Not great for nappy rash (Pampers Premiums Active fit)

Member Name: mamib

Product:	Pampers Premiums Active fit
Date:	18/08/09 (34 review reads)
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Advantages: Good deals available, nice fit no leaks

Disadvantages: Made nappy rash worse for us, not eco friendly, urine smell

I'm afraid I'm going against the crowd on this one! We have used a variety of nappies since my son was born 14 months ago (Nature, Huggies and Tesco own brand mostly), and a few weeks ago I had to buy Pampers ActiveFit as it was the only choice when I went to visit my parents.

I started using them and noticing a strong urine smell after an hour or so, which I hadn't had with any other nappy. This was unfortunate as I kept having to check to see if he needed a change, when he obviously didn't.

The worst thing about them though was that since he was born, he has never had a bad case of nappy rash. I have always manage to catch it early with cream and keeping clean. Once the redness started to show this time however, it got worse very quickly and developed into a sore rash which took over a week to heal (with cream and another brand nappy). I noticed that the top most sheet which is closest to his skin used to stick to his skin after a short time of using, therefore not giving it space to breathe.

I won't be buying Pampers again even with all the vouchers they keep trying to tempt me with through the supermarket (why don't they ever have vouchers for the Nature nappies?!). Not a great experience for us unfortunately.

Summary: Fine as a last resort, but the smell an nappy rash issues means a no-no for us