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By beansproutbubba, May 28, 2010 3:29 pm

I’m working on reorganising my nappy FAQ pages in this blog ‘Nappy 101‘ on the top navigation bar.

I think I have gotten the hang of FAQ-Tastic, the plugin I’m using for ‘Nappy 101′.

I intend to make the ‘Nappy 101′ section one of the first points of contact for prospective cloth users and current cloth users alike, to share tips and tricks from experience. The only downside is the lack of picture support, but I will find a way to make things work.

Progress is painful but I’m getting there: Slow and steady wins the race.

If you have any questions or tips about using cloth nappies at all, feel free to ask them away by commenting on this post, and I will draw a winner for either an ecoBumba minky nappy or $30 store credit at Bean Sprout Bubba. Promotion ends July 31 2010.

Don’t forget to become a fan/liker on the Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook page, where you can find first-look photos of upcoming products and stocking announcements.

Take care and have a great weekend!

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By beansproutbubba, April 14, 2010 2:56 pm

In February I took part in a blog review promotion ‘Dumping the Disposables’ at Hip Little One, and gave away one Bubba J pocket nappy to the winner of the promotion.

tartankiwi was the winner, who resides in NZ.

She picked out this lovely print for me to make a large Bubba J Deluxe pocket nappy for her.

I overlocked the insert with matching brown thread, and used a combination of blue and brown snaps on the nappy, something that you’d be hard pressed to find in mass-produced nappies.

All in all it turned out simply lovely. I hope tartankiwi likes it!

NOTE: Simone at Hip Little One is a mother of twins and she reviews all things hip and trendy for her littlies, and then gives them away as prizes.

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By beansproutbubba, September 22, 2009 12:59 pm

Yes, it’s been busy in the Bean Sprout Bubba house. I need to get some more pics up, but thought you’d like this news.

Size 2: The three-snap configuration allows the wings to be rotated upwards for increased leg room

Size 1 on the smallest setting with front flap folded down: to fit really young babies from 3kg onwards.

A shipment of hemp fleece and bamboo fleece has arrived, meaning I can start cutting and sewing up some of the sought after Bubba J fitteds. I loved how the size 1 fitted fit my daughter when she was a tiny baby, and I’m sure you may have heard some other recommendations from others as well. Now at almost 1 year old and 8kg, the same fitted nappy still fits her! I think this is what value for money is all about.

The fitteds come on two sizes, size 1 for the little bubbas (3-6kg), and size 2 for a bigger, older bubbas (6-12kg).

Both sizes contain at least 7 thirsty layers of either hemp or bamboo fleece, and close with snaps. Size 1 has a fold down flap to fit longer, and size 2 has a unique snapping configuration to allow you to rotate the snaps upwards to give more leg room.

Another package of printed PUL (polyurethrane laminate) fabric also landed on my doorstep. PUL is the high tech material I use in my pocket nappies to keep the wetness in, whilst allowing for breathability/evaporation of moisture to keep baby’s bottom cooler. The prints are cute and modern and are either cotton or polyester prints. I usually prefer polyester PUL fabric due to its resistance to wicking, but the cotton PUL fabrics were too funaky and modern to resist! There are pink circles, bright florals, muted pastel flowers & birds, frogs, flames and giraffes, when I put the pics up you’ll see what I mean.

Mamapatch Designer Pocket RS - Orange Ditte / Rimba Pocket

Mamapatch Pastel Raw Silk RS - Spring Colourway

Mamapatch Pastel Raw Silk RS - Cool Winter Colourway

I’m also happy to bring to you Mamapatch luxury ringslings, first time in Australia! I had the first 5 slings wing their way from Malaysia (2 have already been claimed). Out of the 5, two are plain cotton slings with a print fabric pocket on the tail, and the other 3 are single layer raw silk slings. They look and feel gorgeous!

These baby carriers are made at home by an artisan in Malaysia. The quality of the stitching is professional, with unique stitching embellishments I haven’t seen before in other ring slings.

The cotton slings feature a padded shoulder, while the silk slings feature a pleated shoulder. I haven’t listed them in the shop yet as I am finalising prices.

What else have I got to share?

Ah yes, the event (or non-event) of last week: my domain beansproutbubba .com . au was offline for about 36 hours on weekdays from 16 September to 18 September due to server downtime.It was incredibly frustrating, I hope I did not lose any emails during that time.

Also, my domain does not show up in google searches for Bean Sprout Bubba anymore (why so? I have no idea!). So if anyone can give me some tips on these two issues I will be eternally grateful.

Last saturday, we were invited to two birthday milestone parties (a 1st and a 50th) and a wedding! We only managed to travel to the wedding though. Sunday was another busy day, with serving duties at church in the morning for both my husband and I, plus a leadership lunch meeting in the afternoon, and finishing off with home group in the evening. We had a blast and finished the weekend on a high. Guess I’m getting the hang of having people over instead of hiding behind my introverted self.

