Help- I'm officially a cloth nappy user!!

Nels_n wrote: i bought the woolies taining pants (2 for R49) and havent used them , has any of you ladies tried them?

I use them. They absorb one wee enough so it doesn't run down their legs but they're not waterproof so their clothes will get wet. My LO seems to find them comfortable.

Hi karienh

Thank you. You really shouldn't need to replace the velcro on your nappies. I have been using my velcro nappies solidly for 2 years and they still look brand new. The velcro used on the Cherub Tree & Bam+Boo is Aplix and it is a very high quality. It will also help if you close the velcro over the washtab which will save the velcro further. I unfortunately don't know how to replace the velcro with Poppers. I did hear via the grape vine that the company that sells BumGenius will be bringin in Velcro replacement kits sometime which could be an option as it's identical velcro fitted the exact same way.

2km - congrats on the new baby that's on the way! hope you both have a great healthy pregnancy.

Does anyone know where one can have the velcro on the nappies replaced with poppers when it wears out. I have lots of nappies with velcro and while they are still in great condition I would def like to replace it later with poppers.

BTW I just thouht I would let you know incase any of you are intersted. I have tested the Mother Nature waterproof now on my Son and they have definately made use of much higher quality waterproofing and velcro. So even if the waterproof looks identical its very different and definately quite a good buy at R109. It's still velcro though so if you like snaps then Econobum is the one for you.

@ SimoneC

The Bamboo is quite a good nappy, it would be a better night and day option if you were wanting to buy one type of nappy and stick with that. You will just need night boosters also for the night use. The inside booster & Soaker are made of a 70% Bamboo viscose & 30% cotton so it's quite absorbant but not 100% natural. The cover has a pocket in it like the cherub tree with a nice Colmax staydry layer that you can if you want for night use stuff with all the boosters to keep the babies skin nice and dry overnight. It will be very bulky on a newborn but will work great from about 6 weeks. It washes very well only I did find that the soaker pads shrunk somewhen but it's not a trainsmash, they still clip in fine. The beauty of the bamboo is that the more you buy the cheaper they become.

But I want to say that I have had far more success with the new Mother Nature all in one with less boosting at night that with the Bam+Boo and they are identical in price. The MN all in one will also be less bulky on a smaller baby. The other Prof for the MN is that the natural fibre keeps bacteria away and the chance of nappy rashes where eventhough there is Bamboo in the Bam+Boo it's in no way truly antibacterial like 100% Bamboo fibre.

@ Nels_n I fyou need boosters for the Bam+Boo then consider buying the night time Bam+Boo booster, it costs the same and will work well for day and night where the plain extra soakers will not be the best option for night time use. I guess you could use the cover of the nappy for swimming & Potty training but esspecially with the swimming the sea salt and chlorine will eventually degrade the PUL of the cover and they wont work anymore. Also PUL is only waterproof to a degree, it will eventually leak if it wee'd on enough.

helo Simone C

Im currently using Bamboo nappies and they are great so far but because amara is getting older and drinking more i will be getting boosters from 2km website. i must say the maintanance is not bad compared to the old type nappies but i would also like to know from 2km if i can use the covers for swimming and potty training too or should i get something else.
i bought the woolies taining pants (2 for R49) and havent used them , has any of you ladies tried them?

2km thanks for always answering my many many questions. How does Bam+Boo rate then in terms of absorption and what is it made of? I know its idealistic of me but because its so expensive...the cost, I'd like to choose right the first time! Though I know that is near impossible!

Luckily I still have time to decide as I will be using disposables for the first few weeks.

2km how are those bio-degradeable disposables you sell on your website?