Air-Rika Wrap that fastens with poppers, made by Mother-ease. It's actually labelled Air Flow, but, or so the tale goes, because the nappies were invented by Erica, the wrap is known as the Air-Rika - get it?
AIO or All-In-One A one piece nappy complete with its own integral waterproof wrap.
Aplix Brand name of a high quality type of Velcro like hook and loop style fastenings
Bamboo Grown without pesticides this new fabric remains soft and silky, is slimmer than cotton, and dries reasonably fast as a flat nappy but where there are seams is slow to dry.
Booster
pads Extra
layers of fabric to fit inside a nappy to increase absorbency,
may be made of terry, flannelette or hemp. you can make your
own by cutting up cotton fabric and oversewing the edges, an
hourglass shape is best.
Bright
Bots Australian
manufacturer of economical trainer pants, terry squares and clothing,
all in bright colours.
Cloth
NappiesNappies
made from fabric as opposed to disposables
Diaper American
name for Nappy
Dry
pailing Storing
the nappies dry without soaking
Fleece Generally
Acrylic or Polyester fabric as used in fleece jackets etc. Polyester
fleece is considered best, used for wraps as it is very breathable
and one-way stay dry liners as it isn't absorbent and keeps baby
dry.
FlexiTots Nappy from Tots Bots with bamboo velour inner and soft polyester outer.
Fuzzi Bunz
Wrap, with 2 layers outer of polyurethane laminated waterproofing,
inner of polyester fleece, between which is a pocket into which
is put your nappy. Keeps baby dry, easy to put on, yet separates
for quick washing & drying.
Imse
Vimse Swedish
nappy manufacturer of Imse Diapers and Bumpy wraps
Itti Bitti Australian nappy system , slim fitting with a waterproof outer and pop in pads
Kissaluv American
made nappy, very stretchy fleece fabric, slim fitting and popper
fastening
Kooshies
Canadian manufacturer of nappies, including Ultra and Classic
Lanolin Used
to treat Wool Wraps, to maintain their waterproof properties,
often as an ingredient of Wool Cure the recommened tretment for
wool wraps.
Liners See
One-Way Liners
Litewrap Polyurethane
laminated wrap with both Velcro and a popper. Good generous fit.
Microfibre/Microterry. Modern man made fabric, with loop pile, good absorbency quick to dry
Mother-Ease
(ME)Canadian
nappy manufacturers, renowned for one-sized stretch terry nappy
with poppers and Air-Rika & Rikka wraps
Nappy
Nippas Plastic
T shaped gadget used to fasten terries without a pin
One
Way Liners A
liner to go between baby and the nappy that is biodegradable
and flushable, or of washable fabric e.g. polyester or fleece.
These allow liquids to pass through to be soaked up by the nappy
keeping baby drier, whilst retaining solids to allow them to
be flushed down the loo.
Popo Velcro
fastening wrap made by Popolino
Popolino Austrian
nappy manufacturer, of Snap to Fit & Popo wraps
Poppers Usually
plastic, popper fastenings
Pouched Nappy Cover A nappy cover with an inner lining of (usually) polyester fleece with an opeening to stuff with an absorbent pad.
Prefold Three
panelled flat flannelette nappy that is pre folded and stitched
so that the centre panel is thicker than the outer two panels.
Pull-on
pants Wrap
without side openings - pulls on like ordinary pants.
PUL
or
Polyurethane Laminate,
usually laminated to polyester this is the waterproofing material
of most breathable wraps.
Rikki
Wrap Velcro
fastening wrap made by Mother-ease
Silver Liners Polyester nappy liners with a thread of silver in. Silver is antibacterial and helsp restrict bacterial growth, so by placing one of these liners anywhere in the nappy it will help reduce overnight redness and nappy rash.
Snap to Fit One size nappy, adjusted with poppers, by Popolino Now renamed UltraFit
Stuffable
nappy
One where there is a pouch between an inner fleece layer and
outer waterproofing, int which you stuff as much absorbency as
required. main brands include Nature Babies Stuffable and Fuzzi
Bumz
Sodium
Polyacrylate Chemical
name for the gel used in disposable nappies to absorb wet.
Stay
Dry Liners May
be made of 100% polyester or poyester fleece, or have a polyester
uppermost layer, which allows moisture to pass through and any
remaining urine dries by evaporation through to the nappy resulting
a dry layer between baby and nappy.
Terries
Terry
towelling square, very widely used in UK until advent of
disposables
Tea
Tree Oil From
the Tea Tree, has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Two-part Nappy
system that is in two parts i.e. a nappy plus a waterproof wrap
Velcro Brand
name for hook and loop style fastening
Wool Best
quality fabric for night-time wrap, allows air to circulate and
moisture to evaporate leaving baby cool
Wool
Cure A
treatment made of lanolin and soap for washing wool wraps and
preparing them for use.
Wrap Any
waterproof outer cover that goes over a nappy
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