Dis - i am the same i have about 24 BBB and i love them. they work on DD and so if they arent broke why fix it?
I have ventured and got some preloved Bumgenius, hautes pockets and itti bittis. most ly ffor DH as they are AIO/pockets and he does have to fuss with covers. But i know that if DD is sleeping or we have a long trip my BBB wont leak and i always go back to using these.
Perhaps pick up a few seconds (IB) or preloved if you want to try others out but there is nothing wrong with all your eggs in one basket!
I feel exactly the same..I am awaiting bub nos 1 in November and have decided to start off with disposables for those first few months and then when I am feeling a bit more in control venture down the MCN path. So far in my research I have babybeehinds at the top of my list - bamboo with covers PUL & WOOL. Just wondering if you could tell me how you found the AIOs and what sizes did you buy???Is you bub a chubby in the legs bub or a skinny legs??
Sorry I dont have an answer for you but just a question for you
Hey Disgirl
HAve you considered flat nappies as a way to go cloth cheaply? They're not hard to use and are great for when it's raining as they dry very quickly. Best of all they're cheap. We often use them when we're at home, and save the 'better' ones for when we're out and about. If you need extra absorbancy you can add boosters (BBH, for example, sells bamboo cloths you can fold up and put in nappies).
Just a thought
Annabelle, DS is 17 months so already in the 'large' size for the AIOs and the covers. So far I haven't thought far enough ahead to get AIOs or covers for the new bub. The AIO is fine, and we've even left it on for longer than the recommended 3 hrs with no signs of leakage. DH really likes it as it's pretty much just like a disposable. Takes longer to dry though.
I wouldn't call DS's legs either chubby or skinny, he's an in-betweeny!
Marcellus I'm not keen on the flats. Don't know why, they just seem like too much hard work. Although, I used to think that about MCN's too, so I'm likely to see the light there too We have a fantastic mini-hills-hoist style clothes line that we have set up in our back room for rainy days. I've found that I can dry the BBH bamboo nappies in less than 48 hours, which is pretty good.
We used all the same brand last time, but that was near 6 years ago, and there were not all the different types available that there is now. I tried a few samples of others that were coming on the market towards the end of our DS nappy days, and they seemed fine, but what we had been using had been fine too.
This time we are using some BBH and some flats with ties (Disana) for easy dry time since the BBH can take a while. And I will be attempting to make a few myself to help save a bit of cash. Though this does require the initial outlay of suitable materials etc and time researching patterns etc, plus having your own machine.
I looked at BBH and liked the look of them, compared them with the ones we had had for DS (since sold them before we knew we were expecting) and thought they would be good. We have not trialed them yet, but Im sure they will be good, as the old ones we used last time were, and the BBH design looks an improvement on that.
I`d rather just get one that works and stick with it myself, if its a reliable brand why take more time and money getting samples of others? - unless you enjoy doing things that way, which some people do.
I have around 20 BBH/BBBs and love them - they're my "everyday" nappy. The PUL pockets & Minky pockets / AI2s are my "going out" nappies.
If you're going to try anything else, may I suggest a night nappy? My fave are snoozywuns (by widdlewuns)but "Good night Sleep tight" are great too. They tend to have more layers of bamboo and have a thick polar fleece (MM) cover on them so are yummmmy. With the GNST I use longies / shorties at night as PJ bottoms.
Thanks Kaz, I might venture into the night nappy domain a little further down the track. I'm planning on going full-time cloth when I finish up at work and have more time at home - so I have a few months (2.5 not that I'm counting!!!) left
Oops, I just realised that BBH most likely means Baby Beehinds Hemp not Baby Beehinds. I only have the bamboo ones. Sorry if that confused anybody!
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We have a fantastic mini-hills-hoist style clothes line that we have set up in our back room for rainy days. I've found that I can dry the BBH bamboo nappies in less than 48 hours, which is pretty good.
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