The Itty Bitty Nappy

The nappy below is an Itti Bitti D'Lish (http://www.ittibitti.com.au/) nappy. I wish I'd discovered this when Lucy was a newborn! The Itti Bitti range was created by an Aussie mum who had a tiny baby and found there was a need for cloth nappies which fit small babies. The D'Lish type is particularly designed for little babies like Lucy who are lean and small as it is not bulky and is shaped around the groin area. Lucy was only 2.5kg when she was born, and even the ordinary towelling squares didn't fit! This nappy fits a baby from 3.5 to 7.5 kg and there is also a medium and large size (so you would need to purchase quite a few over your baby's nappy-wearing life if just using this system).




The nappy consists of a synthetic minkee (it's very soft) outer cover (left, below) and bamboo booster pads (middle and right, below) which snap in place, allowing them to be removed after washing, to hasten drying. Bamboo is highly absorbant and a very sustainable material. There are also mini-boosters, which snap onto the smaller booster pad to increase absorbency. The snap-on buttons are colour-coded so you can't mistake where they are supposed to attach (especially useful for husbands - Sooj would agree). All of the booster pads can be purchased separately, since the nappy outer doesn't need to be changed after every nappy change, reducing the number of complete nappies needed. The Itti Bitti D'Lish is also available as an all-in-one (mine is technically an all-in-two), with the boosters being sewn into the nappy so there's no need for any removal or replacement - handy if your baby's being left in day-care as it's very easy to put on.


I quite like this nappy for its convenience (it's very easy to put on so I tend to use it a lot when I'm out) and also its fit and lack of bulk, especially when Lucy was smaller. I have had some issues with leakage if Lucy is in certain positions (especially on her tummy or side) as sometimes it slips down slightly, creating gaps for urine to leak. This may be partly because of Lucy's shape - she is quite long for her weight so the nappy may not sit up as high on her waist area as it's intended to - so it will be interesting to see how the medium size goes. If Lucy goes to day care ever (perhaps next year) I will probably buy some of the all-in-one's just to take for that day.