Leaking Baby Cheeks

Try adding more absorbancy or changing them sooner.

thanks for that, they were leaking only after about 30mins so pretty sure it wasn't a time issue. Will have to check the mircofibre isn't sticking out next time.

Cheers

Ok so just after I last posted the laminate on one gave in so I took them back to Farmers. Farmers took them back no questions asked - they don't even stock them any more. So if you have a receipt you should be able to take your back.

I also had leaky Baby Cheeks, up to a point where I considered chucking them in the bin - every. single. nappy. leaked. I was so angry!

BUT! My hubby has found a solution. I'm posting it here in hopes that someone might find it helpful.

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We do all our clothes washing with cold water and Ecostore washing powder. It has always worked well - even for my husband's dirty work clothes - so when our son was born, I did the same with his nappies. To prevent detergent build-up and following manufacturer's instructions, I also did a warm wash with soda and vinegar once a month.

Within 3 months, nappies started leaking: little infrequent leaks at first, in-your-face and all-the-time leaks later.

I wondered if maybe the nappies are too loose around the legs, so I made them tighter, but they still leaked. Then I thought: a-ha!, maybe the inserts are faulty! I bought new inserts - no improvement. Then I thought: he's peeing lots, maybe fleece can't absorb so much so quickly? I started using nappy liners, which helped marginally, but... they still leaked. I sort of wondered if washing powder had built up over time making them leaky, but why would that be if I was doing soda and vinegar washes, just like the manual said?

Thankfully, my husband took over as a stay-at-home dad during that time - I say thankfully because otherwise I would've thrown "the frickin nappies", as I had started calling them, out and would've never realised I had actually created the leaks myself.

Turns out that so-called "eco washing powders" are better for the environment because they rely on enzymes. They're fine for regular clothes washing, but not so much for nappies, because they clog the pores - at least Ecostore brand does - and it takes WAY MORE than a soda-and-vinegar wash once a month to get rid of that build-up.

My husband started washing the nappies with little scoops of Vanish Napisan at first, to get rid of the build-up - it took about 3 washes before we saw significant decrease in leaking - and no washing powder since then, relying on harsh Otago sun to bleach the bastards instead.

And the result? Beautiful, leak-free nappies. My son is 1 year old now, he goes through 4, maybe 5 nappies a day, and Baby Cheeks are doing as well as they did right at the beginning.

With the winter months setting in we're slowly starting to add little scoops of Napisan again - to kill the bacteria, since there isn't enough sun to do the bleaching for us - and I might pop back here in 2 or 3 months to let you know how we're doing.

So far, though, I love our Baby Cheeks and if it weren't for my hubby I would've probably hated the sneaky bastards.

Hope it helps.

Maria