Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

lebly

see terry nappies are money saving old style with extra added in!

(just make sure you cleanthem first otherwise very messy)

Glad i used them growth spurts etc were never a problem!

Gem_

My Mum used Terry squares and I am still using them for Tea Towels 20 + years later - how is that for value for money?!

Maz

All this quandary seems bizarre to me! Used Terry nappies for both my kids, you just fold to fit. Soak in bucket, wash, dry and that's it. Re usable, cost effective and ecologically friendly. There was no other choice at the time, I even remember using a towel, folded to fit when one of my DD's had a tummy upset - she's still alive! No problems with nappy rash and all my nappies came second hand. We used to put rubber pants over the nappies to cope with leakage but you'd expect some anyway, nothing is going to hold in an explosive baby! Don't be brainwashed by marketing! And remember, things can always be washed, if you've got kids the washing machine is always on the go anyway!

roversbabe

The nappy lady website has been mentioned a few times and I've found it superb. I use Kooshies, Motherease, Cotton bottoms and bamboo terry nappies on DS (9 months old) and have been very happy with all of these. I also have an Ella's house bumhugger nappy and it's one of the cutest things I've ever seen.

I've recently been on a nappy nanny training course for Lancs council as I'm fairly passionate about using real nappies.

OP & Nadnad - if you're in Lancashire, you can get a £45 voucher which can be used at various retailers. I used mine on mother ease nappies at a local online shop and they're great. I would never go back to disposables now.

The only down side is that buying fab nappies becomes addictive - try the nappy lady classifieds and try them out second hand. Also http://www.kittykins.co.uk/kits do trial kits so you can see which ones you like. I would suggest that you try a few second hand before buying more. Ddifferent types of nappy suit different babies - except terry nappies which pretty much suit every baby.

Have fun!

rb x

EDIT: PM me if you've any questions - if I don't know I can get the answers! Allie x

MarkyMarkD

I'm not sure about all this talk of nappies being addictive!

We have Motherease nappies for our DD and we haven't ever bought anything extra after the first birth to potty set.

So, if you want to spend lots of time trying lots of different nappies, you can, but if you don't, you don't necessarily have to!

We have very few leakage issues - maybe a couple of times a month - and have found them great. But we are using a LOT more (metered) water and a LOT more electricity (fortunately Economy 7 overnight) so the cost savings are maybe a bit less than some people claim or think. We have never tumble dried them either.

Justie

roversbabe wrote: »

Also http://www.kittykins.co.uk/kits do trial kits so you can see which ones you like.

oh great site - thanks for that!

demonicangel

MarkyMarkD wrote: »

I'm not sure about all this talk of nappies being addictive!

We have Motherease nappies for our DD and we haven't ever bought anything extra after the first birth to potty set.

So, if you want to spend lots of time trying lots of different nappies, you can, but if you don't, you don't necessarily have to!

We have very few leakage issues - maybe a couple of times a month - and have found them great. But we are using a LOT more (metered) water and a LOT more electricity (fortunately Economy 7 overnight) so the cost savings are maybe a bit less than some people claim or think. We have never tumble dried them either.

Stay away from https://www.hyenacart.com That is where there are a lot of US WAHMs that have shops with loads of really nice nappies.

There are also loads of WAHM here aswell that make nice nappies...Little Kiwi Quick Flip, Weenotions, Clwt twt, to name a few!

Best to stay as you are otherwise you will become addicted!

Bollards

As has been mentioned before, with a newborn, you can use muslin squares with motherease rikki wraps. The muslin squares fasten with a nappy nippa (which are the modern version of a nappy pin - only much less dangerous) and the variety of folds which can be used, means that you are able to suit it to the shape of the baby. The muslin squares have the benefit that they are very quick to dry and can be used for all sorts of things. We used muslins and wraps with ds and will be using them again when our next one is born in the summer. I think he was in muslins and wraps for about 3 months and then we started experimenting with other types of nappy, finding the motherease one size to be appropriate for us.
One MAJOR consideration, IMO, is how you intend to dry them. It is no good deciding on buying some lovely fluffy thick terry shaped nappys and then realising that they take about 3 days to dry properly without a tumble drier!
I remember getting advice from the nappylady website who are able to point you in the right direction, but I would suggest that any of the online nappy suppliers in the UK are very able to help because most cloth nappy sellers have personal experience of their use and are very passionate about them!

jo_b_2

sunshinegirl wrote: »

There's also a link on the Old Style board to one of Martin's articles on re-usable nappies.

Martin's Nappy Moneysaving article is HERE

Justie

a good offer for a trial pack http://www.theecologist.org/offer3.asp