Stuff It (Fuzzi Bunz Cloth Nappies)

Member Name: arleek

Product:	Fuzzi Bunz Cloth Nappies
Date:	13/03/09 (129 review reads)
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Advantages: Slim fitting, bright colours, keeps baby's bum dry

Disadvantages: Mine doesn't work very well

To be honest I'm going to start on a downer and say that I am not really that impressed with this nappy.

I decided to start trying Pocket Nappies on my two year old because although she is potty trained during the day, she still wears nappies for her daytime nap and overnight. The terry squares I have do not stretch around her fat tum anymore, and I really didn't want to go down the disposable route.

So I thought I would try a few pocket nappies which can be stuffed with what ever I have to hand, such as a terry square, or with the inserts they are supplied with, and see how we get on.

I did a lot of research and decided on trying the Fuzzi Bunz first, the main reason being the price - I paid £10.99 for the nappy including one insert which is quite a bit cheaper than some of the other pocket nappies out there. But I've noticed the prices really vary depending on where you look.

The Fuzzi Bunz is a pocket style nappy (as already mentioned) and comes in different sizes (small medium and large), I chose large. It is made up of a soft waterproof outer layer (PUL) and has a layer of soft fleece inside. The fleece is lovely a soft next to babies skin and wicks away any moisture, thus keeping their bottoms dry.

Between the fleece and the PUL is a pocket where you stuff your absorbant material. You can put as much or as little into this pocket depending on the occasion (i.e. are they wearing it over night (stuff as much as you can in there) or are they wearing during the day, not much stuffing is needed for regular daytime changing). This particular nappy came with one microfibre insert which can last for about 2 hours before becoming saturated.

The legs of the nappy are gently elasticated to ensure a comfortable fit around your baby's legs, avoiding those tell tale red marks that some nappies tend to leave!!

The nappy is fastened by poppers on the two large tabs at the front, there a few settings which can be adjusted depending on how fat your baby's tummy is.

When I received this nappy, I was surprised at how small the Microfibre insert was and didn't think it would be suitable for my daughter to wear over night (it most definately wasn't), but it was just about sufficient for her daytime naps.

I was also surprised at how slimline the nappy looked on her as I am used to seeing her with a giant behind wrapped in a terry square. So this was an obvious plus point because now she doesn't wear nappies all the time, I always feel guilty putting her in a big one before bed as she always has a bit of a John Wayne swagger...

The first couple of times I used it, it seemed to work fine. Overnight I would stuff it with a terry square and a booster pad, and if she was wearing it for her daytime nap she would just have the microfibre insert. Which was fine.

But I have noticed that recently it just leaks and doesn't even hold a single wee. The last time she wore it was for her daytime nap and, as I said before, she just had the one insert in it. During her nap she either doesn't go to the toilet at all or only goes once. When she awoke the bed sheet was wet and the nappy was saturated.

It wasn't like she had been laid funny and the wetness had just leaked out the side because the entire nappy was wet, as if the moisture had just seeped straight through. This has occurred on more than one occasion and I am beginning to wonder if I have done something wrong in the care of the nappy to reduce the absorbancy or waterproofness of the nappy.

The care instructions just say wash at 40 or 60 degrees (as with most nappies) which I have always done, so I cannot see that I have damaged it in anyway. The nappy must just not perform very well after a few washes.

What I also noticed was that if my daughter has been wearing it for a while before she actually gets her backside into bed, the nappy starts to sag (with the weight of her wee) and then gapes around the leg - perhaps this is the reason for the leakages. There is no adjustment around the legs so maybe my daughter's leg are too skinny and her belly too fat to successfully fit into this style of nappy.

Having basically stated the whole purpose and function of the nappy does not work (for my daughter anyway), I feel daft carrying on writing about the good points, but the nappy obviously works for some people or they wouldn't still be selling them.

The good points are that it is slimline, and fits like a disposable.

It is also very easy to wash and dry. All I do is remove the insert and put both this and the nappy into a dry bucket and then wash with all other nappies at 40 or 60 degrees. I don't have a tumble dryer so everything is line dried and the nappy outer is dry really quickly, the insert takes more time (perhaps a day outside) but this doesn't bother me because if I need the nappy I always have a terry square to stuff it with.

The fleece is also really soft and really does keep my daughter's bum dry, even if everything else is soaked through, at least her precious botty is clean and dry.

Another great thing about these types of nappies is that if your child is in nursery, you can pre-stuff them beforehand so whoever is looking after your child can easily change their nappy because it is just like changing a disposable (except they don't go in the bin). They are also very easy to put on a wriggling toddler, rather than having a nappy AND a wrap to contend with.

These nappies also come in a range of bright colours (I chose hot pink).

Summary: A nappy that you can stuff with as little or as much as you like