opinion on indian nappies

I had about 10 of these when I had my lil ones. Handy when they have a nappy rash or something. Mind u the babies outgrow them quickly. Remember paying abt rs 30-40 for them. What with carpets and the general way of life abroad not a sensible option for everyday use. And believe you and me regular diapers are perfectly safe even if 'you or I never needed one, when we were babies!'Have lost count of the no of times I've been told this.Good luck with our baby.

 

Based on a friend's experience the Indian ones hold virtually nothing and if you have a big baby they don't fit. If you want cloth diapers better to go for the ones sold here (Wal-Mart has them) and you will also need the pins, plastic pants, and a diaper pail. Some cities still have diaper services which provide and clean cloth diapers.

 

Hi @happyjan

Let me share my experience. I have used all kind of diapers for my baby. I bought all cloth diapers I can from US stores - Babies R US.


Type 1) Cotton cloth with safety pins: had thicker cotton cloth so probably can take 2 times, but for us once it was wet, we did not feel like keeping it and also sheet underneath used to be wet so we felt baby's skin would also feel wetness. So we immediately used to change it.

Lot of work - first you need to arrange cloth in that shape then pin it up.:roll:

Type 2. BumGenius- After reading lot of raving reviews , I bought this super expensive (17$ each)underwears. Insert gets soaking wet and even that synthetic diaper and to some extent sheet underneath. so you take it out again and change insert ..
Lot of work. .. with adjustable velcro ..etc. Moreover elastic made tighter to hold stuff inside was tighter for my baby to cause temporary marks (she was super thin).

Type 3. We had many of those nappies. My baby was born in summer time. I agree - no holding but so less amount of work. When wet, its quicker to change.

So I have told you my experience. I had read bad about Indian nappies before birth. So bought all US type here and had asked mom not to bring any. But luckily she did. She brought less according to her. I ended up throwing all others at the back of my drawer. Some of US-styled are still unused.

About growing out - Yes, babies will outgrown all types very fast. For me, longest use was of Indian- nappies that I stopped now because of cold weather.


So see what works for you. You can trying buying 1 of each type and order more later if you feel comfortable. I have wasted lot of money in buying all those.
Also buy different sizes if you buy in bulk.

 

If you would like use indian triangle shaped diapers i would suggest get them from India, rather than cotton one get the hosiery ones, they are much better. Buying in US would be waste of money.

Based on my experience, i would suggest using Indian ones when they get diaper rash. Also using indian diapers would be ton of work and would be use full only till 3-4 once.
I used them when my DS has diaper rash due to blowouts. My pead suggested me to use Vaseline with every diaper change, it worked well for my DS.

There other type of diapers that are used as cover-ups over diaper, I bough them form india but haven't used them for my DS. I think they will be useful for girls.