Choosing your nappies is very much dependent upon your lifestyle, your budget, the age of your baby and how simple you’d like your system to be. I’ll attempt to provide information for each of these topics in order to assist you towards making a choice, however I would not recommend investing in just one system but trying several. Think of nappies as you do your own underwear – do you opt for comfort, for economy, for fit, for fabric? Apply these same rules when you’re reading about the different kinds of nappies and it should help to guide you as to where your money might best be spent.
For all nappies, the basic idea to remember is that you need three things: absorbency, waterproofing and lining.
Absorbency – whatever the nappy is made of/stuffed with.
Absorbency can be added to any nappy by way of a ‘booster’, which is laid inside the nappy between the nappy itself and the liner.
Materials for absorbency commonly include cotton/terry, microfibre, hemp and bamboo. Cotton/terry is economical and easy to launder as it is fast-drying. Microfibre is an economical manmade substance which remains very soft and is very fast-drying. Hemp and bamboo are considered to be the most eco-friendly and absorbent, however take longer to dry.
Waterproofing – usually this will refer to PUL (Polyurethane Laminate) in either the wrap or a layer which can be hidden within the nappy itself. However, there are also wool and fleece wraps available, commonly used for night to be more ‘breathable’ which use lanolin from sheep’s wool for waterproofing.
Lining – the liner is designed to wick away moisture from direct skin contact and to protect the inserts/boosters from pooh staining. The two most common types are flushable ‘paper’ liners and washable fleece-topped liners.
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