Posted by
elisewin
17 yrs ago
Hi all
I'm pregnant with my first baby and I'm considering to use cloth diapers.
At the moment my preference goes to BumGenius but I was wandering if somebody can give some feedback about Smart nappy from Mother care.
Tks for your help!
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Can't give you advice on smart nappy but we are really liking the BumGenuis ones. The real selling point for me was that you only had to buy one size which should fit the baby through to 2 odd. We have been very happy with them so far but, I assume with all cloth/reuseable nappies, we still need to use a disposable when we need to put nappy cream on the baby as you can't use nappy cream on the reuseable.
Good luck with your choice and good on you for trying to go for an environmentally friendly option.
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Hi Starbucks2, please could you let me know where to buy BumGenius in HK. I've only found FuzziBunz which is similar but would like to compare the two before I decide which one to go for. The BumGenius website doesn't say who the HK retailers are. Many thanks.
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Hi, sorry we bought ours in New Zealand. I could PM you the store if you were interested as they may mail order. They don't weigh much but are bulky. The store we bought from had lots of different brands and the salesperson was very knowledgeable on pros and cons of them all. Maybe you could call them to have a chat anyway?
SB2
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You can get them online from Doubibou.com, a shop based in Macau that ships to HK. Sophie was very helpful when I was trying to decide which brand of nappy to go with. I ended up trying 3 or 4 brands, and decided that the BumGenius ones were the ones we liked best.
I think you can use nappy cream with a reusable, if you line the nappy well with those disposable nappy liners. Doubibou stocks them, but the Mothercare ones are good, and there are various other brands at Bumps to Babes.
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I also wanted to know if they are something you buy ahead of time or is it best to wait till your baby arrives so you can take measurements? - thanks!
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Hi I bought 4 different nappies to try out before deciding on BumGenius. I have 1 Happyheinys in aqua (used once), 1 Fuzzibunz in navy (used twice), 1 yellow totsbots flannel nappy + nappy cover (not used) + some inserts. So if anyone wants to experiment, let me know and I'll let them go at some nominal rate.
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Thank you all,
I think I will go for the bumGenius at the end.
I did read that I need 24 pcs of the one size fit all. Can you confirm that?
Tks again and ciao
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I've decided to go with Fuzzibunz simply because they are easier to purchase at Bumps to Babes and Three Sixty rather than ordering online and waiting for the delivery. I too would like to know if it's wise to follow the manufacturers guidelines regarding the number of nappies you need or if it's a marketing gimick to make you buy more than you actually need. (Fuzzibunz recommend buying 12).
Also, I've been wondering about a diaper pail - the one for cloth diapers at Bumps to Babes just looks like an ordinary rubbish bin to me. Does anyone have any recommendations re. storing soiled diapers.
Thanks again!
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It sort of depends on how often you wash, how often you change etc. Also, newborns poop and pee a lot more and so need a lot more changing! My 13 month old has maybe 6 or 8 changes a day, and so the idea number is about 16-18 (one set drying while the other washes).
Re diaper pails- the best ones I've found are the Mothercare ones. One side is flat so that can fit along a wall, and the lid fits well (the most important feature). I used to put the soiled nappies into water and some nappy soak (the Mothercare one is good) but I've also put them just into water and don't see any difference. I think you can store them dry as well, but I think the soaking helps to get the dirt out.
The Mothercare flushable liners are good too.
For my bub, Fuzzibunz leaked around the crotch area. Then again, each bub is different, but I recommend buying one to try out first!
Hope all that helps! It's a bit intimidating to start with, but you soon get used to it and then it becomes easy.
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We only bought 16 as we bought them when our baby was 6 weeks old so wasn't going through quite as many. And they are not cheap. We used disposables before that. I think 24 sounds like a lot but agree that it depends on how often you wash. We figured that we were going through about 8 a day by then so needed double that and put a load on to wash every day.
We were specifically told by the shop we bought them from NOT to use nappy cream with them even with a liner. They are intended to biodegrade (eventually) and the nappy cream stops absorbency. Up to you of course but they are no use if they don't absorb.
We also get some leakage now that he is 11 months old but only at night so we are now putting him in a disposable at night.
Definitely recommend the Bum Genius ones since you only need one size for your baby. If you have a brand where you need two sizes then that would mean 16+ in each size which is expensive.
We just use a nappy pail from Japan Homestore for the dirty ones.
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