We’d already made our minds up that we wanted to use cotton, as this is the friendliest fabric next to your baby’s skin.  So now we only had to decide on what we would use to hold this cotton nappy in place.

We found the material that we wanted to use for the cover – PUL which is waterproof and breathable but we were unsure of how to fasten this cover together.

The pins seemed too risky, didn’t want to puncture any precious skin!  The poppers were too fiddley – when a wriggling baby is in front of you, you just need something that sticks quickly.

We came to the conclusion Velcro worked the best – it was easy to stick and unstuck, but stayed stuck when needed.  This is one of the reasons we chose Real Nappies.  So now we had the best material next to our baby’s skin and a very convenient cover to hold that diaper in place.

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.

One of our happy customers wrote a great review on Amazon, so good we thought you may like to read some of it, so we’ve put it into a list of reasons to use Real Nappies, for the full review check it out at Amazon!

1.  Other uses for Real Nappies:

‘I ordered the birth to potty pack because this system had the best reviews.  I went to pack away the newborn diapers, when I realized I can use the smaller diapers as a “catch pad”/bib for breastfeeding. I’m currently on the Infant size and I’m using the Crawlers and Toddler sizes as tummy-time drool mats, drool mats for naptime, lap pads, and as changing pad liners. The use as changing pad liner was an epiphany after reading so many bad reviews for changing pad systems that required special liners that ultimately end up rolling and bunching in the wash. I received some name-brand washable lap pads as a gift, and they were really small and only lasted two washes before falling apart because they’re just two pieces of felt glued together; what a waste! These Real Nappies have turned into so much more than just diapers, and this set really is everything you need to diaper your baby!’

2.  Easy to clean:

‘I use Charlie’s Soap and Haven’t had any staining or odor issues yet.’

3.  Know when your baby needs changing:

‘When you feel the diaper, there’s never any question if it’s wet, versus with disposables we’re always poking the diaper over and over again to figure out if that’s the reason baby’s crying.’

4. Nappy Rash?  What’s that!

‘When my baby was sick and having diarrhea, we went 48 hours in disposables, and in that short amount of time he got diaper rash. When we switched back to the nappies, the rash went away. We’ve never had to use diaper cream (why add more chemicals to your baby’s life?).’

5. Excellent Quality.

‘These cloth diapers have far better workmanship than other prefolds out there.  The sewing is tidier and doesn’t unravel. For the diaper covers, I love that the fabric is soft and there’s no exposed PUL (other companies have an exposed polyurethane liner, almost like pizza parlor tablecloth, and it tends to get sweatier).’

and another reviewer:
‘I have had the whole gamut of issues with previous diapers that I have tried, and these are far superior in function, at a fraction of the cost. Add to that a two child use guarantee out of your diapers and you really can’t go wrong.’

6. Slim Fit diapers.

‘I wanted a few extra inserts so I bought some prefolds and covers from other companies for comparison. I found that the Real Nappies are a little narrower in the crotch so baby’s legs can be closer together (how is baby supposed to crawl with a huge diaper in the way?) so I joke that they are European cut.’

7. Quicker Potty Training

‘People have told me the cloth diapers will make potty training easier because baby will know when the diaper is wet, versus with super absorbent diapers, babies tend to sit around in them for longer periods of time.’

8. Who needs Gussets?

‘I was initially concerned at the lack of leg gussets, but have been pleased and relieved to find that they function perfectly without them. I think perhaps with some of the thinner inserts out there, the leg gussets become more necessary. But, as these are meant to fit firmly against baby, that doesn’t pose a problem with these and I have not had leaking issues’

9. Save money too!

‘I never planned to “go green” but after trying these diapers, I can see how easy it is to make my household healthier by reducing the amount of chemicals and trying to choose greener products. While the initial investment is upfront, in the long run, I will spend less on diapering my baby.’

And the conclusion: ‘I love these diapers.’

Well what more can we say, other than there are many many other reasons to use Real Nappies but this is from just one of our happy purchasers!

There’s many more reviews on Amazon and on the Real Nappies USA site, so check us out and don’t forget to give us a thumbs up if you like what you read!

We went further afield and began our exploration of lands far far away.  We hit on a few stumbling blocks but we were determined to find the holy grail of the diaper cover.  The first rendition looked fine but after testing proved to be a little more leaky than we would like, and I’m sure baby would like!

The second rendition again seemed adequate, no leakage, until the velcro fasteners started failing.  So we sorted that one out too.  On the third try the velcro was fine but the elastic in the legs was not elastic enough!

Finally on the fourth attempt we were there – the velcro stayed stuck, the elasticated legs were a snug fit and the cover was waterproof!  So we finally had it, a cloth diaper cover that ticked all the boxes.  One could say we had found the Holy Grail of Diaper Cover.

It’s the same these days with poppers – when your baby isn’t being the perfect model for you at diaper change time it’s a very fiddly job to find the right hole to pop, believe me I’ve been there!  Although let’s face it poppers are far less dangerous than pins! 

Moving on to Velcro – this has to be the simplest and most practical way to go.  There is no danger of puncturing your baby, you don’t have to search for the right hole to pop and Velcro is far more adjustable – with our Velcro tabs you can even fasten one on top of the other if you need to make that fit extra snug, plus don’t forget the Real Nappies two child guarantee – so they last and last!

