Nappies- dispossables/reusable

andycarmi

Thanks for all the advice.:T :T :T

MarkyMarkD wrote:

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.QUOTE]

I now have found out my council have a "real nappy week" coming up in June so hope to get some info there. Also they give you a months free trial and offer a nappy laundry service!

mamaoba

http://www.littlelamb.co.uk/free.html for the free sample of a little lamb. these are similar enough to tots bots et all for you to consider this an OK way to try the terry applix shaped type nappy.

I have some motherease and onelife (stretchier so will last longer as he grows - I'd rec onelife for taller children who want a birth to potty) and luv em BUT I do know people who found their children were power weeers and that they weren't absorbent enough. Also nurseries and childminders often prefer applix fastening (least in my neck of the woods) :mad:

This is the sort of thing you only find out once bubs arrives as all children are so different, hence I would always say to new Mums and cloth users - try a variety 1st before making a large purchase. e.g I love the idea of pocket nappies but DS is waaay to skinny a build to suit all but one brand and has nasty explosive BF type poos even now, (medical). I only found out about his "poo factor" once he'd arrived. 2 part shaped systems do seem to be the most reliable for new BF users.

It'd be so annoying to spend £200+ only to discover later on that you prefer a different type. Also bubs will be in the nappies you choose for 2-3 years so it's worth getting something you are really happy with.

WEN has a list of councils that do trial packs and money off, mine doesn't. :mad:

A short list of nappy trial packs (to put on your gift list maybe?)
http://www.teamlollipop.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=83
lollipop will come out and show you a variety of nappies - it can help to see them "in the flesh" if you call your local agent.
http://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/acatalog/Nappy_BagKits_Nappy_Trial_Kit.html
http://www.theecologist.org/offer3.asp
http://www.time2changeuk.com/nappysets.html
http://www.snazzypants.co.uk/#
http://www.totsbots.com/nappies/range/trial-packs/

Or you could buy some second hand off the ukparents buy and sell forum just to trial. It's also a great place to ask for help with laundry etc if you are a new user.

atrebor

I love love love my terry squares and nappy nippers. The one thing I spend my money on is the ultra good liners - come in a roll about 2.75 for 100 liners (can't find the pound sign on my PC so just imagine its there) Is also worth spending money on the wraps, I use Poplino or mother ease both are still going strong on my second baby. She hasn't' been in a disposable since 7 days old.

I don't soak, just stick them as they are in a bucket - flush the liner if it is dirty otherwise they wash too and maybe a few drops of teatree if it is hot. Wash on a prewash and then add the rest of my whites.

I do have few shaped one for when granny is incharge. Can recommend tots bots that do a bamboo one which is very very soft and also good on the eco count as it is a sustainable crop or something. Also the microfibre ones they do are fantastic if you don't have a tumble dryer as they come out just about dry. Dry even quicker than my terry squares

My council gave me 30 quid off for each child so in terms of cash out of my purse, i have spent no more that 50 pounds for no 1 now dry and no 2 11 weeks. plus of course the 2 extra prewashes a week.

For some reason I don't mind the smell of a wet cloth nappy but a wet disposable is yucky yucky yucky.

sorry bout the repetition of some words, it is friday and the wine is flowing. lets hope some makes it to the milk and the babby will sleep!! (don't worry, I won't have more than I should)

in my area they do "nappachino" which is a coffee / info morning once a month for those interested check out with the council to see if there is something similar near you.

Enjoy the sunshine

MarkyMarkD

fesdufun wrote:

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

We don't put water in there - we store them dry and then rinse them (in the washing machine) before washing them (in the washing machine). Is that why yours stink and ours don't or is it cos your bab is older than ours (7 months)?

