Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I've just bought a lovely pile of shiny, pristine white terry nappies for Squidger to go with the pile of pale pink ancient nappies I picked up via freecycle. My question is: It says on the packet that they need to be washed 3 times to fluff them up and bring them up to proper absorbancy, but should I be drying them inbetween the washings, or just putting them through 3 cycles?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I would dry in between cycles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 yes, dry them shona. We had the same with Stefan. I must admit I got sick of washing them in the end and went back to the disposable ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hang your head in shame Gina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 You do need to dry them. Avoiding using fabric conditioner also helps with the absorbancy. We used them during the day with our Son. We had to use super dry disposable nappies at night as he slept for 13 hours and always woke up soaked through after a few hours in terry nappies. At 5 months he worked out that there was something different about the nappies during the day and screamed non-stop until we gave in and put him in disposables all the time.. We are going to try the real nappies again when the new baby arrives this Autumn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 i would dry them too. Has anyone tried those shaped nappies , they weren't around when mine were small but seem a great idea! I used terries on the eldest (21 now) but they got wet so quick that had trouble with sore bums. had 2 kids i 4 years so didn;t have the time to use them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Ohhh, I loved the nappies I used for my two, I used Tots Bots - they looked so cute and fluffy - a bit like the fairy liquid baby!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hang your head in shame Gina! absoloutly not.... Have you any idea how many nappies babies get through in a day.... You're weclome over anytime Christian to help with the nappy chores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 We had the kushies shaped nappies with the waterproof pants built in. They are supposed to be a market leader that has won awards but I found that they are difficult to get really clean. You can't boil wash them without damaging the covering and they do stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The ones I got from freecycle are the shaped ones, some with poppers, some with velcro, and I'm afraid I'm not that keen on them. I've fallen back to good old fashioned terry squares with plastic pants, I'm afraid. I'm just an old fashioned girl, trapped in a modern world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The terry squares are definately better when you have got the hang of folding them. Even with the shaped ones, we had a few midnight nappy changes where we picked up the baby and the nappy stayed on the changing mat The terry squares dry so quickly compared with the modern ones and can go in a hot wash. If I hadn't spent a fortune on the shaped ones and was still earning I'd definately invest in them for the new baby. The new plastic tag fasteners make them safer too, less chance of stabbing baby with a nappy pin when you're unable to keep your eyes open after less than 4 hours sleep every night for a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I tried the shaped ones and didn't get on with them either That first mustard poo just shot straight out the sides We resorted to terries in the end. I folded them into the kite shape as they came out of the dryer/of the line and kept them in a stack by the changing table. Makes changing time much easier if you are slightly organised beforehand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 You're weclome over anytime Christian to help with the nappy chores Err....thanks for the offer, but I am still trying to get the stain of 2 year old neice's houmous sick out of my natural seagrass carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Do you have a drier Shona? I use those plastic dryer balls that fluff up your towels etc in less time without having you use softener. They come in pairs and one is pink, the other blue. I think have seen them for sale in Boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hang your head in shame Gina! absoloutly not.... Have you any idea how many nappies babies get through in a day.... You're weclome over anytime Christian to help with the nappy chores I'll have to agree with Christian, Gina! - and I do know how many nappies I didn't have the choice and also had no washing machine, just an ancient spin drier So.... I'd like to inflict all that hard work on you young mothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Another old forgey here....mine all had terry nappies....and they never had sore bottoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh heck since finding out we are expecting Bean the nappy dilemma has raised its ugly head more than once! We are currently looking at eco-friendly disposables and have been given 2 real nappies from our council to trial. One is made by a company called Little Lamb and seems quite cosy but looks like you need a degree to fasten it! The other has more popper fasteners than a haberdashery! Totsbots is a company i read about a lot and another one called Kushies - TBH its all foreign to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Go for terry squares, Emma! They fold so many ways depending on the size of your baby, you don't need to buy bigger ones as the bean grows and they can be used as dusters once they've been outgrown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thanks Shona, we will look into them too You know im really disappointed they dont come potty trained from birth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They do - as long as you don;t mind dangling over the potty from dusk til dawn! My nana always claimed that my mother was potty trained by 4 months.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They do - as long as you don;t mind dangling over the potty from dusk til dawn! Thats another job for the OH then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Go with the terry squares for bean. They may be old fashioned but they are still the best and much cheaper than modern alternatives. I was convinced to buy kushies by a lady who came to our antenatal classes. They are very expensive - you are looking at 200 quid for baby nappies and the same again for the toddler size. They take an age to dry, much longer than terry squares. Stain easily, although the manufacturers insist they don't. Can't be boil washed. Also, they are very bulky - worse than terry squares and rubber pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana's flock Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They do - as long as you don;t mind dangling over the potty from dusk til dawn! My nana always claimed that my mother was potty trained by 4 months.. Yup. My mum claims I was potty trained at 6 months. I was her first baby, she was a stay-at-home mum and sat me on a potty as soon as I could hold my balance without flopping to the sides and told me lots of fairy tales while we waited... (hence now I absolutely need to read something in a similar situation... ). My mum also was of the old school that you feed every 2 hours (whether baby is hungry or not) and no 'snacking' in between, so as a baby I must have been like clockwork!!! If you have the patience and discipline required, by all means give it a go and good luck... with my boys it was feeding on demand (spent the first year of their lives practically stuck under my t-shirt!), co-sleeping and they got changed when they were crying and didn't want any more 'booby', they eventually were fully potty trained at around 3 years of age. One day they just asked to go to the loo and the past is history! ... instinctive, undisciplined, I know but there you go... (surprisingly they're OK now!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 They do - as long as you don;t mind dangling over the potty from dusk til dawn! My nana always claimed that my mother was potty trained by 4 months.. There is a school of thought that reckons you don't need nappies for you babies...you learn to pick up signals and pot them form day one. I heard something about it on Woman's Hour a good while back. It was one of those pieces where you shout abuse at the radio. The method was called Elimination Communication or some such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
