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I'm also a nappy newbie, and I think I've narrowed it down to 3 brands I like the look and sound of, but just wondered if anyone had any advice or info about the difference between the 3.

1. Honeychild Pocket Nappies
2. Baby Cheeks
3. Baby First

Baby first seems a lot cheaper than the other two, but not sure how it is different.

Please help, my brain is in overload!
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The Baby First nappies are All In 2's; you lay the insert down inside the cover, the idea is that if only the insert is wet/dirty, you can re-use the cover. Each nappy you buy comes with 2 microfibre inserts. Try getting 1 or 2, and see if you like them before buying heaps of them.
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What whitewave said! Also check out the stickied 'Nappy Systems' thread in this topic.

Welcome to OHbaby!

Only thing I would say about the first two brands you've listed is that Honeychilds are what I would call a "high end" pocket while Baby Cheeks are more "low end".

Honeychilds are more expensive but I don't know anyone who has had any problems with them, and the microfibre in their inserts is the good stuff, nice and thirsty. I haven't personally tried Baby Cheeks but from what I can tell, seems like they're great IF they fit your bubba well, but don't necessarily work as well for the range of shapes that babies come in iygwim (iygwim= if you get what I mean).

It's dangerous to generalis eof course, but that seems to be the case for a number of brands (usually the less expensive pockets) - Baby Harmony, Peapods, etc, people seem to either love or hate them whereas the more expensive ones seem to suit more people.

Whereabouts are you in NZ? If you're in Auckland it might pay to go and visit the Snazzipants shop in Milford so you can have a look at a bunch of different types, or if you're in Christchurch you could go and visit Bumbles... both have great websites too. Not that they're the only ones - the 'Kiwi Nappy Suppliers' thread has a good listing of other places to look

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Thanks,

I'm in Wellington - had looked at visiting Snazzipants based on a previous thread but obviously then realised it was in Auckland. I haven't looked at the Baby Cheeks in the shops yet, just on their website.

My friend uses Honey Child and their website does seem a lot more comprehensive. I will go back and ask her a few more questions...

Just another question about Baby First - you said you put the insert in the cover, but don't you have inserts with the other two, or is the difference that with Honey Child for example, you have to put the insert in the pocket rather than just in the nappy?

Slightly less confused now...
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I'm not 100% certain on this, but I'm fairly sure Honeychild have a shop in Karori? My grandmother bought me some from there last year anyway - just don't know for sure if they're still open.

Yeah Baby Cheeks and Honeychild are both pockets, which means the insert goes inside the nappy. Baby First I'm not 100% certain about, they call them All In Twos but if they don't actually attach to the cover in some way I'd be inclined to refer to them as prefolds and covers.

It could be a really good idea to see about getting a hire kit? (Not sure how old your bubba is.) If you think you might like Honeychild then Pepsicles do a hire kit of small HCs for $12 a week. See this thread

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another place to look is the baby factory. they sell pea pods and baby cheeks, both pockets, and real nappies prefolds and wraps. baby cheeks are a one size nappy and they are adjusted using the leg elastic... and like someone else said people either love or hate peapods. i like my peapod but it is a larger fit that some of my other nappies and i really like their bamboo inserts.

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