Manufacturer
Tots BotsNappy Name
Bamboozle Stretch / Stretchies Type of Nappy
shapedFastener
aplixMaterial
stretchy bamboo Size
size 1 and size 2/btp (which easily fits from birth for many babies)Reliability:
10/10Absorbancy:
10/10Cuteness:
8/10Drying Speed:
8/10Slimness:
10/10Value for money:
10/10Overall Comment:
Fabulous!Detailed Comments:
Pros: Absolutely everything!
I have to say, I've found this nappy to be absolutely amazing, and this comes from someone who's tried hundreds of different cloth nappies, including all the well known and expensive designer/wahm nappies! It might not look so exciting at first glance, esp if you're used to embroidery or hand-dyed fabrics, but this is one killer nappy when it comes to performance and absorbancy!
We were privledged to be one of the first to try this nappy from Tots Bots and have tested it for over 6 months now. I'm yet to find a nappy that can be lined dried for that length of time (without any tumble drying!) and to still be so super soft and flexible. So for anyone who doesn't have a tumble drier and stays away from natural fibre nappies because they can't face the crispy nappies - here's the nappy for you!
As for absorbency, we always had soaked Bedbugs on Clement after a night in them. So I was amazed to find that after only *2* prewashes, my 10mo son could wear the Stretchy for 11 hours overnight, and half the nappy was still dry! And due to the lovely feel of this fabric, it doesn't feel soggy/soaked when it's totally wet - the baby's skin still feels rather dry, esp when used with a fleece/suedecloth liner on top.
If slim nappies are important to you, this is another added benefit. I'm still yet to work out how this nappy can be so slim and yet so absorbant! The poppered booster is 3 layers of stretchy bamboo and is still so very thin (think the thin-ness of hemp boosters, and this is even thinner!), meaning if you had a super heavy wetter, you could buy several extra booster and the nappy would still look very slim indeed! And yet the cosy/stretchy/snug-ness of this nappy means *nothing* can escape - the most explosive newborn poo can't get out of this nappy!
And when it comes to sizing - in danger of over-using this word - yes, amazing! Because the nappy is so slim, stretchy, and flexible, you can use the size 2 nappy on a young baby without feeling you've got a huge bulk between the baby's legs. The height poppers down so nicely and the "crotch" of the nappy just squishes together, making a very nice fit. At the same time, my nearly 3yo son (who is about as big as his 4yo sister) is really getting tooo big for most nappies! We were struggling to get his size 2 Bamboozles on him last summer. Yet the new Stretchy can fit around him with ease - I could even see him able to wear it as a night nappy in a year's time, if needed! And there's so much space in the nappy that you don't feel he's being squashed in the nappy, like he is with most other nappies out there.
So all in all, I think it's a nappy everyone should try. It ticks all the boxes I can think of - a very useful nappy indeed! Day or night, newborn or toddler - a nappy for all babies and all ages!
Cons: none!