New Nappies - need your opinion!

[ThatNappyGuy]

Hi All,


I am a new member to the forums and hope this is the right section to be posting this thread - if an Admin can move this thread to the right place if I have placed it in the wrong section I would greatly appreciate it.

Firstly, a brief introduction - I am a 25 year old male from Sydney and I have always been into managing other peoples business. I have always wanted to start my own business and I have decided to finally take the punt and do it.

I have 2 nephews, Luke who is 3 years old and Mat who turned 1 last weekend! :) I love these guys dearly and I have a great relationship with my brother and sister-in-law it seems they have always complained about nappy quality and prices in Australia so I have been doing some serious homework for the past 6 months into this matter.

I have made contacts in regards to the manufacturing process of the nappies and I am now at the pointy end of the project where I am seeking feedback from real Aussie mums as to what they are looking for in a good quality, affordable disposable nappy.

I'm hoping to use this thread as a medium to communicate between my end product and with real mums opinions too.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and free nappies to everyone who posts in this thread when my shipment arrives! :celebrate:

Thanks and I can't wait to hear from you all.



ThatNappyGuy!

[Pippy&Woof]

Something slim fitting and very absorbent, but without lots of harsh chemicals. I switched to cloth nappies due to the cost of disposables but most of all the chemicals in them, however I still use disposables for going out and holidays etc (especially since a lot of the kids' going out clothes just won't fit over even their trimmest cloth nappies).

These days people are a lot more aware of environmental impact, and a lot of people are looking at biodegradable options. However they are a lot more expensive to purchase!

I used disposables for my first child, and dread to think how much I've spent on disposable nappies over the years!

So slim-fitting, Eco-friendly, highly absorbent, well-fitting, and cost effective would be what I'd like in a disposable nappy.

[marz35]

So slim-fitting, Eco-friendly, highly absorbent, well-fitting, and cost effective would be what I'd like in a disposable nappy.

I have to agree I moved to cloth due to environmental and cost reasons, but have had to recently put my little one in a disposable at night, she was getting bad nappy rash from having a wet nappy on for too long and the smell of urine in the morning was killing me, however the only nappy she can wear at night is Huggies, this is the only one that doesn't smell in the morning and absorbs really well and has a good fit. Though I have not tried some of the other more environmentally friendly nappies as they are so expensive and not within our budget. So even though I hate the thought that she is in a disposable I had to make a little compromise. I was going to try some other night time cloth nappies but at $30 to $40 for one nappy it wasn't worth it, especially if it did not resolve my problem and when compared it to a box of huggies that can be picked up for aound $30 and will last me a few months as I am only using 1 a day I made the choice to use a disposable at night time only even though I keep thinking how bad they are for the environment errr.

[Pippy&Woof]

I have to agree I moved to cloth due to environmental and cost reasons, but have had to recently put my little one in a disposable at night, she was getting bad nappy rash from having a wet nappy on for too long and the smell of urine in the morning was killing me, however the only nappy she can wear at night is Huggies, this is the only one that doesn't smell in the morning and absorbs really well and has a good fit. Though I have not tried some of the other more environmentally friendly nappies as they are so expensive and not within our budget. So even though I hate the thought that she is in a disposable I had to make a little compromise. I was going to try some other night time cloth nappies but at $30 to $40 for one nappy it wasn't worth it, especially if it did not resolve my problem and when compared it to a box of huggies that can be picked up for aound $30 and will last me a few months as I am only using 1 a day I made the choice to use a disposable at night time only even though I keep thinking how bad they are for the environment errr.

Until recently I was using disposables at night too. I've got nighttime cloth nappies, but due to the weather getting cooler I'm thinking of putting him back in disposables overnight. When I change him in the morning (cloth) he is so wet and cold. He doesn't get a rash, but he has been waking during the night a lot (unusual for him) so I'm worried he's cold.