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Inlove28 
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 11:21am |
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Has anyone done this? I cannot believe how much I spend on nappies it crazy but seems like alot for set up cost I really cant decide...
Honey child looks good? or Ittis?
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 3:44pm |
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I love my Itti's.
I would use prefolds for new born then move onto itti's and pockets once bubs is bigger. I have medium and large Itti's and prefer the SIO but not many people sell them second hand! So mostly AIO's. The tutto is also good. I also have tons of cheap pockets off trade me, I reckon they will last for ages since I have so many.
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 3:58pm |
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Both are very good...jsut different styles. Honeychilds just last and last and last and you can stuff them with as much or as little as you need...BUT...compared to ittis, they are so bulky.
When I first started I used pockets and loved them...even made my own. I had nothing to compare them too. When ittis came out I tried them because they are so god damn cute. When No 2 came along I bought all ittis and sold my others. We did go through a phase where they didnt hold his wees but renewed the love a little while later.
Dont know what to do this time as the ittis are all large and have lost their elastic. Might try a tutto or two.
Oh, I also started DS1 with prefolds and cover from snazzipants...it was brilliant..but once again, felt so big on DS 2 (even though he was a bigger baby).
There is good ol fashioned flats....Dunedin hospital starts you off on those. Dont think I could remember how to fold them but it was a fun novelty for the week.
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 5:19pm |
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Nzpiper- you can replace the elastic in the legs, its really simple, im currently getting mine down by a friend. This has a good overview, I just tack each end first then sew along. http://seeitmakeit.blogspot.com/2010/02/repairing-elastic-on-itti-bitti-aio.html
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 5:31pm |
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mine are SIOs...might have a go at an old med (the very first one i ever bought)
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 6:40pm |
NZpiper, the difference on the SIO is you can't open them at the front like the AIO because of the extra snaps, but you can open them on the bottom of the bits at the top that stick out with the domes on them (if you are looking at it laid out ready to put on the baby - make sense?). You don't need to make a very big hole, because there isn't any bulk to them. I did some of each the other day and it's easy even for a novice like me.
InLove - congrats on #2!! When are you due? I would recommend trying out a few brands (perhaps the ohbaby hire kit?) and seeing which one you like? I plan to do the same as I did for DD (except I won't hire the kit again) - prefolds and covers from birth until she fits small ittis, then ittis. DD is looking like she'll fit mediums until TT so hopefully #2 is the same.
Also, I presume your #1 is in nappies still? You could always move her to cloth now, then it's not really only for one baby is it?  Plus it would allow you to suss out which kinds you like, and then you can just buy a few extra in smalls if need be for #2.
I've tried a cherub tree OSFA recently and quite liked that too. They are on trademe (new) at a pretty good price.
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 7:12pm |
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Posted: 29 January 2011 at 8:01pm |
Hey T_Rex, wow congrats to you guys too!! So due in October eh? Im not sure how far along really, LMC has given me date of 26th September but im thinking im more far along than that will see friday.
So how is DD sleeping now days? Our DD still needs us there sometimes to get her to sleep but completely changed her nite routine and its working a treat compared to what it used to be like!!
I really like the look of the ittis they are cheaper too, good idea about trying them on DD.
I know I wont want to be spending $30 a week on nappies once im not working on the farm, silly us didnt plan well around calving 
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Posted: 30 January 2011 at 6:53am |
Thanks Hopes
Inlove, I was thinking about it, and I actually prefer cherub tree over honeychild, and they are cheaper than ittis too, AND they are one-size-fits-all, so you don't even need to buy all the different sizes. Although my girl wouldn't fit OSFA nappies until she was quite old, but she was a skinny thing.
As for sleep... we are making huge progress! DD got grommets put in recently and suddenly she's no longer screaming in pain all night, so sleep has come pretty quickly from there. Be nice if she'd accept 6am instead of 5am as up time though - but seeing as she sleeps most of the night (and DH gets up to her if she doesnt, it's a minor complaint really) 
Glad to hear your girl is behaving herself too 
And yeah, I'm a bit *whoopsy* about timing it smack over calving too!!
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Posted: 30 January 2011 at 11:10am |
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I have fuzzis, very similar to honey child, and they've done me for 4 1/2 yrs and 4 kids - non-stop.
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Posted: 30 January 2011 at 12:24pm |
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Congrats T-rex. Can you share some more details. I tried unpicking the tabs on the underside like someone else suggested and couldnt turn enough inside out to replace it. Do I need to make it bigger?
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Posted: 30 January 2011 at 1:06pm |
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Posted: 30 January 2011 at 1:09pm |
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T-Rex, congrats! And you can open the front in an SIO like a normal AIO, I just done my two last night, it takes a bit of pushing and pulling past the snaps, but after me swearing at the machine for a while, I fixed mine, and they look as good as new!
Nzpiper- you need to undo the end with the 8 snaps, right in the middle is where it is not overlocked. A medium makes a hole about 6-8cm across and a large slightly bigger. The AIO's turn inside out easy, and look like the nappy lying flat, just inside out IYKWIM? the SIO are a bit more fiddly, but can be done. Take a look at that link I posted up the top, it has some good photos. I tack one end, measure the elastic at full stretch then add another 1cm, then tack the second end, then zig zag along the whole elastic bit. Its a bit fiddly but once you have done one it gets quite easy. I replaced the legs and back ones, and now have 6 more nappies to do!
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Buying resuables for second Baby
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