Just feel like I have to let you all know that Real Nappies has had it’s best month ever in the USA!  We also had our best month in the UK too.

I am so pleased that more and more people seem to be making the change to MCN’s (Modern Cloth Nappies/Diapers) and of course I’m extra pleased that more people are choosing Real Nappies.

The three main reasons to change are Health, Pocket and Environment.

Our biggest saver is our Birth to Patty Pack, please check it out.

Thank you all for choosing Real Nappies!

Take care.

John.

Thought I’d let you know about our super special Cyber Monday Deal on our Birth to Potty Pack runs out today!

This is a great chance to get your hands on New Zealand’s favorite cloth diaper - Real Nappies, at a fantastic price.

Our Birth to Potty Pack is only $389 at the moment – that’s all the cloth diapers you’ll ever need guaranteed for 2 kids.  This is by far the best value pack of cloth diapers on the market!

Our 6 packs of Diaper Covers are only $39.99 and our Diaper Liners 6 packs are only 34.99.

Check out our Specials right here.

All the best!

Of course with Real Nappies prefold diapers being 100% cotton they are soooo easy to maintain and wash.  Our covers are also really easily to look after.   You can hot wash both cotton diapers and covers, no worries about special washing!  There are some ingredients however we suggest you never use on your cloth diapers or covers.

Ingredients to Avoid in your Washing Detergent

• Whiteners and Brightners (tiny particles that remain on your clothes making them seem brighter after washing.  These are not necessary and may cause
• Whitening enzymes (help dissolve stains but can cause skin reactions on sensitive babies)
• skin irritation)

• Fragrances and Dyes (Unnecessary chemicals for babies’ laundry)

• Bleach (harsh chemical against babies’ delicate skin)

• Fabric softener (leaves a residue on your diapers and will cause them to be less absorbent

Cheaper Detergent can be better for your Real Nappies Cloth diapers!

Cheaper detergents are less likely to contain any of the above additives that are best avoided.  Therefore you may be able to get away with a cheaper detergent to use on your cotton cloth diapers – saving even more money through using Real Nappies!!

TopTip: Remember to always use less detergent when washing cloth diapers – usually about 1/4 of manufacturers recommended amount, that way you will not build up a detergent residue on your covers which can lead to stinky, inaffective covers.

Detergent Table

It’s the same story in Australia as it was in the US – everyone was so surprised we guarantee our diapers for 2 kids. 

Melbourne is a great city and I’m so lucky I get to travel around so much spreading the word of the cloth diaper. 

Having said that there are lots of cloth diaper firms now, they seem to be popping up everywhere, far more than when we first started around 8 years ago.  So I guess I’m not the only one spreading the word on cloth diapers which is great news!

Heaps of people though like Real Nappies because of their simplicity.  As I’m sure you know there are quite a few different styles of cloth diapers out there.  The most complex being the one size fits all diaper.  So many people were coming up to me with such confused looks on their faces not knowing which diaper brand to choose.  I go ahead and show them Real Nappies and they just say “wow, that’s easy.”

Then I go on and explain our Birth to Potty Pack, the most comprehensive pack of diapers on the market, I get another “wow.”  Then I eplain the Two Child Guarantee then along comes the third “wow.”

Nine times out of ten it then becomes an easy sale.  To me it’s a no brainer – all the diapers you’re ever likely to need in one box plus they are guaranteed for two kids.

If anyone at the shows have any questions regarding our diapers compared to any other diapers I can always give them a reason why ours are better and believe me I am no salesman, but I really do believe in our product.

I believe we have the best product on the market but if you think it can be improved in any way or we can offer some other product please let us know.

Take care.

Our US trip turned out to be great!  We made lots of new friends/contacts in Louisville, Kentucky where we attended the ABC Kid’s Expo.  The expo lasted four days and by the time it had finished we were all pretty exhausted, including our two kids, Emily who’s 11 and Joe who’s 8.

Everyone we spoke to was really impressed and surprised at the fact we offer a two child guarantee on our diapers, plus at our Birth to Potty Pack which includes all the dipers you’ll need plus heaps of extras too!

After the show the kids and us took a little holiday.  We visited Las Vegas and then onto LA to do the Disneyland thing.  We all had a fantastic time and can’t wait till next year’s show.

Take care!

Are you tired of your baby waking up with wet PJ’s and wet sheets?  Well thank goodness for our amazing night time booster pads.  Made of cotton layers sandwiched between terry top layer and micro fleece bottom layer, our boosters are so effective you can all have a quiet, dry night.  Real Nappies Night Time Boosters are incredibly thirsty, versatile and are of excellent quality, the microfleece keeps baby dry and draws the moisture away from bubs skin.

