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Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 05:24 AM
http://www.onheavenandearth.com/images/preem.jpg

ok wdyd? Miss Lexi is too tiny for even her preemie prefolds. ugg snappi'ng them is a total bear.
Anyone have everience with cd-ing a 5 lb'r?????????????????????? what folds work best?
I am in the process of making her a bunch of new soakers to fit (the others are too big)
but what do i do about dipes
BethyM99
03-31-2005, 05:29 AM
My James was bigger, but as a newborn the only thing that worked was the bikini twist. I've read of moms using washclothes or other small clothes. Since they poop so much, it doesn't have to absorb alot of pee, but catch the runny bf poo.

She is adorable!
mhurst
03-31-2005, 05:35 AM
She is adorable.

Meredith is now 7lb 2 oz and the preemie prefolds are still a little big. I do the jelly roll fold and fold over a lot under the umbiblical(sp) cord.

Good luck
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 05:44 AM
Jelly roll????
lol i have always just done newspaper on the boys. lol
this dipe on her was a ubcppf folded in back, bikini twisted then folded down in front again lol. the snappi goes almost the whole way around her lol. ugggg but dont want to mention the blowout we had in the dipe before this one :ohno
She was 5lb, 6oz at the LC yesterday.
lestouffer
03-31-2005, 05:50 AM
I've got a few aio's and fitteds that I had to make for my 6 (only 5 8 when we came home) pounder. If you want them send me a pm...some not the best construction, but I was in a hurry to cover that little bottom...but they are all cute and work so let me know....
littleturtlemama
03-31-2005, 05:55 AM
greg was 5 pounds exactly when he came home from NICU, and we had an assortment of fitteds that I had had people make for us, but we also used washcloths (just regular terry ones, that come in the 12 or 15 packs at wal-mart) with PINS not the snappi. THe snappi went literally around his waist and there's no way to get it tight enough. I'd fold the washcloth in the newspaper fold or the sidewall/jellyroll (seen here: http://www.littleturtleknits.com/sidewallpf.htm) and then flare the top wings so that I could use one pin right in front, under his belly button. Now, mind you, he'd already lost his cord by the time he came home so that's wasn't an issue for us.
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 05:58 AM
I'd fold the washcloth in the newspaper fold or the sidewall/jellyroll (seen here: http://www.littleturtleknits.com/sidewallpf.htm)
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littleturtlemama
03-31-2005, 06:14 AM
sigh, I know, just saw it myself.

I'm trying really hard to realize that going overbandwidth is a good thing, means there's lots of traffic to LTK, but man it's frustrating to see that for the second time this week and have to shell out to up the bandwidth!
pmcgary
03-31-2005, 07:23 AM
Is there some sort of "people's choice" award for the WAHM who most frequently exceeds bandwidth?
I know who it should go to.......
twobeauties
03-31-2005, 07:57 AM
Is there some sort of "people's choice" award for the WAHM who most frequently exceeds bandwidth?
I know who it should go to.......

she should prepare her acceptance speech now.
mhurst
03-31-2005, 08:42 AM
sigh, I know, just saw it myself.

I'm trying really hard to realize that going overbandwidth is a good thing, means there's lots of traffic to LTK, but man it's frustrating to see that for the second time this week and have to shell out to up the bandwidth!

You get karma for that!!!! :butterfly
Jester
03-31-2005, 09:00 AM
She's adorable :inlove: www.lucyshopechest.com does a lot of preemie clothing work. She doesn't specifically list xsmall diapers on her site, but you could email her about it. She is very friendly and VERY fast.
Nada
03-31-2005, 09:05 AM
What a cutie!!! No advice for you, I just had to comment on the beautiful baby. :D

Nada :love
imonion
03-31-2005, 09:08 AM
awww she is beautiful!! dang,i might have to start frogging my baby proof shield.

i've never cd'd a baby that tiny, but i think in the very beginning, (dominic was 6 lbs. 5 ozs.) we used kissaluvs.
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 09:20 AM
we used kissaluvs.
I tried the 0's with ds2 but since he has a strange shape they never fit him right (big belly, short rise, fat legs). I only put 1 on her so far and was not at all happy. lol actually it fell off her butt lol lol lol
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 09:21 AM
She's adorable :inlove: www.lucyshopechest.com
Thank-you I just emailed her....
NOW I better go find some paypal. dh is upset on my yarn spending lol
:nono
CraftyMommaOf2
03-31-2005, 12:36 PM
honestly, my boys were 8 lbs 14 oz and 11 lbs 1 oz. :LOL she's so teeniny! *sigh* i wonder if you got some flats and cuts them in fourths if that would work? have you turned the preemie pfs sideways and just used one pin in the middle?

she's just so darn cute!! :love
MommyMade
03-31-2005, 12:58 PM
I just got done with cding a preemie ---BEST fit dipe was from Leslie - www.kindheartedwoman.com -- she makes an xs that is FAB!!!!!!!!!

It fit my Maddy from 4 lbs up to 9 lbs :)

Steph
Meredith
03-31-2005, 01:05 PM
Jenna was 4 pounds 13 ounces at birth, and we used Kissaluvs. I did try preemie prefolds with her, but she was such a super wetter that it was pointless. We went directly to infant prefolds, but we mainly used Kissaluv size 0s.
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 02:45 PM
I did try preemie prefolds with her, but she was such a super wetter that it was pointless. This is the point we are at today. She is a much heavier wetter than ds2 was but not quite the flood maker ds1 was. So after i got done folding the wash I decided to make them into mama pads or doublers.We went directly to infant prefolds How did you fold then then? I much rather stay with the couple dozen prefolds we have because we have to pay to use the washer/dryer.
Knitting24/7
03-31-2005, 02:46 PM
I just got done with cding a preemie ---BEST fit dipe was from Leslie - www.kindheartedwoman.com -- she makes an xs that is FAB!!!!!!!!!

It fit my Maddy from 4 lbs up to 9 lbs :)

Steph

Do you know if she is stocking soon? I have heard alot about then but never tried one.
MommyMade
03-31-2005, 04:30 PM
Just email her -- even if she doesn't have instock -- she will help you out!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the ones I got :)

Steph