Nappy types table

No one nappy is ideal for all babies - but the table should help you decide which is best for your circumstances.

Nappy Type:

All-in-one

Birth-to-toddler

Sized shaped

Prefold

Terry square

Pocket nappy

Description:

  • Most similar to a disposable, as the waterproof layer is attached to the absorbent core.

  • Fastens with velcro or poppers.

  • A shaped, fitted nappy.

  • Adjusts to fit right through from newborn to toddler.

  • Fastens with velcro, poppers or Nappi Nippas.

  • Use with a separate wrap.

  • A shaped, fitted nappy.

  • Comes in different sizes which you buy as your baby grows.

  • Fastens with velcro, poppers or Nappi Nippas.

  • Use with a separate wrap.

  • A flat nappy which you fold into a pad and place on a wrap.

  • Use different sizes as your baby grows.

  • Held in place by a close-fitting, velcro-closing wrap.

  • Traditional flat nappy which can be folded into a variety of different shapes and secured by a Nappi Nippa.

  • Use with a separate wrap.

  • Hybrid nappy.

  • A combined wrap and one-way liner with a pocket for stuffing with a terry, prefold or micro-insert.

Absorbency:

Light to Medium

Medium to Heavy

Heavy

Light to Medium

Medium

Medium to Heavy

Advantages:

  • Quick to put on.

  • Slimline look.

  • Popular with nurseries and childminders.

  • Only need to buy one size.

  • Convenient if you have two babies in nappies at once.

  • Excellent protection against leaks.

  • Easy to boost if required.

  • Spread the cost as your baby grows.

  • In young babies gives a more slimline look than a birth-to-toddler nappy.

  • Excellent protection against leaks.

  • Easy to boost if required.

  • Slimline look.

  • Very durable.

  • Quick to dry.

  • Very versatile, can be folded to suit boy/girl, light/heavy wetter or baby/toddler.

  • Once stuffed as easy to put on as a disposable.

  • Quick drying.

  • Excellent for night-time use, by customers of nappy laundries and for nurseries and childminders.

Disadvantages:.

  • Take longer to dry.

  • Only one elasticated barrier against leaks (at legs and waist).

  • Harder to boost.

  • Need to be purchased in more than one size.

  • Not as hard wearing.

  • Might be a bit bulky at first on a small newborn.

  • Need to be purchased in more than one size.

  • More prone to leaks with a pre-weaned baby.

  • Need to buy lots more sizes of nappies and wraps.

  • If boosting by using two prefolds together, there can be quite a lot of cloth between the legs.

  • Need to be folded, which can take a bit more practice, especially with a wriggly baby.

  • Need to buy more wraps for a younger baby.

Price:

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Examples:

  • Kushies Ultra

  • Mother-ease All-in-one

  • Mother-ease One-size

  • Mother-ease Multi-Fit

  • Tots Bots Size 2 Nappi Nippa version

  • Mother-ease Sandy's

  • Tots Bots

  • Nappy Nation

  • Bambino Mio

  • Yummies

  • Cotton Bottoms

  • Lollipop

  • Bright Bots

  • Fuzzi Bunz

  • Lollipop Rainbow nappy

  • Nature Baby Stuffable