peopods problem

[*charmalea*]

oh dear ,

i hated the red pea pods and the dark green ones ...i bought mine about 18months ago and found the same problem ..

but the newer version (bamboo) are fab , i have the lighter coulors like the light blue and light green and the brown , and so far no problems .. and he can go for a nap in them and be totally dry to touch on the outside and on the skin ..

apart from the 2 coulors i never really had much of a problem with them , i am about to sell them as ds is waaaaay to chunky for them now and they are hardly used

[xtml]

congrats Charmalea on your baby girl! what a gorgeous name too. i want a girl so i can give her a pretty name. i only have boys, but would love another.

i found a way to keep using the nappies, although the waterproofing is compromised. i put a piece of fleece between the booster and the pul. so far so good. so simple a solution, i cant believe i didn't think of it before.

[Nelle]

Aww great idea xtml! Let us know how it keeps going! Clever!

[Kazbah]

omg xtml, I feel really bad now

will PM you

[xtml]

nah don't feel bad, i just laughed and got creative. i'm nothing if not resourceful. and the sense of satisfaction having outwitted the nappy gods, i'm feeling good. similarly, i successfully turned some of my favourite covers into pockets, and feel smug every time i use them.

[Nelle]

Haha! Which ones did you turn into pockets? How did you do it?

[xtml]

glad you asked! i turned some baby beehinds and a zigzag (wahm) cover into pockets by simply sewing in a lining, careful not to cover the snaps/velcro on the back wings. they are a little bit dodgy as i'm new at sewing, like the stitch is showing on one and my joins aren't perfect, but they work! and they fit really well. (the zigzag one was too tight over a nappy, but is perfect fit as a pocket)

[booseyboose]

I have some pea pods and they are the newer ones and I have the same problem, they leak after about 20 mins of being on DD. She doesn't even come close to wetting through any of the other nappies I have.
Mine are in my emergency pile... all 3 of them!
My inserts have also shrunk SO much. I know they are meant to shrink, but these are almost 1/2 their original size. Not happy with them at all. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone else!