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18:59:48 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
hello! |
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18:59:58 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
glad to see all of you here again!! |
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18:59:59 |
willowsmom |
Meatloaf...and I dunno what. |
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19:00:00 |
willowsmom |
else |
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19:00:03 |
host_diaperjungle |
Evening! :) |
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19:00:04 |
willowsmom |
Hi Cuddlebaby |
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19:00:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
how goes the diaper sewing vj? |
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19:00:42 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
how is everyone? |
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19:00:56 |
VJ |
i haven't started |
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19:00:59 |
willowsmom |
Hungry...tired....but well. :D Needing to change Willow's
diaper, ironically. lol |
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19:01:07 |
VJ |
:yikes: |
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19:01:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
you can do it vj :) |
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19:01:23 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
willow, will hubby fix you something to eat? |
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19:01:24 |
VJ |
washer, dryer arrived then i accidently got water all over
carpet |
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19:01:29 |
VJ |
switching bedrooms blah blah |
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19:01:32 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
I'm expecting a plate of food directly <wink> |
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19:01:35 |
willowsmom |
I'm cooking dinner...it's nearly done. lol I'm multitasking |
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19:01:40 |
willowsmom |
lol |
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19:01:45 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
ugh!! |
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19:01:50 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
congrats on the washer and dryer!! |
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19:01:57 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
I bet you are excited about that! |
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19:02:01 |
willowsmom |
Ken USUALLY does cook dinner...but...he's not feeling well
this evening...(faker) |
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19:02:08 |
VJ |
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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19:02:14 |
VJ |
first time i ever owned them lol |
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19:02:16 |
host_diaperjungle |
Yes, congrats! I would LOVE a new washer and dryer ;) |
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19:02:18 |
willowsmom |
:D |
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19:02:27 |
VJ |
and just found out i was allowed to have them in my apt
(kitchen hooks) |
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19:02:28 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
wow, this is a momentous occasion!1 |
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19:02:37 |
host_diaperjungle |
How lovely for you! |
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19:02:45 |
VJ |
when my next door left her door open 24 hours so i was
concerned - went inside and saw them (old apt manager) |
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19:02:57 |
VJ |
so she told the new apt manager to give them to me since she
can't take them lol |
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19:03:03 |
VJ |
good idea i went in eh? |
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19:03:06 |
willowsmom |
aww that's cool!! |
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19:03:09 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
so they were free too then huh? |
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19:03:14 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
that's even better! |
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19:03:18 |
VJ |
yes except i have to pay a tech man i think |
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19:03:30 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
for what? |
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19:03:32 |
VJ |
to figure out why washer is not spinning - |
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19:03:38 |
VJ |
and now i accidently messed up the start"" |
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19:03:54 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
oh, wish I could lend you one or two of my techie
guys....they'd have it figured out in minutes. |
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19:03:56 |
willowsmom |
brb |
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19:04:23 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
I have a grumpy baby and may be in an out as well... |
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19:04:49 |
VJ |
yea? maybe i should chat with them online lol |
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19:04:53 |
host_diaperjungle |
I have one of those too Rebecca ;) |
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19:05:18 |
VJ |
im all for learning things esp handy stuff being a single
mom |
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19:05:27 |
VJ |
grumpy baby? oh sorry! |
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19:05:35 |
VJ |
sorry diaperjungle too |
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19:05:50 |
guest_VJ |
:D |
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19:07:46 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
you just wanted another welcome vj ;0 welcome 8guest8 vj1 |
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19:08:01 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
sorry, computer's hiccuping. |
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19:08:43 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
so what things do you like best in a diaper? |
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19:08:52 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
snaps? velcro? fitteds? AIO's? |
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19:11:43 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
anyone left in here? |
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19:12:07 |
host_diaperjungle |
Me :) |
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19:12:39 |
host_diaperjungle |
I like AIOs for ease of use. But I like fitteds and covers
for smaller babies :) |
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19:13:19 |
host_diaperjungle |
I like snaps too but I like velcro better becuase you can
customize the fit. |
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19:15:22 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
what you sais :) |
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19:15:27 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
said |
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19:15:31 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
nak |
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19:17:14 |
willowsmom |
I'm almost back...getting ready to spoon out dinner. lol |
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19:17:36 |
guest_VJ |
ha me |
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19:17:38 |
guest_VJ |
im here |
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19:17:42 |
guest_VJ |
but in other chat sorry!!! |
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19:17:57 |
willowsmom |
Hey!!...put all your eggs in one basket, chica. :D |
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19:18:18 |
willowsmom |
Ok...are there any good sites for sewing your own diapers?
