Nappies
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Topic: Nappies
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Nappies
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 11:59am
| Ok so im after advice with the amount of nappies we are going through im interested in hearing about cloth nappies as such resuable ones. Does anyone have any information on some? |
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 1:01pm
| there are some threads here all about reusable ones...wil try and bump for you. As for me, I wouldn't use cloth for ages - just felt like it would take up too much of my time, and the neat ones are really expensive. Then Aimee showed me the Fuzzibunz site which offers a partial payment plan over three months and I worked out that with each payment, i was only atucally paying the same amount I would for disposbales. So we use fuzzis and they are brilliant. Am also trying one for Jake (thanks to Nikki) and it is really great. So am planing to get a new set in the next month or so, the next size up. Also resale value is great - although we will probably just LEND to our sister in law for her little one due March. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 1:16pm
Liz, people like you are the best advertising!! Let me know if you want to know more Jess  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 1:27pm
I spoke to hubby and after extensive uhming and arghing lol we are gonna go for the 6pack of fuzzis  Im excited isnt it lame LOL
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 1:51pm
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oooh, I use Fuzzi's Jess, they are great! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 2:18pm
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you can also get hire kits to help you decide what you like and what suits you and bub - and some other nappy places do payment plans too - i think nap naps do (they are a fitted nappy) their site is http://www.naturalparenting.co.nz/ - here
also snazzipants have lots of diff packs made up so that you get to trial diff types and their prices are very reasonable - they are http://www.snazzipants.co.nz/ - over here and many diff places do trial packs - incl fuzzibunz - at a discounted price and some with a money back offer too. it def pays to look around. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 8:41pm
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I have recently started using fuzzis on my 1 yr old. I just bought a six pack for starters and as finances allow I plan to buy another 6 or 12 pack. In the meantime, it's lots of washing & drying but I'm still saving.
If your baby is average weight, she may be able to fit into medium Fuzzis from 3 months old. It may pay to look at that and start when the mediums fit... if that is going to be soon. -------------  |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 9:03am
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Jess, Hannah fitted mediums from 2 months and still fits them now (11 months) with more room to grow. So we have had 9 months (so far) from 6 nappies which cost about $200, so just over $20 a month - saves so much money ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 9:29am
Hmmmm... maybe Caitlin isn't such a Chunky Monkey afterall?!?! She's still in the Smalls and we're no where near the last bigger settings
P.S Not that I'm saying any of your babies are Chunky Monkeys! LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 9:32am
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Toni, I think Hannah would have fitted the smalls for longer, but she also fitted the mediums... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 7:44am
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Where do I find info on these fuzzibunz things. I have always been a disposable person but I am beginning to think maybe something else would be a better option?? -------------  
 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 8:38am
http://www.fuzzibunz.co.nz/Home - Fuzzis or Aimee is full of useful info  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 8:41am
Fuzzi's are very cool! They were the favourites of all we looked at (we investigated my friends huge cloth stash!). All our fuzzi's are stuffed and lined up ready to go under the change table! 
It really is insane how excited you can get over cloth nappies! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 8:43am
Yer Ellas already in crawler nappies  so we are gonna get the medium ones
Paws - I know im so excited about getting them LOL i was even super excited when huggies brought out their new range of nappies hehehe |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 9:15am
i'm also excited about using cloth nappies
we have booked a trial kit from the nappacino i went to which has the different types to try. i'm still to decide on which brand to use, cost is the deciding factor but i was wondering...... a) has anyone used the 'one size' nappies and what did they think b) should i wait until bubs is a little older before i use cloth or are they ok on a newborn? thanks ladies ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 9:39am
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They are fine on a newborn (well from what I understand) though B and I are planning on using disposables for the first couple of weeks while we settle into being new parents etc. Then we will graduate over to cloth full time. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 10:50am
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Vanessa, I used cloth from newborn - real easy cos you are doing so much washing anyway. I did try one-size nappies but found they never fit perfectly - way too big on newborn, then just not quite right... But theres only one way to find out and thats to try them ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 10:53am
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Paws - that was Daniel and my plan to start with disposables and then go to cloth however we are still in disposables. Mainly because they are just so easy!!!
I think i will look into these Fuzzis as well. They sound really good. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 11:46am
| Vanessa - I've heard pretty good things about the 'Mommy's Touch' one size nappy... (altho it appears fairly complicated on the smallest size - just a bit of practise required) but I have never seen them in action so I can't say from experience. |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 12:59pm
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Well we have limited stock of disposables and have the cloth all ready to go so *hopefully* we will do the change over. Especially if I remind myself of how much we spent on fuzzis (and ignore their amazing resale value!).
