Which nappies are the best nappies?
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Topic: Which nappies are the best nappies?
Posted By: ginger
Subject: Which nappies are the best nappies?
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:08am
I'm sure if I waded through the discussion I'd find out, but I'm being lazy  .
There are so many types of nappies - which type do you think is the best, and value for money? and why? Thank you  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:11am
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Honestly I would have to say our Fuzzibunz. We have been using the small on Sam since she was about 4 weeks old and they are still going strong. They are good for day and night, don't leak , dry quick and are cute, cute, cute!!!
Oh, and now that she is bigger and wee's more at night I have just started putting a cover over the top and any leaking problems have been fixed. We  our fuzzi's!------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:23am
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I prefer pocket nappies for daytime as they're easy to use, are quick-drying, slim-fitting, and you can adjust the absorbency to fit your baby's needs. Brands I'd recommend are Fuzzi Bunz, Honeychild, Foxybots and Itti Bitti D'lish (techniqually an AIO as the inserts snap into the cover, rather than sit in a pocket).
Now that Leo's older (21mths) and weeing more at nights (he sleeps 12-13hrs overnight and was wetting through every pocket combination I tried) I prefer a fitted nappy with cover or longies (lanolized knitted pants) for nights as the absorbency level is better and you have 2 layers to prevent leaks. My favourite fitted nappy for nights is a Designer Bums hemp fitted with bamboo booster - they're trim through the legs and fast-drying because the bosters fold-over and snap in but they are SUPER absorbent (layers of hemp, microfibre & bamboo) - and are gorgeously hand-dyed in lovely bright colours 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 11:39am
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I like pockets too, well that is is all I have tried. Tweedles are cheap and they do work on littlier babies (well they are a pain now on Josh). Fuzzi's are great with Josh as well. Foxybots I love (and i'm not biased). Also can you sew??? What about making some yourself they work out so much cheaper. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 12:11pm
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Out of the smalls that we had..
Fuzzis: they were pretty good but found they didn't always hold in that lovely breastmilk poo explosions Tweedles: were awesome, the elastic stayed snug against his legs and never leaked anything but now that hes older they arent nearly as good Monkey Doodlez: they were my fav nappy bag nappy. They are an AIO and I got boosters for them, nice and trim so didnt take up much space in my bag! In mediums I've just tried too many lol.. my favs though.. Foxybots: hehe of course since I made them so I am biased but they work really well and are interesting! Wigglebums: they are a good standard sort of nappy that I just found worked really good for us Baby Harmony: again worked really well, liked the different fleece options that she has, but the sizing for mediums I think is a bit on the small side. And we have a happy heiny one size which we love, but mostly because its cow print, daniel has figured out how to work velcro so I don't use it often now. |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 1:13pm
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i disagree with pockets being best for newborns. my newborn has leaked out of all but one of her pockets, and that was baby harmony.
ginger you may want to consider a hire kit so you can see for yourself what suits your baby(s) best and you wont have to spend a fortune on small nappies that may not suit. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 4:22pm
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I should of added that I started using cloths when Josh was 5 months old so didn't use them when he was a newborn. And we went straight into mediums. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 4:24pm
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I should add too that I started daytime cloth at 2 weeks, full time cloth at 3 or 4 weeks old
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 5:24pm
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unfortunately ginger...you're best to try a few different ones and then go with what works best on no.9
i found prefolds/covers best on a young butt i love baby harmony and drybee naps, they are both pocket nappies....don't like fuzzi's and tweedles sit funny on my 2...also like peapods which alot of people hate so have i managed to confuse you even more? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 6:15pm
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I've found Bum Genius great and we started Rohann on those at 2 weeks old, but I also liked prefolds. but apart from this my favs would be Itty Bitty D'Lish and Foxybots. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 7:49pm
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There's no such thing as the 'best' nappy, there are soooo many awesome ones!
Come visit me and I can tel you allll about it! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:01pm
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I second visiting Emma. Go play.
But... I will tell you a few of my favourites. "http://www.honeychild.co.nz - Honeychild / "http://www.babystuff.co.nz/" - Fuzzibunz - Haven't tried Honeychild but Fuzzis always worked pretty well for us "http://designerbums.wordpress.com/" - Designer Bums - Yum. That's all I have to say. "http://www.mothersinstinct.co.nz" - Itti Bitti Delish - Also yum. "http://www.ecobubs.co.nz" - Ecobubs - I love the stripes they have atm and their clothes! Cute! (But not really helpful with the budget stuff) |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:06pm
| I found prefolds / covers great on newborns. Then we moved on to bum genius but this time round I might try the BG earlier. Prefolds are just so easy! Tom was in cloth from Day 8 (when we were finally released) |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:09pm
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we bought fuzzies for Taine at 3 months - mediums and he still fits them at 2. do excellent value for money - however for bubba three - these are probably past there best by date.
