MCNs Lots 8 & 9 - GroVia One SIze AIO

Before 2011 ended, I ordered two more lots of GroVia nappies for Jacob. This time from their US website. The US site actually doesn't ship outside the US so I had to think of a way to go around this policy. Haha! Good thing Jacob has a Godfather in California. So we had the parcels shipped to him and then he sent it to us here in Sydney. Voila! Nappies from America! :D I must mention that nappies are way cheaper in the US than here in Australia, even if you factor in the shipping fees. The RRP of a Grovia AIO here is AUD35, while it is selling for USD22.95. Go figure.

Anyway, back to the nappies. The first lot I bought was from their seconds sale. I was never wary of buying GroVia seconds because I've read reviews that there's nothing wrong with the nappies at all! It was USD36 for a 3-pack of AIO seconds so I ordered 12. Hehe. I ordered them in 4 different prints -- owl, nature, mod flower and planes.

I ordered the second lot because they had a promotion over the holidays -- for orders over USD50, you get a free shirt. I really wanted to get an owl shirt for Jacob so I made an order for 2 more AIO nappies in plain colours -- cloud & surf and added 2 sets of wipes, too!

Here are the pictures so you can see what I am fuzzing about! Haha!

Jacob's fluffy mail from the US

owl shirt & nappy set <3

US GroVia stash

Jacob's nappy count as at 12 January: 52 >> I think I need to stop buying more (for now!). This is fast becoming an addiction. Haha! I'll leave you with one more nappy shot! :)

my son's nappy stash in his cot!

MCNs Lots 6 & 7 - GroVia Newborn & Bambooty

GroVia Newborn - Ice & Owls print

Before my mum & sister flew to Sydney, relatives and family in Manila were asking what gift they can give Jacob. At first I said whatever they wanted. I didn't want to impose. But then again, I thought what if they give me something I already have or don't like? Sayang naman, imported from Manila pa. Hehe. That was about the same time I learnt of an online shop for MCNs in Manila! So in the end I asked for MCNs, washable wipes, washable nursing pads and heaps more I'm sure I will be using for Jacob. So I'm one happy mum. :) They were only able to buy 4 GroVia newborn nappies. They wanted more but the seller only had these left. Too bad. Prior to having these newborn nappies, I only had OSFMs (one size fits most). But I got worried that they might still be too big for when Jacob comes out. So I wanted to get some newborn ones just to be safe. :)

I ordered another newborn lot of MCNs from Bambooty. Just like the GroVia newborn ones, they are too cute for words! Of course, I'm aware that I will only be able to use these nappies for about a month. But I don't care. :p

with the extra bamboo boosters

Jacob's nappy count as at 9 December: 38 >> I want more! :)

MCNs Lot 5 - Sunbaby Diapers

Jacob's 5th lot of MCNs was delivered this morning. This time I ordered from Sunbaby Diapers. It's a company based in Shanghai, China. I ordered 12 nappies + 12 inserts. They're relatively cheap ($60) and came with free shipping. :) I'm happy with the different prints I ordered. So far, Jacob's nappies are all different. No identical nappies at all. I like it that way. Hehe.

Notice the light blue nappy in the picture above? It's small because I snapped it to the smallest size possible. I just wanted to see if it would be small enough for a newborn. Well, I have no idea. Haha! I guess I'll have to wait for Jacob and see. 

Speaking of waiting for Jacob, I now have ONLY 99 days til my EDD! How awesome is that?! So exciting. :)


Jacob's nappy count as at 13 October: 30 >> might purchase some more, just because! :D

Alva Baby Update

In my previous entry I talked about Alva Baby making a mistake with my order and sending me a pink nappy. I said yesterday that I sent them an email complaining and that I didn't expect anything would come out of it. I take it all back. They have excellent customer service. My email was replied to immediately and I was asked whether I wanted them to send me my original order or get a refund. I told them I wanted my original order sent to me. Unfortunately they misread my reply and thought I wanted a refund. A refund to my paypal account was processed immediately. Anyway, it's all good. I can just order from them again since they offer free shipping anyway. :)