I do have a one size cloth nappy though to be honest I'm not sure I'm convinced on it...it seems like it will be very bulky on the smallest setting so I might just save it until Maddie is older as a back up nappy. Something I would like to know is where to get flushable liners...anyone know? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 3:57pm
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Um - I think you can get them from the supermarket, and from Fuzzibunz as well (correct me if I'm wrong, Aimee!). Aimee - I must tell hubby about how long your Hannah has fitted the medium-sized Fuzzi's (thanks - that's worth gold!). He recently heard how much another pregnant lady spent on flat cloth naps, thought about the cost of Fuzzi's, and decided it was all just too much to spend and he'd much rather I fold those flats! Much of his thinking was based on how babies can so quickly grow out of Fuzzi's (so again, THANKYOU!!). Big up's to you ladies folding cloth nappies out there, good on ya, but I'll go postal if a certain someone backs out of the medium-sized Fuzzibunz decision now!! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 4:19pm
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Flushable liners - the only ones at our supermarket (NW) are the johnsons ones which you CAN'T flush. Umm, Fuzzi Bunz sell them, so do Snazzipants and some of the others I think.
Mediums are a good size Andie. Apparently if they fit a medium at 9 months, they should fit them until the end so I am hoping that Hannah still fits them when we TT. At the moment she has a little growth left, but once she is walking more she will thin out again. Several times I have thought she was nearly out of them, then she grew taller and we had to make them tighter again! When Hannah was a newborn we used a combo of disposables, flats with cheap covers, and a couple of small Fuzzis. And to be honest, flats are good with newborns cos you change them so much, only prob is they dont have a stay dry layer so damp against baby. But they are definitely doable, we hardly used any disposables - manily flats. Oh and I never used pins either, just tucked in. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 4:26pm
| God, we NEVER used flats...well i lie, we used them at the hospital - where the midwife had to show me how to put them on, but Jake and Taine were so little, they just slid off, and when they were on properly, they lleaked like crazy. BTW Taine is in medium fuzzis and no where near too big. he's...eight months |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 4:44pm
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i tried using flats for a while when mikey was about 2 months old but he hated them, he wouldn't sleep with them on, probably because of how they felt against his skin or maybe the bulkiness of them. they also created so much more washing because mikey would just wet straight through them and it felt like i was constantly changing his nappy and his clothes. but fuzzis sound so much better, i've been looking at the website and wuold love to get some but at the moment we're not really up to it financially. it sucks coz i know they're cheaper in the long run but it's just such a big lump sum to pay at one time. ah well, i guess we're going to keep on going with the disposables. ------------- |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 4:46pm
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You can get microfleece liners to go with the flats. I think that's what I'd do. They are easy peasy.
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 5:50pm
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or prefolds - they are more absorbent than flats and you can snappy them instead of using pins. and then later on you can use them as pocket stuffers too.
http://www.snazzipants.co.nz/ - snazzipants do unbleached prefolds that are really soft and abosrbent. they cost a bit more than ordinary prefolds but are great. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 7:07pm
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We use one size i think they are called wonderoos i think. I made a big chart thing and they were the only ones i could justify buying. We do only use them at night and they are pretty bulky but if i didn't stuff them full of so much stuff they probably wouldn't be.
If you are still in one piece this saturday vanessa theres a new shop opening up on the corner of avondale rd and breezes rd. Its called mums and bubs and they sell cloth nappies so you could go have a look and i think they are having heaps of opening specials. |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 8:23pm
thanks for that rachel! i'll definately go and have a look if i'm not too busy popping out a baby
i had begun to wonder if the one size naps would be too bulky on a little bum but not sure if we can afford to get the sized ones. but there is the 'layby' option also.....too much to think about! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 27 September 2006 at 10:12pm
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ellabellame - FB do a payment plan (3 monthly payments)
Oh and for those of you with girls, just had to tell you there is a new pink colour - bubblegum. Real cute, going to get me one soon (well, Hannah...)! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 7:58am
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Aimee- At what age did Hannah fit in mediums? And is 6 really enough? Doesnt sound like many,..but then I have no idea! We dont have a drier so will be line drying them,..and inside (near the fire) in winter.Does this mean we will need more?
