Mother-ease Airflow V Mother-ease Rikki

Mother-ease Nappies - one of the longest established cloth nappy brands.  They make the well-known and dearly loved Airflow and Rikki cloth nappy wraps - but what's the difference between the two?

Airflow Nappy Wraps

Airflow wraps have a neat popper fastening which is much harder for babies to undo than Velcro.  The poppers are on the side of the nappy, making them slightly more fiddly to fasten than a Velcro wrap, but once they're on, they stay on!

The theory is that as your baby moves, air is bellowed over and through the wrap, keeping the nappy inside drier - hence the name "Airflow". 

Airflow wraps are looser fitting than most cloth nappy wraps.  They are brilliant for fitting over a bulky night nappy, or over a more padded nappy for the heavy wetting baby.  This loose fit means that they are not suitable for nappies which need to be held in place by the wrap - it wouldn't be a great choice to go over a prefold, for instance.

With poppers at the legs and waist there's loads of space for adjustment, and as there's no Velcro band at the waist, babies who are sitting up and suffer from the Velcro waistband rubbing them do well with Airflow wraps.

Rikki Nappy Wraps

Mother-ease Rikki Wraps are a more traditional close-fitting Velcro-fastened wrap.  They are ideal for covering any nappy, including prefolds.  The Velcro is of exceptionally high quality and will last and last, but as with all Velcro wraps some babies who are sitting up can be bothered by the Velcro band rubbing them on the tummy.  Rikki Wraps have a leg gusset which means that they snuggly fit around the tops of your baby's legs, to brilliantly protect against leaks. 

They're generously cut to cover the underlying nappy at the legs which can often be a problem with other wraps.

Airflow and Rikki Fabric

Both Rikki and Airflow nappy wraps are made from a high quality, fast-drying PUL fabric which is exceptionally durable.  The binding is non-wicking so urine will NOT leak out of the nappy via the binding which is such a problem with many other brands.