Mattress and nappy questions! Help!
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Topic: Mattress and nappy questions! Help!
Posted By: adamyona
Subject: Mattress and nappy questions! Help!
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 3:39pm
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Hi there everyone!
We are soon to be parents to our very first baby (due this Friday!  ).
We are pretty much all prepared now (well, I hope so!  ), and are at the stage where one is running around the house and trying to set everything up....
We bought a new mattress online and got a Dr. Sprott protector from a local shop. Whilst at the shop we were advised to also buy a 100% cotton cover to go on top of the protector, and to put a leak-proof cover, then duvet on top of that. Does this sound right? I read the instructions on Dr. Sprott's cover and it said "Do not use any of the following items as baby bedding: There is a lists with a few items, two being "Moisture-resistant mattress protector" and "Duvet" 
Could we pleeeeeaaaase have some advice as to what the best layering for a baby mattress is? Mattress + Dr. Sprott's cover....then.... 
Also, what is the average amount of time in weeks/months (roughly) a baby would need all of the different sizes of nappies for? (Newborn, Infant, Medium, Maxi, Junior, XXL) We bought one DryUps box of Newborn and one Infant for now. We look forward to all of your kind advice. 
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Posted By: littlestar
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 4:32pm
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I've got a dr sprotts thing (my mum bought it) so we've got:
mattress, dr sprotts, dry cot, fitted sheet, top sheet, blanket. You not supposed to use a duvet until they are older as babies can kick them off easily and get all caught up underneath them (probably other reasons too) I think the thing with the water proof protector is that the mattress wouldn't breathe and might get all damp. As for nappies - it really depends on what your baby weighs and how quickly they grow. I think its wise to start with one box of newborn and one of infant. If you are using supermarket brands there are always specials on every other week at one of the chains. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: adamyona
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 5:20pm
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Thank you for your input littlestar! :)
When I said duvet I think I actually meant blanket
So using a dry cot waterproof protector on top of Dr Sprott's cover would be ok? I got a little bit confused with the instructions on the packaging and advice I got from lots of people! 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 6:49pm
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Hmmm, I have mattress, woolen underlay, fitted sheet (baby) top sheet, weather appropriate blankets (only cotton or wool - no acrylic, no duvet) ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 7:03pm
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I just put a large (folded) 100% cotton blanket on top of the Dr Sprott cover, and then the fitted sheet on top of that (mainly to stop the annoying crinkling noise that the plastic makes). Remember that anything underneath your baby counts as a layer so don't put too much under the sheets, as it can help heat them up too much in this weather.
I think the drycot layer might be obsolete, as the plastic Dr Sprott cover does the same job...but it might also act to stop the crinkly noises! We're still using a sleeping bag, so only use that on top of the fitted sheet, and maybe a cotton blanket if the night gets a bit colder. -------------  
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Posted By: Mum_me
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 7:56pm
| There is a lady on TM selling fitted towelling blankets which you can use between the Dr Sprott and the sheet. They are lovely and thick! |
Posted By: adamyona
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 8:38pm
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Thank you all for the input and advice!
How about nappy sizes? If say, baby is about 4kg how long will newborn/infant nappies go for? And what about the other sizes? I know that nappy usage differs greatly between babies but it would be nice to know roughly how long sizes last for.
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 9:06pm
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My DD was 4kg at birth, and we went through maybe 1 or 2 big boxes of huggies newborn size (maybe 100ish nappies per box) before we had ti upsize. Generally you'll do maybe 8-10 nappies per day to start with, but that does reduce down in time. One thing to think about before buying up large is that not all brands work for all babies - the last thing you want is hundreds of nappies to go through when they constantly leak on your baby so maybe try a pack of a couple different brands before committing
I'm not sure about the next sizes up, as we switched to cloth nappies at 3 months.  -------------
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Posted By: adamyona
Date Posted: 16 February 2010 at 11:21pm
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Thanks for that Blondy!
We bought a box of 244 dryups, but also got quite a lot of samples from different brands so we will try them all out!
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