Liners/Boosters/Inserts

I've just about got the idea of the different MCN types only to realise then there are liners, boosters and inserts to worry about too!
We have bought a couple of pocket nappies and I have read through all the topics here but am still not clear on the difference between all of these. Please help me understand
Also, do most brands of these fit inside most brands of nappies? Are there any nappy brands that can only fit their own?
If you use a prefold inside,what size would you use? (I have ordered medium nappies for my little boy)
Thanks!

Yep, they are pretty much of a muchness, altho my lovely Fuzzi rep told me that only small inserts fit the small Fuzzis.

I use prefolds in mine a lot of the time as they last for a good 3 hours in pretty much any of my pockets, otherwise whichever random combination of hemp/microfibre/bamboo I can find at the time. And when I have nothing better to do on a Sunday night I sit around and play with my nappies and experiment with different combinations. Yes, I have a sad, sad life

James doesn't wet that much so we get away with 1 microfibre and 1 Hemp insert and that will last 3-4 hours it also last over night as well. He wets more when he goes for his first nap in the morning then I use 2 microfibre inserts.

kebakat wrote: The only one that I've found that doesn't is swaddlebees, as they are made to be very trim they don't fit most of my inserts.

swaddlebees are shaped more to fit the swaddlebee pockets cause they are cut trimmer round the crotch but i used to use their hemp inserts in my other pockets. Happy Heinys also do an insert made specifically for them too (wider at one end) but i have only encountered them when i ordered one from overseas.

a liner is used to line the nappy for easier clean up.

in a pocket nappy everything else goes inside.

you may get away with a small prefold in a medium nappy but a med would be more absorbent. i use meds in all my pockets.

an AIO doesnt have a pocket opening and if you were to boost it you would need to lay the booster inside the nappy. You could prob get away with any kind of booster, not just a swaddlebee one. you could poss check some of the great WAHM's who sell accessories. I think there is a sticky topic listing these.

you can not lay microfibre directly next to a babys skin tho so keep that in mind if you want to boost your AIO.

You can't use microfibre directly on babies skin because it is to absorbent and draws away the natural oils of babies skin.

As for the amount of inserts you all depends if your baby is a heavy wetter or not but i would say to get a few than the number of nappies you have.

no your not suffering from nappy brain. the swaddlebee AIO does have an opening at the back. a swaddlebee pocket booster should fit ok, but maybe a BKT booster might be best cause they are very absorbent and not too large either. (i love BKT by the way so slightly biased)

i found a couple of TM listings for some boosters that look suitable...

here

and here

Edited by gandt