I admit I have been..........
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Topic: I admit I have been..........
Posted By: Kels
Subject: I admit I have been..........
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 6:25pm
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LAZY! Yep lazy mum right here. I have loads of MCN's but yet he is only averaging one maybe two a week on his butt I am aiming for Alize to be a fulltime cloth bubba until we go to dunedin in 2 weeks time so wish me luck in my quest to get back to a cloth mama. Ooo I also have mumma pads from foxybots coming too so I cant wait, we will both be cloth bots together lol. Anyone else up for the challenge? I will let you know my progress, wish me LUCK!! Edited for shocking spelling ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 6:43pm
You can do it Kels! 
Seb hasn't been in a single sposie in 2 months! -------------  
 
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 6:48pm
Go Kels, you can do it!!! 
Vic xx |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 7:26pm
tut tut!!! naughty girl... time to start redeeming yourself i think... and poor alize having to have stink plastic next to his bits!!!
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 7:41pm
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Yep i'm with you Kels. Jsh has been in a Huggies at night and I was not liking it so tonight I got a night nappy ready for him and put it on him for the night. During the day i'm only using MCN's thou. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 8:12pm
LMAO at you both having cloth butts! 
And yay for being back in cloth! We were 100% cloth for ages but lately have been back in sposies at night just coz I'm lazy. Good luck over the next two weeks! I wanna pic of Bubblebub butt too! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 9:42pm
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Ooo yes that is in line for tomorrow hehehe. He looked so cute cruising in his cloths today. Why did I forget about how much I heart cloth. Debs I also have a few large knitted nap covers like Eden's ones so will be making good use of them too lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 7:18am
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Yep, i have to add myself, Kylah hasnt been in one cloth nap since we moved in feb. So im nearly out of sposies so back to cloth for me! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:24am
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Yep I will join in too. Isla has been in sposies fulltime for last 2 months,..after being in cloth full time since she was 5 weeks old (except the few times we have been away and stayed in motel).
We only have a week tho til we going to Auck, and are gonna use sposies there unless Emma wants to wash a third toddlers naps! Lol! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:31am
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Ok so our crew is getting bigger. EXCELLENT!! We can do it ladies! Kellz im taking only sposies to dunedin. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:32am
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Members up for the challenge:
We can do it!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:04am
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Ok, I have to admit.... for the last week I have been using sposies over night too... on both kids. Only cloth during the day though. (trying to make myself feel better!) ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:04am
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Good on you girls. It is hard to break that habit of sposies once you get back into them isn't it.
We were using them a few weeks ago when Sam had her tummy bug, supposedly to make things easier. I then figured out that cloth nappies hold poo explosions way, way better than stupid sposies! I will never make that mistake again, ugh the poor carpet  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 3:53pm
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no offence meant here.... but what do you guys find harder about using cloth at night? For us it's just 1 extra insert, sometimes 2. I just don't see what the difference is.
oh... and GOOD LUCK  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: aussiemum
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:06pm
| Sposies here at night I'm afraid! Just because in the morning I can't smell them much but with cloth Josh's room stinks in the morning and my pregnancy nose can't handle it! |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:21pm
charli is in sposies at the moment too......purely because i only have 3 liners now and her butt rash is nasty! it's getting better now after 2 days in sposies and a heap of cream each change. will go back to cloth when it's all healed ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:52pm
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i prefer cloth to sposies cause they leak and get all soggy!!! and i think sposies stink... how weird is that!!! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 8:55pm
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Kellz - Isla can use the gremlins naps, I don't mind, they have plenty!
I took the plunge and ordered some soakers, now just to get fitteds to go with them. I suspect Sienna will be in sposies this week tho, her rash has spread down to her knees on both sides and up her belly and I think it's going to need antibiotic cream. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:49pm
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Ekk that doesnt sound good Emma. Poor Sienna. I hope her butt heals soon. The only thing I will never use is cloth at night. I have tired too many times and he wets thru everything so now he has a sposie and a pocket with a trifold hemp and microfibre insert. That has been my combo for months and it works wonders lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:50pm
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As for the cloth front I have made up all his cloth naps and liners for DC this week. I am soooo excited about CLOTH!! I want some more fitted too EMma. I only have one, ALize's bday pressie one from his furry friends ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 7:45am
It's like that for me - instead of a m/fibre trifold, I'll use a m/fibre hemp trifold for him overnight, with a bamboo booster, or a bamboo fitted with small/large inserts, and cotton booster. But Seb is a light wetter as it is... some babies just pee too much I guess  Lol. I don't really *understand* it as such, because I've never had to deal with it... but I can see how easy it would be to just go with sposies in that situation.
