Washables or disposables

HelenKA_2

I used paper liners and plastic tie wraps for DD2 but fleece liners (after the first yucky bit was done) and fleece wraps for DD3&4.

The 'solid' matter kind of pings of down the toilet, no bother to do at all. Then I just dry pailed the nappies until I had a load. I used non-bio with a spoon of bicarb and a few drops of lavender oil in the conditioner drawer. Mostly washed at 60 with occasional boil wash if needed.

It's really about making it work for you. When we bought the first lot of squares and bits of gear I worked out it cost us the equivalent of 8 weeks worth of huggies - which I had used for DD1. THere after we were only paying out for a wash and occasional dry. I'd acquired a few extra squares in between but my down fall with DD3&4 was those cute tots bots wraps . . .

property.advert

Take nappy off and then

1) chuck it in the bin, job done, finished or

2) scrape the crud off, boil it / wash it, dry it, etc.

It surely is a no brainer.

esio_trot

property.advert wrote: »

Take nappy off and then

1) chuck it in the bin, job done, finished or

2) scrape the crud off, boil it / wash it, dry it, etc.

It surely is a no brainer.

Washing machines have come on a bit since the days of soaking and boiling nappies, thankfully

aless02

pinkclouds - have you actually used washable nappies with your child(ren)? Because I don't actually find the laundry to be much work at all, nor difficult to keep up with!

Highly recommend washables - you will save a mint and never look back. Most MSE way is to get them secondhand (a lot of secondhand nappies are barely used! parents buy them with good intentions and then cop out), then your initial outlay is even less.

onlyroz

I have used them, but I wouldn't use them again. We used them with our son, when we lived in a 2-bed-flat, and it seemed like the place was hanging in nappies 24-7. I'm not convinced that it's cheaper, and I'm fairly sure that the nappies wrecked our washing machine as well...

pinkclouds

aless02 wrote: »

pinkclouds - have you actually used washable nappies with your child(ren)? Because I don't actually find the laundry to be much work at all, nor difficult to keep up with!

No, I haven't. But my mom used them with me. I guess I'm relying on her experience. And MIL's anecdotes too. And any older ladies I've ever discussed babies with. I don't think humans have evolved that much in the past few decades but maybe the laundry has. Still not an appealing option to me though.

Bunny

I use washable nappies
All my friends who have seen them think they are great and I tell them that cloth nappies are no more hassle (less so) than disposable, with disposables you have to make sure you've got plenty in, I have my back up terry squares and dont need to worry!
Also great last winter when the wheelie bin didn't get emptied for weeks on end, as I wasn't filling it up with nappies
I just pop the nappies in the wash probably every other evening, then put them on my peg thingys and they are usually dry by the next morning or latest afternoon, ready to use. You only need about 15 nappies (but they can get addictive)

abby1234519

I plan to use disposables as DS1 is going to be my first so I don't think I'll cope on my own with reusables (and I'll be at mums) once his bums got a bit bigger I'll have to use combinations. After all he will be at nursery whilst I am at uni, then when I am at home I can use reusables maybe. I love those ones on ebay in all the different colours!

little_angel_2

disposables for me as well.

i'm expecting my first baby and have no experience which washables, but i really don't like the idea of them. we're going to have a lot of extra washing as it is with a new baby in the house, the baby is due in september and once the weather starts cooling down we won't have enough drying space - we don't have enough as it is without nappies everywhere, i don't like the idea of having dirty nappies in the machine, even if liners are used and to top it off my mum thinks i *should* use them as that's what she used and according to her she knows best!

Puzzledbubbles

thanks for all of the votes and replies

I have used both disposables and washables when working in a nursery and have to say i never noticed a difference on any of the children, but then i didnt have to wash them at the end of the day!

OH is very open to whatever i prefer as i will be stay at home mum for 2 years we hope

Working out on start up costs and our desire for a bargain we believe that disposables will prove no more expensive than washables, infact, we just worked out we could get 2 years worth of nappies for £20 more than our washable start up costs and that doesnt include the washing or work etc - but this is based on averages.

I would like to use them for the environmental benefits, but as bean is 99% going to be the only child then there is no 2nd or 3rd child saving in either cost or environment.

I am also hoping that since we have laminates throughout the ground floor once bean is up and walking we will be able to do so many nappy free hours a day which would give them time to get their skin some air and hopefully help nappy rash if they are prone to it/get it in whichever form we chose.

This is such a hard decision! Aaaaaaaaaaa

Puzzled