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OHbaby! Forums : Thinking about cloth next time around. https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:57:50 +0000 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:30:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18172 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411945&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411945 Author: myfullhouse
Subject: 18172
Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:30pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth? every 2-3 hours, depends on the time of day, how often he has a dirty nappy. I probably change more often than is actually needed but I like him to have a cleen nappy before a long nap and sometimes that means a 2hrly change

How often do you do washing? every 3 days

How many nappies do you have? 24 (4 of them are thicker nightime nappies)

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer? They usually take a day or so to dry in winter on a clothes horse inside the house (we don't have much of an outside line). The nighttime ones are sometimes still a little bit wet/damp around the waistline so I usually give them a quick (maybe 10mins unless I forget about them!!) go in the dryer

Do they look bulky on the child? Sorry but I really dislike the look of a bulky nappy on a child and can just see that it will stop them from rolling ect. I know this might not be true at all but always wondered if cloth looks bulkier than a disposable. - I think they did look bulky on Jack when he was younger as we use a OSFA. I wondered about them stopping Jack from rolling and Mum said that the cloth nappies I wore as a baby where much bulkier and it didn't stop me rolling!

Which ones do you prefer? I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger. We only have Nap Naps. I am more than happy with them.

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? Dont that just add to the cost the whole time? We just bought a full set of Nap Naps at the Parent and Child Show when I was about 10wks pg. Have never tried any other MCNs and we have no problems with ours.
]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:30:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411945&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411945 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How about a hire kit? http://...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411831&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411831 Author: maya22
Subject: 18172
Posted: 13 June 2008 at 1:17pm

How about a hire kit?

http://www.thenappynetwork.org.nz/hirekits.php]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:17:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411831&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411831 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : I think perhaps I am just going...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411676&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411676 Author: SMoody
Subject: 18172
Posted: 13 June 2008 at 10:11am

I think perhaps I am just going to actually wait for a baby. Buy one cloth one see how it works and build from there and see if Grant gets involved with it or not.

And I think I will definately make a plan to go and visit Emma beforehand as well.

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:11:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411676&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411676 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : Shirlena, when I did the figures...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411265&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411265 Author: busymum
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 7:40pm

Shirlena, when I did the figures I worked out that to get 12 small fuzzibunz and wash every day, it would cost the same as disposable nappies for 4 mos. On that basis I chose to get small size only because we were hoping for another baby later on. However, if you think about that: maybe from 4-6mos onwards your baby will fit size mediums, and continue to do so for 2 years (in my experience), just imagine how cost effective that would be! 12 is a comfortable number for everyday washing and not needing the dryer and it would pay itself off so quickly.

Yes, the MCN are rather bulky on a newborn and up to about 6mos. After that they grow into them and you probably get used to them as well.]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411265&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411265 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : Sorry answering without reading...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411201&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411201 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 6:14pm

Sorry answering without reading other posts.

SMoody wrote:

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth?

Same as a disposable. About 3 hourly.

SMoody wrote:

How often do you do washing?

I did washing every night but that was because I only had 9 nappies (at most!)

SMoody wrote:

How many nappies do you have?

See above. I started when Hannah was about 1 year old and she only used around 6-8 per day.

SMoody wrote:

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer?

Sometimes. They dry well on drying racks... in my unheated house (old villa) they didn't dry overnight if it was cold (maybe overnight + 1/2 day?) but once it warmed up overnight was fine.

SMoody wrote:

Do they look bulky on the child?

Bulkier than disposables but not anywhere near as bulky as old fashioned nappies. (But then I didn't use the new fangled ultra trim ones!)

SMoody wrote:

Sorry but I really dislike the look of a bulky nappy on a child and can just see that it will stop them from rolling ect. I know this might not be true at all but always wondered if cloth looks bulkier than a disposable.

I don't think this is the case at all. Maybe in extreme circumstances but most babies will roll fine. And I think that overall cloth users would probably have more nappy-free time and therefore their babes would be at most liberty to get rollin'

SMoody wrote:

Which ones do you prefer?

Pockets. Brands of all kinds!

SMoody wrote:

I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger.

welllll... once an addiction starts - we'll see

But I have to say that you don't really end up buying heaps of sizes. Medium seems to be the most common and last the longest.

SMoody wrote:

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? Dont that just add to the cost the whole time?

