Lovewee reusable nappy and reusable bamboo wipes from Nappymakers.

Ellie – mum to 4 month old baby RG and 2 1/2 year old Petal, and avid user of reusable nappies.

As a regular user of pretty much every style of reusable nappy I can testify that the bamboo terry fabric is the best and most absorbent, but the prolonger drying time means that they’re a bit of a pain to launder. The Lovewee nappy is a clever idea – its unique design means that it completely unfolds so there are no thick sections of nappy, so it all dries much quicker. It did require a good couple of washes before it was properly absorbent – I would suggest actually soaking the nappy for 24 hours before its first wash, which is what I normally do with new bamboo nappies.

I compared it with my usual bamboo nappies (Bambineo), which are double thickness, and I reckon they dried in less than half the time. Because it’s a relatively simple shape, with a removable booster, you can adapt the shape to pretty much any baby so I’m confident this nappy will last until toddlerhood. It also fitted into several different wraps, which I consider a big plus – it’s very irritating having to search out the specific wrap to go with a nappy. Mind you, that might be my own fault for having so many different kinds…!

Personally, I don’t actually like Nippas, and find it difficult to trust them. Consequently I ended up using safety pins, which worked well but add to the faff because you have to find them! I can see that it might not be easy to use applix fastening in this design, but I would prefer it if they could.

Available from Nappymakers, with prices starting from £7.95.

A very quick-drying nappy that will be useful until potty training. Just watch out for the fastening!