First time using hemp

I bought some fleece topped hemp boosters and have just used one for the first time in a BG. I used a bamboo booster inside the nappy and put the fleece topped hemp between the nappy and baby's skin. After approx. 20 mins he was soaked through at the top of the nappy

I've heard great things about hemp so where am I going wrong? Am I using the fabrics in the wrong order?

Help!

Hemp is a slow absorber so it needs something that absorbs quickly on top. Put the bamboo between baby & hemp. It should make a difference. Also, it will take a few washes to build up the absorbancy of both the hemp & bamboo.

It will need a few washes to reach full absorbency and is also best washed at least once to get rid of oils etc on it before you use it. Hemp is slower to absorb than bamboo so the bamboo would be best ontop of the hemp, is the fleece sewn onto the hemp? if not then try putting the bamboo booster under the fleece.

A few washes though and they will be fine, stick with it, you will get there xx

They are preloved so should be at full absorbency. The fleece is sewn in so I can't separate them. But I could them inside the nappy and use bamboo on top.

Thanks. x

Are you using just the bamboo and hemp boosters? I mean with no other inserts? If so I expect it just isn't absorbent enough. A booster (or 2) is designed to be used in addition to the main insert not instead. I made this mistake when I first got bamboo boosters too

I used the bamboo instead of the microfibre insert that came with the BG. They are the same size. So should I use MF, bamboo and hemp together in one nappy?

I used the bamboo instead of the microfibre insert that came with the BG. They are the same size. So should I use MF, bamboo and hemp together in one nappy?

I'd use the microfibre & hemp
If you put the microfibre on top, it will really wick the moisture away fast from baby's bottom, allowing the hemp to absorb the moisture more slowly, but hold more.
That's why the blueberry old style inserts (MF/hemp combo) work so well for us

I'll give that a go, thanks!

All this info is much appreciated.

x

You can't use boosters instead of inserts hun. They are not absorbant enough.