And what fabrics would I need? |
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19:18:45 |
host_diaperjungle |
www.diapersewing.com
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19:18:53 |
willowsmom |
fabulous. :) Thanks! |
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19:19:29 |
host_diaperjungle |
As for fabric....you can use, flannel, fleece, PUL, cotton
knits, the possibilities are endless. I have tried just
about everything. |
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19:19:29 |
guest_VJ |
for toddlers what do you recommen dlol |
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19:19:35 |
guest_VJ |
lol |
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19:19:51 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
tons of absorbency :) |
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19:20:34 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
towels, receiving blankets, t shirts....flannel shirts... |
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19:20:51 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
after you get good, you could invest some $$ in some hemp
which is the best for absorbency. |
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19:21:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
hello safetymom!!! |
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19:21:08 |
host_diaperjungle |
Flannel will help them realize they are wet....Burley knit
terry is very absorbent...it is what I use in my diapers |
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19:21:14 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
did I speak to you earlier? |
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19:21:22 |
safetymom |
Yup! :) |
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19:21:33 |
host_diaperjungle |
hemp is also great, I agree Rebecca :) |
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19:21:39 |
safetymom |
We love hemp here. |
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19:22:02 |
guest_VJ |
i guess flannel is good for him? hes shortly going to potty
train |
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19:22:12 |
guest_VJ |
but are the diapers easy to take off? he always take his
dipes off |
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19:22:41 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
shall we all reintro for safety mom? just ages of kids :) |
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19:22:49 |
willowsmom |
I'm back..sorry...what is PUL? |
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19:23:01 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
poly urathane laminate. |
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19:23:09 |
host_diaperjungle |
Sounds like snaps might be best |
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19:23:16 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
waterproof backing usuallly applied to apoly fabric, it's
what covers are made from... |
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19:23:21 |
willowsmom |
k ty :) |
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19:23:32 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah snaps for toddlers so they can't come out of them. |
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19:23:41 |
willowsmom |
I've been usin Kushies...but Man oh man...if I could make my
own. lol I'd be set |
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19:23:46 |
host_diaperjungle |
Hi, my name is Tiffany, WAHM to 2 and one on the way. |
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19:24:20 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
hey Tiffany, give safety your urls, she collects them :) |
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19:24:31 |
safetymom |
I am Susie, mom to 4 girls. They are 10, 7, 4 and 18
months. |
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19:24:31 |
willowsmom |
Hi Tiffany...me too :D |
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19:24:43 |
guest_VJ |
i have snappies? |
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19:25:08 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
you use those in lieu of diaper pins... |
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19:25:16 |
safetymom |
I lost all of my bookmarks recently and had to go back to an
old version. It was tough. Very tough. |
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19:25:37 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
i bet |
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19:26:00 |
host_diaperjungle |
My URLs:
http://www.diaperjungle.com and
http://www.jellybeandiapers.com |
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19:26:26 |
safetymom |
Thanks! I have been both places today. :) |
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19:26:31 |
willowsmom |
Very cool |
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19:26:33 |
host_diaperjungle |
I have snappis too. I use them occasionally :) |
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19:27:09 |
safetymom |
I have always wondered. Can you really snappi a prefold so
that you don't have to use a cover? I have always just
thrown a prefold into a velcro cover. |
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19:27:37 |
safetymom |
Female fetus. |
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19:27:48 |
safetymom |
oops. |
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19:28:06 |
host_diaperjungle |
I used snappis on prefolds but I still covered them. You
don't have to though.... |
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19:28:17 |
safetymom |
I thought it might be nice to do in the summer. |
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19:28:21 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah, I'd still cover them. |
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19:28:40 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
and it depends on how tightly the cover fits as to whether
or not you have to fasten the prefold in place.. |
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19:28:52 |
safetymom |
I have some Fern and Faerie denim dipes for summer as well,