How to Use Real Nappies Night Time Booster Pads

• Simply pop the Booster Pad on top of your cotton cloth diaper
• Ensure the pad is micro fleece side up
• The pad should go next to baby’s skin
• Fasten cover and enjoy a leak free night!

How to Wash Real Nappies Night Time Booster Pads

• Remove any soiling on the Booster Pads (one of our flushable cotton diaper bioliners is ideal for keeping your Booster Pad clean).
• Rinse through your Booster Pad
• The Booster Pads can be soaked in the same way as your cotton cloth diapers, using Nappy Fresh
• If you are ready to wash straight away simply wash at cold or warm temperature using your ordinary detergent and an optional spoonful of Nappy Fresh to whiten and sanitize your Booster Pads
• Real Nappies Booster Pads can be machine dried if necessary

Using a different cotton cloth diaper brand or a Pocket Diaper?  No problem use Real Nappies Booster Pads with them too and be amazed at how absorbent they are.  We even get parents using our Booster Pads as a diaper for Preemie babies, simply use with our Newborn Real Snug Wrap Covers.

Don’t Take Our Word For It

Here is an email we received from a very happy customer:

“I wanted to drop you an email to say how impressed I am with your diapers! I have tried a number of dedicated night time diapers on 2 of my boys and none have lasted the night! Until now. I purchased the Toddler Top-Up Pack recently. I have recently placed another order for more Real Nappies!

My 24month old boy has dry jammies and a dry bed when he wakes up wearing one of your diapers with the night time booster. That was impressive as no other night diaper has achieved that feat! But the most impressive was this morning. My 5year old autistic son still requires a diaper at night. As he is quite small for his age, I put on a toddler nappy with the booster to see if it could handle a 5year old heavy wetter. And much to my surprise and delight it did!” Catherine F

Thanks Catherine for taking the time to write this.  So what are you waiting for – try our Night Time Boosters now starting from $8.99 for a 2-Pack.

Real Nappies has won GOLD in the “Best cloth nappy brand” section of the OHbaby Magazine awards.

OHbaby is the largest and most popular baby magazine in NZ, over 5,000 voters cast over 177,000 votes for their favourite products from botty-balm to baby carriers and even the best family car.

OHbaby! publisher Angela Pedersen says

“With such a vast array of products available, it can be overwhelming for new parents to know what to buy when they’re preparing for the arrival of a baby.  Our intention with the OHbaby! awards is to create a list of proven products and services as recommended by other New Zealand mums and dads, giving new parents confidence that they’re buying well”

Over 5,000 voters cast over 177,00 votes for their favourite products – from botty-balm, to baby-carriers and even the best family car.   Angela says

“such a big voting turnout gives real credibility to these awards.  Our winners should rightly be very proud of their win and shout it from the rooftops. What the results show us is that parents are discerning consumers. These aren’t necessarily the cheapest products on the market, but they represent quality and good value for money.“

There were 52 Gold Winners and 52 Silver Winners from each of the eight categories – Out & About, Play, Feed, Sleep, Babycare, Home, Shop and Maternity.    Over the coming weeks expect to see the OHbaby! winners logo appear on their packaging and advertising material as the winners promote their award.

Real Nappies‘ Director, Liz Mole says:

“We are absolutely thrilled with the result, we have been claiming to be New Zealand #1 Cloth Diaper for years so it was fantastic to finally be able to prove it be voted Gold Award winners.   Real Nappies Cloth Diapers are such a simple, easy system to use, they make using cloth diapers accessible to everyone – thank you New Zealand for voting Real Nappies #1 Cloth Diaper.”

Real Nappies cloth diapers are a 2-part diaper system made up of a strong, waterproof diaper cover, and a 100% natural cotton diaper.  An optional flushable diaper liner to flush away the solids makes clean-up a breeze.  Real Nappies cloth diapers are sold individually or in easy to buy packs.  Real Nappies, Liz Mole says:

“Our biggest selling product is the Real Nappies Birth To Potty Pack – this takes the guesswork and confusion out of cloth diapers – people grab a pack and know they have all the cloth diapers they need from birth to potty!  It’s excellent value and Real Nappies are the only cloth diaper company to guarantee their diapers to last through 2 children!  We are sure all this helped towards us claiming GOLD in the awards.”

Competition was fierce with many other well known cloth diaper brands in the running to the GOLD spot – but with so many loyal supporters of Real Nappies Cloth Diapers they made it happen for us!  THANK YOU FRIENDS!

*information on the awards and quotes have been taken from OhBaby Website.

Thank you again for voting for us.

This was someone who has a busy schedule and is certainly not a mom that is tied to the washing machine washing diapers.  She’s a perfect candidate for disposable diapers, but she gave cloth a go and was pleasantly surprised at just how easy she found them.

