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fire_engine 
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 Posted: 22 May 2009 at 1:38pm |
Good on you girls! It would be great to have a range of nappies by price. I  my ecobubs and baby harmony, but can't afford to buy lots of them and in a hire kit, it would be great to be able to try some of the cheaper ones by WAHMs. One of my favourites is a $15 one from a WAHM. Course you would need to test them first to make sure of the quality. Just my two cents worth.
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weegee
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Posted: 24 May 2009 at 4:13pm |
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Here's another question... I'm assuming we only want nappies that are currently available to purchase (we don't want anyone having the frustration of falling in love with a particular type of nappy only to find you can't get them any more).
However, what about homemade nappies? If they're made to a particular pattern (like the wee weka or button boo for instance), and info on where to find the pattern and directions (and some fabric retailer suggestions) are included, is it worth having in the kit?
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Posted: 24 May 2009 at 7:11pm |
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you will need an itti bitti - i have a new orange one begging for a home
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 9:28am |
Yes, weegee, I think homemade ones would be great. I'd definitely be keen to sew some of my own and it would be nice to know that I'd like them before I went to the effort of sewing them 
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 10:54am |
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Hi - great idea! My Mum makes awesome OSFA nappies that are from KCK pattern - the pattern is available on-line. Could give you guys a free sample for each of your kits? She can also make them to sell ;-) They are great - can use comfortably from newborn right through to toilet training and they are trim and spunky looking :)
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:30pm |
That would be awesome Alex! Are they the velcro or snap version? You'd have to include your Mum's business card or details.
atm I'm thinking we will include a little laminated booklet which will have a page on each of the nappies with a photo, how it's used, where to find more info on it and where to buy them, as well as some generic care information.
I'll PM you my address 
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:32pm |
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grrr double post and I swear I only hit submit once!
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:42pm |
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ops forgot to say they are velcro pockets - good velcro though and have wash tabs. Booklet is a great idea!! I will send some piccys of how to do the different sizes and details for ordering too ;-)
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 2:06pm |
Velcro is good, we've got lots of snaps so far!
For those interested, the hire kit is coming together very quickly. Here's an update as to what we have in hand and on the way so far:
COVERS
Staccinator wool cover - small periwinkle
Proraps classic covers - 1 nb, 1 sm
Bummis covers - white nb, andy pandy sm
Honeyboy fleece cover - small orange with giraffe tabs
DesignerBums merino cover - small paua
Hand knitted green/purple/turquoise striped longies (small)
FITTEDS
Kissaluvs - nb natural
Snazzipants - size 1, red, white & black
Kushies - infant size
POCKETS
Honeychild - small white including insert and booster
Baby Cheeks OSFA - navy
KCK homemade OSFA (thanks alyxw!)
AIOs
Rosie's (now Karma Kidz) fleece AIOs - both sm, 1 red, 1 blue
PREFOLDS
Real Nappies (thanks rachel25!)
WIPES
At least a dozen cloth wipes in unisex prints
So obviously we don't really need any more covers, but here's what we're still thinking of getting, in no particular order:
FITTEDS
* Rosie's/Karma Kidz?
* Tots Bots?
* DesignerBums?
* Itti Bitti Boo?
POCKETS
* Ecobubs?
* Bib & Tucker?
* Wigglebums?
* Pea Pods?
* Baby Harmony?
* Joel-Eze?
AIOs
* Swaddlebees?
* Snazzipants?
* Monkey Doodlez? (personally I hate these but they might be ok for newborns and they're cheap)
* Of course itti bitti d'lish
OTHER STUFF
*decent size wetbag
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 2:09pm |
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Bizzy, is your itti a snap in or sewn in?
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 3:48pm |
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sewn in weegee....
alyxw - if your mum is making them from a pattern make sure she is allowed to sell them. some patterns you arent allowed to,its a copyright thing i think.
you might want to rethink having longies in there as they require a different care than the other stuff and if someone throws them in the wash accientally they may get ruined.
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 3:57pm |
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grri know i posted, now its disappeared.
was saying i have some smalls i am selling... have drybees pockets (but girl colours) and a blue swaddlebee pocket. have a couple of fitteds too, a swaddlebee and a piko baby.
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weegee
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 4:00pm |
hmmmmm... good point... maybe I should rethink the wool covers as well. (Just made sure there were some in there cos they're my favourites!)
Also a good point about selling the KCK nappies - I had assumed that alyxw's Mum had purchased a license but that does entail sending a sample to Kayla in the States so maybe not yet.
Bizzy, I have asked Karyn (Mother's Instinct) about maybe getting an itti bitti trial pack but will let you know one way or the other. (If someone else wants it in the meantime they can have it.)
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 8:22pm |
I haven't sent the nappies to Becks yet as they are still on the line as it keeps raining lol, will bring them in tomorrow and spin them and put in the dryer  . Question: How many do you guys want? Do you need just one insert per cover, or a couple of inserts? And how many sets do you need?
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 9:27pm |
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as far as i know the staccinator and DB are machine washable so might be alright.
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Posted: 25 May 2009 at 11:02pm |
A couple of inserts to 1 cover would be great Rachel as then when they try them they can see how it work using the same cover with the same brand inserts.
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Posted: 26 May 2009 at 10:29am |
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OOh good point about the KCK - She does vary the pattern so do you think that is ok? Will look into that ;-)
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 11:47am |
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What's the latest on the hire kit? I'm keen on trying some new night time solutions, such as fitted naps and covers, and was wondering if you were hiring out yet.
Also, I reckon having the wool covers in the kit would be of benefit, just make sure there are clear instructions on how to wash and care for them.
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 12:45pm |
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HI, I make pocket nappies and would be interested in donating a couple to a hire kit if you still need some. I also make cloth wipes. You can fine them on facebook if you look up Melina Baby. I make OSFA, and different sized FOE pocket nappies. I am happy to make fitteds also if needed. I LOVE to sew!!!
I was thinking of making up a hire kit of all the different types of nappies I can make if needed also.
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Posted: 24 June 2009 at 5:30pm |
Hire kit is almost ready to go, but it's still in two pieces, and we need to put together all the info on each of the nappies etc before we can start hiring it out. We also haven't finalised prices etc yet.
Apart from a couple of OSFA pockets, the sizes are all newborn and small so would possibly be too little for Campbell anyway, whitewave?
Melina, we'd never say no to more nappies, they look great! A mid-range pocket would be very useful to have. I've become a fan of yours on Facebook (my last name sounds like my username on here).
Here's a sneak peek piccie - excuse the quality, I carefully laid out what I have here so far and then the batteries on my camera died, so it's from my cellphone camera - and note this is not everything because it doesn't include what Becks has at her place, nor some of the accessories we are yet to get:
Top left: wipes, AIOs
Top right: covers
Bottom right: fitteds
Bottom left: pockets, inserts
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