Hippybottomus Stay-Dry Questions & Answers

I bought the Nappy Stash which has 24 nappies. This allows me to only wash every 2-3 days. I did find that as my Bub was quite small at birth, that the nappies were too bulky on her and I used disposables for a while until she put on weight. Now I only use disposables for emergencies

As others have answered, I would use disposables to start with as they are bulky to begin with. Also with newborn twins... I don't think you would want to start off with washing mountains of nappies. I would recommend you start with aldi brand newborn nappies which are affordable and I found them great, until they are about 8 weeks then start with the 24 pack which is designed for one baby. If this works well for your babies look at getting another 24 pack. The one pack lasts 2.5 to 3 days depending on how frequently you need to change bubs.

My bub was in them from 6ish weeks but she was born 5 weeks early so much smaller than your little one. They are slightlt more bulky compared to a disposable. And I did find we were often in the next size if clothing purely due to the nappies.

My son wasn't a huge baby but quite long and only fit into 0000 for a short period of time. Yes, the MCN's are bulkier than disposables and you will find clothing sizing varies (as does with adult sizes right?!).
May just have to move to 000, just roll up the legs and sleeves if too long. You'll get more wear out of larger sizes for bub to grow into anyway

My daughter was in Hippybottomus nappies from about 8weeks, she weighed a little over 5kg and yes the nappies are fairly bulky compared to disposables, particularly at first. In hindsight, as most babies are in disposables these days, baby clothes aren't really designed to fit over a modern cloth nappy, unlike 20-30 years ago when the majority were in cloth nappies. I found some designs of clothes fit better than others as they have more room for fitting over the cloth nappies. Hope that helps.

Hi Katie, Hippybottomus goes to the Parents, Babies, Children Expo in some of the capital cities each year. You could contact them via the info on their website and see what other events they might be attending. I'm not sure how else you could check them out unless you ask around your friends and see if anyone else uses them. I know it's not the same as touching them yourself, but I'd say that the interior fabric that goes against baby's skin is like polar fleece. Hope this helps. Regards, Angie

I purchased mine at one of the pregnancy and baby expos. Just keep an eye out for the next one locally to you.

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Hi Alfa, I don't have any velcro nappies in my stash of Hippybottomus. Mine are just over two years old and have plastic click /stud type fastenings. I cannot fault their quality - they're great!

Hiya, I don't know about the Velcro ones. The Hippybottomus diapers we bought have snaps and in fact all the cloth diapers we have so far use snaps and they're great. No problems with them at all. We had some Velcro on underwear for our baby's swimsuit but it has some sharp edges that irritated his skin so I don't like Velcro particularly for babies. Snaps are safer in my opinion.

I dont have an velcro ones either. Just the stud fastener ones. Quality has been fantastic

Have you ended up trying the training pants in the end? I am wondering the same question as you...

The part against bubs skin and most of the absorbent layers are all bamboo, which (as a natural fibre) is quite light and breathable.

I thought the same thing but she actually seemed more comfortable in the cloth nappies than she did in disposables! We have been to Vietnam and she wore cloth nappies in 38 degree humid heat nd she was fine! The lack of plastic helps with breathability and bamboo is really breathable! Hope this helps x

Yes, I use them on my 21 month old. Just remember to change more frequently than disposables, or pop an extra insert in. Also make sure you thoroughly pre-wash to ensure max absorbency (like a towel).

Hi Ange, yes No problems for a 15 mth old.