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Recently we send one of our dinky nappies to the nappy lady here in New Zealand, so that she could do a review and post it on line.  If you’ve never seen us at a baby show or market before, or had one of our free demo’s, then you might want to watch the review and learn more about the nappy. The Nappy Lady The nappy lady works in New Zealand to help spread the word about cloth nappies, and to teach parents about the advantages of using them on their children.  She works very closely with local counsels throughout New Zealand, and going along to one of her evenings is a great way to get into cloth nappies and learn more about them. Dinky nappy review Want to know what the nappy lady thought about our cloth nappy? Then take a look: Available at nappyneedz The dinky nappy is available to buy here at Nappyneedz, for $25 each. Or you can purchase one of our value packs, which can make the cost per nappy as little as $18.  Check out our full range of colours and prices here.   If ...

Christmas can be a very busy, and sometimes quite stressful, time of year.  The last thing that you want is the day to day things, like nappies to make things even more stressful.  Here’s our top tips for coping with cloth nappies over Christmas. Top tips for coping with cloth nappies over Christmas Make sure that you have plenty of clean nappies before the festivities start; no one want’s to wash on Christmas day If you want a few days off, then get in extra nappies so that you don’t have to wash. Rinsing the nappies after use will stop smells building up if you have a few days without washing. When you have a house full of visitors, make the most of them by getting them to help out with hanging clean nappies on the line, and other little jobs. If you’re at someone else’s house make sure you take plenty of changes and somewhere to put dirty nappies with you. If you’re going to be staying over night, then check out the washing facilities first. If you...

Yuck, stinky nappies!  One of the biggest problems that some people have with cloth nappies is dealing with stinky nappies.  In my early days of cloth nappy use I had to deal with the stinky nappies issue.  Usually cloth nappies actually smell better than disposable ones, but every now and again, parents find that their cloth nappies start to really smell.  There are a few reasons why this happens, and usually with a few little changes, smells can be eliminated. Why you get stinky nappies Some parents find that after using cloth nappies with no problems for months, all of a sudden something changes and they’re faced with stinky nappies.  There are a number of things that can cause this eye watering ammonia smell in cloth nappies, I will go through the different ways of dealing with the different causes of the ammonia stink: Washing detergent build up; although you want to use enough to clean you nappies, you need to make sure you don’t use too much. Chemical ammonia build up...