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Emmi_ 
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 Posted: 03 April 2010 at 4:45pm |
I can not wait till bubs is here so I can dig into my stash of MCN!!! Gypsynita, Im with you, I have two of the planetwise wet bags and think they are just adorable!!
Argh it makes me a little impatient for bubs to come already!! 
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HuntersMama
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Posted: 03 April 2010 at 7:08pm |
Just bought 2 wetbags  I got a small and medium justifying it to myself (and DH!) because the small is good for when we are out for a little while and the medium is good for when we are out for a bit longer....sounded good at the time, but really I just wanted 2 cool designs!!
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tiptoes
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Posted: 03 April 2010 at 8:45pm |
I'm so jealous, I ordered mine last Friday and am desperate for them to arrive. I'm even disappointed that it's easter as it's 2 more days to wait. I've been fantasising about washing and hanging them out too 
Soap nuts and wash bags next on the list!!
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sweetpapaya
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Posted: 05 April 2010 at 7:58am |
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so tell me about soap nuts....i've been nervous to try them. they really work??
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luvmylittlies
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Posted: 05 April 2010 at 3:32pm |
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I was also really hesitant about the soap nuts but I'm actually quite impressed with them. I wash my nappies with them and they never smell and always come up nicely.
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Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10
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girly_girl
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Posted: 06 April 2010 at 1:07pm |
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Where did you get them from Sasha? And how muchy? They sound great x
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manda27
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Posted: 06 April 2010 at 1:39pm |
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you can get soapnuts from here
http://www.cheekycherubs.co.nz/
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sweetpapaya
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Posted: 06 April 2010 at 10:13pm |
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do they keep the nappies soft and fluffy? my itti bittis have started to get a bit stiff and squeaky. maybe i'll give soap nuts a try. what do they smell like?
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luvmylittlies
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 12:34pm |
I've got my soap nuts from Ecomoon http://www.ecomoon.co.nz/index.php?cPath=107_133&osCsid=ebccc2718a7924e93a6b9d7da67f7342
But there's lots of websites that sell them so maybe if you're ordering something from a site, see if they sell soap nuts as well to save on delivery. They smell slightly vinegery after a wash, but really there's not much smell at all. Some people add some rosemary oil to their wash to give it a nice smell but I actually like the lack of smell. The other good thing is that you don't need the rinse cycle when washing with soap nuts so you use less water. They work out very cheap because you use each lot 2-3 times before chucking them in your compost.
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rachelsea
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 1:44pm |
Thanks for those links - have just ordered some soapnuts!! Can't wait for them to arrive 
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BessieBear
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 1:58pm |
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Sasha how do you make your machine not do a rinse??
and how do soap nuts work. do you put them down the middle thingy or in where the washing is.
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HuntersMama
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 2:24pm |
Yay, just got my lovely wetbags - cant wait to use them
Next on the shopping list - soap nuts!
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rachelsea
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 3:06pm |
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Sarah, I just read the info on that link that thesaff posted, and it said you just put them in the machine in a little washbag that comes with them. Can't wait to try them out!
I'm not sure about the no rinse thing too, would you just select 'wash' then select 'spin' and bypass the rinse? Do you *have to* not do a rinse? I like doing a rinse cycle before putting the washing powder in to, well, rinse the nappies.
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luvmylittlies
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 4:41pm |
I put the nappies in the machine and do a "rinse cycle" without the nuts then start the machine again with the soap nuts in for the actual wash (hmm, thinking about it now I guess I'm still using the same water as I would for a full cycle). Yeah you put 6-8 in a little bag that comes with the nuts then throw it in. To avoid a rinse cycle on my machine I leave the lid up (it then stops and beeps at me to tell me I've left the lid up) then move the dial around to do a spin cycle.
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Posted: 07 April 2010 at 5:32pm |
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Has anyone used the soapnuts powder?
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MamaT
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Posted: 08 April 2010 at 5:25pm |
I'm in love!!! I got some ittis yesterday and ave been using them today and they are just fantastic. Definately my favs. Can't wait to get some more now
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luvmylittlies
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Posted: 08 April 2010 at 6:02pm |
Aren't those little bums cute in itti's What colours did you get? I've got plain ones but think now I should have got some patterns.
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