takes a while longer to dry. You could do a search on Trade Me for nappy inserts and you might get some ideas of what to buy or make.
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 9:49pm |
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I use the following:
DAY: Either a 3-layer mf insert & doubler (6 layers of mf in total) or a Foxybots mf/hemp combo trifold (3 layers of hemp & 3 layers of mf in total).
NIGHT: A Nix-Kidz hemp flat with a Cotton Babies one-size mf insert on top (6 layers of hemp & 3 layers of mf in total).
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Posted: 19 February 2008 at 9:54pm |
Day 6 layers of Microfibre (2x trifolds)
Night 8 layers of Hemp and 6 hours of Microfibre, or 5 layers of Hemp, old square flat and 6 layers of microfibre.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 7:26am |
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This is what we use:
Daytime: 1 micofibre/hemp trifold or 2x 3 layer microfibre inserts
Nighttime: A sh*tload! 6 layers of microfibre and 18 layers of hemp. And they are all wet in the morning. My boy sure knows how to pee at night lol
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 12:33pm |
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Stacey! OMG That is a lot!!!!! we get by with just one of your trifolds but I do add an extra layer of hemp at the bcak just in case.
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 12:57pm |
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 1:34pm |
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Ok I have just ordered a few different types so I guess I'll see what happens. I might have a few trial days at home where it doesn't matter if they leak.
Its all so exciting I wish I'd gotten into it sooner.
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 3:50pm |
lol yeah his nappies are absolutely massive. I've tried putting less inserts in before and then he wakes up bitching about a wet nappy so we have to have that much. Bamboo doesn't even help which is meant to be a little more absorbent than hemp.. it's very gross to unstuff in the morning, smells like mad and very wet 
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 4:00pm |
 RachandJack wrote:
Ok I have just ordered a few different types so I guess I'll see what happens. I might have a few trial days at home where it doesn't matter if they leak.
Its all so exciting I wish I'd gotten into it sooner. |
Isn't it?? I started (or re-started, I didn't like the first cloth set we had... now I am NOT making the same mistake, and trying different types) and after almost a year in sposies I'm loving Seb wearing cloth. And of course going nappy-mad and buying lots of gorgeous nappies 
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 6:36pm |
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I also wish I'd been open to trying cloth sooner. I didn't discover pocket nappies until my second baby was 5mths old! Now I'd never go back to disposables.
Vic xx
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 9:25pm |
Try this link for the cheapest I know to buy good quality microfibre inserts.
TradeMe
As for how many, we use 1 long + 1 short inserts in the days (3 hours or so) and 3 inserts at nights.
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Posted: 20 February 2008 at 11:34pm |
i use the baby harmony 4-layer microfibre during the day which lasts 3hrs, 4hrs when mummy forgets 
at night we use a prefold and a peapod hemp trifold insert which lasts 12-13hrs
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Posted: 21 February 2008 at 3:28pm |
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I popped into bumbles today and she gave me really good advice, she said use one microfibre and one hemp during the day and one microfibre and 2 hemps at night.
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Posted: 21 February 2008 at 5:23pm |
good way to start rach, then see how you go. it's all trial and error really 
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Posted: 21 February 2008 at 8:23pm |
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How many inserts do you all have to keep you going between washes etc?
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That is alot Stacey... how do you fit it in your nappies??? What is he, X-L at night??
