As you may know from seeing other reviews of mine, hubby and I are on a continuing mission to find good, effective nappy liners to use with the "real" (as opposed to imaginary, har har) nappies our 19 month-old son wears. At this rate, I suspect we'll have potty trained him before we find ... Read review
The Bambino Mio one-way liners allow moisture to pass through into the nappy, but prevent ... more
it seeping back. The liners retain solids to help prevent soiling of the nappy and because they are biodegradable they are safe to flush away without harming the ...
Postage & Packaging: £3.95 Availability: Next day delivery by lunch time....
Advantages: Soft, seem to work well most of the time Disadvantages: Catch on rough skin, can roll up, small
As you may know from seeing other reviews of mine, hubby and I are on a continuing mission to find good, effective nappy liners to use with the "real" (as opposed to imaginary, har har) nappies our 19 month-old son wears. At this rate, I suspect we'll have potty trained him before we find the right ones... Here’s hoping that others will be able to benefit from our experimentation and research!
These nappy liners are ... ...neatly into the nappy. However, I feel they are actually too small. If your baby moves around a lot - and let's face it, they all do - the liner can move and end up not protecting the nappy from poo... (yes, it's another poo-based review - eat your dinner later instead!).
These have the exact same problem as the One Life liners - they are lovely and soft (again, they're made of 100% viscose), but this means that they snag on your ... more
As you may know from seeing other reviews of mine, hubby and I are on a continuing mission to find good, effective nappy liners to use with the "real" (as opposed to imaginary, har har) nappies our 19 month-old son wears. At this rate, I suspect we'll have potty trained him before we find the right ones... Here’s hoping that others will be able to benefit from our experimentation and research!
These nappy liners are quite small (about 8" x 4"), which means they fit neatly into the nappy. However, I feel they are actually too small. If your baby moves around a lot - and let's face it, they all do - the liner can move and end up not protecting the nappy from poo... (yes, it's another poo-based review - eat your dinner later instead!).
These have the exact same problem as the One Life liners - they are lovely and soft (again, they're made of 100% viscose), but this means that they snag on your nails if they're anything other than absolutely smooth - they'll even snag on rough skin on your hands or cuticles. This makes smoothing them out underneath your baby's caboose a bit tricky sometimes - you get it all laid out and then just catch your hand on it and it folds up, leaving you to start again. Also in common with other viscose liners, this means that if you have an active baby, the liner can get screwed up overnight somehow so you end up with the famed liner and poo sushi in the morning. And given that the whole point of liners is that you don't have to spend as much time wrestling with poo, it's very annoying!
They come in a sort of flattened roll, which is OK when the roll is new, but gets inconvenient when you're down to the last 20 or so because there's no cardboard (or other) inner tube - ie it's not like a loo roll - so there's nothing to make the roll stand up. They also end up being quite wrinkled, necessitating smoothing them out (but see above for problems smoothing them!). On the other hand, there's one less thing to throw away, I guess.
They are easily disposed of in a nappy sack (and in fact, if it's just wet, we tend to tie the bag loosely and then only chuck it when there's a poo as well). Alternatively, these liners are biodegradable and flushable.
In summary, these are recommended, because they do work for 9 nappies out of 10, but it's a very close call. Others are probably better and the fact that these are pretty small means they're better suited for small babies.
You can get them from baby shops, some branches of Waitrose, or the internet. You get 200 sheets for about a fiver, meaning they work out at approx 2.5p each (more if you have to include P&P of course). This compares favourably with other ones, but then they're much smaller.
Advantages: Less messy to clean your terry nappies Disadvantages: not all liners are flushable
it is worth trying to get hold of bambinomio's flushable nappyliners that come in a roll just for the sheer convenience of being able to flush them.
Nappy liners aren't just for re-usables, if your little one is suffering from a reaction to the disposable and you can quite face the idea of re-usable nappies then try these first.
Prices vary, but none are that expensive for an essential to re-usable nappies. ...
Advantages: Can be used with more than one child to save extra money , 100 % cotton Disadvantages: Quite costly
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The nappy is really easy to assemble, you fold the nappy in 3, then wrap the liner around the nappy, place the nappy and liner into the cover, and then you just put it on like a normal nappy.
When it is time to change the baby, you just unfasten it, remove the liner, flush it away, then remove the nappy, put a new nappy and liner in the wrap and that's that till the next change.
Bambino recommend that if you are using only cotton nappies, you will need to purchase 24 Mio Nappies , 3-6 soft covers and 1 role of MioLiners initially. Personally, I have 4 covers and 10 nappies, obviously the liners you will just need to keep buying as needed. Also it will depend if you will be using solely cotton nappies or a mix of real and disposable.
I use cotton nappies most of the time, but if I know I am going to be out for a while ...
Advantages: Cheaper Long term, No Nappy Rash Disadvantages: Big Bottoms!!!
brilliant white. The covers are a little trickier. If runny poo gets on to the elastic then it can take a few washes and sunny days for the stain to fade. You can wash the nappies on a 60+ wash and the newer made covers can be also be washed on 60. (Be warned; the older covers being sold on auction websites can only be washed at 40). I tended to wash nappies, covers, bibs and muslin squares all at once and everything came up brilliantly.
*****Cost:
As a one of buy these are not cheap but it is a one of payment and if you use them exclusively then you will not need to spend ay more (apart from liner - between £3-£4 per pack and nappy soak c£2): Direct from BambinoMio you can expect to pay around £80 for 12 nappies and 3 covers. I did get mine from an auction website and paid £50 for brand new (same qty). You can also buy secondhand ...
Simple and convenient to use. One-way liners allow moisture to pass through but prevent it seeping back onto baby's skin. Liners retain solids to help prevent soiling of the nappy. Biodegradable - they are safe to flush away without harming the environment. Convenient rolls with tear-off sheets.
