Seedling baby nappy review from November 2011 - keep your eyes out for an update of this post with new fitting info and other stuff seedling baby are working on at their blog :)
So I decided that I might use this blog to talk some more about nappies
and even review some of the nappies I've tried. I'm going to start with
my latest newby, the seedling baby sizeless which is a osfm (one size
fits most) pocket nappy with snaps (luckily - as Miss Pie thinks velcro
is great fun to pull open at the moment!)
Now I was lucky enough to score this nappy for FREE when Seedling Baby
did some very very generous giveaways recently but I've been eyeing them
for months wanting to buy one! I think its the gingham that really drew
me - its just so dang cute and unique!!!! And I've been tossing up
between the red and the black, (even though I have maybe 8 black nappies
and 6 red nappies!!!!) but the gorgeous freebie I got was yellow! This
actually works out perfectly as I would have never bought yellow and it
is gorgeous and Pie looks awesome in yellow too, see:
So a little about the nappy as described at seedlingbaby.com.au:
The Seedling Baby Sizeless Pocket nappy
is a one-size modern cloth nappy designed with busy parents in mind.
While we haven’t reinvented the wheel, we did want to develop a nappy
that is simple to use by Mum, Dad, Grandma and carers.
We realized there was a niche in the
market for a pocket style one-size, double-gusseted nappying system
that is simple to use, effective, fast drying, cute and affordable.
We like to give you, the primary
nappy-changer, the option of closure type, so our nappies are available
in either snap or hook and loop (Velcro) closure.
We think gingham goes with anything and
our first four colours are gender neutral, with more gender specific
colours set for release throughout 2011.
(Note: now have all 3 other colours headed my way - Jodi 16/11/2011)
So now for my say: lets start with the outside -
The fabric is lovely! Seriously, my mum has been raving about this nappy
since she laid eyes and hands on it! A gorgeous crisp gingham in an
almost mustard yellow and white with matching yellow trim. It has 4
height or rise settings and a double row of snaps around the waist to
stop wing droopage (Hallelujah cos I hate wing droopage and think double
snaps make them fit so much nicer!) It elasticated at the legs and back
but not the front so it sits very flat at the front. The crotch is
fairly trim so it fits really well and although I didn't bother
hiding putting it under clothes, it looks trim enough to fit nicely in pants.
The gusset is the first one like it thats I've ever seen - don't get me
wrong, I'm not saying its the only gusset like this in a nappy, its just
the only one I've seen! Its deep - about an inch at the deepest point
so it hugs thighs beautifully to avoid legs leaks, but on the inside its
also really soft, so the gussets dont leave nasty red marks from all
the work they are doing keeping those chubby/skinny/inbetweeny thighs
dry! And the entire nappy is lined with the same extra soft, snuggly,
white fabric - I just wish I could curl up and have a snooze in the
lining of this nappy, its so, so soft!!! Inside we find a pocket and
when you reach in and pull out the contents of that pocket you will find
not 1 but 2 bamboo cotton blend inserts: 1 long hour glass shaped
insert and a snap on piggy back booster. And let me tell you, they are
soft and fluffy and
look to be thick and thirsty!!! I
can't say too much about the absorbency yet - Pie only had hers on about
an hour and a half when she decided to christen that lovely fluffy
crisp white lining! And of course Mummy forgot to put a flushable liner
in when she was too busy admiring the beautiful lining while we put this
one on :(
Now the one thing that I will say is that the boosters are quite tight
to get in. But I don't really see this as a negative - the entire inside
of the nappy is full when you use both inserts (and even with just the
one it would be filled to the edges perfectly as its the perfect width)
so there is none of the sliding around you can get with some inserts and
pocket nappies, it stays firmly in place doing exactly what you want it
to be doing! It just takes a little practice to get the inserts in,
nice and flat, but there is an instructional video on seedling baby's
website if you get really stuck! Also the opening of the pocket doesnt
have an extra flap to close it off completely which I wasn't a fan of
when I first saw this. But I soon came around, its sewn so well that the
pocket edges stay together nicely and theres no worries of the inserts
crawling up the back as can happen with some pockets.
Over all, I am a HUGE fan of this nappy and have decided I want it in
ALL the colours!!! And right now there is a fabulous XMas pack available
at Seedling baby retailers which includes 1 red and 1 green seedling
baby sizeless pocket nappy, bundled together with a gift tag and candy
cane (so its ready for gifting!) for just $30 - I think that these 2
seedling nappies along with the itti bitti galaxy limited ed print will
have Pie all sorted for Xmas nappies :) We've got them all heading our
way from the lovely people at www.rascalrumps.com.au (Plus I've made her
one and will probably make another 1 or 2 so we can be sure she will be
covered for the entire day :)
Head over to facebook
http://www.facebook.com/seedlingbaby
and their website
http://seedlingbaby.com.au/store/Default.asp
to check them out and find out where to get yours!
Jodi xo
