i cant fold them!
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Topic: i cant fold them!
Posted By: kathyandbub
Subject: i cant fold them!
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 3:53pm
| so i cant fold nappies.im trying the origami but it looks horible wen i put it on bub and is so loose round legs is there a trick to it? or should i do another fold? i tryed jo fold but cant get top rite. also do i need to put anything in it during day to make it absorbant? i plan on usin them wen my disposiables run out but as you can tell i no nothing about them lol |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 3:54pm
| I know nothing about flats sorry. But have you tried youtube for videos on how to do it?? |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 4:15pm
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i used to do a pinless fold with my flats, pins just wouldnt go thru for me ...
anyway here are some sites i found. http://www.earthlings.co.nz/articles/nappy_folding.php - folds http://www.natureschild.com.au/flex/nappies/19/1 - half way down this page too or if you have really good covers you could just fold into a pad shape and lay it inside the cover. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 4:19pm
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was just looking at them and i used to do the origami and i used to twist the end a bit before bringing it round and that would make it less gapey. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: kathyandbub
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 4:28pm
| ok cool thanks guess i will just have to keep folding until something works. hes so good hes really patient while i try to get them to work. i hadnt thought of looking on youtube what a good idea |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 8:55pm
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I did the tri fold and covers over top. The trick with pins is to slide them through your hair first as the oil makes it easier to get through the nappy.
With gapes, if you can just fold the nappy back a little bit. That stops gaping and also makes the nappy fit under the cover. Sorry for my ignorance, how old is bub? |
Posted By: kathyandbub
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 10:23pm
| hes 17 weeks old. so is that the triangle fold? is it good? |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 8:21am
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Apparently if you pin them at the hips you can get a much better fit around the legs. ------------- Mum to two gorgeous girls! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 8:53am
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I used to fold my flats into rectangles, place them in the middle of the cover and then do the cover up relying on that to keep the flat in place. It worked pretty well and Michaela used flats with covers fulltime from about 1wo - 5mo when I returned to work. -------------  
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 10:31am
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I did the cone fold when I was using flats for Ella, that was nice and trim around her legs. I can't for the life of me remember how to do it now though!
I also used to keep a bar of soap next to the nappies, if you slide the pins through that before pinning the nappies its heaps easier to put them in. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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