Which reusable nappies would you recommend?

[TinaMumsnet]

Hi there,

We're making plans to test and review reusable nappies and we'd love to know which ones you'd recommend.

If you've been impressed with a reusable nappy brand in the past two years, we'd love to hear about it. Your comments will help us to create a shortlist of nappies to test out and recommend to parents.

Also, if you have any tips on what to look out for when choosing reusable nappies please share them on this thread. We'll include these comments in our buyer's guide

Thanks!

[escocesa76]

Got to be Baba+Boo. Think the only reason that more people don't use them is because they don't know about them. We've got three kids and have tried just about every nappy going and nothing comes close to these in terms of quality, longevity and reliability. Cheap too. MioSolos were our worst buy, not absorbent enough from about 7 months and the PUL was too rubbed and worn to sell them on.

[PeacefulInTheDeep]

We use Bambinex Teddys during the day. They're microfibre so dry incredibly quickly, and even though we're in a hard water area they stay really soft. Combined with Motherease Rikki wraps they are bomb-proof; we had no leaks from them during a 2 week D&V episode. However, DS is finding the velcro rather fun now at 8.5 months so as we need to go up a size in wraps soon I think I'll try the Airflows.

We use Tots Bots Bamboozle Stretch at night. They're bulky but very absorbent, especially paired with a bamboo booster.

[toastytea]

I'm using terry towelling nappies with boosters at night. I think I've got the bumgenius wraps. It was the cheapest option for me and so far, so good. They dry quickly and aren't stained like I thought they would be.

[AvocadoDream]

Motherease Airflow were the best wrap.

[AvocadoDream]

Mother ease one size nappies, leak proof,don’t require folding. Indestructible. Used successfully for three babies.

[Jamhandprints]

Little Lambs 2 parters. Bamboo nappy with Little Lambs wrap. Also good old Terries with a Nature Babies wrap. So much fun.

[GinGeum]

I am a big fan of a two-parter. So reliable, a lot more forgiving of fit and not eye wateringly expensive like some all-in-ones. My favourites are Motherease Sandys (the bamboo ones) and Easy Peasy Bumbles. Paired with a Motherease Airflow wrap. DS has never had to have a change of clothes due to a nappy leak, and he wears them 24/7

Sandys pros: very absorbent, don’t require any tucking in of boosters/inserts, poppers at the sides so not digging in tummy.
Cons: slow drying, they are sized so need to buy two lots of nappies

Bumbles pros: great value, made in the UK, fleece lined so keeps baby dry. Fairly quick to dry. Birth to potty size so no need to buy different sizes.
Cons: bulkier than a Sandy (I don’t mind this). Has a pop-in booster that needs tucking inside after washing, although this does make them dry much quicker.

[SparkleJoy]

Little lambs for my heavy nighttime wetter.
Alva pocket nappies with charcoal insert for day time.

This is the only combo we found worked. Tried prefolds and miosolos but not absorbent enough for us

[geekaMaxima]

You don't need to spend £100+ on trying out cloth nappies - just use one of the "try cloth for £10" schemes. If none of the nappies you try works out for you, then return them - they'll be sold on as preloved trial nappies so they won't go to waste.

Never found it necessary to buy special clothes cut for cloth, either. Apart from one pair of skinny jeans that we were given as a gift (I wouldn't dress toddlers in skinnies by choice as I prefer them to have more freedom of movement), all other trousers, tights, dungarees, etc. fitted fine.

[Gardengirl03]

I have used so many!! The best ones I have found are ohBabyKa AIO (all in ones).
They have a double gusset, and a pocket to stuff extra inserts if needed. I have never had a leak and my husband can manage them easily. Great for day and night.
I have tried literally all other nappy brands and systems!!

[SimonJT]

I use wonderoos, good at staying dry overnight and they’re not awkward to use.

[Toska]

Bumgenius, I bought some secondhand from a mother who had used them with two babies and they've never failed me. I bought the v3 second hand and bulked out my collection with the Elementals, they are great too and a lot cheaper. I also use Petit Lulu, the elastics and containment are amazing. For boosters I use the triple bamboo boosters (I've forgotten who makes them!) and the Easy Peasy Nappies hemp boosters. I've just bought some Baa and Boo charcoal bamboo inserts and they dry very quickly.

[Talya30]

Bumgenius elementals
Grovia hybrids

I use these for daytime

For night I love Ella’s house bumhugger
Ecopipo night nappy
Flip with Night time insert

[Lotsofpots]

Milovia two parters, totbots bamboozle and blueberry wrap, bumgenius elementals, Grovia ONE and AIO.

I've used a lot of reusable nappies over two babies and these are all ace and easy to get hold of (I'm looking at you motherease wizard uno). Milovia are brilliant value too if you reuse the wrap before washing.

[PippilottaLongstocking]

Also a simple pad-folded prefold in a double gusset wrap is a nice, cheap, simple, reasonably slim fitting option. I love the close pop-in wraps but had to stop using them when my baby figured out how to undo Velcro.

