Nappy Cakes and Why They Are a Special Gift

Nappy Cakes have been growing in popularity for several years now and BabyShower.ie‘s Delux Nappy Cakes are something a little bit special! No one knows who invented the first Nappy Cake but over the years we have developed a winner. Unlike other Nappy Cakes out there that look fussy and over crowded, our simplistic and stylish design is proving very popular with the modern Mum-to-be!

Each 2 Tier Delux Nappy Cake is packed with all the products a Mum-to-be will need and have the added benefit that we can deliver them straight to their door or hospital ward when baby arrives. They also make an excellent centre piece at a Baby Shower party.

Our Delux Nappy Cakes include Pampers New Born nappies – making them perfect for new born babies and are a fantastic present for Mums-to-be who use the Pampers Nappies from day one of their little ones arrival. They always receive great feed back from new Mums – who appreciate Pampers quality!

Each Nappy Cake contains:

Pack of Pampers Nappies (size 1)

Baby bottle

Soother

Cosy little booties

Tiny little mitts

Snug little socks

Super soft baby blanket

Essential muslin square

Congratulations sign & Gift card

Did you know that it was Pampers that revolutionised child care 50 years ago? Pampers began life when an inventive Mum in the USA, called Marion Donovan (now there’s a good Irish name,) created the world’s first waterproof nappy in 1946. She sewed a piece of her shower curtain to a cloth nappy, added side plastic snaps to replace safety pins and called her creation a “Boater.”

In 1961 Vic Mills, a chemical engineer working for Procter & Gamble saw the potential in Marion’s design and developed it. His first nappies were trialled on his own grandchildren. He named the nappies Pampers – and the rest is history!

The world’s first disposable nappy was developed in 1947 by Valerie Hunter Gordon. A housewife in the UK with six children. This of course was in the days before washing machines and dryers and Mums had to spend hours washing cloth nappies. Back then the familiar landscape of the streets of Britain would have been houses, with rows of white nappies flapping in the wind, to dry outside and bleach in the sun.

Valerie’s grandfather, Sebastian de Ferranti had been an electrical engineer and inventor, and perhaps she had inherited some of his genes. Valerie used a combination of cellulose tissue wadding for absorbency. Then covered with soft cotton wool to protect the skin and old nylon parachutes as waterproofing!

She enlisted her husband, Major Hunter Gordon, for help on his return from the Royal Engineers and her business grew. The name for the company, Paddi, was chosen from a long list by her husband and a group of senior officers – so Paddi came into existence with a little help from the army!

It’s uplifting to know that behind each Nappy Cake of today. There was an enterprising Mum of yesteryear – that’s what makes them so special!