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Holden's Landing Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)

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Holden's Landing Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)

Postby macmomo » Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:37 pm

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Manufacturer: Holden’s Landing (US based WAHM)
Nappy Name: Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)
Type of Nappy: specialist heavy wetter night nappy (separate swap required)
Fastener: side snap poppers
Material: organic bamboo velour (OBV) outer (also available in fleece), hidden layer of organic cotton fleece, with a hidden 2 1/2 layer organic bamboo fleece core (can customise to position in front for boys, centre for girls or front and centre for gender neutral), and lined with OBV (or microfleece). BB+ come with a 3 part soaker system - 2 contoured full length lay-in soakers plus a mini lay-in soaker. I couldn’t determine from the nappy or the manufacturer’s website what material the soakers are, but this is a serious amount of absorbency.
Size: Medium/large (also available in Newborn/Small, Medium, Toddler and Junior)

Reliability: 9/10 (pretty much bomb-proof: well fitting, 2-part system)
Absorbency: 9/10
Cuteness: 8/10
Drying Speed: 9/10
Slimness: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
These scores do take into account the type of nappy: for a specialist heavy wetter night nappy it is surprising slim; however, it isn’t a slim nappy! Again, for what it is, it is remarkably quick drying. Value for money? If it solves your night wetting problems, it’s a bargain!

Overall Comment:
Highly recommended

Detailed Comments:
The nappy I’m reviewing was bought from CNT preloved but lightly used, attractively dyed in parrot colours with matching different coloured snaps – very soft and cute.

As a BB+, it came with 2 lay in t-shaped boosters, cleverly designed with one shorter than the other so you can customise how you use them to achieve maximum absorbency and slimmest fit: eg, you can use the wide parts of both the Ts at the front for front wetters, or put one at the front and the other at the back to spread the absorbency and even out the bulk. Again, the third mini lay-in booster can be positioned for absorbency.

The nappy is a very good fit for my dd – long in the rise, pre-crawling chunky thighs, skinny waist. At 6.5 months she fit the ML size in the second loosest thigh snap and the third loosest waist snap (there are 4 snaps at each fitting). Leg and waist elastic is soft but felt strong and hard wearing. My LO doesn’t poo at night but containment should be excellent (fitted, 2-part system); we had no wet leaks around the elastic.

Altogether the nappy was far less bulky than I had feared - surprisingly it fits underneath the wraps I use over day nappies. But you don’t buy a BB+ for the looks or slimness – did it work? Well, yes up to a point. It lasted longer than anything else I’ve tried (including size 3 Pampers), but I did still need to do a change in the night. However, to be fair my dd is 18lbs and late weaning, taking lots of milk before bed and 2 substantial milk feeds in the night. I am very confident that when she drops a night feed this nappy will be lasting the night. Also – significantly - I have not tried this nappy with a wool outer which should also really improve performance.

The BB+ dried after a sunny day on the line followed by a night in the airing cupboard, which is excellent for a heavy duty night nappy.

Overall, I am very pleased with this nappy. Apart from its cute appeal, it is comfortable and really very well designed. Although it is expensive (around US$40 dependent on size), if you buy new you can customise with several options (eg materials and placement of inner core), including personalised embroidery. I am confident it will last the night for us when we have dropped one night feed and swapped the PUL wrap for wool.

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Re: Holden's Landing Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)

Postby sian55 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:07 am

I'm new here and with a very heavy wetting baby (6 months old), so I think I will try this nappy. Now I just have to find out about 'wool'! Thanks for the useful review, I had no idea that there were special nappies made for babies that seem to save all their wee for night times! I feel a bit more encouraged about cloth (night times are very wet)!

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Re: Holden's Landing Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)

Postby herbina » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:13 pm

Reliability: 9/10
Absorbency: 9/10
Cuteness: 7/10
Drying Speed: 8/10
Slimness: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10

Overall Comment:
Highly recommended

Detailed Comments:
We have one of these with OBV inner. It's the only night nappy workin for us atm, my DD is also eating twice a night + before going to sleep. Has worked for us so far, I'm using it with blueberry minky PUL cover which is so nice and cuddly. Might also put another wool soaker between the nappy and cover to give extra boost. At first the lay-in soakers seemed strange (our daytime nappies are pockets and Itti Bitti's), so it needs a little bet of carefulness to set them on place when putting on a nappy for a squirming little guinea-pig. I can highly recommend this to all heavy wetters! And they look very cute, too.

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Re: Holden's Landing Bedbug Plus (HL BB+)

Postby Katielou » Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:12 am

Manufacturer:Holdens landing
Nappy Name:Bedbug plus
Type of Nappy: Fitter
Fastener: side fastening popper
Material: bamboo velour fleece lined
Size:Medium and m/l used

Reliability: 7/10
Absorbency: 8/10
Cuteness: 9/10
Drying Speed: 6/10
Slimness: 7/10
Value for money: 5/10

Overall comment:
Better alternatives

Detailed Comments:
Effective nappy fiddly get leg gape and prefer WNNN and they're much cheaper

Pros
Nappy very absorbent can be used with pul without additional boosters
Bamboo velour other is soft and hand dyed colours are very pretty
Can be fleece lined so omits need for liner

Cons
Find them very fiddly as all the boosters just sit in nappy no pocket or poppers or anything
Very expensive
Stains difficult to remove
Needed to boost these to use with wool and boosting caused leg gape
Very slow drying especially around elasticacted parts


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