Other than having a pretty full on week last week, I’ll be plowing through the cutting and sewing for Bubba J in earnest this week.

Oh and if you haven’t noticed, Bean Sprout Bubba now has a group on facebook. You should be able to see the Facebook widget on the right hand sidebar of this page. If you join up as a fan, you will get up to date news and announcements from Bean Sprout Bubba.

All sling pics are owned by Mamapatch and used on this blog and the Bean Sprout Bubba shop with permission.

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By beansproutmumma, September 8, 2009 8:42 am

Anatomy of a Bubba J pocket nappy

Last night’s pocket nappy stocking is finished.

Features (see photo above):

- Hip snaps instead of front snaps: 2 rows / 3 settings allows the adjustment of waistband and leg openings independent of each other.

- Sized S, M, L: gives a snug and trim fit for a growing baby, fits from approximately 3kg to 16kg.

- Size S pockets can fit up to 8 layers of absorbancy (bamboo) with no gaping around the legs to cause leaks.

- M & L sizes have a pocket that can fit up to 12-14 layers of absorbancy (bamboo trifolds and boosters), while still maintaining a trim fit around the crotch, and leave no gapes around the legs.

Bamboo inserts and boosters are going at low prices too ($6 & $3), until the designs are finalised.

I also have plenty of hemp fleece and microfibre terry to make more inserts in the coming month.
If you wish to use hemp or microfibre instead of bamboo, contact me and we can work something out.

Cheers

Rebecca

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By beansproutmumma, September 7, 2009 4:30 pm

Bean Sprout Toddla checking out the new prints

I will be stocking 14 print PUL pocket nappies today.

They are distributed rather evenly between small, medium and large sizes, with a number of gender neutral patterns as seen on my last blog post.

Bubba J pocket nappies hanging on the line

I will be listing the inserts separately, there is a choice of a trifold or a booster.

The bamboo insert is a double layer

bamboo fleece square that can be folded into third to make 6 layers of bamboo absorbancy, while the bamboo booster is a double layer bamboo fleece strip that is added on to increase absorbancy by another 2 layers of bamboo.

Bamboo fleece insert, to be trifolded and used to stuff Bubba J pocket nappies

Bamboo booster to give an extra 2 layers of bamboo absorbancy

An average baby would probably need 7-8 layers of bamboo fleece for day time and 8-12 layers for night time, depending on how long the baby will be changed.

Newborns could get away with less absorbancy with 4-6 layers of bamboo fleece, as they tend to poo more frequently and hence be changed frequently.

If heavy gauge bamboo is too bulky for your newborn, choose hemp for trimness, or microfibre for super trimness and softness. Please note that microfibre should not touch babies skin directly as it is so absorbent, it has been said to dry out babies skin.
I will be overlocking hemp and microfibre inserts and boosters in the coming days for those who prefer these to bamboo.

Anyhow, do check out the new stock which should land in the shop by tonight (girlies are out of whack today, BSToddla not having her usual nap, and BSBubba’s nap rhythm is a bit disrupted).

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By beansproutmumma, September 4, 2009 12:04 am

Medium cuddlefleece cover over Bubba J hemp fitted nappy. 8kg baby

To use, simply fasten over baby’s bottom.

To wash, simply:

1. Drypail – clean/wash off solid matter first into the toilet before storing in a dry pail
2. Cold pre-rinse – dilutes urine
3. Machine wash between 40º-60ºC
4. Line dry (recommended) or use dryer on low setting
5. Pre-stuff pockets, match boosters to nappies and they’re ready to use again

Considerations:

1. The quickest changes are nappies in one piece: All-in-ones (AIOs), All-in-twos (AI2s) and prestuffed pocket nappies. Just put it on like a disposable.
2. Ensure the nappy is absorbent enough for the baby. Add a booster to increase absorbancy if required.
3. When fastening the nappy with velcro/snaps/snappis, make sure there are no gaps around the waist and around the legs. Snug, not too tight!
4. When baby is teething, you may wish to drench the nappy in cold water before storing in a drypail, as teething wees tend to be corrosive to cloth nappy fabrics.

Large pocket nappy stuffed with a thin hemp prefold, 14kg toddler

Some nappies have a stay-dry liner sewn into the nappy already. For nappies with no stay dry liner, if you would like baby to feel dry, simply line the nappy with microfleece (available at Spotlight, just cut into strips) or use a disposable liner.

Some nappies have a water-resistant outer layer to protect clothing from getting wet. These include PUL, fleece or wool. If you are using a fitted nappy, simply add a cover over it.

There is a place for 2-piece nappy systems: fitted + cover (see pic below). For a very young infant, the two layers of elastics prevent poo leaks. For the heavy wetting baby, the entire fitted nappy is absorbant compared to only the middle part in a pocket nappy/AIO/AI2.

Very Baby fitted nappy with nappy cover for a newborn baby (made by me)