Padfold vs snappi

Prefold cloth nappies are one of the simplest, and most straight forward nappy types on the market, but how should you use them.  What are the advantages and disadvantages when considering padfold v’s snappi? What’s the best way for you to use your cloth nappies?

Padfolding

Padfolding is when you simply fold the cloth nappy into a pad shape and place it directly into the nappy cover, but how does it stand up when you are thinking about padfold vs snappi?  Is padfolding enough?  The great thing about pad folding is that it is very simple and straightforward to do.  You can fold all of your cloth nappies ready to place in the cover when you come to use them, and then you don’t have to mess around with getting everything ready.  If you have a good quality cover, such as our fantastic ecobots cover, with leg gussets which make it extra bomb proof and reliable, then pad folding is probably all you need to do.

 

For speed and ease of use, then you can’t really beat a padfolded prefold.  For some children though, particularly newborns, you may find that you have to change the cover with every single change because it gets soiled.  This should happen less as your baby gets older, as older babies tend to poo less often, and when they do poo it tends to be less explosive.  With a close fitting cover with leg gussets, such as the ecobots cover, it should keep the most violent poo explosions in, although the cover itself may need changing.

Snappi fastened

For many people there is only one answer to the padfold vs snappi question, and that’s to use the snappi.  As one person put it to me once, babies don’t tend to poo in a neat rectangle shape, so you need something a little bit more to hold it all in.  For newborns snappis are great for holding altogether and giving another level of protection.  Of course this is a little more fiddly, and sometimes finding the right fold for the shape of your baby can be a bit of a trial and error process.  Some people find that they start out using the snappi, but then don’t need to as their child gets older, for others the snappi becomes essential when they have a wiggly toddler who just won’t keep still, and they need a little extra to keep everything together.

Padfold vs snappi

When it comes to answering the padfold vs snappi question, and deciding which is the best way to use the nappies for you and your baby, it really is a case of trial and error.  We would normally recommend getting a snappi (or two) to try on your nappies so that you can see what works best for you.  All of our cloth nappy packs come with a snappi nappy fastener so that you can try different ways of using your ecobots nappies and decide what you prefer with padfold vs snappi.