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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:28pm |
Ok i have a poo question.
I have brought some johnson and johnson liners for her naps to use until we get past explosions and balance her bowel movements properly.
What i am wanting to know is can these be flushed down the loo?
If you dont use liners how do u get the poo into the toilet without making a mess?
They probably sound like really silly questions but its puzzling me!! Im so glad she did an explosion in her nighttime disposables tonite!!!
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:31pm |
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I didn't flush the liners with Maya, but I also didn't bother flushing the 'explosions' off them - just disposed of the whole liner in a scented nappy sack.
I have been a bit naughty and have been flushing them with the twins, but suspect that is what caused the blocked toilet we had last week so have since stopped...
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:34pm |
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When I was looking into doing cloth when Ella was younger I remember there are a brand which are flushable, don't know what it is.. but check your box as it should say if they can be flushed or not.
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 9:41pm |
I checked it but it doesnt say anything  They are the blue ones and are fairly light almost thin paper like??
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 10:04pm |
Nope, you can't flush them... unless you want a blocked toilet like Emma.
You can buy flushables ones though... http://www.nappydays.co.nz/website/product_info.html?rsku=2054&cart=116608683525836829
And when they are more solid you can just shake the nappy and the poo falls into the toilet... then you might have to give it a quick blast with water in the laundry sink to clear the residue.
Otherwise yeah... get some flushable liners 
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 10:06pm |
Or http://www.trademe.co.nz/Baby-gear/Nappies-changing/Nappies/auction-80972508.htm
Then you can pick up in Welly and not worry about $3.50 for postage... if that is more convenient anyway.
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 10:22pm |
ooops, I flush those ones Jess 
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Posted: 14 December 2006 at 11:14pm |
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I was just washing the cloth naps, doing a prewash 1st.
By 5 months they were gettin hard so went and got some flushable liners and while I got them I got a potty aswell.
Used 1 liner out of the box.
Potty was much better. Less mess.
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 7:17am |
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Opp's O flush the poopy ones but wash and re use the wet ones I guess it depends how many poop's she does when it wa jsut Alan it was only one a day.
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 7:25am |
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Yep you're not supposed to flush those liners, in fact I don't think flushable liners are stocked in supermarkets yet.
I don't bother getting the ick off them, I only flush if there's a lump (which happens after 1yo-ish). The rest just goes in the rubbish as is.
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 8:13am |
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Like everyone else has said you cant flush th blue Johnsons ones - I thought it did say on the box... Get some fushable ones like Nikki said if you want to use liners, you can get cloth ones but won't help your problem.
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 9:46am |
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oops Ive been flushing those ones too.......
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 9:53am |
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You'd think that if there was any sense in the world, all the liners out there would be flushable..... it's crazy that they're not! Alas.
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 2:56pm |
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In some ways using liners with modern cloth defeats the purpose... (to me anyway!)
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 3:02pm |
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At least they are disposable though....
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 3:08pm |
 aimeejoy wrote:
In some ways using liners with modern cloth defeats the purpose... (to me anyway!) |
I agree!! We've used the flushable liners with our nappies but using the flushable ones does seem to defeat at least one of the purposes of cloth nappies!
As I say we did start out using flushables but I never replaced them when we ran out. Now I just shake the excess of or use toilet paper to remove it. We also use toilet paper to wipe Maddie up after a pooey nappy as we use cloth wipes as well.
I then dry pail them and do a pre-rinse to get rid of all the yukky stuff then a hot wash with double rinse at the end. They all come out clean as!
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 3:43pm |
lol I've been flushing them down the toilet too!! Opps! Everyone I know does so I thought it was ok. I use the J&J's ones as wipes, Astons only every had a wet wipe used on him once and he got nappy rash, but all along ive used them and I have a bucket for the wet ones and a bucket for the clean ones, bad poopy ones I throw. then I wash them and reuse them.
I could'nt get the hang of cloth nappies...
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 5:09pm |
I've just started using washable liners with my clothies. They're not necessary but I suspect they will extend the lifespan of the nappies... maybe
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 6:26pm |
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Yer im just trial and erroring things at the moment since im new to it all. It sounds wierd but its a lot to get your head round!
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Posted: 15 December 2006 at 8:44pm |
aimeejoy wrote:
In some ways using liners with modern cloth defeats the purpose... (to me anyway!) |
I understand what you're saying but at least a liner is quite a bit smaller than a disposable nappy.. imagine all the liners out there floating in the sea with the fishies  and everything else.. but woohoo! we are almost done with nappies here!
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