So there you have it, this is why we use Velcro fasteners.  So from that question to another – Why would you use anything else?

Velcro Fastener - Easy to stick and adjust!

1. Real Nappies is the most comprehensive pack available, it is a serious Birth to Potty Pack!  When checking out competitors make sure to look at actual pack contents, our pack gives enough for 24 newborn changes for example so it means 1 machine wash every 2-3 days per child. 
    
   2. Real Nappies or Pocket diapers?  Pocket diapers means they have a pocket that you stuff with the absorbent part, there are also All in one systems (AIO) these mean the absorbent part is built in to the diaper.  Every time your baby wets the diaper this means you have to wash the whole diaper.  With Real Nappies you simply change the inner and keep the same diaper cover on (unless on the odd occasion it gets soiled or wet),  Real Nappies covers usually need changing every 3rd change.  Less washing, less expense!
    
   3.  Real Nappies per diaper change are heaps cheaper than other systems!
    
   4.  Real Nappies is a 2 part system (separate cover to inner cloth diaper) and is very quick and easy to dry.  The inner cloth diaper opens out for easy and quick washing and drying.  The diaper cover dries pretty much instantly, the inner diaper about equivalent to a small hand towel to dry.  All in ones / pockets can take up to 3 days to dry per diaper, who’s got time for that with 2 kids in cloth!
    
   5.  Real Nappies cloth diaper is 100% natural, breathable cotton – most other systems use synthetic fabrics next to baby’s skin.
    
   6.  Real Nappies offer a unique guarantee  – we guarantee our products will last for a minimum of 2 kids.  Therefore if a cover / cloth diaper breaks, velcro fails etc we replace the product with brand new product (terms and conditions apply, does not cover normal wear and tear).  No other company offers this unique guarantee simply because their product will not last as long!
    
   7.  With Real Nappies you can machine dry the cloth diapers and the covers if you wish to.  Some other diapers you can only line dry.
    
   8.  Real Nappies are used in New Zealand Hospitals and DayCare Centres and are NZ’s #1 reusable cloth diaper.  All other brands competed for these tenders (including well known other pockets and AIO’s) and because our system is so simple, economical and versatile we were chosen and won the tender.  Subsequently Real Nappies Cloth Diapers are used successfully in Day Care Centres and Hospitals in New Zealand.
    
   9.  Real Nappies cloth diapers can be folded to accomodate different wetters: boys, girls and newborn (liquid poo fold!)  Therefore the diaper can be made thicker and more absorbent where ever your baby needs it most.  With other systems that use pads this is not always possible.

10.  Real Nappies uses a prefold cloth diaper system, any expert will tell you that prefold systems are the system of choice for newborn babies – other systems are too bulky or do not provide enough containment.  Real Nappies have 4 sizes which accomodate all different weights and sizes of babies.
 
11.  Real Nappies use velcro closures which are quick and easy to use – especially on a wriggly baby, no fiddly snap closures.  Plus velcro is more adjustable than snaps, and Real Nappies guarantee the velcro!

12.  Real Nappies use a flushable diaper liner - no need to scrap poo from your diapers, simply pop the biodegradable liner in the toilet with the solids, no smelly trash cans.  BEWARE!  Not all systems use a flushable liner.  We include 800 liners in our Birth to Potty Pack!

We hope this helps answer your questions – if you need any more help our customer careline and website are second to none.

Best Quality Cotton

Well we use only the best quality Cotton for starters.  Now that is no mean feat – our cotton diapers may look like a basic piece of cotton but believe you me they have taken years to perfect to get to the product we today can offer you.  There are so many different types and qualities of cotton, and the quality of machinists that sew them and the layers that go into them, plus the number of stitches per piece has to be perfect before they pass our rigorous testing.  To top it off Real Nappies Cloth Diapers have passed Oko-Tex testing (the much acclaimed European testing standards – please see other blog for more details).

We’ve got it all wrapped up!

To support our fantastic quality Cloth Diapers we insist on having fantastic quality diaper wraps to go with them.  Once again this has taken many years to get right!  Our diaper wraps are made of PUL (Polyurethane Laminate).  We decided that in order to stand up to our 2 kid quality guarantee it was essential to manufacture these with 2 layers of PUL.  These 2 layers of PUL are sandwiched together to give excellent waterproof protection, and a totally breathable diaper wrap.

Velcro-like closures

Our Velcro-type fasteners are made of a superior quality rubberised hook fastening that partners with the loop fastenings to give a snug, fully adjustable fit, easy opening and closing system on our diaper wraps.  With a wriggly toddler, believe me you need a quick and easy to use Velcro-type closure system to make diaper changing a breeze.

Our brilliant machinists

Our stitching uses top quality cotton and is double stitched to ensure these don’t fail you when you need them most!  Our machinists care about the final product and you can tell this by the quality of the end resulting product.

Awesome elastic

Our elastic in the diaper wraps are top class, we’ve sourced the best you can find so you can pull the diaper wraps around your baby snugly and firmly again and again.  Diapers leak if you have gaps around the legs or tummy, with our specially designed covers and the elastic we ensure that for every baby’s shape and size, Real Nappies cloth diapers will give you a customised fit each and every time.  So you can rest assured that each time you use Real Nappies you will enjoy a leak-free diaper!