Category: Reviews

We gave it a Whirli and loved it!

Do you feel frustrated with having toys all over the house and feel like your little one gets bored of toys easily? If you feel this way then you are not alone! Baby L’s toys get everywhere. She gets super excited with new toys but I just don’t have the space to keep making purchases. Then I came across Whirli.

For a subscription price from 9.99 a month, Whirli will send you toys of your selection through the post. When your little one is finished with the toys, you send them back and swap them for different toys. After finding Whirli on Instagram, I thought that I would give it a go!

Upon browsing the catalogue of toys on the Whirli website, I was amazed by the variety of toys available. They have toys for ages 0-7, wooden toys, role play toys, outdoor, electronic and more. You can browse the selection yourself at Whirli.com There are so many options and it’s easy to navigate suitable toys as you can sort and filter your search easily. I searched for toys in the 0-18 months bracket so that they would be appropriate for my little 6 month old.

Even though I narrowed the search, there were still lots to choose from! By clicking on an individual toy you can gain more information about it. This helped me to make my decisions. I chose the Hape Geometric Rattle, the Melissa and Doug Flip Fish, a Halilit Cage Bell and Hape Beaded Raindrops toy. I selected these toys as they are great for baby sensory. As you know, I’m a huge fan of baby sensory and anything that will help my baby develop while having fun.

When our selected toys arrived, baby L couldn’t wait to play!

Baby L absolutely loved the toys. She loves making noises at the moment so the rattles and bells were her favourites. She wouldn’t let go of the Halilit cage bell and the Hape beaded raindrops at one point. She was creating music. I would shake one, while she shook the other. Toys are great for play and parent-child bonding.

As she is learning to crawl, it was a good idea that I chose the Hape geometric set. The yellow rattling ball kept moving away from her and she would try crawling to grab it. She didn’t succeed yet but it’s great that the toy gave her incentive to practice. She can carry on practicing in this way until I send the toys back. Maybe she will learn to crawl this way!

Tummy time is important. I try to place her on her tummy as much as possible. She’s tolerating it much better when she has a good tummy time toy and the Melissa and Doug Flip Fish Toy did the job brilliantly. She loved crinkling the scales and feeling for different textures. It’s brightly coloured and multisensory to help with her development.

You can find links to my toy selections below:

1.Hape Geometric Rattle

Link to toy here:

https://whirli.com/toy/halilit-cage-bell

2.Melissa and Doug Flip Fish

Link to toy here:

https://whirli.com/toy/melissa-and-doug-flip-fish-baby-toy

3.Halilit Cage Bell

Link to toy here:

https://whirli.com/toy/halilit-cage-bell

4.Hape Beaded Raindrops

Link to toy here:

https://whirli.com/toy/hape-beaded-raindrops

Whirli’s toy sharing service can also enable you to try toys out before you buy. If there was a particular toy that my baby loved, I could make a purchase at a lower than retail price. This is a great way to save money from buying unused toys.

The whole sharing process is great for the environment and teaches children about sharing toys. Baby L is a little small to understand but I still told her about where the toys came from and that they will be going to another child to play with once she’s finished with them. I’m always explaining things to her as it’s good for her speech and language development.

There won’t be huge amounts of toy packaging being added to landfill neither! The toys arrive clean and checked for safety and arrive in a reusable bag. No plastic wrap or tags in sight.

The Whirli subscription service is an amazing idea. I will be having a sort through toys and getting rid of ones she no longer uses or doesn’t like. My living room will be clutter free and my baby is happy! Happy baby equals a very happy mummy.

Go on, give it a Whirli yourself!

Mumchum’s Nappy Challenge

Hi all,

I applied to do some nappy reviews but didn’t get a response. I’ve decided to do not only a review but a comparison of the size 3 nappies that I’ve being using on my little bambini.

There are 4 nappies that I have put to the test. These include Lidl’s Lupilu, Pampers Dry, Pampers Pure and the Rascal and Friends ones that can be found at Tesco.