We have got some disposables to use for newborn,..but were hoping to go onto using fuzzi's when the disposables run out ( but again we have no idea how many we need- might run out very quick!). Have heard that u should be able to get away with only using 2 sizes up to TT. Is this correct? In the trial pack u can chose from day or night time,..does that just mean the night time one has more padding? Or are they different? How do u know how much extra "stuffing" you will need? Do they need to be "fitted" to the baby,..ie- we think bubs might be tall if shes like her dad. Cos we dont have a rep anywhere near here if they do. Sorry for all the questions! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 8:31am
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kellz i bleieve fuzzibunz have a money back for their trial if it is the wrong size. and you def need more stuffing for overnight. if you only had six nappies i think you would have to wash every day and when they are younger you may run out.
but you might want to have a look at the http://http://www.thenappynetwork.org.nz/ - nappy network - they have reviews of all sorts of different nappy types and lots of info. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 9:17am
| Cool thanks for that! Its so hard to decide what type will be best for us. I love the colours of fuzzi's, but I will want all the pink ones, but wanna use them for next baby too so better not! |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 9:59am
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No worries Kellz
Hannah fitted mediums when she was about 2 months but she had really chubby thighs! I only had a couple of smalls and I wanted more but there was no point in getting more smalls when she fitted mediums. I know that Caitlin (Toni's baby) still has heaps of room left in her smalls and she was born 9 pound something I think. Once babies are about 3 months they only need changing about 6 times a day (depending on parents tho) so I found it was enough. I washed every night in winter and they dryed by the fire. In summer I would wash in the morning so they could dry outside. If you planning on using them with a newborn however, you will need more than 6 (prob 12). Yep, you can prob get away with 2 sizes depending on when you start. If you have a tall baby, she will prob fit smalls then petites. If you wait a few months, then prob mediums and petite/large. Trial packs - the daytime trial has the nappy, one insert and one booster (around 3-4 hours absorbancy). The nighttime trial has the nappy, two inserts and one booster (more than enough for little ones overnight). And yes, the trial nappies have a 30 day money back guarantee, so you can make sure its the right size. And they come with a detailed fitting guide with tips to make it fit better - plus if you have problems you can always ask me for some other ideas on getting them to fit just perfect
Hope that answers everything Kellz and makes sense. Keep asking if you want to know more ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 10:14am
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Thanks heaps Aimee.
Since we already have a cupboard full of disposables we will prob wait till bubs can fit mediums, so we wont have to buy heaps of sizes. Cant think of any more questions now, thanks,..but when we do buy them i think i will need help to know how many inserts and boosters to buy! All a bit confusing! |
Posted By: Karysta
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 12:42pm
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we have wonderoos and we had Fuzzis as well. prefer Wonderoos for fit.. wouldnt use them on a nb maybe from 5 weeks old on. My 12kg 14 month old still fits em with room to grow.
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 1:05pm
| we have six for Taine (fuzzis) and sometimes we do run out, but that is more about me being forgetful washing. we always have a standby pack of disposables anyway. |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 1:05pm
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I have just been given two pairs of down undies and 2 x.large fuzzis with 2 inserts for each fuzzi. would I just fold a flat to go in the down undies like I do when we use the real nappies covers? the girl who gave me them had them given to her by her sister, but she didn't use them, but knew I was keen. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 1:07pm
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Yep, just fold a flat into a pad a put it in the down undies ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 3:22pm
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old fattie boom baas is about 11.25 kg, so the xl will fit??? sounds dumb but I haven't even tried it on him yet..(we are both sick as dogs and he has the very yummy anti biotic pants explosions, so NO WAY am I washing those suckers. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 5:07pm
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Hmm, may not fit XL, but theres only one way to find out! The size guide says XL fits 16kg+, thigh size 36-40cm... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 September 2006 at 7:42pm
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thats fine too, was going to put him in full time cloth when new bubba comes along to help with toilet training and finiances, and since I will be home all day, whats another load of washing...will try them on him when he is well again. Thanks, Aimee. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 9:02pm
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I'm using flat nappies, and have since coming home from hospital. I don't find them too much of a hassle at all - another load of washing per day, but that's all.
Amelia seems much happier in them that disposables, and we are using the Johnsons nappy liners which draw the moisture away from her skin. If she gets a bit rashy (very, very rarely) I just use a bit of Weleda Baby Oil on her and it's gone the next day (or sooner). ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 9:59pm
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Woahhh good work Selina!
I never got quite into them, just tried it once and didn't have a proper cover so Han was soaked within minutes. But I think for a newbie I'd go with flats and covers or prefolds and covers. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 29 September 2006 at 10:00pm
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Except that I hate kids.
I was talking about someone elses newbie that I just so happened to organise nappies for. |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 30 September 2006 at 3:40pm
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You definitely have to have the covers! I'm using the ones with velcro on the sides, which are good, but after 12 weeks a couple of them aren't so 'sticky' anymore and she occasionally manages to get the nappy half off ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com">
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