Tots Bots Royal Flush

To celebrate the birth of Prince George Tots Bots made 300 nappies in Teenyfit, Easyfit aplix and Easyfit popper in a limited edition print. The print has elements of the Cambridge coat of arms along with storks carrying a royal baby.

The limited edition nappies were only available on selected websites who had a very limited supply. The nappies sold out in minutes and I was lucky enough and fast enough to buy an Easyfit aplix.

The nappy arrived today and I love it

Kellan wearing the Royal Flush Easyfit

Bumgenius - Freetime Review

I tested the Bumgenius Freetime for the Mother and Baby awards. I already owned a Freetime and loved it so knew we'd get on well with it.

Kellan in a Clementine Freetime

As from previous entries you'll know Kellan is a heavy wetter and most pockets had a hard time coping with him. The Freetimes cope amazingly well, in fact I was surprised they coped as well as they did as other Bumgenius nappies have struggled with him. They even cope with runny breastfed baby poo.

The Freetime is available in aplix/velcro or popper fastenings which is great if you have a toddler who loves undoing velcro you can then just opt for poppers or velcro is great for getting a fab fit on a younger baby. The Freetime is a birth to potty nappy so grows with your baby. I have poppered versions and have gotten on great with them. It's easy to adjust the Freetime to fit your little one with the popper system on the front of the nappy. For a birth to potty nappy the Freetimes aren't too bulky which is great and we could even get jeans over these without any hassle which we get problems with most birth to potty nappies.

The Freetimes aren't like the usual pocket nappy. The inserts are sewn in but fold out to the back and to the front which is brilliant for drying. They are one of my fastest line drying nappies in our large stash. These inserts are also great for changing where you need more absorbancy as they have little sewn in creases you can fold under etc. The fold out inserts also means no fiddly stuffing in a small opening in a pocket and means  once dry these nappies are folded in no time at all, my 6 year old can even do these.

The Freetimes wash well we've found it's very hard to stain them and usually sun light can get out anything that happens to get left behind after washing. They keep their shape and the inserts haven't worn or greyed at all and we've been using these since last summer.

The Freetimes are available in plain colored pul's and two patterned puls

    

    

   

I tend to reach for our Freetimes first in our stash they are just great all rounders. I highly reccommend Freetimes we love ours and I wish we had more in our stash.

Kellan in an Albert Freetime

Bumgenius Freetimes

Made By Amber - Review

In September last year I had a panic. I wanted to get Kellan a custom made nappy for his first birthday and I was close to leaving it too late. Some WAHM's  (work at home mums) have long waiting lists for customs or take a good 3-4 weeks for a custom to be made. I had a design in mind but it wasn't an easy design. I went on a search via Facebook on WAHM nappy pages messaging them asking them if they could help. I had a couple say the design was too difficult or their waiting lists for a custom were full and I started loosing hope. That's when Made By Amber messaged me back and came to the rescue.

I'd sent an image I wanted a rough recreation of this was the image;

Those in the know will know this is a Creeper from the game Minecraft.

Now I'd seen that Amber had made patchwork nappies in the past and she said she'd have a go at it the best she could. So Amber got to work and I waited not knowing how it'd turn out or if it would be possible but Amber surprised me.

The finished Creeper nappy

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Front

Amber had got the design spot on. I was over the moon and couldn't wait for Kellan's birthday so he could wear it.

Getting a custom with Amber was great. Her prices aren't over the top and she slotted me in which I will be forever thankful for as I know how busy custom lists are. She made the nappy in 2 weeks which I wasn't expecting either and that meant all that rushing about and worry that I'd left it too late was not needed and the nappy got here in plenty of time for Kellan's birthday. Amber was always easy to get hold of and easy to talk to. She was lovely to work with.

The nappy is made from minky and is so soft and fluffy. The fit is brilliant on Kellan and he has plenty of growing room left too which is excellent so he gets loads of wear from it.

