Night-time recommendations
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Topic: Night-time recommendations
Posted By: AN E
Subject: Night-time recommendations
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 12:29pm
At night I am currently use a fuzzi + two inserts + hemp insert, and it does the trick - however I only have 1 hemp insert, so it's kind of every third night in cloth (the other in 'sposies'). And then it seems every time I do that Laura decides to dirty her nappy at the dream feed  so ends up in sposies then!!!
So apart from getting some more inserts, including hemp I need to buy some more nappies - as can't quite get to full-time cloth yet, and wondered what everyone else recommends for night-time MCNs, so I can add these to the pile  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 12:49pm
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I've been using fuzzis on Kryssi since she was about 4mos (couldn't fit smalls until then) and I did her in 2 inserts and a booster overnight with success. She's in mediums now so it's still 2 inserts and a booster, although the inserts are longer so they will hold more. She has also just stopped feeding in the night so would be fine with only 2 inserts. -------------  |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 12:56pm
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my big boy wears fuzzis overnight with a microfibre insert and a flat nappy pad folded.
my younger boy tho wears fitteds and wool covers. great overngiht fitteds are designer bums or joel eze and i have a wigglebum which is excellent too. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 1:54pm
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I use Ecobubs on the gremlins at night with the Ecobubs insert + a cloth flat. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 2:11pm
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We use a large Baby Harmony nappy with a microfibre insert, folded cloth flat and a tri-folded hemp flat. She fits the medium fuzzis and baby harmony nappies during the day, but I found for the amount of stuffing she needs at night the large are better. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 2:15pm
| I use either a tweedle/babyharmony/fuzzi at night with a microfibre insert, a peapod insert and 2 hemp inserts. That just lasts us thru the night (12-13hrs) |
Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 4:23pm
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Sshh Stacey! He is one heavy wetter!!!!
Thanks for all the tips ... I am wondering whether I could get away with just two microfibre inserts - she only has a dream feed during the night until 7am. Mmm... do I risk it? Maya - my understanding is that ecobubs are wool - are they ok for the summer months? ie not too hot? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 4:36pm
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the wool is only the outer layer, over the PUL. wool is very breathable tho and i use wool covers on my boy in summer and winter.
i think now a lot of the ecobubs wool pockets are wool blends and to be honest i think their strong point is actually the insert not the pocket. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 4:47pm
| I find it's better to stuff a nappy with more than what you think you may need and then see in the morning how wet the inserts are. It's better than not stuffing it with enough and then having to change clothes in the middle of the night which wakes them right up! |
Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 4:54pm
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So what is an ecobubs insert that makes it so special? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 5:10pm
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I use a variety but like the Ecobubs inserts - they are hemp and microfibre flats so fold to make 3 of each fabric. I use 2 of these so 6 hemp and 6 m/fibre and this is for about 10 hours with 1 or 2 feeds.
For the same length of time I have also used whichever pocket will fit all the stuffing in and have 6 layers of hemp and 3 or more of m/fibre. Not sure what would last my boy 12 hours yet maybe same combo but without feeds? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 6:08pm
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my fave inserts are the peapod trifold ones that you get with the nappy. at night we use one of those and a prefold which lasts 12-14hrs.
my fave nappies are baby harmony, peapods and joeleze ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: AndysMummy
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 10:01pm
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I use a FB on Andy at night with 3 cotoured inserts in it (the four layered ones) or 3 std inserts, or 1 hemp/terri trifold and 2 inserts. All three combos last about 14+ hours. Thats with atleast 3 night feeds sometimes 4 or 5 . Oh but no combo works when DH puts the nappy on wrong . ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 7:32am
| I have tried using extra inserts in our naps and find that they tend to gape around his skinny thighs. Is this just becasue he is still little? |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 12:30pm
this happens with most naps... generally if you want to stuff more you may have to go up a size. I fixed that problem with Han (who required a whoooole lot of stuffing at night) by adding a cover overtop of the whole thing. Worked beautifully. Otherwise, a nappy with firmer leg elastic might be the way to go. |
nzpiper wrote:Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 12:41pm
I stuff mine with a lot of inserts yet mine don't gape but when DH puts them on him that's a whole other story! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 2:58pm
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So sorry to thread jack, but if I wanted to put Josh into cloth over night I could put him into a petite overnight? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:34pm
| Try one on him and see how it fits when its stuffed for night time! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 3:51pm
With night time nappies being so bulky it would probably be best to upsize width ways, rather than height. Petites (if we're talking about Fuzzis?) are the same width as a medium and the height of a large so I don't think you will get the desired outcome. Perhaps try a large? Back to night time stuffing - After giving them a REALLY good trial last night I can highly recommend the new Honey Child inserts, they hold 400mls of liquid. I put 2 large inserts in Caitlin's nappy last night and that worked a treat. So, less bulk = less chance of gaping and no need to buy hundreds of inserts!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 7:57pm
| I really really doubt Josh would fit a large, it would fall off him cause he's a skinny dude! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 9:23pm
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best to get an Agent to come and do a proper fitting then and discuss insert options ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 9:49pm
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Mmmm.... maybe next on my nappy list is a Honey Child...
Guilty - I haven't let onto my husband that I have brought 5 nappies this week!!!!  OK not all new.... hehe the craze has started 
At least now I will be able to go to full-time cloth!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 9:24am
Haha classic! - guess DH is going to be a cloth convert like it or not -------------  
 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 1:27pm
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i've bought 4 nappies this week but i also won one so that's ok i can't decide which honeychild nappy colour to get so maybe i should get all 3??
watermelon, tangerine or cherry?? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 2:42pm
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I'll try to remember to get a photo of Caitlin in her Watermelon HC and post it here for ya tomorrow ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 7:46pm
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thanks toni....i'm so indecisive ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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