And I can certainly understand the smell issue when pregnant -------------
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Two Blondinis wrote:Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 7:48am
| Right well Isla has a cloth butt, yay! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 11:00am
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I best go make up all Kylahs naps. We have only 1 sposie left!!
Hmmm i sold all my smalls, now worrying i wont have enough.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:07pm
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So Isla has been up for 6 hrs and is on her third cloth nappy. She would have only been on her 2nd sposie by now. What can I buy to get the most out of the nappies I do have? Do I need diff inserts? I cant afford to buy all new nappies. Maybe I need to go up to large? They mediums are getting a bit short in the rise but still on tighest waist, and second tightest leg snaps. Or do I just stop being lazy and change her every 2 hrs?!! Its just such a mission it wears me out
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:21pm
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I only have to change Seb every 3-4 hours, and I think that's fine for a toddler (maybe 3 for a heavier wetter) which is what you've been doing with sposies, so yeah I'd say maybe invest in some extra inserts (if there's room!) or try a different insert combo (m/fibre and hemp, or bamboo is usually pretty good for the space it takes up) -------------
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:25pm
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Oh - and you might find some nappies don't extend that much in the waist when you go from med to large. It's mostly the rise, and leg room. You'd probably want to do your research with that though
I find larges or mediums that go from 8 or 9kg up to 13 or so a safe bet - tweedle and foxybot larges are way too big, for Seb because he's a skinny wee thing, even though he's 11kg and they start from 10. They still do fit though, but just not very well. at the moment with Seb looking nowhere ready for TTing, I'm wondering if I should sell my large tweedles as he probably won't grow into them, or keep them just in case he does. -------------
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:25pm
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yes I have to admit to being lazy here too!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 2:23pm
| Kellz - what inserts do you use during the day? We use either 2 microfibre inserts or a micro/hemp trifold and that lasts 3 hours. It would last longer but that's just when I happen to change him. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:17pm
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It doesn't matter whether the gremlins are in cloth or sposies they have to be changed every 2 hours coz they poo so often! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 6:47pm
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I just have a pee monster that has to be changed every few hours coz he pees so much. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 7:59pm
| Stacey, I either use 2 HC large mirofibre inserts, or one trifold hemp/microfibre. I prefer them cos makes the nappy slimmer. Ok so I will just continue on,..and stop making excuses! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 8:12pm
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Your doing great Kellz and well done Kylahsmum for geting all your cloths made up too. Now I cant wait till I can go cloth bot shopping again. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:14pm
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The gremlins are mega pee-ers atm too, I think they are getting better bladder control and peeing less often but doing bigger wees so when they do wee it floods. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:15pm
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Ok, so here is the place I admit to having a mega-lazy week and weekend and using sposies and no cloth. But the bonus was that I got all my cloth nappies clean and looking pretty on the change table - hardly ever see the whole stash in one place
Back into cloth today because it was rubbish day so thought we'd start with a clean slate. We have sposies left, but I'm not using them because they'll be handy when mum is looking after DD when I go in to have the baby - she's still not too sure about MCN's and the last thing I want is a phone call asking about what snaps to fasten when I've just given birth! ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 8:34am
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I just noticed this thread. Michaela's been in sposies full time for about 15 months now and we've decided to move her back into cloth. -------------  
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 9:41am
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Ok so heres day 2 of being back in cloth.. i even had her in one overnight, luck she woke up when she did though otherwise we would have had a leak, but 1 MF and 1 Hemp insert done allright for 11 hours!
I bought a new nappy too so waiting of fluffy post. Now just have to buy more hemp inserts as i only have MF and 1x Hemp. Roll on my pink minky camo nap.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 10:40am
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I change Leo every 3-4hrs, depending on what we're doing. He may be able to go longer than that but I don't like to leave it too long as I don't think I'd like to be in a wet nappy much longer than that! His first nappy of the morning is always really wet after only 1-2hrs so that one gets changed sooner, but after that we just fit them in around what we're doing and when he's pooed. We usually just use mf during the day but a combo of hemp fleece & microfibre at night (a 2-layer hemp fleece trifold plus a hemp fleece/mf combo trifold on top).
Vic xx |
Posted By: snugglebumz
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 12:07pm
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Good luck kels, Now you can use the extra on what you can reuse. ------------- Ruth www.snugglebumz.com |