in the hopes that I won't have to use a cover all the time. |
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19:29:02 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah in the summer I have been known to pin a prefold on and
no cover.... |
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19:30:00 |
safetymom |
I try to get covers that fit pretty well, since I usually
don't pin or snappi. I have some cuddlebaby covers that I
haven't used for prefolds cause they just wander around in
the cover. I could probably use them if I snappied, eh? |
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19:30:09 |
willowsmom |
Pre folds have the thickness in the middle right? |
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19:30:27 |
safetymom |
Yep. They look like a rectangle with extra layers in the
middle. |
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19:30:32 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yes ma'am |
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19:31:01 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yup :) |
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19:31:09 |
willowsmom |
K...that's what I have a LOT of....Haven't used any of them
for anything but burp rags and dusting...Willow's soooo tiny
they bulk up too much between her legs...and then I get a
blowout. lol |
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19:31:54 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
how r u fastening the prefold |
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19:32:01 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
? |
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19:32:05 |
safetymom |
How old is she? Infant prefolds were a tad too big for my
infants as well. I hear that they have preemie prefolds
that are smaller. I would get a link for you, but I can't
seem to surf and chat at the same time. |
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19:32:07 |
willowsmom |
oops |
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19:32:13 |
willowsmom |
I'm not. lol I'm just putting the cover on |
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19:32:17 |
willowsmom |
She's almost 2 now. |
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19:32:22 |
host_diaperjungle |
You might try the bikini twist folding method |
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19:32:28 |
willowsmom |
but she's only about 23lbs |
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19:32:34 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
what kind of coverare you using? |
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19:33:04 |
guest_VJ |
um... |
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19:33:07 |
willowsmom |
none now.. I was using a snap cover wrap that a friend let
me borrow...now I'm using Kushies AIOs |
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19:33:18 |
willowsmom |
I don't need the prefolds anymore lol |
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19:33:18 |
guest_VJ |
i have stacks of fabrics but no labelling so i dont realy
know what they are made of if someone can give me an idea |
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19:33:31 |
guest_VJ |
since my washer is broke and i have to pay a lot i guess to
get it fixed then |
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19:33:36 |
guest_VJ |
i dont knwo if i can afford the fabrics? |
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19:34:22 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
you said last week that you already know about the burn
test, right? |
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19:34:38 |
guest_VJ |
yes i do lol |
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19:34:46 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
like Tiff says, just about anything'll work for diapers as
long as it isn't 100% polyester. |
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19:34:50 |
guest_VJ |
but still not all would work if burned" right?" |
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19:34:55 |
guest_VJ |
k |
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19:35:07 |
guest_VJ |
guess i ll try prefold then an extra as a cover |
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19:35:11 |
guest_VJ |
then snappies? |
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19:35:11 |
willowsmom |
Ewwww...polyester diapers...That 70's Baby |
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19:35:29 |
guest_VJ |
lol |
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19:35:41 |
guest_VJ |
or is AIO better if sewn? |
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19:35:44 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
ashes is good, little balls are bad. |
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19:35:51 |
safetymom |
But isn't that what most pockets are? Polyester? |
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19:36:01 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
tiny itty bitty balls, and some ashes would mean a mixture
and that'd work in apinch |
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19:36:06 |
willowsmom |
not 100%, I don't think |
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19:36:35 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah if she was sewing AIO's she'd need some poly in
there.... |
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19:36:42 |
host_diaperjungle |
Many AIOs have outer layers that are 100% polyester, PUL
from Fabrite is 100% |
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19:36:59 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah and that's what my covers are made out of... |
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19:37:04 |
host_diaperjungle |
BUT 100% poly would have to be an outer layer and nOT an
inner layer |
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19:37:07 |
guest_VJ |
right - polyester melts |
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19:37:12 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
but absorbency is what we are after for vj's diapers... |
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19:37:44 |
guest_VJ |
why is poly cover best? |
