Nappy Time Amusement

Age - 3 Months +
Price - £4.50 (IKEA)
Rating - ***

As my little one approaches five months old, gone are the days when he would lie still for a nappy change. Often now we are wrestling him into his nappy. And as he gets bigger and stronger I have no doubt this will become an even greater challenge.

I purchased this mobile as I longed for those days to return where he would gaze distractedly at something (the wall next to the changing table used to suffice) and for now this mobile is having the desired effect. I'm sure the novelty will soon wear off but until it does I'm a happy mummy!

Wrapooh ... the cheaper Sangenic cassette alternative

Age - Newborn +
Price - 14.99
Category - Nappy Changes

Rating: ****

As mentioned in the previous post about the Sangenic Nappy Bin the cassettes are expensive at 10.00 for three refills. The solution to this is the Wrapooh, this product is a roll of continuous liner which you cut to size and use to refill the cassettes. At 14.99 for the equivalent of ten refills it is less than half the price of the genuine refill cassettes.

It is a little fiddly to do, but once you've got the hang of it you can refill five or so cassettes in quarter of an hour or so. The trick is to save enough cassettes that you can do a batch of refill in one go as once you have the hang of it, you can quickly do them all.

Messy Nappy Changes

 

Aldi £1.99 for 10

Age - Newborn +
Price - from £1.99
Category - Nappy Changes
Rating - *****

When our little one first arrived we used Muslin Squares or Changing Mat Liners to protect little one from the cold changing mat and to prevent any "accidents" from running back down the changing mat toward his clothes.

Boots £3.79 for 12

Then we discovered disposable changing mat pads, which are basically incontinence pads, which are super absorbent. As our little one is getting older we find that we use them less but certainly in those first few weeks they were a vital part of our changing kit. I also use them on our travel changing mat when out and about to make cleaning up any accidents much easier.

There are a variety on the market, prices range from £1.99 to £4.00 - they're really worth a try!

Pampers £4 for 12

Tommee Tippee Sangenic Nappy Bin

Age - Newborn +
Price - 24.99
Category - Nappy Changes
Rating - ****

Again, as an expectant mother searching the must-have items, I came across this "nappy disposal system" (or bin as most people would call it). The Sangenic has a continuous liner which comes in a replaceable cassette, once each nappy is disposed of you twist the top to contain and wrap the nappy - thus keeping in the smells etc.

It was particularly good to begin with as you don't have to juggle with nappy sacks, however after a little while the cost of replacement cassettes add up at around 10.00 for three cassettes. Each cassette probably lasts between 5-7 days realistically.

It does a good job of keeping the smells at bay and it also looks more attractive in the nursery than a standard bin. They are available in different colours too, baby pink, baby blue and white.

Keep an eye out for deals as they are often on offer too !

Top Tip: to save on the plastic liners, when you have an only wet nappy don't rotate the top, only rotate the top to seal the container before and after each dirty nappy