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ElfsMum
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Topic: BG Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:14pm |
i get my 15 BG's today or tomorrow.. excited yet scared to use them...doing just daytime cloth to start off with:)
do you guys recommend an extra insert in them? I have a great friend (thankyou :) ) who will sew me some liners and stuff.. or shall i get flushable liners or what?:) I am pretty clueless.. I know he's just a normal wetter so not massively heavy..though i do change nappies every few hours even at night..
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:38pm |
When Leo first started in cloth (5mths) he was fine with just one insert. I didn't need to add a booster until around 10-11mths when he started teething and wetting more. Just see how you go with the one insert first, if it's sopping or leaking under 2hrs then you'll need something else. You can boost easily & cheaply with microfibre cleaning cloths (sold in bulk at Mitre 10 Mega in the cleaning section) or you can buy slim hemp boosters off TM without adding too much bulk. Hope that helps!
Good luck & enjoy your BGs!
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:55pm |
I never bothered with liners, that's what the microfleece is for!
And inserts, maybe 2? Trial and error usually
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:22pm |
We never use liners. I have a couple but they have never been touched.
I agree with Vic, just see how long one insert lasts and go from there.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:31pm |
I'm a liners girl, I hate cleaning poopy nappies lol! We just use the Johnsons ones from the supermarket.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:34pm |
I don't use liners (only have used them when Josh was having heavy duty clean on his butt) but it is an each to their own.
I have to have 2 inserts in Josh's nappy, but try 1 and see how long it lasts and then try 2 see what works for you.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:12pm |
During the day I just use the 2 inserts that come with the BG (the cotton babies OSFA & the newborn doubler) and that does Livvy just fine.
We don't use liners either but Livvy only poos every 3-4 days so we don't have to deal with much poo. Might be a different story if she pooed all the time.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:37pm |
yeah Ethan does the same only pooes every few days ...Emma...they sell 100 for 10$ at the store is it cheaper at supermarket?
I think i will just see how he goes temporarily:)
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:54pm |
The thing that amuses me about people who use liners and have a bubba that does solid poos (rather than newborn runny poos) is what is the difference between tipping a liner in the loo vs without one? The poop just rolls off the nappy, it doesn't need rinsing
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 7:04pm |
kebakat wrote:
The thing that amuses me about people who use liners and have a bubba that does solid poos (rather than newborn runny poos) is what is the difference between tipping a liner in the loo vs without one? The poop just rolls off the nappy, it doesn't need rinsing |
Since teething Leo's poo has never been solid enough to just roll off without rinsing - so I use a fleece liner as it's easier to stretch when rinsing the poo.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 8:57pm |
Inserts lovey, I'm sewing you some inserts!!!
And no I don't use liners, just rinses of easily enough (what doesn't do down the loo that is), but Rohann doesn't poo lots (at this stage anyway  )
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 9:34pm |
kebakat wrote:
The thing that amuses me about people who use liners and have a bubba that does solid poos (rather than newborn runny poos) is what is the difference between tipping a liner in the loo vs without one? The poop just rolls off the nappy, it doesn't need rinsing |
You haven't seen Jacks poo by the time I catch him its smooshed right into his nappy so a liner is a must here, none actually comes off just by shaking it over the loo.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 9:45pm |
Liners are a personal preference, depends how you feel about dealing with the poo  If it is not going to just 'roll off' then a liner makes it much easier to deal with if you don't fancy the idea of rinsing.
As for the extra insert - depends how much he wets, takes some trial and error to find the right combination of inserts and how many you will need.
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Posted: 07 June 2008 at 9:26pm |
I'm definately on the use liners side here, I get flushable ones so the whole lot goes.
Had lots of trouble early on this pregnancy dealing with naps, so have just got back into it again and yesterday had a 4 poo day! Not nice, today was back to normal - thank goodness was nearly enough to put me off again!
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Posted: 07 June 2008 at 10:08pm |
Tiff wrote:
Inserts lovey, I'm sewing you some inserts!!!
And no I don't use liners, just rinses of easily enough (what doesn't do down the loo that is), but Rohann doesn't poo lots (at this stage anyway ) |
yeah ok i stand corrected:)
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 1:41pm |
It depends on how heavy a wetter your child is. I purchased four extra inserts because they take longer to dry than the BGs. I've never needed more than one but my child isn't a heavy wetter either.
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 2:09pm |
Daniels gets all squished and sticky but it still manages to roll off the fleece even if it isnt hard.. guess I must be "lucky".
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Posted: 08 June 2008 at 2:38pm |
I use the Johnsons liners from the supermarket. They were great when Jack was little as the nappy was alot cleaner. We did go through a stage when they were alot firmer and it seemed pointless, but with this latest lot of teeth it has all turned alot softer and smellier  so I am greatful for liners!
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