Finally I've started my maternity leave and I have a bit more time to devote to spreading the word about cloth nappies and this blog. Still totally unprepared for the arrival of baby bump. I'm only half way through packing my hospital bag and Evan is still sleeping in the nursery. Hopefully we will be able to decorate Evan's big boy bedroom before before baby bump arrives but we are running out of time.
Evan's potty training has been going really well. He's very good in the house not needing to go to the potty for a couple of hours. We do get the odd day, like today, when for whatever reason he decides he's just going to wee everywhere. Unfortunately we are still getting problems in nursery as he still doesn't say when he needs to go to the potty. We were using pull up nappies in nursery for a time as that was what the nursery said they wanted. However I do think they confused things, as after we started using the pull ups in nursery Evan seemed to start having more accidents at home. We've now switched to using big boy pants full time even in nursery however we get through a lot of trousers. We do still use the pull ups for in the car and at nap time.
We were using 4 different types of cloth pull ups, the Bummis training pants with a very cool jungle animal print which I was very kindly sent by NappyEverAfter to try out, a Happy Heinyz Pocket Trainer with a very cool silly monkey print, a Minki Yoyo with fire engines (which Evan quite likes as he likes the "Naa Noos"), and a cheapy Boots training pants.
I liked the fun pattern on the Bummis training pants. It's great for a boy but not very girly (it also comes in plain white). I asked for the small size which fits 25-30lbs. The fit was good at first but after a couple of washes it seemed to get tighter around the legs. I don't know if it has shrunk a little or if Evan is walking a lot more and his legs have gotten chunkier! It is still a good fit around the waist however Evan is quite thin with chunky thighs and they do tend to slip down. The medium size may now be a better fit for him. The reliabilty was ok. The pants did hold a full wee in the beginning but as they got tighter around the legs and slipped more at the waist they have tended to leak a bit but still pretty good. I've not been brave enough to try them overnight. The Bummis training pants were quite easy to use as they go on like pants. Unfortunately a couple of times Evan has pooed his pants and the Bummis training pants are awkward to clean out as they are a one piece. Although in time I would hope that this happens less. The major problem with them I find is drying time although they do dry better when turned inside out. They seem to take about a day and a half to air dry properly although they can be tumble dried.
Next time I'll write about my experience with the Happy Heinyz Pocket.
