As i dont have a tumble dryer does that mean i couldnt use the bum genious all inone?

No, they do dry on radiators, others on here dry theirs on the radiator all the time. I just never have my central heating on, lol, and they take a very long time to air dry. I shouldn't have said 'need', I should have said I prefer to tumble dry them!

I plan to put Noah in cloth but had a delay due to thrush. I have tried him in a LL bamboo and it was wonderful but without a tumble dryer it took too long to dry. I do have some microfibre ones which I need to wash as they have just arrived, I also have tot bots and fuzzi bunz so as soon as I get a nappy bucket im going to start trying the microfibre ones, and when the dryer is ordered i'll be trying the tot bots.

I definitely like the LL wraps best they are so soft.

mummypeanut, unless you had a really great deal on 40 nappies, I wouldn't buy that many of any one type. I assume that's the birth to potty set, of 20 size 1 and 20 size 2? Until your LO is in the nappies you won't know if you like them, if they are absorbant enough, if they fit well. You may decide you dislike the drying time or that you'd rather have something that doesn't require wraps, or that you don't like velcro tabs (they do stick to each other in the wash even if you're careful and stick them down, the velcro wears out, and they can get tatty. Doesn't bother me so much, as I like the adjustability, but some people avoid velcro and only use nappies with poppers). You might also find that you love cloth so much you want to try out other types.

If you're set on the LLs (and they are a lovely nappy), I'd get the 20, but my suggestion is to only wash and use a few of them, just while you see if you like them, maybe phase them in while still using some disposables (if you plan to use them at all, of course). Sizing isn't, to me, a reason to get rid of a nappy, as if it doesn't fit well now it might in a few weeks' time. If it's never any good, I'd get rid. But if you find they're not suiting you, you could sell the rest as new and unwashed and prob get what you paid, or thereabouts. You can of course sell them second hand and still get a good price

if you want to use bamboo but want quick drying i would suggest fleece pockets with bamboo inserts, theres plenty of shapes of pocket to pick from out there so buy a couple and see what fits best, then buy some microfibre and some bamboo inserts, bamboo for times when you need extra protection, microfibre for other times, thats what we do cos we dont have a dryer neither, yeh the bamboo takes a bit longer to dry but so long as u have enough bamboo and enough microfibre you can get by with only a few nappies, i go through about 5 a day but was more like 10 when she was newborn, but with fleece pockets they are pretty much dry as soon as they come out of the washer, need maybe half an hour on the radiator to be ready to use again!

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Can you let me know how you find the microfiber LL's because im definatly interested in them from the drying point of view, but as someone said earlier they might be a bit less absorbant.

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Great advice! Is your suggestion 20 of size 1 or 20 of a mix.

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Thanks for the advice - i'm still not 100% up on all the lingo!

Do you mean get a microfiber nappy but a mix of bamboo and microfiber booseters so that you can boost up and down as you need (like on days out)?

Which brand do you use that has pockets? Is that BG?

There are some good and very cheap pocket nappies on ebay that are definitely worth a try... they're called naughty baby nappies or hello baby or sweet doll baby. They're only a few pounds each. They have a bright coloured outside and a fleece inside. Between the two materials is the pocket where you can put a booster of whatever you fancy, though they come with microfibre ones. You could just buy some extra bamboo boosters and use those when you need more absorbancy.

I tried a microfibre and a bamboo little lamb. Neither leaked for me but I really didn't like the fact that LO was wet all the way up to her waist. They just didn't seem to keep the wee away from her skin at all. I probably should have tried a fleece liner but there would have still been parts where the liner didn't cover that she would have been wet. I much prefer nappies that wick away moisture better, such as ones lined with fleece.

what she said

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