How much do you put in pockets overnight?

We've got some Fuzzi Bunz that we use overnight (8 hours) but I don't know how much to stuff it with so I probably overstuff! We also got them second hand so I have no idea what the inserts are supposed to be able to handle. They're microfibre (I think) and there are thicker ones and thinner ones (In my imagination the thicker ones are 8 layers and the thinner ones are 4...). We also got some inserts as part of a nappy kit and there are ones there with a kind of peach coloured border which I imagine are 2-layer?? I really have no idea though!

As you can see I'm rather n00b with all this and would love to hear what others use and if anyone can decipher what kind of inserts I have!

At night I chuck in a microfibre with either a hemp trifold or a double layer bamboo trifold. During the day I just use the microfibre :)

Flake wrote: At night I chuck in a microfibre with either a hemp trifold or a double layer bamboo trifold. During the day I just use the microfibre :)

How many layers is the microfibre one?



And what's more absorbent? Microfibre, bamboo or hemp? For some reason I decided microfibre was (again, in my imagination) which is weird because I usually hate synthetic fabrics. We were given a couple of hemp or bamboo trifolds in the nappy kit but I don't know what they are or how absorbent they might be so I'm too scared to use them overnight in case they don't work

My boy is a VERY heavy wetter and we use a ecobubs wool pocket which I stuff the bejeezers out of!!

I use the long microfibre insert folded in half and snapped that came with the nappy,

a bamboo booster (2 or 3 layer i can't remember)

a hemp homemade insert (4 layer)

and a hemp 2 layer booster.

We also have another couple of inserts that came with the other outers which are flats, I think 1 side is microfibre and the other fleecey hemp, which folds into 3. So with that I put another 3 layer microfibre insert, and a  bamboo booster and a hemp 4 layer insert.

He doesn't leak out of that!!

Some swear by just using bamboo so you could give that a go. But I swear by flats - yep the pocket looks really stiff and uncomfy but she has never complained and it does the job

And yep she was in mediums at 7wks (although honeychild meds start at 5kg). In fact she had outgrown the smalls by 11weeks which I was gutted about since they say they should fit an average baby till around 6mths!

Anyway, hope you find something that works well for you

LeahandJoel wrote: My boy is a VERY heavy wetter and we use a ecobubs wool pocket which I stuff the bejeezers out of!! I use the long microfibre insert folded in half and snapped that came with the nappy, a bamboo booster (2 or 3 layer i can't remember) a hemp homemade insert (4 layer) and a hemp 2 layer booster. We also have another couple of inserts that came with the other outers which are flats, I think 1 side is microfibre and the other fleecey hemp, which folds into 3. So with that I put another 3 layer microfibre insert, and a  bamboo booster and a hemp 4 layer insert. He doesn't leak out of that!!

I haven't tried an Ecobubs wool pocket but they look divine and wool is awesome! They're so expensive though and hardly ever come up on TM
That's a lot of layers too! Maybe I'll just keep overstuffing Natalie's pockets - better to be safe than sorry!

How did everyone find out how much they needed to put in their nappies?? Trial and error or just stuff them with as much as you can and cross your fingers!?

anna_bana wrote: Some swear by just using bamboo so you could give that a go. But I swear by flats - yep the pocket looks really stiff and uncomfy but she has never complained and it does the job And yep she was in mediums at 7wks (although honeychild meds start at 5kg). In fact she had outgrown the smalls by 11weeks which I was gutted about since they say they should fit an average baby till around 6mths! Anyway, hope you find something that works well for you

LOL fair enough! Natalie sleeps on her side though (with a boobie in her face...!) and if I stuff it too full she ends up on her back and has to crane her neck to have a snack! I'm hoping to try and get her to sleep on her back though (and put the boobie away between feeds!) so maybe a big stiff nappy will help!

Is it true that Medium sized nappies (in general over most brands) are the size that get the most use? We have so far bought all our nappies second-hand but I'm thinking if the Medium's are going to be used for ages I might splash out and buy some new ones!

Do you think she is a very heavy wetter Sarah? Caprece wasn't so much and we could use a hemp/bamboo trifold and a microfibre insert and that was fine. It was very much trial and error for us to suss out how many layers to put in. Bamboo and hemp are generally less bulky and hold more than microfibre so if you want to debulk take out some microfibre and add bamboo or hemp.

In terms of mediums I think if you are going for fuzzis or honeychild mediums seem to be the one but if you want to go with ittis large seems to be the size to go for.

glad you found something that works!
You could go to www.greenbeans.co.nz and buy hemp and make the inserts yourself.

for instance 100cm x 150cm piece costs around $16.. you culd make a few trifolds outa that! If you don't have access to an overlocker you could get a seamstress to whip them up for you, I'm sure that wouldn't cost too much as its pretty basic sewing I would assume. Just a thought

SarahBoBera wrote: anna_bana are you a seamstress??

hehehe.. who me??? Unfortunetly not.. I wish! Although I'm going to learn how to sew in the next few weeks, getting my first machine
Soooo if it all works out and I can whip up some inserts, I'll let you know