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June 18th, 2009
Just had an update on the Itti Bitti Cloth Nappy Challenge from Jodie G, mum to J (13 years) and E (8 months). ‘I am not as comfortable using ’sposies as I was with J 13 years ago, so have been looking online for an alternative‘. Jodie was so keen to give the challenge a real go that she bought another couple of nappies and some extra boosters – here’s her feedback to date:
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‘I thought that now my order has arrived I’d update you with our thoughts on the nappy! Up till the order arrived I tended to put her in the d’lish once a day, normally if we were going out we’d use it then. I hoped that doing this Mr D would realise that its not that scary having her in clothies.
The nappy lasted for around 4 hours before it got really hard and E herself would start to look uncomfortable in it, never once though did the outer shell get damp and my girl wees a LOT!
We also only had one leaky nappy and that was totally my fault, hadn’t run my finger as I normally would around the legs and a little of the insert was exposed. Dirty nappies well, they have been really well contained up to now. I didn’t get a fleece liner so I got some disposable ones instead so not even a mark on the inserts.
Everything washes up really well, dries really quickly so all in all I was looking forward to my order arriving, which it did so today was our first full day in the nappy and I’m impressed! I have a load of washing ready to go in tonight with a bag for the inserts all ready to go. We still have 5 to keep us going tomorrow too and I am looking forward to it.
I’m not daft enough to think that we’ll never have a big leak or an exploding nappy but I’d get those with a ’sposie too so we’ll del with it and hopefully within a day or two I’ll be brave enough to do the full 24 hours instead of wimping out and putting a pampers on at night!
Mr D has taken it all on board and is happy with how the nappies have preformed, J thinks they are pretty cool and E loves them, she giggles when I show her one and sticks her legs up in the air.
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 Thanks for choosing us to do the challenge, I’m really enjoying it and am definitely on the road to converting altogether!’
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I’ll post further updates as I receive them, but this feedback has definitely brought a smile to my face.
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June 11th, 2009
Thought I’d drop a quick update of some feedback provided by Angela (mum to L, 8 months & 20 lbs) who said ‘ I have kept to disposables purely for convenience to be honest and to try to keep the washing down, after a while I have just become dependant on them.’
I received an email from Angela today about her first thoughts on the Itti Bitti Challenge:
‘I have used the Itti bitti nappy twice now and so far have really mixed feelings about them. Unfortunately on both occasions that I used the nappy my little girls trousers felt slightly damp where she had wet through, the nappy was not on for very long at all so I was quite surprised at how wet her trousers felt. One of the nappies was a dirty one and to be fair without being too disgusting it was a pretty dry poop so not much spread at all so was really contained within the nappy.Â
On the plus side the nappies fit really well and look realy comfortable as well as look really snazzy, on the ‘how big does my bum look in this’ scale my little ones bum looked quite small in comparision to the bulk from a disposable.
The nappy does wash really well and dries really quickly, due to the dampness I had to wash the whole nappy inc the inner liners. I am going to continue to use the nappy and will continue to update you on my findings as I feel to use it twice and give my verdict is not altogether fair. My little girl really loves the nappy too and loves the feel of it on her face lol, just have to be quick to stop her cuddling it when it has just come of her little bottom!’
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I’m pretty sure that I can solve the wetness issue as L is in the right sized nappy. Here’s my recommendations to see if we can fix it:
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- First off, when you put the nappy on, make sure you do it tight enough. The nappies are quite low-rise and if they’re not tight enough, they can slide down a bit which causes leaking.  Basically you want it to be as tight as possible around the middle as that makes the legs tighter too. I know that this has been a problem when I’ve sent F off to nursery and they change him there, I always do his nappy up with just one popper gap in the middle, but sometimes he comes back with 2 or 3 and that can cause leaking.
- Secondly, when you’ve put the nappy on, run your finger around the legs and the back to make sure there aren’t big white bits sticking out and that all the nappy absorbent bit is tucked in. You’ll always see a little bit of the inner showing, but if there’s a lot, moisture will wick onto clothes.
Angels dropped me a further email, confirming that maybe she hadn’t been tightening the nappies enough, so she’s going to try that and come back to me. Hopefully that will help someone else out there who’s never tried an Itti Bitti nappy before! Come back soon for further updates from the rest of our challengers.
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June 5th, 2009
The nappies have finally gone out to the first of my Itti Bitti Cloth Nappy Challengers, so I thought I’d introduce a few of them and let them tell you about their feelings on nappies:
Fliss A, Mum to J (18 months), currently uses 4 or 5 pampers baby active a day. ‘I always wanted to use cloth, but thought I would start with disposables so I didn’t have to worry about washing in the early days leaving me time to get to grips with motherhood in general. I tried one cloth nappy when J was approx 3 months, but it was massive & leaked (I forget the name of it) & have never really bothered again!’
