It finally got me! Whether it was the oink oink or just a bad cold, who knows! Two days in bed with lots of rest (ok, you can tell that my children are all grown up now – not a luxury you can have so easily when your children are small) a course of flu plus and I am almost back to normal. I have a couple of friends who are young single mums who have been poorly this last couple of weeks, and I feel so sorry for them. It is so difficult to look after babies and keep toddlers occupied when all you want to do is crash out. If you know a young mum (or dad) who is feeling under the weather, why not offer to take their little one to the park (or shops) for an hour or so, and let mum or dad have a bit of respite?
I mentioned prefold nappies in my last blog, and I have had a couple of phone calls this week about how to use them. They are really easy to use, you can fold them in different ways for a boy or girl, a newborn or a breast fed baby. These nappies are one of the cheapest you can buy, but you do need to have good fitting wraps. The best ones I have come across are the Bambino Mio. They have a deep Velcro band with a nice leg gusset for a good snug fit. The best price I have found for these wraps at the moment is at the Baby Barn (www.baby-barn.co.uk) who have them on offer at £7.99 each. I feel that it is part of my job to help parents get the best deals possible, so I do try and keep up to date with current offers. If anyone knows of anywhere cheaper, please let me know.
Tuesday 10 November 2009
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Hi Sandra
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better.
Just to add to your article about prefolds and wraps, the best wraps that I have found that work brilliantly with prefolds are Nature Babies Classic wraps. They are £0.26p more expensive than the Bambino Mio wraps but the quality shines through. They come in a range of fantstic colours,are elasticated at the legs and waist for a snug and comfy fit and the extra leg gusseting provides a barrier for even those most explosive of poo's.
The best thing about these wraps is the way they are made i.e. they are poppered across the top of the wrap which provides for ample room around the childs waist but - even better- they also have a row of poppers across the middle of the wrap which means that as your child grows the wrap will grow with them.
I cannot sing their praises high enough. Please give their site a visit at www.naturebabies.co.uk
On one other note, folding prefolds is really very simple. I know there are two differing camps out there suggesting one fold for boys and another for girls but I have to say I have two beautiful girls and used the 'front pad fold' to great effect. I am not saying this will work for everyone but do at least give it a go. I think many of you will be pleasantly surprised.
If you are unsure about how to fold the nappies then please leave a comment here letting me know how I can get in touch with you and I can provide you with a free Real Nappy DVD (that's right FREE!) which shows you how to fold prefolds plus much more good, impartial advice. Right, that's me done, i'm off!
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know of a more economic real nappy brand. It is a new brand just launched by Cottton Babies, the makers of bumGenius - UK best reuseable Nappy 2010, and it is called Econobum. It is also a two part system but the wrap is actually one size so you don't have to buy small, medium and large. The wrap is on specail offer for the entire month of January, £8.99 buy one and get one free. Thats £4.50 each! The Trial Pack which contains a one size wrap and a cotton prefold is also on special offer, £9.99 buy one and get one free! The Econobum is the most affordable real nappy solution available - an entire birth to potty set costs £89.90 and contains 6 one size wraps and 24 cotton prefolds, more than adequate to get you from birth to potty.
If you would like to purchase econobum or to read more about this affordable system please visit www.babame.com