The Happy Nappy – Bamboo or Terry Nappies or Pre fold

Having made the choice to go down the route of reusable nappies, the next choice was flat nappies or pre folded. 

I initially bought a two packets of flat nappies: terry and bamboo.  It quickly became obvious that the bamboo nappies were smaller and much softer for Edward although the terry nappies were certainly more absorbent.  I have chosen the bamboo nappies as they are that much smaller under clothes and I have not yet found that they are not absorbent enough (I leave him in a nappy overnight and there are no leaks in the morning). 

For those times when I am lucky enough to have a friend babysit I have also invested in a couple of bitti d’lish nappies.  There are pros and cons to these pre fold nappies:

Pros:

• ·      They are wonderfully simple to use for those with no nappy tying experience;
• ·      They are much smaller than flat nappies underneath clothes;
• ·      They are bamboo based so also soft;

Cons:

• ·      They are not as waterproof as flat nappies with an outer wrap (but you can buy extra liners to pad the nappy);
• ·      You have to wash both the outer and inner layers every time you change the nappy, whereas you can wipe and reuse the outer wrap for

There is an excellent guide on nappy choices here but if you are in any further doubt phone Miranda at Twinkle Twinkle and she can give you excellent advice and recommendations to suit your individual needs.