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DnF am i doing something wrong?

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DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby evansmummy » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:42 pm

Can someone explain how they fold these to make them more absorbant, doesnt matter what i do there soaked within an hour :shock:

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Soupdragon » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:49 pm

I fold all of the boosters except the top one in half and place them in Iris' wetzone. The top one I lay flat over the top of everything to keep all the layers in place. Then there are 10 layers of fabric in the wetzone, excluding the actual nappy.

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Louise » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:52 pm

Soupdragon wrote:I fold all of the boosters except the top one in half and place them in Iris' wetzone. The top one I lay flat over the top of everything to keep all the layers in place. Then there are 10 layers of fabric in the wetzone, excluding the actual nappy.


WSS. Did you buy it new or was it preloved? If it was new it will take a few washes to reach full absorbency. If it was preloved it may need stripping if it still doesn't seem to last very long.

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby evansmummy » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:35 pm

:hug: i will try that - one was preloved although almost new, the other i bought brand new, have washed them both 8-9x now so thought they be fine - will give the new fold a go, thanx again :hug:

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Louise » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:38 pm

FC you can get them to work for you, they are lovely nappies.

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Kirstyh » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:28 pm

Nicola, when you say the top one what do you mean? I assume they are all the same, Gracies have one big snap in one that folds in half then snapped in then a single lay in one, so which do you fold??? xx

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Louise » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:37 pm

Kirstyh wrote:Nicola, when you say the top one what do you mean? I assume they are all the same, Gracies have one big snap in one that folds in half then snapped in then a single lay in one, so which do you fold??? xx


I put the single one inbetween the one you fold in half and fold the bottom layer of that one and the single one in half leaving the top one flat IYSWIM?

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby Kirstyh » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:39 pm

Louise wrote:
Kirstyh wrote:Nicola, when you say the top one what do you mean? I assume they are all the same, Gracies have one big snap in one that folds in half then snapped in then a single lay in one, so which do you fold??? xx


I put the single one inbetween the one you fold in half and fold the bottom layer of that one and the single one in half leaving the top one flat IYSWIM?

Thanks Louise, I kinda thought that but thought I would check :wink:

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Re: DnF am i doing something wrong?

Postby megansmummy » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:02 pm

hmm i will try the folding thing too...i put him in one today and it was soaked within 2 hours where as normally it has only been damp on the outside after 3 hours!!

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