Saving money on nappies

jellyhead

great thread and some good advice on the cloth resource website. i'm now seriously considering buying reusables for my new baby. i used disposables on my last and he never had nappy rash.

it mentions free nappies earlier in the thread, i got them free after he was 3 years old, half of what i needed. health visitors can sort it out, mine wouldn't as my son wasn't diagnosed with a specific condition but as he was going through a diagnostic process at the child development centre the speech therapist mentioned it to me and i think it was her that sorted it out for us. my son was diagnosed with moderate developmental delay, i don't know what other conditions would be accepted. he came out of nappies 6 months after they were provided for free. i realise that all children are different but if this new baby isn't toilet trained until nearly 4 then it looks as if cloth nappies are going to be cheaper, i also don't like proctor and gamble as a company.

regarding breast versus bottle, some women really can't breastfeed no matter how much they want to. i didn't have a drop of milk even after i'd had blood transfusions etc. - it just never happened. i don't think women should be made to feel guilty about bottle feeding although i will try breast this time if my body lets me.

holy-foley

hi i use tots bots and they are great,pins are a thing of the past as you can now get things called nippas,my daughter never had a rash and loved her nappies which i am now getting out of the loft for baby number 2 due soon!!!!cloth is great and can save you heaps ;D ;D ;D...julie

tanny_2

hiya, have just discovered lidl nappies!!! they are great and much cheaper than the pampers i used to buy

anit

i was just coming in to say that lidl's nappys are 5.20 for 50 and i've used them a few times and really dont have a problem with them.

blinking cheaper than anywhere else.

Peakma

We have been using pampers active( after testing most of the major brands) since my 18 month daughter was very small, they're one of the most expensive but look the comfyest to wear. Recently bought aldi mamia ones, much cheaper and realy good(next best after pampers active.)Aldi wipes very good too.

SaraSeahorse

sorry if this is not allowed but I see people giving links on here to ebay auctions all the time

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26269&item=4347380493&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

buy it now for 50pounds plus p&p for a nearly new set of nature babies stuffables (12) plus inserts, wash mesh and wet nappy sack

mum2kids

I have been reading this thread with interest, i could not b/f either of mine due to no milk and both started to show signs of 'failing to thrive' proof that breast is not always best, and it may be something that b/f mums may want to think about before speaking to other new mums.  with first baby I was too embarressed to bottle feed in public!!

As for cloth nappies, they are great.  One tip though go for the one size ones, rather than brands such as kooshies as these need to be replaced once they are outgrown.

With a one size they adjust with poppers and as the baby grows you do up less poppers.  all you need to get are larger wraps, if you go for a good make such as motherease or nature babies you can re sell these on ebay. My nappies cost me around £150 and I am using them on baby no 2 they will also have a resale value when I have finished with them.

elona

I hate to sit on the fence but I agree with both points of view.

I had twins and started out with disposables but it cost a fortune so after a few months I tried terry nappies and they worked well too.

I eventually put the money I would have spent on disposables in a savings account and have kept this up for 19 Years.

On the subject of nappy rash the only time mine got this was when I changed from Huggies to pampers but this was probably coincidence or else perfuming in product.

Jodie1975

I use cloth too, Wonderoos are my favourite. I tried him with Huggies when he was a newborn and he got the most awful rash from them so I vowed never to use them again! We also use washable wipes as they just go in the wash with the nappies. I love my cloth nappies and there are so many different cute nappies on the market so you can never get bored. I used a disposable the other day (freebie in the post) and I'd forgotten how much they stink once full of wee ... I'm sure they add something to them to make them smell this way, therefore needing to be changed more often = more money for them!!

Also, another point to remember - a lot of these nappy companies test their products on animals, like procter and Gamble, so I would not buy from them anyway.

If you are considering trying washables then I'd say definitely give it a go - I'm glad I did!

jellyhead

i've bought some bambino mio nappies off ebay in newborn size (but i think maybe i should have just got small, never mind, these should last until baby's 11 lbs and second hand means they're still probably cheaper than 3 weeks of disposables (i'm assuming baby will be under 11lbs when born but apparently hubby weighed more than 11, i didn't know that until i'd bought these nappies lol!). if i buy the same kind of wraps then the nappy bits will also fit other size wraps i assume and i could use them maybe as night time boosters when he gets a bit bigger.

can anyone confirm how these should be washed? is it best not to use fabric conditioner? do they need a pre-wash as well as a main wash? sorry to be so thick but i don't know anyone using washables!