Buying ahead....

As for wipes, i didnt use them unless I was going out my mum brought me like 2kasqillion white flannels and a nappy bucket and 5 packs of napisan and I used flannels for his bum.. has any one else done this?? is it normal?? I thought it was normal because it was just what I did... But Caleb has never ever had nappie rash, he was in cloth (towling) naps at home and disposables at night and if I went out...

Thats what I planned to do....maybe for b2. It was hard as newborns are so little, it was difficult to fit one around his little bum.

So what will I need to buy for clothing nappies? Except the nappies I mean...?

I found the cheap plastic overliners to be the best as they didn't leak as much (although nothing can contain an explosion!). Plunket recommend the plastic lined cloth ones as they apparantly breathe better, but we never had any real probs with nappy rash, and th eplain plastic ones are way cheaper.
Oh and we used the J&J liners, you can buy cheaper brand but I never tried them. They come in boxes of 100 so last for ages andmake great wetwipes too if you add a bit of water.

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Hi Roskana - i used babywipes for a while just the pams ones they are just as thick and strong as any others but i then changed onto flannels and have done so ever since even for going out. also if you decide to get nappies from diapersexpress web from memory if you have too many of a certain size and the box isnt open i think you can exchange them - pay to check. and another great tip that i got told by nurse in neonatal unit when i first went out was to try panty liners instead of nursing pads as they stick to your bra and you dont have to keep adjusting them and they are cheap too. but i found with nappies it was trial and error for me as too what brands suited my boys best and i also use clothe napps.   good luck - i remember asking all my friends the very same questions lol

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hows hubby going with all this too Roksana? something you said just reminded me about when i was preg with paris. i decided that no matter what, once paris was born.. i would encourage mike to be included..and even if i saw him doing something the hard way, or in a way that i thought was wrong, i would let him make the error for himself and learn from it. it was good cos he learnt that i wasn't gonna just come and take over, so he got more confident too. although i must say there were many times where i had to restrain myself, bite my tongue and walk away.. (these incidences usually ended in her requiring a change of clothes if he had put the nappy on wrong, or just little other mishaps) just remember that all the trials and errors you go through he will go through too (although not with the nursing pads etc,i would hope lolol) if he got grumpy and frustrated i would just remind him that i was learning all this too.

yeah mike says he is finding it harder this time to bond with Ayja... simply cos he is so close to Paris.. but what he has forgotten is that he was like this with Paris for ages, then they started getting close and being silly and she began to respond to him and do a bit more... i know he'll get better with Ayja once she is able to do the same and isn't just the loud squirmy noisy thing that always interupts!


It's a good thing that he's looking forward to the classes.. just keep reminding him when things get tough that you're in this together.. it takes alot to remember that at 3 in the morning with a screaming baby.

Aimee we are going to our first class tomorrow can’t wait. I think we are going to have 6, 3 hour classes...
I don’t know when they show that video but I am sure my husband will never look at me the same.....he he ha ha

I had some practice while growing up with my brother (8 years younger than me)...but it’s been a while and I would like to refresh my memory re the nappies, bath etc.

How are you doing Aimee? How’s your bub doing? Man is mine active or what!!! Didn’t get much sleep last night!!! I am exhausted! Came to work after lunch!!



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Yah all is well...we have finally moved into our new house...its nice to have a place of my own and setting things up....

I dont know what my bub is doing but it feels like she is grabbing my guts and pulling on them........

Yah well I have 9 more weeks of work (unless bub is early).......

yep see. told ya, lol, libra goodnights are GREAT!!!! then the libra maternity in the pink pack after that.... for those lucky enough to fit back in their tight jeans...lol