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19:37:50 |
safetymom |
Inexpensive absorbancy? |
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19:38:09 |
guest_VJ |
k |
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19:38:13 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
cuz covers need to NOT be absorbent so urine doesn't wet teh
baby's clothes. |
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19:38:18 |
host_diaperjungle |
Poly is water resistant and won't wick |
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19:38:27 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
right safety....she's learning to sew... |
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19:38:51 |
safetymom |
There is a hemp place that will sell hemp for about $10. It
is just a sample and you don't know what you will get, but
it was a great intro to hemp. I got hemp jersey and hemp
fleece. I used to have it bookmarked, but um, well, you
heard that story. |
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19:39:06 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
:) |
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19:39:13 |
safetymom |
Do you need special needles to go through the PUL? |
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19:39:17 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
I think you sent that to me.... |
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19:39:29 |
safetymom |
Hemp Traders. |
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19:39:48 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
most sewing mommies say yes you do need special needles, but
I've used both with no troubles, what's your opinion on that
Tiff? |
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19:39:49 |
safetymom |
I think. |
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19:40:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
yeah hemp traders, they have lots of reps that sell their
stuff, I buy it by the roll. |
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19:40:08 |
host_diaperjungle |
I have never needed special needles.... |
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19:40:55 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
tiff do you use both ball poinnt and sharps? I use
universal, or whatever is in my box :) |
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19:41:05 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
now Michelle, my biz partner would never do that :) |
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19:41:39 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
vj and willow, why don't you two send me your snail mail
addresses and baby's measurements and I'll send you each a
free diaper.... |
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19:41:47 |
host_diaperjungle |
universal usually |
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19:41:50 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
rebecca@cuddlebaby.com |
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19:41:50 |
willowsmom |
Wow.. thank you. :) |
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19:42:17 |
guest_VJ |
no i haven't? safety what happened |
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19:42:43 |
guest_VJ |
oh shes so sweet!!!! |
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19:43:09 |
safetymom |
baby fell off the couch. |
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19:43:30 |
willowsmom |
awww |
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19:43:49 |
willowsmom |
what measurements do you need? |
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19:43:52 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
oh no |
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19:44:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
thigh and waist |
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19:44:14 |
willowsmom |
oky doke. :D |
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19:44:23 |
safetymom |
She is fine. Right now, she is trying to decide which of
her filthy feet she wants to put on my left breast. Toddler
nursing. |
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19:44:52 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
acrobatic toddler nursing |
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19:45:00 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
must be contaigous, my 2 yo just asked... |
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19:46:11 |
safetymom |
She left. Now, she is trying to convince her big sisters to
go outside. 18 months going on 6. Poor baby. |
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19:46:21 |
willowsmom |
lol Sounds familiar |
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19:46:39 |
willowsmom |
Now Willow's got my measuring tape and is running around the
house screaming Necklace Necklace!'" |
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19:46:40 |
guest_VJ |
so sorry |
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19:46:47 |
guest_VJ |
i def can't multi- task online haha |
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19:46:57 |
safetymom |
I have noticed, that when we first switched back to cloth
that she went through a ton of dipes a day and that they
were all super saturated. Now, she seems to go through
fewer dipes and they are not as saturated. I did switch to
hemp inserts in pockets, |
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19:47:05 |
safetymom |
so that might be some of the issue, but it is weird. |
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19:47:45 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
hemp is VERY absorbent after you get those initial oils
washed out. |
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19:47:57 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
my 2yo just went outside, everyone else is gued to the tv.... |
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19:48:04 |
willowsmom |
Can you find hemp at a regular fabrics store? |
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19:48:04 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
Lost is on safety....you are missing it. |
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19:48:10 |
