Nappies- dispossables/reusable

andycarmi

Hi, We are first time parents to be in August.

I have just read that on average you spend £400 a year on nappies:eek: Which got me thinking about using reusable nappies. Boots have a birth to potty kit for £225.00.

Any thoughts good or bad? What do you use?

madmamma

I used disposables with my first 2 and reusables with my third. Have to say wish I'd started earlier! Reusables were just as easy to use, tea tree oil in the bucket stopped the stench and I bought enough to last my daughter from about 2 months until she was dry in the day. Then when I'd finished I sold them on ebay! Cost about £140 sold them for £50! Didn't dare use them when she was first born (you'll find out in good time about the armpit ones!) but had a friend who did and said it wasn't too bad. If you look on the internet for a certain brand (I used Motherease) you'll find the name of a stockist local to you, go and see them and look at all the different types available then you'll have more of an idea.
P.S. still use disposables when you go away for a weekend though!

fairylights_2

Don't buy a birth to potty kit - if your baby is the wrong shape, you've spent over £200 finding out you can't use something. If possible, try getting your hands on a few in advance to see what you like. If you're near Nottingham, there's a baby day in a few weeks where there'll be cloth nappies on show. PM me if you want to know where!

bumpybecky

First off, congratulations

and I agree - dont get the birth to potty thing!

I've used re-useables on all three of mine, they're much easier than most people think, no nasty soaking, boil washing etc.

There are LOADS of different brands and it can be tricky working out what suits you best, so bad idea to buy loads the same now. Wait and see what size and shape your baby is before getting lots. We love minki stuffables as they are very easy to use and cute

I'd also say don't worry about starting in cloth nappies from newborn. IMO it's more important to get used to your new little person, and concentrate on feeding, especially if you're intending to breasftfeed (will save you loads of £££ on forumla!).

There are loads of nappy agents in the UK who can show your their collection and guide you through the maze a bit

mamaoba

little lamb are doing a free sample nappy at the moment and there's a wahm that's selling her nappies really cheaply on ebay at the moment as she's selling her business.

I've used cloth from newborn - it's easy and has def saved money. I wouldn't buy a birth to potty pack tho as diff brands suit diff shapes of babies. I started with some terry squares and a selction pack of differnt brands that I was given as a gift from twinkleontheweb. That enabled me to try a few diff types so that when I then bought some shaped nappies for the childminder I knew I was choosing a system that suited us. The terry squares are still in use as nappies/general mopping cloths. A trial pack of different nappy types makes a wonderful baby gift - ask some friends to club together towards one rather than buying overpriced outfits that bubs will never wear anyway.

The nappy lady does a good questionaire that makes a good starting point

Addicted2Chocolate

if you mean the cotton bottoms i have read bad reviews of those. i have decided not to use cloth, but found wwww.thenappylady.co.uk very helpful

MarkyMarkD

Many councils will give you a free loan of a selection of nappies to try - Leicestershire certainly do this - and a partial grant (say £25 or £30) towards your purchase of real nappies.

I don't agree with the comments about "birth to potty" as long as you get sensible nappies. We have Motherease and the nappies are one size with adjustable poppers from tiny to huge; the wraps are in different sizes but can also be varied significantly in size with their adjustable poppers.

We got the Motherease BtP set from https://www.peachycheeks.com who are very nice people and their price is the best we could find.

We also don't bother with all this tea tree oil stuff - the buckets smell when you open them to put the nappies in, but so what - they don't smell the rest of the time unless they aren't air tight which decent ones are.

saver_sam

I started off the 1st week with disposables as my lass was early so i did not get time to order them earlier.

but i went from 'birth to potty' and they lasted perfectly. she was nearly 2 1/2 when potty trained.

we used cotton bottoms and so did they nursery we sent her to, so i knew i had made a good choice

rozeepozee

mamaoba wrote:

little lamb are doing a free sample nappy at the moment and there's a wahm that's selling her nappies really cheaply on ebay at the moment as she's selling her business.

Do you have any links for these please? I;ve checked the Little Lamb site but can't find anything about a free sample. Thanks

Sallys_Savings

:j :j Congratulations :j :j

Hope everything gos well for you all.

I used terry nappies for all four of my children and didnt find them a problem at all. Nowadays there seems to be a variety of which you can choose from too. Better for the environment and better for your purse :T Can't be bad

fesdufun

I too use Motherease nappies. I was lucky enough to win 6 in a competition. Once I had used them for a few weeks alongside disposables and once I was happy with them I brought another 14. I think they are great. I also know mums that have used Cotton Bottoms and were perfectly happy with them.

If you do buy a well known brand such as Motherease and don't get on with them you will recoup most of your money if you resale them.

Peachycheeks do seem very resonable to me.

Check you local council website to see if they offer incentives or have Real Nappy days for you to try.

I do use Tea Tree Oil in my buckets and change the water every day. If I don't they stink!!

Good luck.