This is an honest review of my experiences with these nappies.

Firstly, the Lidl range of nappies are great! The designs aren’t as cute as some brands but who really looks at a babies nappy other than the person changing them? To me design doesn’t really matter but I know some people love a cute little fox cub print.

I have used sizes 1-3 in the lupilu nappy range and I have been happy with them. They have never leaked urine except for just before I moved her up from a size 2 to a size 3. She obviously just needed a bigger nappy. No leaks in size 3. They don’t even feel as heavy as some of the more premium brands when worn overnight. The only leaks I’ve had have been poopie leaks. It has never been around the legs, only up the back. However, this is a tough issue to resolve on a breast fed baby. I’d say that I have this issue with all the nappy brands I’ve tried.

The price of Lidl’s nappies are fantastic. I purchased a bumper pack of 98 for £4.39. That’s less than 4p per nappy! When on maternity pay you need all the bargains you can find!

The next nappy I tried was the Pampers Dry. These have beautiful little designs on them, for those that are interested. They don’t feel as soft as the Lupilu nappies and the feathering around the legs are very small. I prefer a larger feathering for the ease of pulling it out of the elastic. She did have a few poopie leaks around the legs with the Pampers Dry. There was also two urine leaks. The wee leaks only occurred overnight though. They tend to feel moderately heavy in the mornings.

Despite this nappy been the same size as the others in this review, it felt significantly smaller and she will outgrow this brand before the others.

The pampers dry was purchased on an offer. Most supermarkets currently have the 3 packs for £15 on this brand of nappy. You get 50 per pack so that works out at 10p per nappy. Without the offer these packs retail at £7.

Now onto a more premium brand of nappy, the Pampers Pure range. There are millions of reviews on this nappy. The huge marketing push by pampers have sent these reviews viral on social media. Are they as great as the reviews say they are? I put them to the test!

The packaging and the nappy feels and looks like a more premium brand and that is exactly what they are. They have the best designs and are incredibly soft.

Leakage wise, I’ve only had a couple of poopie leaks up the back but again it is to be expected in a breastfed baby from time to time.

My only issue with this nappy is that after been worn over night, they do feel incredibly heavy and drop with a bit of a thud when you throw them in the bin! They are super soft though and despite the heaviness, my baby doesn’t seem too bothered by the weight.

Price is an issue with this nappy. You pay £7 for a pack of only 31 nappies. That’s about 23p per nappy. They are a good nappy but certainly too expensive for the long term. To be honest I don’t think they are worth the money. I would purchase these over the Pampers dry though.

The last on my list are the Rascal and Friends nappies. These can only be found at Tesco. When I first opened the pack they certainly are different in design and feel like a premium nappy. I was amazed at the quality of these! They have a great design. The bast part for me is that the back of the nappy has an elasticated section in an attempt to stop those poopie leaks.

The size of the nappy felt quite big. Although my little one fits in size 3’s, this nappy feels like a size 4. At one point the elasticated section around the bum/leg had migrated over and was sitting between her bum cheeks! It’s a good job I noticed before she had an accident!

The nappy doesn’t feel heavy when worn overnight. However, this could be because it’s a large nappy.

these nappies retail at £8 for 44 or 18p per nappy.

When my little one grows into these, I reckon that I would prefer these over the Pampers Pure. For now though, the pures get my vote for the best premium nappy as they fit her better at the moment.

In summary, my ultimate favourite nappy has to be Lidl’s Lupilu’s. they are a brilliant nappy brand at an astonishingly great price. My favourite premium brand as I said are the Pampers Pure. However, the pampers just aren’t that much better considering the huge price different from the Lupilu. Honestly, don’t buy into all the marketing of premium brands. Lupilu nappies are great. My little lovely hasn’t had one case of nappy rash since being born 6 months ago and for the majority of the time I’ve used the Lidl nappies. I’ve probably saved enough to buy her extra toys as well. Happy mummy and happy baby!

Hope you found this helpful

Mumchum x