Pockets for the Pee Machine!

In one of my recent posts I wrote about our foster rascal and how he is such a heavy wetter that fitteds were just about the only way to go...

Well I LOVE my fitteds BIGTIME and I am very glad they are getting heaps of use but of late the foster rascal has decided that nappies...or really clothes in general...are highly overrated (as you do when you are 17 months old and a BOY)

He is also EXTREMELY stubborn about it!!!

Now you have to remember that we have had a lot on our plate this year, it's been a busy fostering year for us and we are transitioning our autistic rascal into high school, which was never going to be easy, and then of course there are our own kids and a business to run.  Some days getting that extra layer of cover onto a kicking screaming toddler can just seem like too much...I am only human after all!

But then I discovered that we own/stock some VERY awesome pocket nappies. Not quite as soaky as a fitted of course, but soaky enough to cope with the pee machine on an average day :D  *cue the Hallelujah Chorus*

AND they're pretty cute too!

First of all is our gorgeous stripety ecoBumba pocket nappy.  We use both inserts to give us 5 layers of "soak" and because it is a trim fitting hip snap it fits well on our slender pee machine.

And then there are the gorgeous gorgeous Rarpz Characters!  I couldn't help myself, once I discovered how well these work for us I had to get 3! (on top of the one lonely Rarpz that I already had)

These have a rectangular trifold which is made from a layer of bamboo AND a layer of microfibre so once it is folded you end up with 6 layers of awesome soakiness and they hold a LOT of wee!...they even cope with nap time!

They are a more generous fit than the ecoBumba one and a little bit susceptible to wing droop, but that is easily sorted by skipping a snap or two when putting it on.

With some of my other nappies I have found that I get some wicking through the cotton panel...especially if it's on the front (relegating some of my absolute favourites to the bottom of the pile *sad face*) but I haven't found that to be a problem with these at all.

And did I mention that they are CUTE???

Another pocket nappy that I find quite good are our Fluff E. Stuff PUL pocket nappies.  These are a side snap, if that is your preference, and are stuffed from the front, so if you are having issues with poop getting into your pockets they may be the way to go.  They do only have one bamboo trifold so not quite so much "soakiness and you might need to add a bit of extra boosting (which there is plenty of space for) if you have a pee machine too :D

So there you have it...a handful of nappies that have made my life a little easier AND made the pee machine's butt just a wee bit cuter in time for summer too :)

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