B2B - Back to Basics Wet n' Wild Wednesday

[mamazluv]

Originally Posted by MommyScott yea, generally if I have less than 4 diapers to dye, I'll do it in a bucket by hand, otherwise it's a waste of dye, salt, water and soda ash ETA: blotches can also be caused by some sort of residue on the diapers or not stirring often enough or a combination of all of those

what do you do it in for a larger batch? i am nervous about using the washing machine... should i be?

[MommyScott]

Tania, I'm so sorry your little one is sick

[RebekahG77]

Originally Posted by MommyScott yea, generally if I have less than 4 diapers to dye, I'll do it in a bucket by hand, otherwise it's a waste of dye, salt, water and soda ash ETA: blotches can also be caused by some sort of residue on the diapers or not stirring often enough or a combination of all of those

So if you have 4 or more do you do them in the washer? I haven't been brave enough to try that yet. Our washer is in the garage and I'm so afraid I wouldn't catch it before it drained.

[MommyScott]

Originally Posted by mamazluv what do you do it in for a larger batch? i am nervous about using the washing machine... should i be?

not at all it's actually much easier IMO

that's why I offer a lower cost to do larger batches of one color

[MommyScott]

Originally Posted by RebekahG77 So if you have 4 or more do you do them in the washer? I haven't been brave enough to try that yet. Our washer is in the garage and I'm so afraid I wouldn't catch it before it drained.

yea that would STINK

[mamazluv]

oh great mother of dying..... speak your wisdom to us....

give us a step by step of machine dying..... please please

[flobee76]

I haven't read throught the thread yet.

Yesterday was a busy, painful day. YUCK! I could barely walk around. I had my 39wk appt yesterday and I was still at 2cm. My Dr. wanted to schedule an induction and I asked him if we could go to 42wks and since he wasn't working that weekend (rolling eyes), he scheduled it for 41 wks and 4 days, which is 2/26. He said he didn't think I'd go that long. TWO HOURS LATER... I started having crampy contractions. I seriously thought I was in labor. IT was crazy. My DH was with me and the kids the rest of the afternoon, so it was nice to have the help. Anyway, the contractions lasted until about 11pm. Then, they just STOPPED!!!! grrrrr... Oh well. At least my body is doing what it's supposed to be, right?

WOTB: a sposie. I am seriously getting lazy. I don't want to dirty up the cloth in case I go in the hospital.

WOTA:

I need to mop. Maybe that will get me into real labor. hehehehe
I also need to run to the store to get a sitz bath.

[MommyScott]

Originally Posted by mamazluv oh great mother of dying..... speak your wisdom to us.... give us a step by step of machine dying..... please please

nak I will when lily is done

[mamazluv]

and maybe you should DTD or going solo is also an option...

[RebekahG77]

Originally Posted by flobee76 I haven't read throught the thread yet. Yesterday was a busy, painful day. YUCK! I could barely walk around. I had my 39wk appt yesterday and I was still at 2cm. My Dr. wanted to schedule an induction and I asked him if we could go to 42wks and since he wasn't working that weekend (rolling eyes), he scheduled it for 41 wks and 4 days, which is 2/26. He said he didn't think I'd go that long. TWO HOURS LATER... I started having crampy contractions. I seriously thought I was in labor. IT was crazy. My DH was with me and the kids the rest of the afternoon, so it was nice to have the help. Anyway, the contractions lasted until about 11pm. Then, they just STOPPED!!!! grrrrr... Oh well. At least my body is doing what it's supposed to be, right? WOTB: a sposie. I am seriously getting lazy. I don't want to dirty up the cloth in case I go in the hospital. WOTA: I need to mop. Maybe that will get me into real labor. hehehehe I also need to run to the store to get a sitz bath.

Ooooohhhh, you're getting so close!!!

This thread could be seriously dangerous for me... mamas almost ready to pop, irresistible newborns, nak, all this talk about dyed newborn fluff... oh good grief, you mamas are making me want to get preggo