Current daily go-to is a sandys nappy with an airflow wrap

[PippilottaLongstocking]

Love using flats, I’ve got Hempies by The Bottom Line and Bright Bots/White Bots.
Motherease and my #1 brand - airflow wraps are my favourite! Sandys are great for containment but I also like the one-size. Unos and duos are causing chaos at the moment, selling out in seconds and are going up to £100+ for one nappy on eBay!

I don’t get on with all in ones but the ones I tried and liked (until my boy out-weed them) were bumgenius elementals and smart bottoms.

[riddles26]

Second all the above recommendations for parents to speak to The Nappy Lady before parting with any money. She recommended MotherEase Wizards for us when I was expecting my DD 3 years ago. The are certainly more pricey than a lot of nappies but absolutely fantastic - I also tried many other options which cost me less to buy and none of them come close to her recommendation in terms of absorbency and drying speed.

I currently use a combination of the Wizard Unos and Duos on 2 children and they are extremely reliable, bombproof and fast drying. Good luck in getting hold of any to test out - they have become extremely popular in the last 6 months and are absolutely impossible to obtain anywhere in the world thanks to this. Fortunately I completed my collection when expecting DC2 last summer.

Personally, I am anti velcro for all nappies - even with laundry tabs, things get stuck and in worst cases, they have damaged other things in the wash. My eldest also learnt how to undo it by 8/9 months old, making it a nightmare. Choose materials carefully based on your requirements - more absorbent usually equates to slow drying but not always. The most popular reusables available in mainstream stores here are Miosolos which are microfibre so not great for environment and not particularly absorbent. I loved them when my eldest was young but by 7 months, she was soaking through a nappy within 2 hours and we had constant compression leaks when she wore leggings.

[mummymummymummummum]

I love gNappies for daytimes. Really trim and flexible as to what materials you can choose to use. When the nappy is just wet you just need to switch the absorbent boosters.

I use Little Lamb bamboo fitted nappies at night with a Motherease Airflow Wrap.

[WoodenToyKitchen]

Little & Bloomz nappies. A wonderful budget version.

[Hotterthanahotthing]

It's a while ago now but I used a nappy lady.Could handle the nappies and see how they fit together.
Avoid velcro especially if you have stumbled drier.Look at how easy they are to dry if you are don't have a tumble drier.
Size,choose some that will fit you child through to being dry at night,we used mother ease with boosters and wraps .

[Teaonthebedsheets]

Daytime - Little Lamb pocket nappies with one bamboo Little Lamb insert and one Hemp Babies Little Weeds insert. We were having loads of leaks before we switched our old Little Lamb boosters for the new Little Weeds insert. No leaks at all since.

Used to use Easyfit Stars. Like them for simplicity but they leak too much now our toddler is holding wees for longer.

At night we use a Totsbots Bamboozle plus a Little Lamb booster with a Peenut wrap. I hated the Motherease wraps.

Please plug The Nappy Lady website...it is fantastic

[BunloafAndCrumpets]

It's an absolute minefield. There are so many different types.. different parents and babies need different fits and systems. I have found it so hard to start using them as it's a lot of money to even try them, and it's scary then spending at least £100 (and possibly loads more!) on something that might not work out for you. You also need to get a good wash routine that feels manageable, and bits and bobs to carry when you're out of the house (bulky!). Plus you probably want to use washable wipes too so that's extra investment (but less likely to fail as no fit issues etc!). Also need to buy clothes that are cut for cloth. Need to think about all this before starting as it feels like a lot.

I'm using baba and boo pocket nappies. I've had to buy different inserts for them (some hemp and some charcoal). They are working ok. They don't last as long as a disposable but I expected that. Still using disposables at night as I'm too tired to deal with the hit and miss nature of trying stuff out that might leak and therefore disrupt sleep.

Overall I'm so pleased I'm using them. I feel much better about our contribution to landfill (our black bin waste has literally halved ) and it's nice to put them on my baby. There are a few Facebook groups with people with encyclopaedic knowledge in them who are really helpful, too.

[KipperTheFrog]

We've used the same set of bumgenius freetime for both our girls. After 4 years of use, they still function brilliantly. Easy to use and rarely leak.
We've also used little lambs and totsbots bamboozle for night time, with mother ease wraps. We had some issues with the velcro on little lambs, but the totsbots have worked brilliantly. 2 heavy wetters haven't managed to leak through!
Had a couple of issues with childcare (DD2 came home with nappy on backwards!!) But once they knew what they were doing they've been fine with the bumgenius.

[bluechameleon]

We mainly use bumbles and little lamb bamboo. For wraps we use Motherease airflows, tots bots peenuts and close wraps.

[AnnaBegins]

All in ones: Close pop in, bambino mio.
2 parters: Little lamb bamboo

Advice: research washing routine (detergent, rinse cycles), fleece vs disposable liners, how to fit (put on differently to disposables as they need to fit tightly and in pants line)