Real Nappies (Merged Discussion Thread)

Lillibet_2

There was quite a long discussion on this on the families board which I contributed to. I have seen this practice first hand in China where it is very common, I'd say even the norm. At the time I didn't have a child myself & language barriers prevented me from asking how they implemented it, but it seemed to work, I never saw a soiled smelly young child. I will try & find the thread as it was quite in depth referring to a TV programme it was on etc.

Edit : Found it here : http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=103284&highlight=nappies

SusanCarter

I've worked in a couple of nurserys recently (I'm a supply teacher but the agency was desperate for nursery nurses so I helped them out) and both of them just checked nappies twice a day and changed if dirty. In one there were so many children (50 children and 8 staff) that there's no way it would be noticed if they had a dirty nappy and the other one although better was not brilliant. I don't know how standard that practice is but they kept records for the time each child was checked and whther it was wet or dirty so presumably it is a fairly accepted practice. Also had children having accidents all over the place because they were being toilet trained but there weren't enough adults to make sure they were reminded to go to the toilet at the right times. One child was put back in a nappy after a couple of accidents so I would imagine EC would be completely out in a nursery.

Princessa_2

Hi! I'm sure there'll be laods of discussions about these and I've had a quick look through the forum, but I was wondering where was best to buy cloth nappies? I'm thinking of buying some, thinking of getting the motherease ones. Was just wondering if anyone had any ideas where to get them from for good prices, or any tips etc.

Many thanks

andrealm

i have just started using cloth nappies, including terry squares on my 9 week old baby. They are quite easy to use. Obviously it involves doing extra laundry, but you only have to throw them in the machine so it doesn't really take that much time and you have a lot more washing to do with a new baby anyway.

Cost depends on what type of nappy you use , there are now many different types available and how many you need will depend on how you are going to dry them.

There are lots of websites which sell nappies and also give advice on how to use them such as

https://www.thenappylady.co.uk
https://www.kittykins.co.uk
https://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk

https://www.ukparents.co.uk has a forum about using cloth nappies.

HTH

jap200

Yes!

I used Motherese nappies very successfully for my two sons. They did indeed fit both a newborn (rather bulkily though) and a toddler (with extra booster pads).

I bought my first Motherese nappies from Little Green Earthlets

http://www.earthlets.co.uk/default.asp

However, I then moved to Ashford, Kent, where we have an excellent shop called Little Lams (no, I havn't spelt it wrong!) that sells a huge range of washable nappies at a very good price. Fortunately though, they also have a website and now do most of their business from that.

http://www.littlelams.co.uk/index.html

They seem to have a sale on at the moment as well.

The 'Motherese' nappies are identical to ones made by Poppolini and I used a combination of both. They seem to be a couple of pounds cheaper per nappy from Littlelams. (£7.25 each versus £9.25 each) - although you will need to compare any bulk buy offers.

You will also need waterproof wraps. Despite what your intuition tells you, the wraps with the poppers were actually better than the ones with the velcro - the velcro was tough and tended to did in to my baby's tummy causing soreness.

You have to click on 'Shopping' and then 'One-size nappies' to find the selction. The ones I used are the ones that appear at the very top.

It looks like they do sample packs to try them out too. The cheapest way to buy them is to buy a whole set - they probably do a discount for buying them this way

If you are in any doubt, I recommend phoning them as they are incredibly helpful. You need to be sure that you are getting the right thing as they outlay can seem quite expensive at the beginning.

I did manage to sell my set of 20 Motherese/Poppolini nappies + various wraps on Ebay for £90 - even after they had been used by two babies - so you will get some of your investment back.

In fact - why not look on Ebay first??

deanos

There is a service round here that clean nappies, they delivery freshly cleaned ones and take the old ones away to be cleaned, not sure how much it costs i will try and find the website, oh there is also £30 cashback from the council as well when you buy your first lot.

Princessa_2

Hi!

Thanks very much for your reply. I'm going to have a look on those sites you've given me. I'm not quite sure what I need really, think I like the motherease ones, but I get confused with all the different types of wraps and liners/pads. Hopefully one of those sites can explain to me, thanks again!

tiredwithtwins

I usd terry nappies on my now-5yr old twin boys ... no problems!! used biodegradable liners that could be flushed, a quick whoosh out in the sink if any pooh got on em them bunged em in the machine with the rest of the daily wash. overnight on the clotheshorse and bobs your uncle
I got a load of terries cheap in boots ... and now they are all potty trained the terries come in handy as floorcloths/teatowels/sick-mopper-uppers etc!!

Best thing since sliced bread

daft_ada

I used terries on both my sons and can thoroughly endorse what has already been said.One point that has not been mentioned is the fact that terry- shod children become toilet trained at an earlier age. As an ex playgroup supervisor I was shocked that children in disposibles were still in nappies at 3, whereas those in terries were mch morelikely to be clean and dry by then.I think this is because disposibles never made them feel uncomfortable drawing all the liquid away from the body. Certainly both of mine were out of nappies for good by 2 1/2 as were their terry-shod friends!

mossstar

I'm using terries!

2.5 year old currently potty training so really only using them at night, and a 5 year old with night time enuresis (inherited from me which is like karma paying me back!!).

Before we emigrated i was using a selection of motherease and totsbots, which are great, but oh my gosh terries are so much easier to wash and dry! and they're so handy for afterwards as well (although the motherease etc. have good resale value).

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