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Buying Cloth Nappies
There are many different styles of cloth nappies. You must make the choice of what kind of nappies you will buy based
on your wants and needs.
Some questions you can ask yourself are:
Do you want to be able to use the same nappies from birth to toilet training?
If so, you will need one size fits all nappies. The draw back with this is that you cant have an older child and a
newborn in the same nappies becasue there wont be enough of them.
Do you want the best fit possible to minimise leakage?
Sized nappies are much better for minimising leakage because you can get the perfect fit, whereas with one size fits all
nappies, are usually done up with snaps and so you can only get a few sizes and your baby may be a little too small,
or a little to big for these preset sizes.
Do you want to use cloth nappies overnight?
Pocket nappies are the best for overnight as you can stuff or boost to the amount that your baby needs.
Do you live in a cold or wet climate?
All In On Nappies can take a very long time to dry in cold and wet, and you will also have the same problems in hot and
humid climates.
Do you want to wash every day or every 2-3 days?
Newborns tend to go through about 12 nappies a day so you would need at least 24 nappies to get away with washing
every 2 days.
As your child grows, they will urinate less, so that by the time the baby is 12 months, they should only be going
through about 5 nappies per day. By this stage if you had 15 nappies then you would only be washign every 3 days.
Are you daunted by the total upfront costs of fitted nappies?
Modern day cloth nappy users like fitted nappies over anything other type, however they are more expensive. Whatever decision
you make, you should not think that disposables are an effective solution to the money problem. Some people will just not pay
the cost of a top-quality nappy but look to cheaper alternatives, and then find cannot get through the night without leaks.
When this happens most people use disposables instead, what they dont realise is that even just one disposable a night
can add up to $20 in about 6 weeks or so whereas if they had have bought the nappy that they thought was too expensive,
it would last two years or more with daily use. There is no doubt that, despite the huge savings in the long run,
cloth nappies require a big upfront cost compared with the weekly costs of disposables. It is for this reason that I
offer a payment plan which you can use to distribute the cost over a period of time.
An important thing to remember, as I mentioned previuosly, do not be fooled into using disposables as a solution to
the cost problem - in the long run they will cost you much, much more.
Types of Nappies
Basically, there are three types of nappies. All In Ones, Pocket Nappies and One Size Fits all Nappies. Here is an
insight into each type.
All In Ones
All In One nappies have it all in one, so there are no extra bits to buy or any extra bits to fiddle with like covers
or boosters. They have a waterproof outer such as polar fleece, PUL, wool or any synthetic fabric that only lets moisture
travel one way and they have a booster sewn in. The booster can either be flanellette, terry towelling, hemp, bamboo, cotton
or any fabric that is super absorbant.
Lastly there is the layer that is closest to your babies skin. Interlocks are widely used as they are nice and soft,
but this inner layer can
be virtually anything as you will most likely be using liners to keep your babies skin dry and to make solid removal a
much easier job. You can also get AIO's with polar
fleece or microfleece inners, which means that the liner or layer that keeps your babies skin dry is already built in.
The beauty of AIO's is that:
it is a complete system so there is no need to buy extras
they are very easy to use as they are shaped like a disposable
they are space saving
they are time saving
they are a really trim fit
you dont need plastic pants
you dont need pins or snappys
less wear for each nappy as there are different sizes
The not so good points of AIO's is that:
they take a very long time to dry
they only hold one amount of liquid
they are sized and a system of each size purchased
Pocket Nappies
Pocket Nappies are a nappy that has a pocket in the top back of the nappy. They are virtually the same shape wise as an All In One,
however the booster is not sewn in. You use this pocket at the back of the nappy to stuff or boost the nappy with soakers or
boosters to your requirement. As with an AIO, they have a waterproof outer such as polar fleece, PUL, wool or any
synthetic fabric that only lets moisture travel one way. As I said previosuyl , the booster is not sewn in so that you
can remove it for extremely speedy dying time, and so that you can add more boosters to make the nappy more absorbant.
Lastly there is the layer that is closest to your babies skin. Once again, interlocks are widely used as they are nice
and soft and also dry quite quicky, but this inner layer can be virtually anything as you will most likely be using liners
to keep your babies skin dry and to make cleaning solids out, alot easier. You can aslo get pocket nappies with polar fleece
or microfleece inners, which means that the liner or layer that keeps your babies skin dry is also built in to the nappy.
One Size Fits All Nappies
One Size Fits All nappies are a single nappy that with the help or plastic snaps, can be made into a newborn, small,
medium or large nappy. These nappies are usually pocket nappies with a booster that also uses snaps to be made a size
that fits into the size of nappy you make.
