Would you recommend?
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Topic: Would you recommend?
Posted By: emz
Subject: Would you recommend?
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 6:47pm
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Here's my dilemma. I want to be a cloth mum, but I'm really worried that spending so much money on MCN's without knowing my bubs size as a newborn, and how quickly they grow, will be a waste of money.
Do you think it would be more practical as a cost saving measure to use the old-fashioned type until bubs is old enough to trial the MCN's? I think I would stress myself out with figuring out which brand I like best, and I have no idea how they work, the outlay is quite expensive, especially when newborns are just peeing and pooing machines. HELP!  I don't mind using old-school ones, but would like to eventually use MCN's as I would use disposables when I went out while using flats. Hope that makes sense? Just looking at the price old vs. new. I know there are people on here who will say the high outlay is worth it, but we're not going to be able to afford such a huge price in the short term.
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 6:49pm
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I recommend that you get a hire kit to trail all the different ones.
Which area are you in? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 6:50pm
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I'm doing exactly that! (waiting till bub's arse arrives) I have bought a whole lot of prefolds and I have 2 swaddlebees, and 2 joeleze and one mummys touch. I plan to use the prefolds whilst "experimenting" with baby's bottom in the others until I decide how the sizing will work etc. I am really hoping that the swaddlebees will work as they are SOOOOOOOOO cute.
As for the high outlay....its cheaper than disposables. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 8:23pm
i second the hire kit idea... |
Paws wrote:Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 May 2007 at 8:53pm
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I don't like using flats for newborns as they are really bulky and don't contain leaks well at all. ie every nappy change requires a full clothes change
I worked out that FB would cost the same as disposables if I used them for the first 4 months. So if it was my first child I would have gone with disposables until I got the hang of washing every day and all that (and you get given them at your baby shower usually anyway), and get MCN once they fit a medium size. Krystiana and Briona both fit medium FB, and because Bria is almost 2 I figure that has paid off really well. Also the older the child, the less nappies you go through in a day. -------------  |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 9:14am
Starting with old style cloth then going into MCNs is the most cost effective (IMO - in hindsight I wish I had). The you can put bubs into the medium size when they fit, this size lasts the longest (in my experience as an agent & Mum) so works out the cheapest  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 29 May 2007 at 11:26am
| Thanks ladies. Think I'll do the trial thing at some stage, but yeah, might stick with cloth until I know what type/size to invest in! Thanks |