What were her findings?

Link through here and watch Natali’s experiences with cloth diapers.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7131550n

So which diapers are Real Nappies?

Real Nappies cloth diapers are a wrap and prefold system similar to the first diaper shown on CNET. They have a 100% cotton diaper, which is separate to the cover.  This makes life SOOOOO much easier, as come diaper change time you simply take out the wet diaper and pop in a dry one.

You keep the same diaper cover on bubs until it gets wet or smelly!

This means less washing, less drying and less cost!

Help I’m so confused!

Natali mentioned that the cloth diaper choices available to new parents are so overwhelming, that many parents just don’t even go there.  I understand that and can totally relate to it!  I know pretty much every cloth diaper out there and when I go online I still get totally confused, Arrrggghhh!

Our solution?

Well this is where the Real Nappies Birth to Potty Pack really comes into it’s own, no more confusing questions like:

What do I need? How many cloth diapers shall I buy?  Which is the best system for me?

Our Birth to Potty Pack is your one-stop solution in a box – everything you will ever need to diaper your baby from Birth up until Potty Trained, all in one box!

How do you know it’s the best system for you?

Put simply, because you, the customer tell us we are the best!  You love our customer service, the quality of our products, the price, the simplicity and that Real Nappies actually work!

PLUS, We are a New Zealand company and are:

• NZ’s #1 cloth diaper system,
• The hospital’s choice of diaper to use in Maternity,
• Used in Daycare Centres

By the way did I also mention we are the ONLY cloth diaper company that gives a 2-child guarantee on our diapers??  We must truly trust in the quality of our products to do that!

Need I say more?  Check us out and discover why Real Nappies cloth diapers will soon become your favourite cloth diaper too.

As a new Mum I was keen to provide my baby with the healthiest most natural start in life but found that often this idealist ‘green’ approach was hard to maintain as our lives are much busier than that of our grandmothers who never had to take baby out in the car etc   so when a friend lent me the ‘snug wrap’ to try I was sceptical that I could keep it up as I had failed with the pins and diaper pants before.  However after two days I was on line and purchased my first set.

The system is as easy to use as disposable diaper and I found I didn’t have to change any more than I did before, I have subsequently had three more children and apart from a couple of new wraps for my forth have used the same ones.

The things I like so much are:

1)     Not having to buy disposable diapers! (apart from the odd pair if we go away as it’s a bit of a pain to take cloth diapers away)

2)     Far more natural to surround babies sensitive skin with cotton than plastic which contains phthalates

3)     Better for the very generation that we are nurturing, they will not thank us when they have to deal with the contamination of our ground and water when they are in their 20’s because we were too lazy to wash a few diapers

4)     Don’t have to feel bad if you change them and they do another poo straight away!  How many times do you throw a barely used diaper in the trash?

6)     No tricky folding, pins, washing instructions, soaking……………………………you just put them in a bucket and do a load of whites every couple of days.  They dry so fast that you can almost use the wraps straight out of the machine.

Sonia E.

Thanks so much for that great review Sonia!!

Well it’s simple really:

1.     Second to none Customer Service. Our Customer Service Team are AWESOME!  They truly are amazing.  Best of all they believe in the product.  All the people on our team use Real Nappies cloth diapers, whether on their own kids, friend’s kids or their grandchildren.  So yes, we know what we are talking about when you ask us a question, and yes, we do use them ourselves!

2.     2-Child Guarantee. That’s right we guarantee our products through 2 of your children*.  So if your Velcro no longer sticks, or your stitching on your diaper cover is coming undone, we replace it (Terms and Conditions do apply).  Do you know of any other reusable diaper that offers this fantastic guarantee?

3.  Real Nappies Work. Well put simply, Real Nappies do what they say they do!  Real Nappies Cloth Diapers do not leak when used properly, Real Nappies prevent diaper rash, save the environment and save you a whole heap of money to boot: so why wouldn’t you use them and stick with them?

3.     Excellent Quality. Well for starters there is no way we could offer such a fantastic 2-child guarantee if our products weren’t top notch quality.  We have scouered the globe for the best quality products we can buy.  Our cotton cloth diapers have the ‘Okeo-tex certification’ and are made of the best Indian Cotton money can buy, our diaper wraps and cotton cloth diapers are used in Day Care Centers and Hospitals in New Zealand, and our flushable, biodegradable diaper bioliners are sold by the truck load to customers around the globe.  We’ve been in the cloth diaper market for over 7 years now and we pass on these years of experience to you, we’ve saved you the hassle of searching for the best cloth diaper system on the market:

Congratulations: you’ve found them…. Welcome to REAL NAPPIES.