The beauty of One Size Fits All Nappies is that:
You only need to buy 25 nappies for the whole childs nappy wearing life, from birth - toilet training
The not so good points of a One Size Fits All Nappy are:
each nappy will be used for about 2-3 years so they will attract great wear signs
you cant use the same nappy system for two children, a newborn and a toddler wearing nappies
at the same time as there are simply not enough for both
your toddler may outgrow the nappy on the largest setting
these nappies are very bulky on a newborn because the same amount of fabric that is used for a toddler is folded
to try and fit a newborn
they may leak constantly as they are not at their optimum fit for most of the time
The types of nappies Hands Free Baby Stuff offers are:
1. All In One fitted cloth nappy with interlock lining and regular polar fleece tabs, hook and loop tape
2. All In One fitted cloth nappy with interlock lining and pretty matching tabs, hook and loop tape
3. All In One fitted cloth nappy with polar fleece lining and regular polar fleece tabs, hook and loop tape
4. All In One fitted cloth nappy with polar fleece lining and pretty tabs, hook and loop tape
5. ‘Stufferz’ pocket nappy with polar fleece outer with interlock lining and regular polar fleece tabs, hook and loop tape
6. ‘Stufferz’ pocket nappy with polar fleece outer with interlock lining and pretty matching tabs, hook and loop tape
7. ‘Stufferz’ pocket nappy with polar fleece both sides with regular polar fleece tabs, hook and loop tape
8. 'Stufferz’ pocket nappy with polar fleece both sides with pretty tabs, hook and loop tape
1. All In One fitted cloth nappy with interlock lining and regular polar fleece tabs, hook and
loop tape
This nappy does not require a
cover as it is an All In One. The outside layer is polar fleece which prevents liquid from getting out as it is synthetic
and only allows liquid to travel one way through the fleece. The inner layer, the one next to your babies skin is
interlock, a soft patterned fabric. The layers of soaker inside the nappy is terry towelling and flanellette. This nappy
does up with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from extensions of the outer cover.
2. All In One fitted cloth nappy with interlock lining and pretty matching tabs, hook and loop
tape
This nappy does not require a cover as it is an All In One. The outside layer is polar fleece which prevents liquid from
getting out as it is synthetic and only allows liquid to travel one way through the fleece. The inner layer, the one next
to your babies skin is interlock, a soft patterned fabric. The layers of soaker inside the nappy is terry towelling and
flanellette. This nappy does up with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made to match the interlock inside
the nappy.
3.All In One fitted cloth nappy with polar fleece lining and regular polar fleece tabs, hook and
loop tape
This nappy does not require a cover as it is an All In One. The outside layer is polar fleece which prevents liquid
from getting out as it is synthetic and only allows liquid to travel one way through the fleece. The inner layer, the
one next to your babies skin is also polar fleece which does not allow liquid to stay next to your babies skin and
wicks it through to the soaker pads. The layers of soaker inside this nappy is terry towelling and flanellette. This
nappy does up with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from extensions of the outer cover.
4. All In One fitted cloth nappy with polar fleece lining and pretty tabs, hook and loop
tape
This nappy does not require a cover as it is an All In One. The outside layer is polar fleece which prevents liquid
from getting out as it is synthetic and only allows liquid to travel one way through the fleece. The inner layer,
the one next to your babies skin is also polar fleece which does not allow liquid to stay next to your babies skin
and wicks it through to the soaker pads. The layers of soaker inside the nappy are terry towelling and flanellette.
This nappy does up with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from interlock.
5. ‘Stufferz’ polar fleece outer with interlock lining and regular polar fleece tabs,
hook and loop tape
This pocket nappy does not require a cover as it has a polar fleece outer. The inner layer is interlock and
there is an opening in the top back where you can put your folded soaker pads. This nappy does up with hook and
loop tape which are attached by tabs made from extensions of the outer cover.
6.‘Stufferz’ polar fleece outer with interlock lining and pretty matching tabs, hook
and loop tape
This pocket nappy does not require a cover as it has a polar fleece outer. The inner layer is interlock and
there is an opening in the top back where you can put your folded soaker pads. This nappy does up with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from interlock.
7. ‘Stufferz’ polar fleece both sides with regular polar fleece tabs, hook and loop
tape
This pocket nappy does not require a cover as it has a polar fleece outer. The inner layer is also polar
fleece and there is an opening in the top back where you can put your folded soaker pads. This nappy does up
with hook and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from extensions of the outer cover.
8.‘Stufferz’ polar fleece both sides with pretty tabs, hook and loop tape
This pocket nappy does not require a cover as it has a polar fleece outer. The inner layer is also polar fleece
and there is an opening in the top back where you can put your folded soaker pads. This nappy does up with hook
and loop tape which are attached by tabs made from interlock.
Please click HERE for the Nappy Sizing
Chart and information on how to measure your baby.
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