Fleece wraps

[karen99]

Hi, I've just tried a new Tots redrap for the last three nights. We had success on the first (and I thought it was great!), much wicking on the second into his front pj bottoms and grobag, and only a v v slight dampness this morning. I feel the nappy is as boosted as I can do it allowing ds the ability to actually move and roll around comfortably! It's more padded than I used to do with the PUL wrap at night.

How do you get on with your fleece wraps? Do they wick? Do you have to add even more boosting? I must not be doing something right...

TIA

I find it wicks slightly too - actually, I have been disappointed with my redrap. It really smells of pee after one night and airing doesn't make much difference, unlike the Disana wool wrap I bought which is lovely. It does wick slightly if the nappy is totally sodden but don't smell at all, even after a week of nightly use (and airing during the day) it just smells of clean, lovely wool. I also got a woolybacks wrap (can you tell I'm feeling flush? dh got a new job ) which is thinner and wicks every time I use it, unlike the brilliant Disana. Wool is very easy to care for, too.

forgot to add - I used a boosted bumble at night, same as you probably?, and ds still has lots of nightfeeds (can't bear to count them, I'd fall asleep on the spot ), he is usually in his nighttime nappy for 12 hours.

Thanks geekgrrl. Yes, a boosted Bumble. Thinking about it the one night it really wicked was when we had company round and ds wouldn't go to bed.. must have drunk more during that time as he doesn't usually have much between dinner and bed.

Poor you about the night feeds. I remember those days well. How old is your little one?

Will have a look at the Disana wraps. Do you think the breatheable kind are better than the PUL at night?

Hi Karen99. I bought a redwrap in each size right at the beginning and I've got to say that I don't find them very effective as a wrap - and I live in a hot country where you'd expect them to evap quickly. I wouldn't buy them again but as I've got them I just use them on their own with a booster popped in. He goes longer between widdling now so sometimes can keep him in them for an hour or so before they start to wick. I did use them on the outside once as at 3 months he went as superman for his first ever costume party - precious!!!

kiwicath re: ds. So what do you use that is reliable?

Arrgh, I wish I'd ask'd you guys about them before I bought it!

Karen, I'm certainly no expert on the matter so don't despair just yet! He's only started rolling (5 months) but up till now they have tended to wick because of the pressure of him lying on them - front or back. I expect I'll start using them again when he gets up and around. Luckily we wear very few clothes here as the temps are up to the mid 40's but I wouldn't trust them not to wick if there are layers of clothes on top. I'm using the ME wraps which are very effective although not that glam. Bought a few slinki minkis which I LOVE and they also do wraps with a PUL lining and fun fleece outers. Take a look .

karen, my ds is 6 months old but still a lousy sleeper, there's always something - he's had a really nasty nighttime cough for weeks now so that wakes him up. How old is yours?
I don't know whether breathable vs. PUL makes much difference?! Probably not, but I like the idea of a completely breathable wrap, plus the disana one is really soft at the waist and legs and looks so comfy.

geekgrrl, my ds is 11mo. Agreed, the lingering coughs are the worst.. you just never know when they'll stop and one day it just happens! We raise the cot at one end to try and ease the congestion, plus a natural baby vics type thing on his chest and bedclothes. We also play with him in the bathroom when we have our showers in the morning! There's nothing like steam to help shift it. HTH and that he sleeps through soon.

Will have a look at the slinkiminkis, kiwicath. I think someone else (maybe it was you!) suggested them on another thread too.

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Thanks Bloss. May give it another go. Used it two nights running then a wash, then the third use. Will wash again and see (actually it has been washed, just put in the cupboard).

[It was funny, I was surprised to see three threads still in active conversations from 5am in the morning! I wondered who could that be...ofcourse! Bloss! ]

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Can you clear something up for me? How does the wicking thing work with bedclothes esp a grobag? doesn't the grobag just get damp inside and gradually become damp all the way through? or if not grobag, the sheet that s/he's lying on?

Hovely, I still keep getting mixed experiences with the fleece wrap and have put in the cupboard for now. Yes, if ds has a heavy drinking day I find the fleece isn't waterproof enough and the wee wicks through to his pj bottoms and the grobag, but not through the grobag (2.5tog). HTH

Are you having problems?

Just to add, on a normal [drink] day I didn't get wicking through to the grobag.

Hi Karen, I haven't tried the fleece yet, just asking .