Showing posts with label Nappies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nappies. Show all posts
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
My nappy stash
I've now organised the stash (unfortunately I'm in the process of a nappy wash so there will be more to add) so that my poor put upon husband can work out what's what.
Fitteds in two piles to the left and pockets on the right. The wraps and night time Bumbles are on a different shelf out of shot. Nappy addiction or OCD?
Fitteds in two piles to the left and pockets on the right. The wraps and night time Bumbles are on a different shelf out of shot. Nappy addiction or OCD?
New nappies and wraps
Esme is growing out of some of her smaller cloth nappies and wraps (any excuse to feed my cloth nappy habit)
My Issy bears have arrived from Cheeks and Cherries and also 3 GEN-Y wraps from Fill Your Pants.
I'm not sure about the Issy Bears. I love the prints and attention to detail (the edging on the boosters and cute logo stitched in) but it was a bit of a faff to get the booster into the nappy. The pocket is quite narrow so a lot of wiggling was required. There was also some wicking through with the cotton nappy, which hasn't happened before on any of Esme's other pocket nappies or the minky Issy Bear. The nappy comes with two boosters, a day and a night, which are made of bamboo and microfibre. I'm hoping I'll see better results the more I use the Issy Bears as it will probably take a few more washes before they reach their full absorbency.
The nappy is a "one size fits most" with snaps to adjust the rise of the nappy. However, it did look quite large on Esme with her skinny legs. I'm looking forward to trying these again as Esme does look really cute in the ladybirds.
The GEN-Y classic covers are designed to provide a waterproof layer over flat, fitted and prefold nappies and come in wide variety of prints. The inner waterproof layer is PUL and the outer is made from either minky fabric or cotton jersey. The wrap has side snaps to fasten it, which means you can get a really good fit around the legs and waist. So far the performance of these has been good, but we've yet to use them during a preweaned poo explosion!
My Issy bears have arrived from Cheeks and Cherries and also 3 GEN-Y wraps from Fill Your Pants.
I'm not sure about the Issy Bears. I love the prints and attention to detail (the edging on the boosters and cute logo stitched in) but it was a bit of a faff to get the booster into the nappy. The pocket is quite narrow so a lot of wiggling was required. There was also some wicking through with the cotton nappy, which hasn't happened before on any of Esme's other pocket nappies or the minky Issy Bear. The nappy comes with two boosters, a day and a night, which are made of bamboo and microfibre. I'm hoping I'll see better results the more I use the Issy Bears as it will probably take a few more washes before they reach their full absorbency.
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| Issy Bear boosters |
The GEN-Y classic covers are designed to provide a waterproof layer over flat, fitted and prefold nappies and come in wide variety of prints. The inner waterproof layer is PUL and the outer is made from either minky fabric or cotton jersey. The wrap has side snaps to fasten it, which means you can get a really good fit around the legs and waist. So far the performance of these has been good, but we've yet to use them during a preweaned poo explosion!
Saturday, 2 April 2011
cloth nappies and slings
I've been denying it for a few months now, but I think the time has come to admit that I have a cloth nappy and sling addiction. I can't help myself. I keep seeing all these gorgeous prints on the woven slings and as for the fluffy nappies...well!
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| Esme showing off her motherease wrap and huggalugs |
Our nappy stash
Bumbles (for night / long car journeys)
Teddys
Bumgenius V4
Blueberry MinkyIssy bears
Wraps: Motherease Rikki, Nature babies, Tots bots
Our sling stash
Storch Inca stripes
Kari me
Ergo
Ellaroo Mei tai
Wrapsody Bali breeze gauze wrap
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| Modelling the Storch Inca stripes |
At the moment I haven't mastered carrying Esme on my back. It's actually more a case of nerves rather than lack of know-how. Just can't bring myself to toss her over my shoulder and onto my back, she is still quite small afterall!
Thomas refuses to be carried in any of the slings and announces that they are the baby's. He prefers to walk, but if he needs to be carried then his position of choice is on Daddy's shoulders.
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