If you are looking for a custom made nappy then Made By Amber is definitely a place to check out. Here's her Facebook page - Made By Amber and her website - madebyamber.co.uk

FuzziBunz - Elite Review

I've used one size FuzziBunz nappies before but the old style which had microfiber inserts. These were an ok nappy but didn't fill me with confidence to use them more regularly.

FuzziBunz Elite

The FuzziBunz Elite is the new improved one size nappy. The inserts are now made from minky, the elastics for changing the nappy size are better hidden so don't come into contact with baby's skin and the sizing is slightly bigger.

When Kellan tested these he was in the medium setting, he's now in the large setting at 14 months old. The larger sizing makes the Elite a lot easier to put on as the old style were smaller and trying to get a small fitting nappy on a wriggly baby is no easy feat. There are more poppers so more room to adjust the fit around the waist and/or the legs. This was great for Kellan as he doesn't have the chunkiest of thighs which really proved a problem for us with a lot of nappy brands. The leg fit was brilliant and even though Kellan's waist was wide the leg fit didn't suffer which was a huge plus for us.

The minky inserts were great. They dried very fast in fact they are always the first inserts dry after a wash which is brilliant if you don't have a tumble drier. They also haven't stained which is brilliant, Kellan's poo could stain anything but these cope remarkably. They are pretty easy to stuff into the pocket too. The old style inserts I found were a difficult fit which was another reason I didn't use our old FuzziBunz so much. They are a smaller insert but if you get the minky the right way round they just glide in the pocket when pushed in.

They contained Kellan's nappy contents well except when he was sat in his pushchair. We had an incident at the park where he was sat in the seat and he did a rather loud sounding poo and we had back and leg leakage. We had to rush home to change him as I'd stupidly forgotten wipes so couldn't change him. That was our only leakage with the Elite and I've learnt to not use them when he's going in the pushchair. When around the house and he's not putting pressure on the Elite he can last a good 3-4 hours which is great as he wee's for Britain. We wouldn't be able to go overnight in the Elite but its a great day nappy.

To change the size of the nappy from small-medium-large you undo the elastic in the pocket at the back waist and the legs by undoing the buttons and moving them to the right number for the size. I didn't get a size guide with my Elites so looked it up on the FuzziBunz website. It's a simple process and less fiddly than the old style nappy which meant untucking elastic from a slit in the inner fabric and adjusting via the button and trying to tuck the elastic back in.

The Elites come in a large range of colours and there are Diaper Talk Elites which we have two of and adore. You also get a spare set of elastics with each nappy and we've not had a need to use ours yet so they are kept in our bits and bobs box just in case.

Kellan in a FuzziBunz Elite Diaper Talk

 

Kellan in a FuzziBunz Elite

In conclusion the Elite is a great nappy if your little one has small thighs. If you don't own a tumble drier then it's the perfect nappy for you as it'll dry fast indoors. I wouldn't suggest them as the only nappy in your stash but they are great for during the day when at home. I do find that we get red marks on the waist and legs after Kellan has worn one which could mean I need to change the sizing but they are a smaller fitting nappy than most one size nappies. They are very adjustable and can be hard to get on a wriggly baby but I think that's the case with a lot of poppered nappies. These are worth trying out.

Testing posts to come......

I firstly apologise for the huge absence from the blog, who'd have thought 6 kiddies could keep me so busy. I will have quite a few review entries coming in the next week or two as I was lucky enough to be picked to test reuseable nappies for the Mother & Baby Awards 2012. Now the winners have been announced we can now make our opinions known on the products we tested.

I tested;

Tots Bots - Bamboozle Stretchy
Bumgenius - Freetime
Bambino Mio - Mio Solo
Smartipants - Onesize Pocket
FuzziBunz - Elite

Testing for the awards was such fun and one of nappies I tested won gold!

I also tested swim nappies, they were;

Charlie Banana - swim/potty training pants
Splash About - Baby Snug
Splash About - Happy Nappy