Real Nappies - good?
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Topic: Real Nappies - good?
Posted By: seethebean
Subject: Real Nappies - good?
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 9:38am
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Hi.
Am considering Real Nappies as our cloth nappy option. Can anyone out there who uses them give us some idea about how they are working and would you recommed them? I have looked on Cloth Nappy forum and there is nothing mentioned about Real Nappies. Thanks :) |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 9:45am
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I think they are ok for newborns and young babies that don't move. But as they get older nope not a good option. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 10:52am
| I had some when Daniel was lil, they were ok. But I got rid of them pretty fast because I didn't like them. |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 11:44am
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I've had no problems with them, but Bella isn't crawling yet. I only use them when I'm at home as they're quite bulky and only last a few hours before they leak, but they are OK if my pockets are in the wash or whatever. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 12:36pm
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I have one (a trial pack) that I use occasionally and have had no problems. All my others are pockets. -------------   
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Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 7:31pm
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My cousin had some and said they worked for her friend that had girls but were no good for her boy ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 10:05pm
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I used them on my 2.5 year old till he was almost 2 and didn't like to wear cloth anymore, and I thought they rocked, I cannot reccomend them more highly. However, i used cloth flats folded up in them as oppsed to the prefolds they come with as I found them too bulky. The covers are Bummis wraps, and they are excellent. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 04 January 2008 at 9:23am
Ya someone with a good report I really love the cover's but was looking into pocket's casue they seemed to bunch us and not stay in one place unless I folded to flat's and used pin's did you have this problem? If not how did you fold them in? ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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fattartsrock wrote:Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 04 January 2008 at 9:58am
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I had the bunching problem as well - the covers are great tho! And I think the system would be better on a newborn when you can fold and pin/snappy it onto them, rather than just pad folding. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 04 January 2008 at 7:23pm
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on char, I use a pin, as she is little, but with Jake, I just folded it into a wide rectangle and did the cover up tight if that makes sense? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 05 January 2008 at 12:02pm
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i used covers/prefold on charli until she was about 4-5mths and also used them on jack at home until he was about 2.5yrs
i found them good but a little bulky. pockets are my preferred nappy ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 08 January 2008 at 1:20pm
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I'm using real nappies on Sophie. I love them. The Bummis covers are awesome. Very rarely leak. (She slept for 7 hrs this morning, and was still dry) The real nappies covers are good too. Yes they are bulky, but that doesn't worry me. Maybe when she gets older and moves around more I'll put her into pockets, but for now I will keep her in the prefolds.
Also, I find them very easy to wash, and dry, and I love that they are much much cheaper than pockets! I have heaps of prefolds (way more than I need) because I figured they were so cheap I might as well - especially after buying pockets for Alex, and being used to spending $30+ on one nappy!! ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 10:40am
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I still use them on my boy. They are a bit harder to put on a wriggly toddler than pockets (just because you have a couple of layers to keep in place), but once on, I find them great & they are my most reliable nappy in terms of leaks. I actually find I can leave them on longer than most of my pockets without getting leaks. I use the stay-dry booster from real nappies inside them too. I also found them really good on a newborn - especially when snappied. Heaps cheaper than pockets too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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