Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

ToryB_2

Deffinatly look online, we use bumgenius pocket nappies purchased from https://www.nappymania.co.uk and https://www.totnesnappycompany.co.uk and the set up fee is a little daunting but the long term saving is great, we use cloth wipes aswell

Whats another load of washing when you have a little one anyway I dont find them any bother at all!!

Dont forget to check out what insentives your council offers, we got £30 cash back, not fab but better than nothing

Will_it_make_me_rich

Thanks for all your advice/suggestions/comments we now have a long list of websites and contacts.
Council incentives I like the sound of that.

flamesparrow

I agree that motherease is one of the best out there and that velcro is best on a newborn.

flamesparrow

There are a few nappy sites out there (myself included) that do personally tailored advice - it helps you to narrow down the choices out there and select just a few to try out.

litaus

I used muslins for the first 4-6 weeks for both my kids and went to the terries afer that - the mussies are more compact and suck the wee very quickly. white vinegar rules!

lucyinthesky

moo842 wrote: »

thanks for the replies.
i am using the onelife wraps, and they seem to fit pretty snuggly on her. i have checked that the nappy is not coming out of the wrap. i am using fleece liners as i don't like the way the paper sticks to her skin. the wraps are velcro as this is the only one they do in newborn.

why are ebay removing reusable nappies?

It seems that in their new listing policy used cloth nappies now fall into the same catagory as used underwear. Here's what it says:

Due to hygiene concerns, eBay does not permit the sale of used underwear. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Boxer shorts
- Panties
- Briefs
- Athletic supporters
- Cloth diapers

I have recently had nappies removed and think that this policy is riduculous and against any good environmental sense. A kind Ebayer sent me this link, where you can sell your used nappies instead https://www.usednappies.co.uk
This looks like a very new site, but I am sure that it will grow and grow due to Ebay's new policy.

halia

I have read through some of the threads on this subject but wanted to get answers to my specific questions:

I would like to consider going over to cloth nappies for my lad. But here's my question s

1 he is 2 - likely to be in nappies for another year and need the XL size for that whole year. Is it worhtwhile on the basis that we're getting a years worth of wear out of one size
2 I work - and can't be at home handwashing stained nappies all day - strangly I have to earn the moeny to buy the dammed things
3 I hate faff - see above, hate housework also
4 he is very skinny and alot of disposables leak!, I've read a few reports suggesting that skinnylegged/waisted kids are a nightmare to fit with nappies
5 He is in nursery - how likely is it that they will use cloth nappies
6 How expensive are they? at the moment disposables cost me £5 a week, £260/year. So cloth nappies would have to come in at less than that including washing machine bills
7 how on earth do you dry them during the winter?
8 any good cashback/freebies out there?

Becles

It depends on the child. My eldest was toilet trained by 2½ and the youngest had just turned 2 when he decided he didn't want to wear nappies. I wouldn't count on getting a whole years worth in case he decides he's ready for toilet training early.

It's not really a chore washing them if you have a washing machine. You can either dry or wet pail the dirty nappies depending on your choice, then chuck them all in the machine.

If you get nappies with a separate wrap, they are much easier to dry than the all in one nappies.

If you ask for advice at this site www.thenappylady.co.uk they will tell you the best ones for the shape and build of your child.

fizzel81

i use prefolds on my skinny 22 month old with a bambino mio wrap (medium size), i find them super easy to wash (i dry pail in a bucket with a few drops of teatree oil) they dry pretty quickly too. the only thing i have tried and did not like is re-usable liners

you can buy a prefold set 12 nappies 4 wraps and 200 disposable liners for as little as £25.00 and a top up set of another 6 nappies and 2 wraps for 12.50 so it can easily be done for under or around £50.00.

it depends what you want etc from your nappies, i have shaped nippa nappies (tots bots) which i just cannot get on with.

i cloth nappy my 2 youngest so i do a wash everynight, by morning they are all but dry at the most 30mins in a tumble dryer finish them off without them being crispy

i recently switched from disposable to cloth (money reasons more than anything) but could now not go back, my bins smell nicer too, i spent about the equivelent of 4 months worth of disposables for 2 babies so they have almost paid for them selves now, my only outgoing is disposable nappy liners from boots

LilMissEmmylou

dear lord anyone who handwashes would be mad hehe :)I bought enough prefolds and wraps and bucket etc to do me from birth to potty for *dun dun dun* under £100! so yes deffo worth it!!!

At his age id say you do what 6 changes or so a day? so id say get 18 nappies and about 4 wraps (but that depends on how often he poos and what type of nappy you use. Prefolds and terries will work out the cheapest tbh. A great wrap would be nature babies as it has 2 rows of poppers, one for legs and the other for the tummy area. I rarely get leaks with them. As for drying - in the winter i have the heating on and i assume u do to? if you use a nappy that folds out flat it should dry in 1 hour or so.

You could try your local freecycle to see if anyone has any to give away i got given 4 free wraps and 12 prefolds and a nappy bucket from mine. SO if your lucky you might not have to pay more than the petrol to pick them up

re the nursery i believe they should do as they have no right to stop u using them really but u will have to provide the nappies and bucket etc for them. Ask them

oh and depending on where u live ur county may offer cash back to a set figure