Saving money on nappies

Pal

We have used disposables but Pal Junior's nursery used to use disposables when he was with them during the day. They used to change his nappy every hour and half (minimum) but he still ended up with nappy rash.

He has now moved totally to disposables and never gets nappy rash. In fact the only time he ever gets sore is when we use wipes instead of cotton wool & water.

Conversely, some of the mothers from our NCT group use terry cloth nappies, and their babies have had major nappy rash problems.

I guess it could be due to the babies being sensitive, or it could be that the mothers are not changing the nappies quickly enough, but I doubt it. Modern disposables are designed very, very well.

They are, however, a lot more expensive.

PhiL_P_3

Modern nappies designed very, very well? Sorry Pal I have the disagree there, otherwise we wouldn't have a few billion of them sitting in landfills all over our planet...  :(

System

A lot of pressure is put on parents by the "natural" brigade who seem to imply that if your not breast feeding or handwashing poo filled terry nappies that you are in some way a worse mother.  >:(Not talking about people on here specifically but generally a back lash against formula.Don't forget breast is best!Not likely to, when it is chanted from ante natal clinic to maternity ward to health visitor and now formula milk being withdrawn from baby clinics to force(sorry encourage)breast feeding. Formula milk was sold considerably cheaper in baby clinics. For mums who were unable to breastfeed, that adds pressure on to the already stressed heads - worrying that their babies will be smaller,asthmatic, less intelliigent versions of their breast fed contempories!  :(I was able to breast feed but my friend cried with the pain of trying to continue to breastfeed at the fuhrer's (sorry nurses) insistance.  >:(Then you've got to come home and start washing terry nappies!! Disposable nappies are fantastic. I'd sooner stick pins in my eyes than use fabric. The environment suffers? I already recycle,avoid CF gases etc and you can't do everything.  ::)

System

some one mentioned on a previous post that ther is a site giving out free eco disposable samples for just the postage costs. This site is also giving out cloth nappy samples for just the postage (I am currently waiting a brand new bright bots which is winging its way to me for just £3.95 postage costs!!

Where does it say about this on the website? I can't find it!? ???

loverduck

I am thinking of using these for my daughter. Anyone know of any websites?

Queenie

Wow I'm amazed ... thanks to this thread I have looked up our main County Council website - checked their "War on Waste" campaigne .... if I buy cotton nappies from one of their affiliated suppliers, I can claim back £30!!!!  
Do a google search for your County Council web pages and see if they run a similar scheme.

System

Where in the country are you Loverduck? you could try the cloth rescource http://www.theclothresource.co.uk/nappysellers.htm
and contact someone near you to see if there is someone to do you a home demo. (lots do,, I do in Leicester!!)

System

back to saving money......join up to as many baby clubs as you can (tesco, Huggies, Sainsburys) and fill your details in on any vouchers you get in the bounty packs and you'll get sent lots of £1 off nappies vouchers!

Even if you use cloth nappies some supermarkets will take vouchers for products they sell even if you don't buy them.

With both of my girls I got about £5 off my shopping a month this way!

AUSTIN_3

Terry v's Huggies

My son has worn disposible nappiess all his life(don't worry-he is just 19months) I can see that there is a case for and against but I know as a working mother I just don't have the time to mess around. Oh and for the breast feeding argument-I also had a c-section and couldn't breastfeed, I tried with all my heart for a week but I was starving the poor little man. It's very easy to slam women that don't breastfeed-just don't forget that not everybody can, oh and if you read the latest research there has been a case of dangerous chemicals being found in breastmilk..........

plumpmouse

It's very easy to slam women that don't breastfeed-just don't forget that not everybody can, oh and if you read the latest research there has been a case of dangerous chemicals being found in breastmilk..........

Do you realise that you've just done exactly what you've criticised others for. As a breastfeeding mum I am well aware of the reasearch and feel torn between trying to do the best for my little boy and what medical experts are now claiming.

I believe that breastfeeding is best but I would never impose it onto somebody else, perhaps you should do the same!!!!!!!

Oh and i can sympathise with how difficult it is to breastfeed. I had an exceptional easy time at first but my son got thrush in mouth and past it on to me. The pain was awful but i persevered and managed to come through it and continue to breastfeed.