Mother-ease One Size Organic Nappies Review

Typical price:

£9.25

We like:

That the folding option saves money; the excellent absorbency; removable booster; good eco credentials

We don't like:

The gigantic Weeble bum small infants get from the folded nappy

SmartPlanet judgement:

The idea of a nappy that folds in and out so you don't need to replace it as your child grows is an excellent one. It saves you money and it saves on resources. Here, it's carried out successfully, though it's a bit unsettling to see a very young infant with a very large bum. But it works -- for all ages -- soaking up lots, drying quickly and fitting snugly. And it comes with the Canadian organic certification equivalent to the Soil Association.

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Contact:

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The main attraction of these one-size nappies is that you can fold them over on themselves to suit a newborn baby or use them on their biggest fastenings to fit a toddler. So one set of nappies will see you through about two years before potty training.

You'll still need two or three sizes of waterproof wrap, however. But when you consider that you might need 15-25 nappies and just three or four wraps, the Mother-ease One Size nappies will definitely save you a significant sum.

The only downside of the One Size design is that when the nappy is folded over on itself the bulk looks a bit absurd on a tiny baby. In fact, they look not unlike a Weeble. If you're bothered by this, you can always choose Mother-ease Sandy's nappies, which come in two sizes and were also impressive. They're slimmer-fitting and the highly elastic edges are effective at preventing leaks.

In our test, we found the One Size nappy to be absorbent and it didn't leak. The popper fastenings on the wrap (which is sold separately for £8.50) work well and are sufficiently adjustable, and inside there are two further poppers that can be used to attach an optional snap-in booster pad. The advantage of being able to remove the booster is that the nappy is less bulky and dries faster without it.

The nappy is also available in an identical design in bamboo. And there are two types of wrap -- Airflow with poppers and Rikki with Velcro. Mother-ease wraps are probably the best around, and there's nothing to stop you from mixing and matching.

They've got excellent eco and ethical credentials, too, as they're made in a wind- and water-powered factory in Canada with US-sourced organic cotton -- which carries the Canadian Organic Certification, the equivalent and are shipped to the UK to avoid air freight. Whew!

Additional testing done by Caramel Quin

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