Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

Gingham_Ribbon

It depends how much he's at nursery as you will probably find they insist on disposables. My little one is in the kushies I used with my now toddler. I love them. They don't leak and are as easy to use as disposables. But even with booster pads in I have to use a disposable nappy on him at night or I'm having to change him through the night. (The same with the terries.) If I left him to sleep till he woke up in a washable, he soaked the whole bed and I was having to wash vest, nappy, growbag, sheet and matress cover. But during the day he's fine in kushies and so was my toddler till he grew out of them.

I think you'll get more response on the parents board so I'll move this over for you.

LilMissEmmylou

gingham - have u tried shoving in some microfiber cloth? I bought a big towel to cut up for this use i think it holds more than a lot of boosters if u put enough in

demonicangel

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

It depends how much he's at nursery as you will probably find they insist on disposables. My little one is in the kushies I used with my now toddler. I love them. They don't leak and are as easy to use as disposables. But even with booster pads in I have to use a disposable nappy on him at night or I'm having to change him through the night. (The same with the terries.) If I left him to sleep till he woke up in a washable, he soaked the whole bed and I was having to wash vest, nappy, growbag, sheet and matress cover. But during the day he's fine in kushies and so was my toddler till he grew out of them.

I think you'll get more response on the parents board so I'll move this over for you.

Have you tried bamboo nappies and wool wraps? I have a heavy wetter and these will last 12 hours unboosted with my dd having two bottles of milk!

Op....

For a skinny toddler you would be better of getting nappies that can be nippa'd and applix (velcro) wraps. My dd is mega skinny and tall, in size large wraps and nappies at 12 months and 17lb!

I find that Clwt Twt bambw, Little Lambs, Quick Flips are really good on her. Wrap wise, I find anything with poppers, I cant get a good fit as she has skinny legs. Applix works well with her.

Washing is no bother at all and getting them dry is easy, I live in a flat and in the winter, I put my nappies on the radiators or hang them up on my curtain poles to dry.

Little Lambs do a size two set that should have enough nappies for you to use for £99 I think and now do a bamboo version. Motherease are fab wraps but are a bit pricey at £8.50ish. They do have a good resale value.

Check out your councils website and see if they have any incentives for cloth nappies, some do trial packs and or cashbck!

If you find you arent using all the nappies, leave some unused and sell on ebay. I use about 5 a day and wash every other day.

fizzel81

i was having night leaks with the boots all in ones i tried, i find a large prefold with a newborn as a booster works well with my 2 heavy night wetters, prefolds are the only type that i find work well for me, couldnt get on with all in ones, tots and little lambs

ThriftyT

I think it is probably worth it, not only for your pocket but for the enviroment!! As pp's mentioned there are flat nappies like terry squares or prefolds which arn't expensive, although a bit more fiddly.

Another option is pocket nappies, they dry really quickly as you take out the inside bits, so you could get away with not that many and they are basically like a disposable to put on. Nuseries are usually happiest with this system although in theory you should be able to decide what they use on your child and I know most are prepared to use cloth.

There are lots of places where you can buy 2nd hand nappies like https://www.thenappylady.co.uk and http://www.clothnappytree.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=31

The thing is if you buy 2nd hand, look after them you will then recoup a large amount of your outlay back!! For example, in the first size nappies (0-6 months) I spent about £130 and then sold them on for £100 so my first 6 months of nappies cost me £30!!!!

Fleece liners solve your poo issue as the poo just ploops off into the toilet!! Buy a cheap blanket from a pound shop or Ikea etc! I do a wash every 3 days, jsut a drop in the ocean compared to all the washing I have to do!!

Do check your council scheme, some offer up to £50 or nappies (ie Leeds is now offering 3 nappies and a wrap!)

I personally think as long as you have the right sort of nappy then you will get a better fit than with disposables!!
Hope this helps some!

zippybungle

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

It depends how much he's at nursery as you will probably find they insist on disposables. .

I don't see why a Nursery should insist on using disposeables
My son is 2 years old and has been going to Nursery wearing reusables since he was 12 months old. If the Nursery had refused to use his reusables then I would have chosen a different Nursery and probably informed the Council too (as they are doing their best to encourage people to be more 'green')

I use pocket nappies (Fuzzi Bunz). They aren't the cheapest nappy (approx £10 for nappy and around £2-3 for the inserts, but I do love them and they have been very reliable nappies. If you are planning on having another baby then you will definately get your moneys worth. It is worth checking with your local council to see if they offer any financial incentive to parents who use real nappies - my local council (Chesterfield Borough) give you £25 back if you spend £50 or more. There is also a big demand for 2nd hand reusable nappies, so you sell them when you have finished with them.

Zippy x

jungliemac

I've had a real problem with the bambino mio ones with my 15 month old....but hes a real wriggler and I don't seem to be able to get them on without a massive fight!!! Wish I had bought the "all built in ones" that don't need a lot of folding. I'm back on huggies and staying there!!! Shouldn't be a problem with the nursery though....surely they will just bag them up and pass to you to wash?

missk_ensington

Likely to be in nappies until 3!! :eek:

LilMissEmmylou

jungliemac - i loooove prefolds! sorry they didnt work out for you though would you not think of selling them on and buying some AIOs from ebay or 2nd hand on the nappy lady site? then you could sell them on and not lose much when your done

bylromarha

Skinny waisted, skinny legged boy in our house had leaking bambino mios from birth, runny poo all just fell out down the side and the wetness wicked onto the wrap unless I changed each hour.

Nearly gave up at 8 months (haaving endued that for that long as I was trying to do the right thing for the purse and environment and thought it couldn't be better with reuseables!), but went to a reuseable seller who tried every nappy style on him and found motherease a good fit, with natures choice wraps. Bought some, they were great, so kitted out with them and no leaks until potty training.

Try going to someone where you can have a fitting as it'll really reassure you.