We used Fuzzis for Jake as a night nappy and they have done well. We have some foxybots for Taine and one new one for Jake (which reminds me Stacey, will put that money in yout account tomorrow!). i lovethem. no leaks, look cute as and Jake will let me put it on him, instead of me sneaking in in the middle of the night. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 9:38pm
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I go through stages of favourites I have quite a few d'lish and love how trim they are I also love berry plush for AIOs.
Pockets; Baby harmony is a fave. I hate all our pockets with pictures on the PUL as they tend to leak. Foxys are really reliable and cute but a bit more bulky (excellent for night time too). I quite like fitteds as well with longies or soakers. My favourite fitted is the itti bitti boo but my two aren't big wetters. I'd buy a few different ones that look cute and see where you go from there. There are so many options these days I don't bother with ugly, boring ones when there are cute ones that are just as good for the same price. |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 29 May 2008 at 10:09pm
Liz, I have an old bug print Fuzzi that I bought off Deborah (used on both boys I think?!?!), the fleece is very thin (worn down) but still keeps her dry enough as a night nappy, so don't throw any of them away just yet! P.S third baby?!?!?!?!? Did I miss something? I agree with Emma - there's no such thing as an all round best nappy, although when I was researching MCNs 2 years agos it seemed everyone used Fuzzis and couldn't fault them, that's why I went with them and was really happy with the old style USA made ones. Now I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole, but that just me - I know too much about the company 
Best thing to do would be to either get a hire kit or ask Emma as I'm sure she has 2 of every single brand available  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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lizzle wrote:Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 7:00am
| bubba three is in a tlking about stages - after I'm registered so 19 more months minimum. also, it would be nice to have to pay for only two kids in childcare! |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:13am
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Lol! My eyes pricked up when I saw that too Liz!
I agree with most of the others, prefolds/flats and wraps for immobile tiny bubbas and then pockets for wriggly bigger butts. You SO need ecobubs for No.9! They are the styliest nappies I've ever seen! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:25am
| Quite $$$$ though. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:27am
| ETA - Baby Harmony do a http://www.babyharmony.co.nz/custom_nappies.htm - wool pocket (down the bottom of the page) which could be quite funky but I know nothing about them performance wise. |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:40am
Yeah true. That's why I don't have any  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:29am
i had an ecobub candy striped nap a while back for charli, looked fab but could never get it to sit right on her
ginger.....no.9 definately needs an itti bitti d'lish......oh and mothers instinct have drybees on special for $18.90!!!  i love these naps------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:17pm
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We've found Fuzzi's to work really well for us. We had Liam in prefolds & covers for a while but I found he got quite wet around his tummy & we'd always be changing him. They were very good at containing newborn explosions though (& they're good for the budget too). You should definitely try an itti bitti d'lish - they're so devine.
I too would an ecobubs wool pocket. The stripes are so cute.
You should definitely go visit Emma. She is the Nappy Queen -------------    
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:45pm
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Emma, you should run cloth nappy classes!!!!
When we are in the need, i will calling for you expert advice
We bought a fuzzi to check them out, I practised putting it on a teddy bear. Couldnt get over how small they were, very cute -------------   
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 9:53pm
Lol Melnel, that's exactly what I did with the first nappies I bought long before there was a baby to put them on. Hubby thought I had finally gone mad  -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:02pm
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So did mine, he just looked at me and shook his head. LOL -------------
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 30 May 2008 at 10:53pm
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I find that Baby harmony suits us the best but we also like happy heiny's and fuzzi's. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: gemsmum
Date Posted: 31 May 2008 at 8:02am
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So, if you go for prefolds and covers for newborn - how many prefolds, how many covers would you experienced cloth mums recommend to a virgin cloth nappy user??? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Tiff
Date Posted: 02 June 2008 at 9:33am
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I had 6 prefolds (but I also used pockets) and 3 covers - so 2 per cover. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 June 2008 at 9:19pm
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I'd say 18-odd prefolds and 3 covers would be heaps, you could get by with less prefolds if you were washing every day but I've always found it helps to have a few extra up your sleeve in case you can't get some dry or have a bad day and don't get washing done. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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