Louise D, Mum to W (aged 10 weeks) ‘W is my second child and I always fancied trying reusable nappies with my first baby but I was quite scared! I’m worried about shelling out for a stack of nappies to take us up until potty training and then not getting on with them so they’re left unused. My main concern is the amount of washing involved, there’s no nappy collection scheme in our area and our washing machine is located in the outhouse so keeping on top of the normal washing is already a challenge!’
Angela B, Mum to L, (8 months) ‘I have kept to disposables purely for convenience to be honest and to try to keep the washing down, after a while I have just become dependant on them.’
Johanne G, Mum to J (13 years) and E (5 months) ‘My mum used cloth nappies with me and used to go through around 12 a day because of my skin, J is like me and I assumed Eloise would be the same. So I stuck with pampers which were fine for J. However I keep looking online as I am not as comfortable using sposies as I was with J 13 years ago.’
Helen H, Mum to J, (23 months) and I (10 weeks) ‘I did plan to use cloth but never got round to it. I even bought some second hand off online but I never figured out how they did up so they never got used!!! I also think that I envisaged so much extra washing but have found that using cheeky wipes has made no difference. J has always had quite squishy poo so I dont really fancy peeling it off either. ‘
It’s been interesting for me to hear reasons why people don’t use cloth. I’ll have a few more to update over the weekend and hopefully will be able to start posting some feedback soon.
Things are looking good already as I’ve had one person contact me to buy some extra boosters to give it a proper go, so I’m delighted that everyone is really taking the challenge on board.
Tags: cloth nappy challenge, cloth nappy review, Green Living, Itti bitti, reusable nappy challenge, washable nappy review
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May 24th, 2009
As I explained last time, I’ve been searching for a slimmer altermative to my Motherease nappies, so I’ve been trialling the Itti Bitti D’Lish nappies which are an ‘All in One’ sized nappy.
WOW! They’re amazing. From the moment you touch the bitti D’Lish you’ll be in love. They have a soft ‘Minkee’ (which is like a longer soft velour) outer shell which is laminated inside so that it is waterproof. The beauty of this is that if your baby has just wee’d you can just swap out the inner booster for a clean one which means that it’s a relatively economical ’sized’ option.
Inside the nappy there are 8 absorbent layers of bamboo which cleverly fold in place to minimise bulk, but which can then be unfolded for washing and drying.  Just genius. The top booster has a microsuede layer (like the inside of the shell) which means that wetness flows away from your baby and doesn’t come back through again, keeping them feeling dry.
Now, it’s not necessary to use any sort of liner with these nappies, but old habits die hard and I’ve been using one of my normal fleece liners with them. I think I’ll probably continue doing this, just so that it protects the nappy from the worst excesses of F’s explosive poo’s!
I’ve tried these nappies on both F (almost 2 years and about 28 pounds in weight) and J (6 months and about 18 pounds). They’ve been pretty much leak free, bar one very disgusting poo from F which nothing would have contained. They look amazingly cute and are nice and slim fitting – J can wear little girl trousers and leggings over them no problem which makes a nice change.
But at the end of the day, it’s not me who’s wearing the nappy is it? So what do the nappy wearers think? Well J is too little to tell me, but F isn’t. I wasn’t originally going to use the Itti Bitti’s on F, but then tried them the other day. Next morning, when I told F it was time to get him changed and dressed he went over and picked out an Itti Bitti, saying ‘Nice Nappy’. Since then, it’s been all I can do to stop him raiding my stock to pick himself out another nice nappy!
I think there can be no higher recommendation than my little boy choosing the Itti Bitti’s over his usual Motherease. He’s been wearing them since he was born and must be so used to them by now, I didn;’t think he would know any difference. And I’m sure that he can’t appreciate the aesthetics of the nappy, so the bitti’s must be much more comfortable.
The one thing I haven’t worked out yet is the optimum number of nappies and boosters you’d need. I’m just waiting for new boosters to be delivered early next week and then I’ll get more of an idea, but I’m guessing that 4 per child per day, with the same number of boosters would be plenty. I’ll keep track and come back to you…and will give an update on the Itti Bitti Challenge too, as I have my disposable nappy guinea pigs lined up now..
Tags: cloth nappy challenge, cloth nappy review, Itti bitti, motherease nappy review, washable nappy review
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May 21st, 2009
Just a quick post from me…I LOVE the Itti Bitti Nappies so much that I’m going to challenge 5 x non-cloth users to try them and see what they think. (As long as they give me honest feedback!)
I reckon I can convert at least 2 to part-time Cloth use.  What do you think?
They’re here if you want to take a look at them:
http://www.cheekywipes.com/itti-bitti-dlish-nappy
If you’re interested in taking part and sharing your experience, drop me a line to helen@cheekywipes.com and I’ll be in touch.
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