MCNs Lot 4 - Alva Baby

My husband and I picked up Jacob's 4th lot of MCNs from the post office yesterday. I ordered these nappies off Alva Baby, a nappy factory in China. These nappies are by far the cheapest in our stash (about $5 apiece). And as they say, you get what you pay for. The quality is not so great plus they stuffed up my order and sent me a PINK nappy!!! I cannot, for the life of me, fathom how they think I'd want a pink nappy when everything I ordered are obviously for a baby boy. I already sent them an email complaining about it but to be honest, I don't expect them to do anything about it. You may be asking why I even ordered from them. Well, I just wanted to check if I would like the quality since (almost) everything is made in China anyway. Now I know! Haha! I probably won't be using these nappies often, just as back ups in case I run out of nappies.

:(

Aside from the nappies, I also ordered leggings/leg warmers off Alva Baby. I'm satisfied with them, they're so cute. Yay! :)

panda leggings

Cars leggings

frog leggings

Jacob won't probably be able to wear these leggings because the size range says 0-12 months. Hopefully he can fit into them by winter next year when he'll be about 6 months.

Jacob's nappy count as at 14 September: 18 >> including the pink one. :(

MCNs Lot 3 - GroVia

I just came back from the post office. I picked up Jacob's third lot of MCNs -- GroVia. I bought these 2 brand new nappies off eBay because it's cheaper that way. Haha. Too bad the seller was only selling these two. I would have wanted to buy more but I guess 2 is enough to try if Jacob will like this brand.

GroVia AIO One-Size Cloth Diaper, Vanilla

Jacob's nappy count as at 13 September: 14 >> according to what I've read I need at least 24 nappies for full time use. We're getting there! :)

MCNs Lot 2 - Cushie Tushies

The second lot of Jacob's MCNs was delivered this morning. This time the nappies are from Cushie Tushies. No, I didn't buy directly from their website. On Monday night while I was trawling through eBay for modern cloth nappies (in bed beside my sleeping husband!!!), I found out that Cushie Tushies has an eBay account and that's where they sell their seconds for half the retail price. This is the note they put on each nappy's description : The Cushie Tushies currently listed on eBay are seconds. This means that there is an flaw with the Nappy and we do not wish to sell it at full retail price. We can not list the specific fault with each item we list however the faults are usually a smudge in the printing, some messy or missed stitching in the sewing process or slightly out of shape variations. The Fault should not affect the use of the Item however. They may also be in Perfect condition but are an older version that needs clearing.

I asked my husband's opinion first if it's ok for us to buy nappies that are seconds. At first he was apprehensive but after a little convincing from me, he gave in. That's how persuasive I can be. Haha! Also shows you how cheap I am. :)

I bought 9 nappies in total (5 couture or printed ones and 4 basix or plain ones) and 1 waterproof cloth nappy bag. Here are the pictures:

Dude cloth nappy bag

basix sunflower, couture snow fall & couture lady bird

couture candy cane, basix tangerine & basix ruby red

basix denim, couture giraffe & couture bumble bee

All the nappies are in great brand new condition despite the seller's disclaimer. There's just some smudges on the the bumble bee's print. I hope they'll all come off once I wash the nappies. Of this lot, my favourite is the bumble bee for Bee!!! :)

Jacob's nappy count as at 9 September: 12 >> stash is slowly but surely getting bigger. 

MCNs Lot 1 - Baby Beehinds

My first lot of MCNs was delivered today. I think I scared the postman because I opened the door to answer his knock straight from bed -- bedhead and all! What a start to his workday. Sorry. :D

Let me tell you, the Baby Beehinds multi fits are oh so cute!!! I bought the nappies online on a special, buy 2 get 1 free. So for the price of 2, I got 3 nappies. Yay me! :) Because we don't know our bub's gender yet, I chose unisex colors -- orchid and metropolitan. I didn't get to choose the freebie's color though, but I sent them a note to give me a unisex one so they gave me a mint green-ish one. I don't know the exact color name. Sorry. Hehe.

The package came with a Product Care and Info Booklet. I will thoroughly read it so I'll have all the information I will need about MCNs. I am also looking at buying other brands of MCNs just so I can test which ones bub will prefer when he/she is already here. :)

Here are the pictures:

multi fit orchid

multi fit limited edition metropolitan

freebie multi fit :) -- dew