Real Nappies (Merged Discussion Thread)

Sting_2

Hi,

You may have already come across this, but if you follow this link:

http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/sect7291.html

You will be able to get a free eco-friendly nappy (or 5 if you get all the different sizes). I sent off for these for my daughter and they were fine - although she was 6 months old and on solids so had different consistency poos!

I used disposable nappies (not eco-friendly) on my daughter until she was 1 month old, now she is in re-useable and I would never go back to disposables. Just come back from a 2 week holiday and used reusables with no problems.

There are plenty of discussions as to which reusables are best, but personally I think the Bambino Mio are the best. If you want to save money try E-bay for picking up second hand and also new nappies. You mentioned in your post you hope to use reuseable nappies after a few days, if so avoid using nappy liners until your baby is on solids (these catch the poo and let the wee through, you then just scoop up the liner and drop it down the loo.) It is best to avoid linears until they are on solids as they can cause leaks and it is best to let the nappy absorb it.

Finally congratulations on the imminent birth of your little one!

starlite_2

I second bambino mio! They are really good..and you can get really cute wraps too!
'Green baby' are fab too, but were too pricey for us so we only have a couple of those.
I must admit we still use disposables whilst on long days out/holidays, just for the convenience. But we use green baby 'tushies' , and their wipes!

One thing I don't know much about is that , apparantly biodegradable nappies take almost as long as normal ones as they end up surrounded in non degradable waste in landfills which slows the proccesses? And also, as they are mainly made from potato starch that is another concern.

Andybez38

Does anyone still use terrys nappies, My son is now comming up 19 and we used terrys nappies. Not the dissposable nappies you buy these days. Surely its cheaper and more enviromentaly freindly to use terrys.

troll35

Until a few months ago one of my minded children was in proper square terry nappies. I am the only childminder in my area (as far as I know) who knows how to fasten them:T (and is prepared to use them)

bonvonnie

Andybez38 wrote:

Does anyone still use terrys nappies, My son is now comming up 19 and we used terrys nappies. Not the dissposable nappies you buy these days. Surely its cheaper and more enviromentaly freindly to use terrys.

i hope thats 19 months, and not years!!!!:D

aurora_borealis_2

I used terry nappies for my first two. For a six month period they were both in them. They also both had lactose intolerance. Now that was a lot of washing!

hardpressed

Disposable nappies must be the most disgusting things ever put in dustbins. In the old days with terry nappies they were 'emptied' down the toilet, nappy liners could be washed many times before they eventually fell to bits.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I have to admit I never actually washed the nappy liners. My son is now 12, and I remember when he was a baby, a lot of older mums were delighted to see me using terry nappies. Some asked if I used disposabes too, and when I said I did, they asked if I used disposables during the day and terries at night! Um, no, other way round (and also disposables for going out). I was surprised to learn that when I was a baby, disposables were actually less absorbent than traditional square terry nappies. Even more shocking, I came across a 1970s childcare book that said if you buy disposables, make sure you get the ones with elasticated legs! They used to make another kind? :eek: I started to wonder how disposables ever caught on!
These days, I think the old-fashioned square terries are almost extinct: the few parents who do opt for cloth nappies tend to get the expensive but much more convenient velcro-fastening kind that you don't need to fold or pin.

Penelope_Penguin

I used terries of both of mine (now 13 and 11....years that is, benvonnie ). They were somewhat unrelaible, though, so used disposables when we went out and at night.

My sister, whose 2nd has just come out of nappies got much better terries. She used them always, and they rarely leaked at night.

If I had my time again, I'd definitely use terries - the planet won't cope if we do anything else.

Penny. x

fifi29

Absolutely! They are fantastic! I changed over when my ds was about 3-4 months old and couldn't believe how much better they were! We saved so much money, and picked up other more environmentally friendly habits at the same time, e.g. got a composter etc as it makes you think about the rest of your habits.
I would recommend them to anyone with a baby. It is only the publicity that the disposable nappy companies can afford that keeps them up there. And for anyone worried about the extra work, don't be. You don't have to boil them and soak them and scrub them any more! That's what modern washing machines and powders are for!
Modern cloth nappies are sooooooo fab! You can even get bespoke ones as well! There are many nappyholics lurking around!
Fiona