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tamiem 
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:55am |
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I know I've previously read a thread on here about clothes for big cloth butts, but I can't seem to find it so sorry to repeat the topic...
We're using one size fits all pocket nappies and the elastic on her pants seems quite tight. It sits against the nappy so doesn't leave marks on her skin, but it's tight all the same. If we put her in 3-6 month pants the legs are massive!
I am going to get some Jack & Abby jeans for "town clothes" but need some cheap everyday pants for her! Any suggestions? Has anyone tried making their own?
Also thought I was going to need new body suits as her one seemed tight to do up under her nappy this morning - on closer inspection her nappy was half way down her bum! Must have been a bit sleepy...
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 10:26am |
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I think you can get clothes especially made for cloth bums, but the ones I have seen were really expensive. I just go up a size. Sophie is in 0 or 1 body suits to go over her big bum.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 11:25am |
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We use tnt clothes mostly and they fit over the bum. Simple stuff like track pants have stretchy material.
If they are too long in the legs you can always roll them up once or just take the legs up.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 11:26am |
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There is a shop umm... I'll have a look for it (online store) and repost when I find it that sells bodysuit extenders, which just add that extra bit onto the crotch area making bodysuits fit.
J&A jeans tend to run VERY large, so consider sizing down, and definately get smaller if you're not sure.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 11:28am |
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J&A jeans tend to run VERY large, so consider sizing down, and definately get smaller if you're not sure. |
Or even 2 sizes smaller. We got size 1 for Daniel but it's more like a 2 or 3. So we got the 6-9 month ones and it falls off him its so big in the waist so must be worn with a belt and I've taken it up in the legs because they were just so long
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:02pm |
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I just always check out the waistbands on trousers to see how stretchy they are. I don't think one brand is any better than another as they all seem to vary so much even within one store! Also, with bodysuits I found them a bit of a pain with cloth nappies so I just switched to singlets that didn't do up underneath or switch to wool bodysuits as they have heaps more stretch than cotton (and don't cause compression wicking like cotton can).
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:23pm |
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I'm actually quite disappointed with our J&As Jack is in size 1 and they are so huge areound the waist a belt won't even keep them up. Caprece is in 6-9 months and they are so loose around the waist too. By the time they fit them around the waist they will be too short.
Baby factory have really cheap trackpants but they aren't the flashest looking pants.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:27pm |
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Rach, on Daniels I've added a few small pleats kinda to take in the waist, it's still too big but we have a belt for it as well. But taking in the waist a bit has helped.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:29pm |
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Is that hard to do Stacey? I can't sew but I could give it a go how did you do it?
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:31pm |
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http://tagyourbaby.co.nz/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=89&zenid=e23e5ded4e45a784585a230f01bbc6db
Is where they sell the bodysuit extenders - might be worth a shot?
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:20pm |
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All I did was make little folds and then hand sew them together so they could be let out as Daniel grows. It was pretty easy.
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Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:26pm |
Most of PP pants have adjustable waists which we have found works really well on Ella. I don't really use bodysuits on here anymore I can't be bothered with the domes, but the ones I do have I brought the next size up.
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Posted: 14 June 2008 at 9:53pm |
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Hi ya,
The only company i know of is Frugi, formally Cut 4 Cloth. They are in the UK though so freight could be dear.
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Posted: 15 June 2008 at 11:13pm |
I never bought into the "cut for cloth" clothing - I think it gives people the impression that you can't use normal clothes over MCNs which isn't the case at all.
When Caitlin went through her very heavy wetting stage (we were using 2 large inserts and a booster so her but was massive!) we just got some cotton/lycra mix leggings in the next size up and took up the hem. From memory we got a lot from TNT.
Stacey - we've done the exact same thing with our J&A jeans. The waist is huge on all of the sizes I've bought her but I just tacked them in and have let them out as she grew. She's only just come out of the 6-9mths which fit perfectly around the waist but it's not exactly the right weather for 3/4 length pants 
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 9:31am |
Hmm Luke is 7 months and in MCN - havne't had any issues with clothes needing to be bigger??
To be honest, if I needed to buy special clothes so that he could be in cloth, I wouldn't have bothered...
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 9:56am |
tamiem wrote:
I know I've previously read a thread on here about clothes for big cloth butts, but I can't seem to find it so sorry to repeat the topic...
We're using one size fits all pocket nappies and the elastic on her pants seems quite tight. It sits against the nappy so doesn't leave marks on her skin, but it's tight all the same. If we put her in 3-6 month pants the legs are massive!
I am going to get some Jack & Abby jeans for "town clothes" but need some cheap everyday pants for her! Any suggestions? Has anyone tried making their own?
Also thought I was going to need new body suits as her one seemed tight to do up under her nappy this morning - on closer inspection her nappy was half way down her bum! Must have been a bit sleepy...
Have a fantastic day everyone! |
I just had a thought - if you're using a OSFA nappy on a newborn then it will be much bulkier to start with and that's probably why you're finding it hard to fit somethings over top. Once your baby fills out a bit the nappies won't seem so bulky. I think if you were to use a sized nappy then it would be a trimmer fit.
Vic xx
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 11:24am |
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thanks for all the feedback. I've just got out all her 3-6 mth pants and I'm taking the leg up. They should fit just fine. Yes Vic it must be more bulky with the OSFA. We've got one small honey child and 0-3 mth pants fit fine with that
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 2:19pm |
tamiem wrote:
thanks for all the feedback. I've just got out all her 3-6 mth pants and I'm taking the leg up. They should fit just fine. Yes Vic it must be more bulky with the OSFA. We've got one small honey child and 0-3 mth pants fit fine with that |
Out of interest, which OSFA nappies are you using?
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 5:55pm |
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:13pm |
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We're using Bum Genius OSFA. We find them fantastic, apart from the pants issue. Have taken the leg up on her bigger pants now, and they fit her lovely big bum perfectly.
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