Did you use disposable or washable nappies?

tsstss7

I've not spent any money on washables this time round though I bought a few on offer with ds2. all mine are second hand and mostly unused since so many people (including me last time) intend to use them and then don't for one reason or another (with ds2 he only did one poo a day so disposables were way easier as he literally only needed changing every 8 hrs or so).

My favourites this time are the bamboo shaped nappies although the birth to potty shaped nappies are also a pretty good fit. Dd gets less nappy rash with washables and they are costing me less since I didn't shell out much in the first place :-)

Perdi

Our council do a free sample kit of three different types of nappy, liners and a nappy bin, so might be worth checking if yours does. I also wouldn't bother trying them straight away, you've enough on your plate getting used to a little one without stressing over lots of washing.

I'm currently using Hippybottomus which are worth what you pay for them - in that they are a great fit and do the job but need extra boosting. The single insert only lasts about 3 hrs with mine until they get overwhelmed and will seep out the back. I got a bamboo/microfibre booster for nighttime which now keeps her dry all night. They certainly smell less and her rather runny poo is contained as well as it is in the disposables.

Can't remember whether it was on here or elsewhere I saw the tip to put them in a laundry bag in a nappy bin and then you can just pick up the bag and put them straight in the wash without having to handle the dirty nappies. Hanging them in sunlight bleaches out any stains a treat.

Ravenlady_2

I use a mix of ebay cheapo pocket nappies, holden's landing for night, wee notions, totsbots and itti bitti. I would say i used the cheapy ones about 80% of the time, they are great and about £3 per nappy inc postage.

Bufger

Disposables. We toyed with the idea of reusable but the system we were looking at would be around £200! + the extra effort etc.

In the end i'm glad we chose sposies, 9 months on and we still havent had a single leak and some of them have been MASSIVE after a good 12 hour sleeping weeing contest he wasnt even wet (i even photographed one nappy it was soooo huge when i went in to him in the morning!)

Sammy85_2

Thankyou all for your posts.

I think we will use disposables at the start, mainly because i have lots of newborn samples and i dont want to have to wash nappies in the first few weeks while we're settling into our new way of life.

Definately will give washables a go though. Think i will have them standing by for when the newborn samples run out/no longer fit.

Bufger

Sammy85 wrote: »

Thankyou all for your posts.

I think we will use disposables at the start, mainly because i have lots of newborn samples and i dont want to have to wash nappies in the first few weeks while we're settling into our new way of life.

Definately will give washables a go though. Think i will have them standing by for when the newborn samples run out/no longer fit.

You'll quickly realise how much hard work it is having a baby and you'll be glad for not giving yourself the extra task of washing and drying nappies!

marmitepotato

I used washables (30 years ago), i too had to boil them in a bucket on the stove. It was very statisfiying seem them blowing dry on the line!!

Ravenlady_2

Bufger wrote: »

You'll quickly realise how much hard work it is having a baby and you'll be glad for not giving yourself the extra task of washing and drying nappies!

Unless you sat supervising the washing machine its no more time consuming than setting a load of towels to wash.

esio_trot

Ravenlady wrote: »

Unless you sat supervising the washing machine its no more time consuming than setting a load of towels to wash.

Absolutely! I can fling nappies in the machine 30 times faster than it takes me to run to the shop and buy sposies! I'd also rather spend £200 on washables and £35 per year laundering them than £1300 on landfill waste. Especially given that you should really dispose of solids down the loo even when using sposies anyway

Frogletina

meritaten wrote: »

I had very little choice with my first baby (34 yrs ago). and it was Terry Cloth squares or long rolls of what resembled cotton wadding covered in paper towels! so, it was the washable. I also didnt have an automatic washing machine - er, no washing machine for about six months after she was born. I hand washed and boiled her nappies up on the stove in a big metal bucket. rinsing was hazardous to say the least!
I used a mix of Terry nappies and disposable for my next born No1 son. The terries at night and the disposables during the day.
for No2 son it was disposables as they were more like what you have today - except they were plastic covered!
I know which I preferred! Disposables! but if I had had an automatic washing machine instead of one of those awful twin tubs, I may have stayed with the Terries - worked out far cheaper!

Oh, I remember nappies on a roll - disgusting things, I probably only bought one roll.

Did no-one ever use muslin nappies as a liner for terry nappies? I used to love those and also used them over my shoulder when breast feeding. And I used them on their own when one of my babies was born premature