Which TM brands are worth buying?

TBH I think that you get what you pay for here.

I only know of a couple of people who have tried the TM brands and they have both ended up buying the mainstream ones in the end as the TM ones just didn't last the distance.

Particularly if you are planning more than one child, I would make the investment.

If money is an issue you could always make your own pockets. My homemade pockets are currently on their second child and still going very strong!

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We bought Mybaby and Babyland, off trademe. Both are still going strong 6 mths on. They are both OSFM, BUT the Mybaby ones are bigger (longer through the middle) so will probably last longer. They come with inserts, the Mybaby ones are still going strong but the babyland ones already have some fraying and holes around the edges where the overlocking hasn't held together. So maybe avoid them.

Do try second hand nappies, especially if they are a reputable brand and have been part of a large rotation of nappies, only for one child, and well looked after.
They are in fact more absorbant than the new ones :D and cheaper.

i would say to make the investment and go for a good brand. I've tried babyland and mybaby on TM. And got rid of both pretty smartly. I bought alot of cheaper nappies pre DS. and I don't have any of them now. I got rid of the lot and started new. I took alot of money but it's been well worth it.

Try the hire kit to find whats best for your bebe.

But if you wnat to start purchasing before Bebe arrives I do know that most people find that you cna't go wrong with prefolds with covers. 
 

I have brought both the mybaby and the babyland nappies. I find I use the mybaby ones more, i prefer the velcro, but the babyland ones i have also found to be good. You have to be careful of which traders you buy off as some are selling the cheaper version of the babyland ones (yes there is a rip-off version). If you get the original they are made waaaay better. My ones are still looking great, I have had no problems with them.

I can't remember when I started using mine, but I have two sets from TM, mainly because I don't have the money to buy the well known brands. The ones I have are really good, haven't had any problems. I use these during the day and pop-ins at night.

Have tried my TM ones at night and they do the trick but do still get leaks towards morning so decided to use pop-ins at night.

DD is now 14 months and I'm sure I've been using these since before Christmas 09. I have babyland ones which I find better than a second lot I bought (unsure of the brand). My ones I got from a lady down here in CHCH and she now goes under a company name of EcoTotson TM.

However I do only use on weekends, not every day.

QuietlyConfident from the Sept 2010 thread has had the Babyluv nappies and said she found them really good...

I really like Babyland (the newer ones) and Baby Luv nappies. We only use them during the day so they suit us well.

Wow, jacobsmummy, my daughter manages to go through the itti bitti tutto in 3-4 hours during the day, how do you get it to last the night?

I had all three insert thingys in it and that lil one and it worked.

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I totally second the comment about getting a hire kit. I had the OB one, and it was the best thing out - I could try out all the nappies and work out what I liked (and didn't!)