Yeah if you want it to. You don't have to get trial packs at all. The most cost effective way to do it would be to get a Hire Kit, where you trial heaps of different nappy types for 8 weeks to figure out which type suits you. It's about $10 per week. Then once you are finished that, very often your babe has filled out enough to fit the next size up... or at very least fit the smalls properly.

I hope that helps!]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:14:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411201&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411201 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : Maybe borrow one from someone...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411196&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411196 Author: kebakat
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 6:07pm

Maybe borrow one from someone and show him what they are and how easy it is? Or write up some calculations on how much money you can save using them]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:07:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411196&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411196 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : I am seriously going to have to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411192&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411192 Author: SMoody
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 6:01pm

I am seriously going to have to convince hubby here. He is set against this whole cloth nappy business. So going to have to look at the ones and see if I can get him interested in it. ]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:01:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411192&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411192 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : True, my bitti d'lish is...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411127&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411127 Author: AliaDawn
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 5:02pm

True, my bitti d'lish is at least as trim as a empty sposie, but heaps trimmer than a full one!]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:02:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411127&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411127 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : with regards to looking bulky...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411053&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411053 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 4:13pm

with regards to looking bulky the thing to remember is that no matter how full they get they will always be the same size, whereas with a sposie the more that goes in the bigger it gets!

Edited by Bizzy]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:13:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411053&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411053 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411022&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411022 Author: Tweedle
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 3:43pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth?
I change 2-3 hourly, you need to change about as often as you would if your baby is wearing a sposie.[

How often do you do washing?
I wash every second day.

How many nappies do you have?
I2

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer?
I use pockets so are dry within the day by the fire or on the line on a fine day. I do occasionally use the dryer.

Do they look bulky on the child?
Our day nappies do not look bulky but the nighttime one does due to all the extra stuffing .

Which ones do you prefer?
I prefer pocket nappies for the quick drying times and also because I can add as much absorbency as needed. bumGenius! nappies are a great one size pocket nappy if you don't want to buy multiple sizes.

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? Dont that just add to the cost the whole time?
It is best to buy a couple of different brands of the nappies you think will work for you. They do vary in size/style and won't all suit your baby, it will save you money in the long run.

Edited by Tweedle]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:43:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=411022&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#411022 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410988&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410988 Author: kebakat
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 3:01pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth? We change before and after every sleep. That's just our preference. The nappies could easily last longer but we do it so we don't just forget by accident lol. It's a simple routine for me as well as DH

How often do you do washing? If I'm having a really good week I do it every day, otherwise every 2nd. It also depends how much washing (clothes) there is

How many nappies do you have?I have 50ish lol.. which is far too many. I think about 15-20 is a good number.

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer? Pretty quick, in front of the heater or outside in summer they take a couple of hours. But anything with bamboo in it takes much longer. We only use our dryer if I'm being lazy.

Do they look bulky on the child? I think that depends, most are a bit more bulky than a sposie. But there are quite a few around that are a bit trimmer. But the nappies don't really inhibit anything developmentally, Daniel still rolled over, sat etc at the right age.

Which ones do you prefer? I prefer pockets as my main type of nappy, all in ones are good too for a nappy bag nappy.

I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger.
Theres loads of one size options out there if you want to just stick with one size and not S/M/L etc.. and they all vary heaps in price. But like vic said, picking a simple system is the best way to go.

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? Dont that just add to the cost the whole time? You can get hire kits, I never bothered. I just got some and started using them once Daniel was here.

Edited by kebakat]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:01:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410988&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410988 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410979&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410979 Author: kiwivic
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 2:45pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth?
- every 3-4 hours, but it was the same for my first baby who was in disposables.

How often do you do washing?
- every 1-2 days

How many nappies do you have?
- 10 pocket nappies for days, 5 cheap pockets for part time daycare and 3 fitted nappies for nights (1 wool cover & 2 pair of wool longies).

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer? I put everything on a airing rack so that I can position it inside or out to suit the weather. Everything is dry in a day - my fitted night nappies are slower drying because they are mega absorbent fabric.

Do they look bulky on the child?
- I think sized pocket nappies are slim fitting and that's why I chose them. Fitted nappies with covers are bulkier but are good for overnight (when bulk doesn't matter).

Which ones do you prefer?
- For daytime I like Fuzzi Bunz, Honeychild, Foxybots & Itti Bitti D'lish. For nights I love Designer Bums hemp fitted nappies with homemade wool longies (long knitted pants) over top.

