Mel: January 2010 Archives

"Not at all bad" isn't much of an endorsement for the Mother-ease one-size, but it does have many good features. The best feature is its stretchiness, which makes it easy to fit. It's quite soft and despite being a bit bulkier because it's a one-size, still fitted easily beneath the Rikki cover.
Mother-ease products are not presented as nicely as other brands (colour, style), such as BabyBeehinds, but their products are solid to use so I'm not surprised they've been in business since 1991. I can imagine there are many satisfied customers who swear by Mother-ease.

After 8 months of using re-usable nappies, I've found that the 2-layer system (nappy plus waterproof cover) is not for me. However, of the ones I've tried, the Sandy's nappy was the best.
Although it's bamboo, therefore very absorbent and slow to dry, it's nice and stretchy which makes it easy to fit. It's also a sized product, so more slimline and not as bulky as the one-size cloth nappies. So, if you can make it work economically, this nappy would work well with any cover (I preferred the BabyBeeHinds PUL wrap with it).

I really like the one-size Swaddlebees, but the Organic is a sized model so just didn't last long enough for our test subject. Great product on a smaller baby, or if you use this brand of sized system 100% of the time and not in combination with other products - to make it economical.

In all honesty, I originally chose the Happy Heiny's because I liked the prints - I have a 'cheeky monkey' pattern - but it's been in regular use since then. It's 100% synthetic, so easy-drying, and easy to stuff. The only problem I've had with it is that it is not very flexible around the waistband and can be a bit leaky. 

It's among the more expensive options, but the Bum Genius one-size is a great product. It's very well-made and sturdy plus easy to use. As it's fully synthetic, it's quick to dry and easy to care for. As our test subject is a bigger baby, I've found the sizing more generous than some. It's well fitted and easy to adjust. It comes in a nice range of colours and can be purchased from a number of online suppliers. 

It's always nice to support an Australian-made product such as the Peapod, but unfortunately it's not one of my favourites.
The microfibre lining is great, but the colour scheme I have it a light green outer with dark green inner and this means the dark green shows lots of fluff. And although bamboo is fantastically absorbent, this insert/ booster was always the last thing off the line. Lastly, I'm not a fan of the popper closures on nappies. It's probably just me, but I find them very hard to pull tight and fasten.