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Misschief
26-01-2010, 15:31
I have Bumgenius' nappies and Rumparooz. Both with aplix closures. However I have noticed that the velcro on the Rumparooz discolours very very quickly in the washing and curls up as well. But for the rest they are an awesome nappy. (Bumgenius is excellent as well, but a bit boring as they dont have any cute prints :D)

Im going to order 12 more Rumparooz, but Im not sure now if I should get the snaps or more aplix. I have a wriggly bub who hates nappy changes. Dont ask me why, but he goes hysterical over a nappy change :rolleyes:
Aplix is very easy to close, but also easy to open for the streaking bub :D Plus the velcro rubs against my bare skin when I feed him at night and its not a nice feeling :no:

But with snaps I think it will be more of a challenge to get them on my wriggly bub. Yet after doing some research it seems that snaps will last longer than Velcro. The Velcro will wear much quicker. Also when I emailed the lady about pro's and cons of snaps and aplix, she mentioned that 75% of the nappies that they sell are snaps.
For the rest she said both closures have pro's and cons and its personal choice when it comes to which ones to buy.

Now my question is..... Are there any ladies here who have wriggly bubs and still use MCN's with snap closures? If so, can you tell me how hard/easy it is to get them on?

My mother made a good point about it all. She said that decades ago they had wriggly bubs too and had to use the old fashioned cloth nappies kept jabbong themselves in their fingers, butr eventually they got the hang of it.

GraceUnhearing
26-01-2010, 15:39
what you also need to keep in mind is as the baby gets older velcro makes a great sound when being torn off
its really hard to keep any nappy including sposies on a child at that age
but snaps are alot harder to pull off

VegieK
26-01-2010, 15:39
:)

I have to say we are going through a VERY wriggly phase at nappy time - and I much prefer my velcro closure MCNs. The only exception being my BBH Magic-alls - for some reason the snaps on those are really easy to do up! But I am currently in the process of buying more and I have gone all velcro. Hubby, grandma and nana all find the velcro easier - as do i - so it just makes everyone's life easier!

Aaliyahsmummy
26-01-2010, 17:52
I don't have a baby yet so this idea might be totally crazy buttt

Could you do up one side of the snaps(like have them ready prepared) slip them over one leg quickly then only have one side to do up? that would be quicker maybe?

haha in theory I think it looks good, no idea if it would work though:laughing:

UmmInayah
26-01-2010, 21:05
personally, i prefer snaps..

because it means i don't have to search the house for a nappy when bub crawls to me completely naked lol

i can only use my aplix nappies when i know my little one is going to be wearing something to cover them up to prevent her from going nuts ripping it off.

Lis86
26-01-2010, 23:24
I have to disagree with the others - my DS LOVES undoin his snaps - and its no harder then velcro to undo really.

I get a better fit with velcro because with snaps you are limited. can you get half half?