The Cuddledry Towel
My daughter Neve is now 10 weeks old and ever since she was tiny, she hadn’t been a huge fan of bath time. She hated being cold, and despite being ok when she was actually IN the bath, there have been lots of tears when getting her in and out!! After my injury post section, I had struggled a bit to bath Neve on my own, so I would normally wait for Mike to get home from work. When I was given the opportunity to test out the Cuddledry Towel, I was excited to try it as having both hands free to pick her up would definitely be a bonus!
About Cuddledry
I first heard of Cuddledry some time ago, when they appeared on Dragons Den. Despite getting offers from the Dragon’s, they declined, and decided to go for it on their own, for which I have utmost respect! 🙂 Years later, the brand has grown from strength to strength, proving they didn’t need the dragon’s backing to be successful!
Cuddledry is now multi award winning (having received over 40 awards!!) and sells a wide range of towelling based products for babies, toddlers and children.
So how does the Cuddledry Towel work?
The Cuddledry aims to help parents get their babies out of the bath and into their arms, in the ‘cuddliest, most natural way possible’. The apron style towel fastens around your neck and then hangs down to cover your clothes whilst your baby is in the bath (protecting your clothing from even the most splash happy of babies!). The towel not only keeps you dry but more importantly, leaves both hands free to lift your baby from the water! You simply put the hood on your baby’s head, and then wrap the towel around them as you scoop them up. The towel is made from a warm and soft double layer of bamboo and pure cotton. In Cuddledry’s own words – ‘It’s simple, it’s safe, and it brings you and your baby even closer together.’
The key features of the Cuddledry Towel are as follows:
- Apron-style – keeping hands free for bathing and lifting and keeping you dry
- Long and luxurious material – cocooning and cuddling baby to help them dry quickly
- Pure unbleached cotton and natural bamboo fibre
- Safe and secure – making bathing a stress-free, natural, bonding time
- Silky soft, highly absorbent and fast drying
- Unique double-layer system with hood – drawing water away from baby’s skin and hair
The Cuddledry retails at £29.99 and is available in a wide range of designs, including a snow leapord, giraffe and cow print. For toddlers, the range also includes the adorable Cuddledeer – perfect for Christmas!
Our Experience
The Cuddledry Towel comes attractively packaged in a box – revealing a sneak peak of the soft material inside. I would be more than happy to receive this as a gift as a new mum or mum to be.
The towel is VERY soft to the touch. I am a big fan of gender neutral colours so the soft grey colour we chose is just perfect. This design has grey towelling with a white lining and star pattern on the edges.
Before using the Cuddledry, I would normally get absolutely soaking getting my little one out the bath! As she nearly always cried when I took her out, it is inevitable that the mother’s instinct would kick in, and I would pull her in close for a cuddle to comfort her. As a result, I would normally be left with a massive wet patch on my top whilst I fumbled around to get the towel wrapped around her. The alternative was that Neve ended up screaming her lungs out and shivering, which isn’t pleasant for either of us!
I had also found it particularly hard to pick up a towel to wrap around her at the same time as ensuring I have a good grip on her in my arms. We use special lotions in the bath for her sensitive skin, and as a result, she’s a slippery little sucker!!
In an ideal world I would have Mike around when I bath Neve but that isn’t always possible, so the Cuddledry is a real help when I am on my own, particularly when there is an excited toddler on the scene as well!
I found the Cuddledry towel really easy to use. You simply fasten the apron towel around your neck and leave the remaining towel hanging down in front of your chest whilst she bathes. This protected my clothing whilst leaving both hands free for me to wash and play with her. As I pull her out, I wrap the towel around her and place the hood on her head. I can then bring her up onto my chest for a cuddle knowing she’s safe and warm and wont get distressed.
Whilst cuddling I can rub her back and legs to start drying her off, meaning that by the time I lay her down on the bed, she is fairly content. When I lie her down, I then unclip the strap from around my neck, and finish rubbing her dry.
At £29.99 the Cuddledry is more expensive than a regular baby towel. That said, it makes bathtime SO much easier and therefore is a great item to have in your home! It is also MUCH larger than the other hooded baby towels I have seen, meaning that it covers my babies entire body. I can also envisage this lasting until she is much older, covering her as she grows.
Overall, I was really impressed with the ease of the Cuddledry and it has definitely made bathtime a lot less stressful!!
You can see the full range of towels on the Cuddledry Website
*Disclosure – We were sent a Cuddledry Towel free of charge in exchange for this review, however all thoughts and opinions are my own*.
