Little Lamb
Details:
A birth to potty pocket nappy with snap closure. Older versions come with microfibre inserts, newer version comes with two little lamb bamboo boosters.
Fit:
As with all birth to potty nappies these are very adjustable through their series of poppers. I do personally find them a little on the larger side, and for that reason they didn't fit Isabelle well until she was several months old. Their generous size means they should last us a long time, however. The waist elastic in these doesn't seem overly tight which means they sometimes gape at her tummy.
The only extreme nappy explosion we have ever had was out of one of these nappies - a combination of her perhaps still being too small and the slacker waist elastic. Generally, they do contain solids pretty well.
I have both the old style microfibre inserts and the new bamboo type. I honestly cannot fault the microfibre - yes it needs boosted eventually but I rarely have had a leak with that. I can't understand why Little Lamb chose to change to two bamboo boosters. Bamboo absorbs slowly so is not great at dealing with bigger wees- leading to lots of leaks. I bought some extra microfibre inserts and use those in all my Little Lambs, and use the bamboo to boost. This works much better for us - and from speaking with other mums, it works much better for most people.
Ease of use:
Comparable to any pocket nappy. I do find the new versions very difficult to stuff though, due to the texture of the PUL. This makes them a total pain to work with. They are quite wide in the crotch though, which makes for easier stuffing and allows me to use a size 2 bamboo booster which many of my pockets seem too narrow to use.
Quality and Appearance:
Not the prettiest- they come in a range of block colours, but they are OK looking and the color range is good enough. Quality wise, I cannot fault the older style at all. The new style suffers from the 'sticky PUL' affliction which I have seen before, making it very hard to stuff as I mentioned above.
Price:
I actually won 10 of these nappies so mine were free! Little Lamb do great bulk offer deals direct from their website, so you can get 6 of these for £45 - a bargain and much cheaper than many other pocket nappies.
Bug bears:
Has to be that sticky PUL and the insane inclusion of the two bamboo boosters instead of microfibre. I'll never get my head round that one.
Overall:
It's a 3.5/5 from me for these nappies. Yes they have their flaws and they certainly aren't my favorite nappy, but they are great value and when I use microfibre and bamboo together, work really well. I think they will stand the test of time for us, lasting well no to toddlerhood.