Baby Bare Cloth Training Pants

Yesterday we released our cloth training pants! These gorgeous pants were an instant hit. You can check them out here.

I spent a lot of time evaluating what parents and kids want in training pants. I knew having gone through toilet training with our eldest, that kids want something that is attractive to them (so colourful and a cute image), but most importantly, it cannot look like a nappy.

Parents want a pair of pants that their  child is willing to wear. They also want reliability, the cute factor and something that is transitioning their child to underpants.

Our Baby Bare training pants look like undies. The outside is made from stretchy cotton, just like undies. The outside is laminated to help reduce leakage. The pants are lined with french bamboo terry. In the crotch is a layer of microfibre. These pants can absorb small - medium accidents. If you need more absorbency, you may want to try putting in a booster to make the pants hold more.

Our training pants also help your child identify when they have wet. Disposable nappies and many cloth nappies are designed so your child doesn't feel wet. Feeling the wet sensation allows young children to better understand why they need to use the toilet.

Our training pants are very stretchy. The large size should take your child through to school age (kindy to first class). As these fit more snuggly on bigger kids, children with special needs or those who are still prone to the odd accident can wear these and feel more confident in themselves. No need for a nappy when they need the confidence to believe in themselves and avoid cruelty from other kids.

6 years and still fitting. 

Cloth Nappies in Winter & Wet Weather

It's been raining all week in Sydney. Not only is this causing issues for building our new house, it is proving difficult to get our nappies dry.

Today we have launched our April promotion giving parents a spare soaker set with each nappy bought. This will give you the opportunity to reuse your covers with dry inserts while the first set dry. Effectively you are getting double the nappy changes for the same cost.

Cloth nappies need to be dried thoroughly to work effectively. There are many options for drying them out, you just need to find one that works for you.

1. Lay them on a clothes horse and take any opportunities for drying time outside. A clothes horse allows you to move nappies quickly, avoiding flash rain.

2. Use a fan. A low cost option is putting their nappies under or in front of a fan. The circulation of air will help dry them out if its wet outside. This option is good in Spring/Autumn where its too warm for heaters, but may be not warm enough outside to dry thoroughly.

3. As it cools down, take advantage of heaters. Bring nappies in and place them in front of heating vents. Even in the living room where its warmer can help your nappies dry out. Baking a roast dinner? Pop your clothes horse in the warm kitchen for an hour - the point being take advantage of what you have in your home to dry your nappies.

4. Finish them off in the dryer. If you have one, use the dryer after a day of drying. Take advantage of the days sunlight, wind and heating, then get the final dryness in the dryer.