Cloth training pants review: Baba + Boo Potty Training Pants from Bouncing Sprouts

Brand/business:

Baba+Boo stocked at Bouncing Sprouts
 
Business info:

Kate from Bouncing Sprouts discovered Baba+Boo nappies whilst pregnant, working and living in Europe. She was instantly hooked and knew she wanted to use modern cloth nappies (MCNs) with her daughter but didn't want to pay a fortune for a product which she knew very little about and had no experience with. She
ordered 10 nappies and discovered how affordable, economical, absorbent & stylish Baba+Boo nappies actually are and fell in love with Baba+Boo's nappies. When she moved back to Australia and she set out on a mission to bring Baba+Boo to you!

"At Bouncing Sprouts we aim to bring you the best quality European products at affordable prices. We are passionate about cloth nappies, the environment & all things baby. My team and I are always on hand to offer advice about nappies, just give us a call, email us or join us on Facebook. Thanks for stopping by & I look forward to getting to know you...
Dr. Kate Kollar
Founder of Bouncing Sprouts"

Nappy reviewed:

Pirate Potty Training Pants

Where you can find it:

WEB : http://www.bouncingsprouts.com/index.htm
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/BouncingSprouts?fref=ts

Price (RRP at time of review):

$12.95

Size:

Two sizes:

18-24m
Waist: 43cm
Legs: 26cm 2-3y
Waist: 47cm
Legs: 29cm

Pie is wearing the 18-24m size

Style:

Bamboo lined training pants, no PUL

Baby's details:

Gender: Female
Age: 23mo
Height: 89cm 
Weight: 12kg 
Build: tall, chubbier thighs than ever before

Jodi's review:

Initial thoughts:

The training pants are well presented on a recycled cardboard hanger which has lots of information on it for use. The fabric is soft and well sewn and the bamboo fleece lining is soft and lush. The training pants look like they will sit to the tummy so suitable if you or your toddler don't like a low riding training pant. They aren't water proof but are lined in bamboo - allowing the toddler to feel wet but helping soak up some or all of the wee so you don't have such a massive puddle to deal with.

After use:

They sit quite high on Piper but are a good fit - her thighs are quite chunky at the moment (must be where she is storing for her next growth spurt) but the elastic isn't too tight. She seems nice and comfortable in them and wears them 3 times without a wet accident.
When she doesn have a wee in them the bamboo is very absorbent and holds most of the wee in the training pants which is very helpful! She really likes the picture on the bum and says "rock on!" when she sees them lol. Although these cost more than the terry cotton traditional training pants you can pick up at best and less the quality is definately there. Cheapy training pants and lined with foam (literally foam - with all the fabulous absorbent materials on the market you would think they would change that by now) and generally have ribbing on the legs and sometimes tummy or underwear elastic on the tummy. These have cased elastic on legs and thighs for a better and more comfortable fit - also easier to replace if you put them to use for different children over a eriod of time and the elastic starts to get a little slack. The fabric is strong and won't run like cotton terry. Also these look like undies.

Photos:

The little things - well presented products always get a smile :-)

The back view of the pants before use

"Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhh!"

Instructions for use

Back view - still plenty of room for her to grow

Front view worn low on her hips

Side view and a stray piece of cotton which I will go trim off
now as I hadn't spotted it until now LOL

Cloth pull up review: WomButts

Brand/business:
WomButts
 
Business info:

WomButts is a Victorian based Modern Cloth Nappy (MCN) business specialising in cloth pull-up style nappies.

Nappy reviewed:
Medium sized pull-up nappy

Where you can find it:
WomButts is very new and only on facebook right now or via email
http://www.facebook.com/WomButts
wombutts@hotmail.com.au

Price (RRP at time of review):

Ranging from $18-$22 (sm-Xl)

During February members of MCN Lovers R Us can pick up their very own WombButts pull up nappy for $25 inlcuding post - great was to try them out :-)

Size:
Sm, M, L, XL - we tried out a M

Style:
WAHM made pull up style, sized MCN, available in a range of standard colours or made using custom fabrics for additional cost.

Baby's details:
Gender: Female
Age: 23mo
Height: 90cm 
Weight: 12kg
Build: slim, tall

Jodi's review:

Initial thoughts:

Well made nappy that appears easy to use, elastic sides are fairly stretchy to make pulling up or down easier.

After use:
These nappies are a generous sized nappy - the medium fit Piper well on the tighter setting and the rise was quite high (which is usually where we have troubles with nappy sizing as she is tall). There were super simple to use and basically consist of a long pocket with elastic wings on the sides. You fold up the insert to meet ur requirements, stuff it in and snap the sides on so its ready to go. Piper generally is happy to lay flat for changes but there were good when she wanted to sit on the potty as I'd just pull them down without any adjustments and as the don't have a front wing there was no wing droopage when trying to pull them back up. They would be great for wriggly bubs who just don't want to lay still for changes and of course for beginning to toilet train.
The absorbency is good, 1 rectangular double layered bamboo insert is provided and you can fold it long or short ways - 3 or 4 times to get the absorbency where you require it. We've had it in circulation for a few weeks and haven't had any leaks.

Photos:

Our red WomButt

Inside view with arms folded over - back and front elastic,
leg elastic right to the arms which are elasticated too.

Side view and the label

The insert is thick and generously sized

Little Miss wriggling around on the change mat

Side view of the fit

Side view on the WomButts model

Butt view - nice trim fit (picture from WomButts)

Front view on the WomButts
model

Toilet training begins

In the past few weeks my little baby has done some serious growing up - she started showing an interest in toilet training and she decided to start using a big girl bed too! We've got 'knickies' and training pants and pull ups taking over our MCN stash at a rapid rate. Although super excited for her it certainly makes me sad to think almost 2 years have gone by since this amazing little girl was brought into the world and changed my life forever. 2 years that we will never have again and 2 years less that I will have my little girl here with me, before she takes her launch out of the nest and into the big bad world.. Even thinking about it makes me tear up LOL... But anyway the point of this post is that due to this I won't be reviewing any more nappies - it just doesn't seem fair to accept a nappy and use it only a few times, I could certainly RAOK them on (and will be RAOKing a lot of nappies in the not so distant future) but it is also confusing for Piper if she wants to wear training pants or pull ups and use the toilet, I couldn't force nappies on her in order to get a review of them done. I will however be continuing to review pull-ups and training pants while we are on the long road to toilet training, so you can certainly contact me regarding those reviews. In the mean time I'm thinking over a few options for the blog and crossing my fingers that we will have another baby here in the MCN Lovers house some day soon to try some more cloth nappies on :-) I also am a proud cloth menstrual pad user and am happy to review pads on the blog if there is any interest in reading about them.

Jodi x