this is a weird one, but thought there's bound to be other mums out there who have experienced this.....
i've been using 'eco-friendly' disposable nappies on my lo (4 months old) since she was born. they are fine, but the fact that they still go into our waste bin and then into a landfill fills me with a lot of guilt (which i can do without quite frankly!!)
we decided to try real nappies as she pees and poos a lot less than she used to, and now that she's into a good routine i felt i could cope with the extra washing.
anyway, we opted for shaped nappies (tots bots fluffles) with a wrap over. the nappy itself is quite big. we went for size 2 as this covers 10lbs-1year (size one is newborn to 18lbs and my lo is 13.5lbs at the moment and growing fast!). now the trouble is as soon as the wrap goes on the whole thing becomes VERY bulky and hard and immediately it was obvious that my dd couldn't lift her legs properly and she certainly couldn't roll (and she LOVES to roll!!)
she looked uncomfortable and frustrated and it made me sad to see her like that
anyway...i know we can just go back to disposables, but i am really keen to keep going with the real nappies. there are lots of different types, but as we have a small apartment and no real drying facilities the fluffles seemed like the best bet (man-made quick drying). they are also very expensive so i want to try out different options first.
my question is...do any of you use real nappies? can your los move around and function ok in them? what type do you use? etc etc