OS nappies

penrith

sorry if this is in the wrong forum...

I used disposables with my eldest (4). When the youngest was born i bought some 'proper' nappies from boots. They were cloth on the inside and plastic-type on the outside and fastened with velcro. I got sick of these very quickly as they seemed to be always leaking compared to disposables. This meant i had the nappies to wash as well as constant changes of clothing. So i soon went back to disposables for ease. Was rather disappointed with 'proper' nappies after that experience.

Was i doing something wrong? did i just chose a rubbish type of 'proper' nappy? Can anyone recommend a type of proper nappy that fits well and doesn't seem to leak?

Really want to go back to proper nappies

Ta.

squeaky

There's a long thread on the Families Board which might help you.

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MATH

I think the shaped cloth nappies have improved but I would still go for old fashioned terry squares. One set will take you from newborn to 2years you just change the way they are folded as the child grows. You can also change where the doubled over bits are to accomodate back and front sleepers.
My tips for anyone thinking of using squares would be to get good quality if you are thinking of having subsequent children. I bought some cheapies and some good. the cheapies just fell apart after child 2 but the better ones did child three and now clean my kitchen floor on a regular basis. I didn't find anything that replaced nappy pins with any success. You may be nervous about using them the first time but I have three kidz and have failed to stab any of them:p I still miss those nappy days. HTH and good luck

Lillibet_2

penrith wrote:

When the youngest was born i bought some 'proper' nappies from boots. They were cloth on the inside and plastic-type on the outside and fastened with velcro. I got sick of these very quickly as they seemed to be always leaking compared to disposables. This meant i had the nappies to wash as well as constant changes of clothing. So i soon went back to disposables for ease. Was rather disappointed with 'proper' nappies after that experience.

Oh dear, I have bought boots own brand all in one washables too, although have also bought terry squares & shaped terries too. How long ago did you get yours Penrith? I'm now hoping boots have improved the design, as I have bought these as a compromise with Hubby as he wants to use disposables:eek: Does anyone know what boots cutomers services are lilke? If they leak I would look at trying to return them, but I don't still the reciepts but I do still have the packaging?

Cheers

Yategirl

If you go to the nappylady (thenappylady.co.uk) - you will find a huge range of cloth nappies available - shaped and flat. She also offers an advice service. There are other cloth nappy sites - twinkleontheweb is one of them (search cloth nappies on google).

i use a mix of terry squares, tot bots and motherease with no leakage problems at all - these are nappies which require a seperate wrap. There seems to be lots of complaints re: boots all-in-ones and kooshies all-in-ones but I have never used these myself..

hth

quietheart

Hi
I used Kushies velcro washables which are similar to the boots ones on my first child and found them ok but a bit leaky, when number two came along the same nappies were much better, much more absorbent, so I'd recommend loads of washing. I know Kushies said to wash them 10+ times before using them, maybe that could help......

jenpoptab

I did bin the boots all in one after using just at night for about 9 months ( this was used 2-3 times per week ). Basically it just gave up but I think this seems to be the case with wraps as well in my case. There are kits that can be hired through real nappy network I think which give you lots of different nappies & wraps to try, also littlelams is good & does free postage online.

maryb

MATH wrote:

I think the shaped cloth nappies have improved but I would still go for old fashioned terry squares. One set will take you from newborn to 2years you just change the way they are folded as the child grows. You can also change where the doubled over bits are to accomodate back and front sleepers.
My tips for anyone thinking of using squares would be to get good quality if you are thinking of having subsequent children. I bought some cheapies and some good. the cheapies just fell apart after child 2 but the better ones did child three and now clean my kitchen floor on a regular basis. I didn't find anything that replaced nappy pins with any success. You may be nervous about using them the first time but I have three kidz and have failed to stab any of them:p I still miss those nappy days. HTH and good luck

Math,

what is a good brand of old fashioned terry nowadays? I'm trying to persuade niece in law that proper nappies are actually less hassle than lugging home big packs of disposables or having to tremember to order them from nappy delivery service. I bought Harringtons Gold Seal for no1 daughter and they did no 2 daughter as well but I remember Zorbit nappies were the other main brand and they weren't nearly as good. harringtons seems not to be in business any more.

My main problem was that both babies were in the 90th centile for weight and Mothercare plastic pants only went up to a (small) 86 cm..so i had to use disposables from about 12 months onwards but up till then I would have said flat nappies and a wrap were a great combination as you can make sure the nappy fits properly

Rebob

I tried the boots all-in-one nappies without success and gave up with washables as I started with major health problems and could not manage everyday stuff without extras. I have bought reusable mummy stuff from https://www.peeweez.co.uk and found the service and quality good. They also sell nappies made from recycled products, usually towels etc from towel hire firms.

penrith

Lillibet wrote:

Oh dear, I have bought boots own brand all in one washables too, although have also bought terry squares & shaped terries too. How long ago did you get yours Penrith? I'm now hoping boots have improved the design, as I have bought these as a compromise with Hubby as he wants to use disposables:eek: Does anyone know what boots cutomers services are lilke? If they leak I would look at trying to return them, but I don't still the reciepts but I do still have the packaging?

Cheers

i tried them for four weeks and then gave up! After a month i was sick of the extra, extra washing of all the clothes from the leaks. Whilst this experience put me off Boots 'proper' nappies i still want to try 'proper' nappies, but ones that don;t leak! Am just a bit concerned about spending a fair old whack on some new proper nappies only to find they leak and then i'll have wasted yet more money!

P.S. Saved the Boots proper nappies and they are now dolly's nappies!

penrith

MATH wrote:

I think the shaped cloth nappies have improved but I would still go for old fashioned terry squares. One set will take you from newborn to 2years you just change the way they are folded as the child grows. You can also change where the doubled over bits are to accomodate back and front sleepers.
My tips for anyone thinking of using squares would be to get good quality if you are thinking of having subsequent children. I bought some cheapies and some good. the cheapies just fell apart after child 2 but the better ones did child three and now clean my kitchen floor on a regular basis. I didn't find anything that replaced nappy pins with any success. You may be nervous about using them the first time but I have three kidz and have failed to stab any of them:p I still miss those nappy days. HTH and good luck

any idea where i could find out about the alternative ways of folding the nappies please?