willowsmom |
watching Lost here too |
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19:48:12 |
safetymom |
I am tivoing Lost. |
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19:50:07 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
no you can't willow |
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19:50:10 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
sorry. |
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19:50:14 |
guest_VJ |
lol |
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19:50:17 |
willowsmom |
lol |
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19:50:21 |
willowsmom |
crap |
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19:50:22 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
in fact most of the fabrics that I use aren't |
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19:50:22 |
willowsmom |
:) |
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19:50:26 |
willowsmom |
I meant darn. |
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19:50:27 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
and Tiff too, I bet. |
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19:50:31 |
willowsmom |
lol |
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19:50:41 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
but for practicing you'll be fine... |
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19:50:45 |
willowsmom |
Where do you find your fabrics? Any good place online? |
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19:50:52 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
and then you will want to improve and then we can talk
more.... |
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19:50:56 |
willowsmom |
k |
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19:50:57 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
tons. |
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19:51:04 |
willowsmom |
sounds good ty :) |
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19:51:09 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
terri of full moon baby gear is a hemp traders rep.... |
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19:51:16 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
diapersewing.com has fabrics |
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19:51:20 |
willowsmom |
oh wow! very cool |
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19:51:40 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
you may get confused when you see all the options though,
cuz like Tiff says, you can make a diaper out of anything. |
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19:52:07 |
willowsmom |
lol |
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19:52:18 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
http://fullmoonbabygear.com/ |
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19:52:23 |
willowsmom |
ty :) |
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19:52:48 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
http://www.fullmoonbabygear.com/categories/Fabric-for-Sale/
|
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19:52:55 |
guest_VJ |
oh man |
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19:53:01 |
guest_VJ |
lol |
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19:53:12 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
none of these really are for the absorbent part
though....join her email list cuz she does fabric co ops all
the time. |
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19:53:46 |
willowsmom |
cool :) thanks!! |
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19:53:59 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
'laminated' is what we were talking about, PUL, she actually
sent some of her really neat fabrics in to get laminated, I
just bought some from her and it's really neat. |
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19:54:29 |
willowsmom |
so it makes the fabric water proof? |
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19:54:46 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
exactly |
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19:54:48 |
host_diaperjungle |
yes |
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19:54:49 |
willowsmom |
sweet! |
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19:55:11 |
host_diaperjungle |
I buy lots of cute prints and send them in to be laminated
or waterproofed |
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19:55:12 |
guest_VJ |
sorry if im not responsive - was asked to call someone |
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19:55:22 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
I need to go, hubby has done all he can do for Sarah(the
newborn) and I need to take over. |
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19:55:31 |
willowsmom |
Awwww |
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19:55:34 |
host_Cuddlebaby |
sorry I need to go.... |
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19:55:36 |
willowsmom |
Thank you :) |
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19:55:40 |
willowsmom |
take care |
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19:55:49 |
host_diaperjungle |
Try to have a good evening :) |
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19:57:21 |
safetymom |
I need to put my 7 yo to bed. Night all! |
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19:57:47 |
host_diaperjungle |
Goodnight! |
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19:57:57 |
willowsmom |
Night Safety :) |
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19:58:05 |
guest_VJ |
oh poo |
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19:58:13 |
guest_VJ |
whats cuddlebaby's email again |
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19:59:14 |
willowsmom |
rebecca@cuddlebaby.com I think |
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19:59:24 |
host_diaperjungle |
yes |
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20:00:16 |
host_diaperjungle |
night all :) See you next week :) |
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20:00:32 |
willowsmom |
night :) Thank you! |
