Snappi vs pins??

So we're going with old fashioned flats and covers (at least to start with). I love the idea of snappis. They look so easy! But do they actually hold the nappy in place as well as pins?? DH is quite worried about pricking the baby using pins. Are snappis just as effective??

Or am I 20 years too late and noone does this anymore lol.

yeah snappies wont work on flats. they are great for prefolds tho.
i found that a pinless fold worked best with my flats when i used it on my boy as a baby...

Pins are a pain in the arse! Get a cover holds the nappy in place with out having to pin. Heaps easier.

this one is what they showd at antenatal class

link

i used a diff fold in the end but just tucked it in by the legs. because he wasnt moving it stayed put...

Edited by Bizzy

Snappis do work just as well as pins on the terry towelling flats but don't grip the red stripe flannellette type flats at all.

It doesn't have the pinless fold, but I found this site useful. We occasionally used flats when JJ was much smaller, and I was a fan of the angel fold (snappied under a cover). Once I discovered the origami fold that became my favourite though.

Try searching YouTube for nappy folds too?

I'm a MASSIVE fan of wool covers btw - eg DesignerBums (although she hasn't reopened yet after popping out her little girl) or Staccinator
(there are a couple cheap on TradeMe at the mo), or there are lots of lovely soaker patterns out there if you know anyone who knits

edited - it's YouTube not YouTub

Edited by weegee

You lanolise the wool so it's essentially waterproof. Wool soaks up something crazy like 30 times its own weight before it feels wet (don't quote me on that number though!). JJ is in a wool cover over his fitted nappies overnight and we've never ever soaked through.