Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

bylromarha

Judi101- your CC is next door to me in warwickshire and it looks like they do very similar schemes.

http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/index/environment/waste/real_nappies.htm

You're right, you will get £30 cashback when you buy some nappies:T

I can highly recommend the Nappichino...you get a local real nappy expert talking you through the different nappy systems and you can fit some onto your baby.

Looks like Leics also do a trial scheme for 2 weeks, so you really can try before you buy.:j

You're sorted. :beer: Nothing more to worry about with nappies until it's time to push!!! Incidentally my local hospital no longer lets people use disposable nappies, just reuseables, so you get a free sample (of fuzzi bunz in my case)for baby to go home in...may be worth you checking this one out with your midwife.

Zziggi

I'm new to using cloth nappies. I use a cloth nappy and wrap and with a fleece liner (reuable) and off cuts of fleece to wipe DD bottom and then i can wash the wipes. I use a calmomile tea/lavender oil solution to wet the wipe.

When DD's bottom is particually sore i put sudocrem on. SOme of this goes onto the fleece liner and wont come off after i soak it/wash it. What do i do to get rid of it? Or do i use a different product?(i've never found anything as good as sudocrem) Or do i just throw away the odd wipe with sudocrem and think 'hey this is costing me next to nothing so i can afford to throw the liner away' ?

Thanks

pdoff

i used disposables with my 1st son but have been given reusables to use with next due end november. i have been given a roll of paper liners to put inside so can lift poo out & flush away. might be cheaper to get some of those when using cream rather than throwing the fleece liner away. i can ask my friend where she got them if u like.

katskorner

I use the flushable liners with my Kooshies Ultra reusables. You can wash these a few times before you have to get rid of them (they are designed to biodegrade) and I wash all the wet ones and flush away soiled ones.

You can get them from PHP Baby - see here

I have used them for at least 18mths now and plan to do so with baby two next year.

There are other brands out there such as Bambino Mio, but I prefer PHP Baby ones.

andykolo

nobody has talked about the bumpy wraps from imse vimse i'm very happy about them goes in the tumble dryer when i'm stuck... and i still use one disposable nappy a day which i actually use during the night to prevents having to change the bed everyday. dad finds it easyier to change them that way and he's very happy about the money saved!!!

flea72

tbh i would be looking at what was causing the rash in the first place, rather than using the sudocreme

are you changing often enough, is you child allergic to the washing powder you use or the lavender oil, and in the case of my daughter it was using fleece liners that caused it - i stopped using fleece, the rash went straight away - maybe something to think about?

hth flea

Zziggi

flea72 wrote:

tbh i would be looking at what was causing the rash in the first place, rather than using the sudocreme

are you changing often enough, is you child allergic to the washing powder you use or the lavender oil, and in the case of my daughter it was using fleece liners that caused it - i stopped using fleece, the rash went straight away - maybe something to think about?

Thanks flea. Using the calmomile solution has helped with general rash. She's got a rash at the moment but i think it's due to general feeling under the weather & a touch of teething. Just wanted to whack a bit of sudacrem on to 'nip it in the bud' before it gets worse. It's bad enough having a bad cold and teething without a sore bum developing as well!!

My DD actually asks for cloth nappies rather than disposables now. She rubs the cloth nappy and says ''ooh nice and soft" - obviously for her the disposables weren't!!

katskorner

I use Kooshies Ultra on my little boy - I bought them before he was born and couldn;t use them for four onths as he was way too tiny. Once he went into them we have never had any major problems. I use the booster liners - one in every nappy and two in a night nappy. I get some wicking onto the night wear with the night nappies because his tops tend to stick in the waistband but it doesn't cause a problem rather than a bit more washing (who'd notice with a toddler anyway .


I find they can be bulky, especially if your little one is really little like mine, but it certainly doesn't stop him at all. They are better for nappy rash too as a rule. I use zinc and castor oil cream for changes and add flushable liners which I also wash unless they are very soiled. They will wash a few times before breaking up.

I store dirties in buckets with water and bicarbonate of soda with two drops of tea tree oil. Napisan damages the waterproof outers. Bicarb gets rid of smells. I wash about 16 to 18 large nappies at a time with non-bio on a 60 wash with added bicarb (teaspoon) in the conditioner drawer. Then I put them on the line or on racks in the conservatory with the dehumidifier on. I will sometimes tumble dry in winter but only if I have to.

I have 22 Toddler size kooshies and I had 18 Infant ones before. I find this allows me to wash every 3 days as a rule.

Sarahsaver

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mine did 3 children then sold on ebay for a tenner! I used nappi nippas, and plastic pants from Boots, liners made from bits of fleece cut to size. Used white vinegar in the bucket and sometimes in the wash too. Only boil washed when littluns were poorly with the runs or had just been immunised, otherwise 60 degrees will do. Even my mum complemented me on how white the nappies looked - and that's something I tell you!

geniusmonk

Hi

Again I would like to state how good it is that you are thinking of using real nappies as they do help the environment and certainly help the bank balance.

In terms of which real nappy is best for you will depend on which factors are most important to you, cost or convenience. Try reading some articles such as this one http://www.treehuggermums.co.uk/articles/clothnappies/article.php?article=39 on how to choose cloth nappies. They also have other articles on cloth nappies too as well as selling them.

They always have some kind of sale on and at present (this month) it is 10% of Motherease One-Size nappies, but im sure next month they will have something similar. Try emailing them and asking what offers they will have next month, you never know it may just save you more.

HTH and good luck.

Geniusmonk