MarkyMarkD

mamaoba wrote:

Also nurseries and childminders often prefer applix fastening (least in my neck of the woods) :mad:

applix?

fannyadams

https://www.bambino.co.uk
roll of 200 flushable nappy liners £4.95
5 rolls of 200 flushable nappy liners £20

I dry pail mine in a bin with a mesh laundry bag lining the bin then you just pull the full bag out and chuck it in the machine. I wash every 3 days. I use Biotex + soda crystals in pre wash (small pink scoop - came with vanish oxy action), then Soda crystals+ECOVER non bio powder+ECOVER laundry bleach again 1 scoop of each, alternatively I made my own sopa powder using grated soap and soda crystals and borax this worked quite well with nappies too. You are supposed to be able to use SOAPNUTS (free sample from inasoapnutshell) but these did not work so well for me coz I live in a very hard water area. I have a BOSCH that has a 60 degrees C stains cycle, this works well for DS#2 who is 2 years old and showing signs of potty training.
I like to think that DS#1 trained 'earlier' coz he was in 'proper' nappies, and so will DS#2.
The only time either DS has been in Dispos is when they stay at grandmas (coz she can't get the hang of the "new, old fashioned nappies") and when we go away camping - I can't get my head around washing the nappies whilst we are away. Although, friends of mine have done it)
HTH

jellyhead

i think applix is another word for velcro, but i could be wrong.

if you're worried about odours from dry pailing (that's putting the dirty nappies into a bucket without using any water/tea tree/nappy soak liquid etc.) you could use a nappy bin thing like nappysafe. boots sell it for around £50 (but mine was reduced to £20 because somebody had removed the bin liners lol!), it takes ordinary bin liners (or a mash bag for just chucking the lot into the machine) and seals in the whiffs. you can use it for washable nappies because it just empties them into the bucket/bag below, it doesn't sausage them individually in plastic like the cartidge type nappy bins.

pdoff

used disposables with ds1 & washables with ds2 (now 6 months) although he wears disposable at night as have tried loads & none last all night so he sleeps better in disposables. he wees a lot!!!
the ones he is in now are shaped terries that fasten with velcro, from ebay - seconds cos a few wonky seams but fine, i think were about £33 including postage for 25 + 7 soakers. i used plastic pants on top for a while but they made his excema worse as couldnt breathe so i got some cotton bottom wraps from boots instead which are great. i tried fleece liners but too messy for my liking so i now use disposable liners which get washed if not dirty - if they are they go in the bin, as if they stay whole in the washer i imagine they won't disintegrate in the loo either, & i don't want my drain blocked again like it did when we flushed kandoo type toilet wipes!
join the boots parenting club if u r gonna use disposables as u often get money off huggies etc. also look on pampers & huggies websites for money off vouchers, although some shops own brands just a sgood.
if u r gonna but the kit from boots check on the vouchers boards for codes that give u extra advantage points on big spends, there's usually a few around.

HTH & congratulations!

fesdufun

MarkyMarkD wrote:

We don't put water in there - we store them dry and then rinse them (in the washing machine) before washing them (in the washing machine). Is that why yours stink and ours don't or is it cos your bab is older than ours (7 months)?

I think the age of children may make a difference. I have two boys 18 months and 3 1/2 years, they didn't seem to be so smelling in early days. The older one only wears nappies at night but boy do they whiff in the morning. It is the wet ones that seem to smell more than the dirty ones. Also we only wash every 3/4 days as we have quite a few nappies and just do them all in one load.

I will give dry pailing a try.

angeldelite

lots of good advice on reusables here...thanx....but i think disposables r great for like goin out n stuff.... therefore i thought i'd recommend that u register with pampers, huggies, boots, babiesrus etc n all the other baby clubs to get ure vouchers, free nappy samples and other discounts and freebies.... heres some links for the ones i remember... for the rest u might wanna chek out the 'freebies' forum on MSE... theres quite a big thread on there for kids stuff

http://www.pampers.co.uk/en_GB/home.do

http://www.huggiesclub.com/uk

https://www.boots.com/parentingclub/pc_registration.jsp

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/?zone=Bru

http://www.cowandgate.co.uk/

http://www.hipp.co.uk/

http://www.organix.com/

http://www.heinzbaby.com/english/

http://www.elc.co.uk/