The Bambino Miosolo Challenge

This week I shall be taking part in the Bambino Miosolo real nappy challenge.

I have been curious about real nappies for a while now. After a run of dry skin on his face and awful nappy rash we have recently ditched baby wipes in favour of good old fashioned water and muslin clothes. The results have been amazing. Could real nappies improve his poor bum even more?

My main concerns are;

• Ease of use
• Absorbency
• Cost
• Smell
• Washing

The thought of using real nappies does slightly scare me. I have looked into them before but got scared and confused. There just seemed too much to take in, sizes, inserts,  liners, nappies, folding, wraps and pre soaking and arrrgggh I am so confused.

So, the things that appealed to me about the Miosolo is that they are all in ones so no wraps and boosters etc. Just a complete nappy that you put on baby and then put in the washing machine. Now even I can manage this surely?

The benefits of the Miosolo are listed as;

• one size nappy, fits from birth
• super absorbent core, draws moisture into the nappy away from baby
• stay-dry inner layer, prevents moisture seeping back onto baby
• unique pull-out tab system for quick drying core

So far I have had a good nosey at the Miosolo and I am surprised with how soft they feel. It is advised to pre wash the Miosolo's as this boosts absorbtion. I popped them straight into my machine with my usual non bio wash powder (no fabric softener required) and a scoop of Mio Fresh nappy cleanser.  I was very surprised at how quickly they dried when put over a radiator ( the heating was already on).

So, tomorrows challenge is the "Stay At Home Challenge".

If you want to see how the Challenge is going, both for us and for the other mums taking part then follow the hash tag #miosolochallenge