cloth nappies poll
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Topic: cloth nappies poll
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: cloth nappies poll
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 8:48pm
| have decided that i may invest in some cloth nappies. read that if you have two kids, you spend about 2-3000 dollars per year!!! that's a lot of lattes I could be drinking, so want some trial packs. those things are pretty pricey too!! So may just order from trademe, anyway, i'd be interested in who uses what and the age of the kids in them. |
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Posted By: lou
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 9:00pm
I used weenies, as they were all I know about. I found them good, but there are better options out there now. For night use I now have a Joely Pocket with which I use a chopped up kathmandu camp towel - brought half price and worked out cheaper than "proper" microfibre inserts . Am about to attempt to make some covers myself , hopefully they will work out ok------------- Mother to two beautiful children - Sophie age 6 and Ephraim age 4 |
Posted By: angel
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 9:27pm
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Ok the vote thingy didnt work for me...
This is what we use... Fuzzibunz - stuffed with flats rather than the fuzzibunz inserts Snazzipants fitteds, with Bummis super whisper wraps or bummis super whisper pants So those are the only "brand" nappies we have... the others are ones I have made or a friend has made - both pocket style and fitted style. A homemade pocket 
A homemade Fold Over Elastic pocket 
A homemade side-velcro fitted 
Some photos and info about Bummis covers on the http://www.snazzipants.co.nz/Covers.html - snazzipants website http://www.snazzipants.co.nz - The main snazzipants website http://www.fuzzibunz.co.nz/home.php - The fuzzibunz website ------------- Aimee Ella - 5.5 years old! Toby - nearly 3 years old! 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 October 2005 at 11:16pm
| OOOh, just had an idea as my mum is an awesome sewer....sewwer(?) however you spell it...seamstress. do you know where i could get patterns from? and what kinda material do you use?? |
Posted By: Meg
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 11:23am
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There's a good website to get material: http://www.greenbeans.co.nz - www.greenbeans.co.nz
Has patterns you can download for free. I haven't tried yet, but have just ordered a diy pack to try it all out. It works out quite a bit cheaper... for $26 you get all the bits and bobs to make 3-4 nappies. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 4:41pm
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There are also free patterns to download on www.thenappynetwork.org.nz ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 5:05pm
| mum is on the case!!!!! |
Posted By: angel
Date Posted: 10 October 2005 at 5:14pm
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For covers or pockets, PUL or Procare for the outer. Or 2 layers of polarfleece or 1 layer polarfleece & 1 layer nylon.
Flannelette/towelling/microfibre/sherpa/hemp for absorbancy. Microfleece against bubs skin for stay-dry. Highly recommend http://www.greenbeans.co.nz - Greenbeans for all your nappy fabrics! Patterns are on the nappy network site, under the DIY page http://www.thenappynetwork.org.nz - The Nappy Network One I finished today - a PUL side-snap pocket (same pattern as the blue velcro fitted (above)):  ------------- Aimee Ella - 5.5 years old! Toby - nearly 3 years old!
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 11 October 2005 at 5:37pm
You are soooo clever!!!! They look fantastic! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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