Making inserts
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Topic: Making inserts
Posted By: Nutella
Subject: Making inserts
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 12:22am
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Okay, I have been making my own nappies and planned to only make trifold inserts...but on another topic there was a comment about using trifolds as boosters....so are they mainly used as boosters? I am a bit confused now heeehee. ------------- 
 Oct 11
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 7:55am
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Trifolds (hemp or bamboo) are normally used for overnight use with microfibre on top - the microfibre is a fantastic sponge, and hemp (which is slower to absorb) has real holding power - so 6 layers of hemp or bamboo holds HEAPS of wetness, and doesn't let it out. . Hemp becomes quite stiff when it's waterlogged, which is one of the reasons it's better suited to night when mobility isn't an issue. I'm a late comer to the cloth nappy obsession, there are ladies with far more experiance who will be able to explain better than I, but I hope my answer helps in the meantime. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 10:07am
Hi  I make all my inserts as trifolds as I find it SO much easier to sew just two layers together rather than 6! During the day I just have one trifold (I use 1layer microfibre and 1 layer bamboo), and at night I use 2 trifolds. Not sure if that's the 'proper' way to do it, but that's what I do ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 10:37am
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What Rach said only when we use pockets at night (which isn't often, admittedly), I use one mf/hemp trifold and one double layer bamboo trifold. HTH ------------- 
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 1:15pm
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Okay, I have been making double layer bamboo trifolds (6 layers total) but maybe I will invest in some microfibre..though the reason I hadn't gotten any of that is I didn't like the idea of the water squeezing back out again..... -------------
Oct 11
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