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Disposable or reusable nappies - Which is cheaper??
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We have used reusables for all our three children - twins and a singleton 2 years younger - and have saved a lot by doing so. Our twins went to nursery part-time for about 18 months and the nursery were very happy to use reusables on them, along with several other children. We were able to claim a grant of £30 per baby for the cost of the nappies originally from our Council, and we saved money by air-drying them on a ceiling rack above a radiator in winter and in the garden in summer (don't have a tumble-drier). Our twins were potty trained by 2 and our singleton a few months earlier, so we saved money by not using nappies at all a bit earlier than average 30-36 months which Pampers suggest as being the best age to start potty training!!
As others have said, nappies like Motherease, Tots, Wee Notions etc all have an excellent resale value on cloth nappy boards and on ebay - so for anyone wanting to try a few out, you can do this easily with fairly low outlay and sell them on if you don't get on with them. If you're concerned about the environmental cost of air miles, getting nappies this way or via Freecycle, or buying from nappy makers based in the UK is the way to go.
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mum26 wrote:
Apparently ypu are still supposed to put poo down the loo if you use disposibles, but I have never met anyone who does.
When I had my DD in disposables I always flushed any solids away, didn't like the idea of bagging it up and have it sitting in my dustbin!0 -
BrandNewDay wrote:I'm not sure how things will change when he starts on solids and has "real" poop. I think I may try paper liners at that point.....
I found it so much easier when DS stared having solids and the resulting 'poop' is usually cntained in the paper liner. Really easy to flush away and nappies don't stain either. Great when you're using prefolds especially as breast fed poo was a bit of a nightmare with them and wraps!!0 -
I used reuseables from birth wih my DD. I got great advice from https://www.thenappylady.co.uk . I never used a disposable on her and didn't use disposable wipes purely because of the chemicals in them. Most nappies are made using bleached paper which is a known carcinogen which is a good reason not to use them for me.
As for the cost well as long as you don't get addicted to them then they will work out cheaper. I bought Bimbles with my DD for £5.95 and sold them after using them for £3.50 each, even with washing costs I couldn't got wrong :j
All I can add is get great advice and you won't have leaks etc.0
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