Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

Krystaltips

I had a kushie wrap for DD... It had cars on... But was only a pound brand new!

specialK

Krystaltips wrote: »

I had a kushie wrap for DD... It had cars on... But was only a pound brand new!

How did you manage that!!??

inaspin_3

The average cost of a disposable nappy IS actually around 20p. I do my shopping online and it states how much per nappy. the main brands are about 19p per nappy, if you were to buy a pack of 60 then cost goes down, but it's whether you can afford the bigger packs on your shop. My dd is in Bambino Mio nappies and they're great... just not good when every now and again she'll leak but tbh i find that with some disposables. I don't like lugging wet nappes around either so when we go out we use disposables, but I have to say, I have saved quite a lot of money :-D

Krystaltips

I was on a random reduced table in Mothercare once... Dirtiest packet I've ever seen but the wrap was fine... Think it was just old stock... I sold it on on eBay afterwards... In the days when you could sell preloved nappies...

becs

Has anyone tried wonderoos? I'm looking into starting a business selling reusables (mainly because hubby is in an environmental job and thought it could be a good idea!) and wonderoo would be my favoured choice based on design and style etc but was keen to find out how they perform! Based on the little research I've done so far it seems reusables are a pretty hit and miss affair. What suits one child is totally unsuitable for another. I'm sure RustyFlange if you tried other makes you would find some work alot better than the fuzzibunz. Obviously there lies the problem that until you've invested in them you have no idea what suits your own child!
Anyway Wonderoos was probably the one that we were going to concentrate on selling so if anyone has experiences of them I'd be really grateful.
Becs

inaspin_3

I agree, have you seen how expensive the trial ones are though. I was lucky to find the ones I started with work well for me If the trials were a little cheaper I'm sure more people might try them and stick with them.

shirlgirl2004

Or you can just get advice from people that know about the different sorts of cloth nappies and can recommend what is most likely to suit your family circumstances and baby.

Not all cloth nappies are equal some are better than others. Personally I think Bambino Mio and Kushies are rubbish. Far too many leaks for my liking. I got free advice from www.thenappylady.co.uk and didn't have to buy loads of trial nappies, although just out of interest I did buy others such as Kushies later on. If you buy a decent cloth nappy you'll get far fewer leaks than disposables. I bought small size nappies for £5.95 each, I used them on two babies and then sold them for £3.00 each. Now that's what I call moneysaving! I haven't finished with the larger size yet but DD2 is nearly 18 months and almost potty trained so it won't be long before I can sell them on and get a bit more cash back :j

joannasmum

becs wrote: »

Has anyone tried wonderoos? I'm looking into starting a business selling reusables (mainly because hubby is in an environmental job and thought it could be a good idea!) and wonderoo would be my favoured choice based on design and style etc but was keen to find out how they perform! Based on the little research I've done so far it seems reusables are a pretty hit and miss affair. What suits one child is totally unsuitable for another. I'm sure RustyFlange if you tried other makes you would find some work alot better than the fuzzibunz. Obviously there lies the problem that until you've invested in them you have no idea what suits your own child!
Anyway Wonderoos was probably the one that we were going to concentrate on selling so if anyone has experiences of them I'd be really grateful.
Becs

I like fuzzis but couldnt get on with Wonderoos at all I think DD was just he wrong shape. My favourite stuffables were without a doubt Minkis. In fact dd has only just finished using her standard Minkis in the last couple of months as a nighttime nappy.

becs

Thanks Joannasmum,

Hubby was really keen to start this website but I'm not as confident. Not having any little ones ourselves yet (hopefully that will come soon but that's a whole other story!) I don't feel I know enough about the different sorts to be able to offer good advice. I had lots of samples of the various different ones and based on looks alone I liked the wonderoos. I did a wash test with them all to see how they all washed and dried and again wonderoos were my favourite as almost dry from the machine! But the most important thing is performance but not having any little ones to try them on I can't gain a verdict. We will probably be selling a few different types but we want to try and keep the website uncompliacted and that's not easy with so many different types!

Thanks again for your feedback though, Minkis is actually one I haven't had a sample of so will look into them.

Becky

anguk

My niece uses cloth nappies for her little ones and I was gob-smacked at all the different types & wraps you can get nowadays and also how easy they are to use. When I had my kids the only re-usables you could get were terry squares and plastic pants! My mother bought me a pack of 24 terry squares from Mothercare when I was pregnant with my son, I think they cost about £15. I also used them 7 years later for my daughter and after that they were used as face cloths & general mopper-uppers. Very MSE.