I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger. If you do this go for one sizes.
- I don't think one-size and less fuss go hand in hand. I think you probably just want a simple system like pockets. You just stuff an insert into the pocket of the nappy and you're done! It goes on just like a disposable and dries really quickly.

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer?
- You don't have to get a trial pack but I'd definitely try before you buy in bulk! Maybe buy a couple of different brands to try out and see which you like better. You can resell anything you don't like and stock up on the ones you do like!

Dont that just add to the cost the whole time?
- It's more expensive to buy a bulk pack of one brand of nappy and decide you don't like it! You can buy second-hand from Trade Me if you want to try cheaply. Or buying one or two new nappies to try is a good idea, ease yourself into it slowly.

Vic xx
]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:45:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410979&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410979 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410971&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410971 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 2:30pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth? I change Josh every 2-3 hours, the same as a sposie

How often do you do washing? At the moment daily

How many nappies do you have? Far too many

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer? Pocket do dry fast, Inserts take a little while but at the moment I am lazy and I am using my dryer.

Do they look bulky on the child? Only his night nappy

Which ones do you prefer? I like my Fuzzis, Foxybots and Tweddles (when he was littlier) and my homemades

I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger. If you do this go for one sizes

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? No you don't, just go and see someone in AK that has heaps (like Emma )

Dont that just add to the cost the whole time? Quite possibly

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:30:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410971&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410971 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : man that is a lot of questions...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410940&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410940 Author: maya22
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 1:53pm

man that is a lot of questions

I change mr 9 months around every 3 hours, and would do that whether in cloth or sposies, it works into the day better for us.

I do a naps wash every second day, all wipes etc go in too.

I have many many nappies, but that is more through choice than necessity. Maybe 15 pockets and 25 sets of inserts for a basic number?

How fast they dry depends on what sort you choose and where you live and whether you have inside drying space as well as outside.

I am happy for bulk, my ds was rolling at 6 months and crawling at 7 months, didn't hold him back

although the amount of bulk is purely down to your choice of nappy, heaps of options.

Every baby has a different shape, and it makes sense not to buy one sort in bulk before you can take a look at your baby. Again, there are so many sorts, that me recommending what works for this family doesn't help you at all.

Have you thought about looking at a hire kit? Minimal outlay and you can work out what works best for your family. ]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:53:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410940&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410940 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : How often do you have to change...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410934&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410934 Author: AliaDawn
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 1:47pm

How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth?

Every 4 hours for my toddler - a baby I would change 2-3 hours, but I would do the same in sposies or cloth, letting them sit there longer is how rashes start.

How often do you do washing?

Every 2nd day in winter, could get away with every 3rd easily in summer.

How many nappies do you have?

22 I think that fit him at the moment.

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer?

Take about 2-3 days to dry in winter, I don't have a dryer.

Do they look bulky on the child?

Most of ours - definately not! other than maybe the night nappy. It depends on what type you go with... if you go with an OSFA for a newborn, it will be bulky, you can't really avoid that.

Which ones do you prefer?

Wigglebums for pockets, bitti d'lish for AIO's, longies for covers, though designer bum's merino covers are great. Fitteds I love baby Beehinds bamboo, bitti boo's look great too, but I've never tried one.]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:47:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410934&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410934 <![CDATA[Thinking about cloth next time around. : I loved using disposables but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410922&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410922 Author: SMoody
Subject: 18172
Posted: 12 June 2008 at 1:34pm

I loved using disposables but we were thinking of using cloth first time around but there wasnt much choice.

I am thinking of it again (no we are not pregnant yet but going to try soon.)

So maybe someone can set me straight. How often do you have to change your child while they are in cloth?

How often do you do washing?

How many nappies do you have?

How fast do they dry in winter and do you have to use your dryer?

Do they look bulky on the child?

Sorry but I really dislike the look of a bulky nappy on a child and can just see that it will stop them from rolling ect. I know this might not be true at all but always wondered if cloth looks bulkier than a disposable.

Which ones do you prefer?

I think I might prefer less fuss. Not to have to buy new ones as they get bigger.

Do you have to get trial packs and see which ones you prefer? Dont that just add to the cost the whole time?

Sorry for all the questions and might have a lot more soon. ]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:34:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18172&PID=410922&title=thinking-about-cloth-next-time-around#410922