How ridicilous are the prices of pampers and huggies!!

beth.stephenson2009

Where can I get terry nappies from?

meritaten

I can recommend either Lidls or Aldis nappies - they are both very very good - I used to buy them as 'emergency' nappies for when the babies were staying with me - and ended up having to get both DILs packs of them when i went shopping - as they are around a fiver a pack and are just as good if not better than Pampers or Huggies.

as for Terry Nappies - by the time you purchase them and then add on the cost of laundering them - there really isnt that much difference.

GobbledyGook

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

Where can I get terry nappies from?

Mothercare, BabiesRUs or any of the big supermarkets.

I used cloth nappies for the 3 of mine (not terries right enough). There's a big market for cloth nappies at the moment. Mine seemed like a big outlay cost wise, but the original set did both girls and I sold them on for just under half of what I'd paid (3rd was a suprise).


It's also worth trying the cheaper brands and see how you get on with them. On the occasions I used Asda's own brand they were fine, where as I found Huggies terribly leaky. It totally depends on the shape and size of your little one imo.

VfM4meplse

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-be-a-good-mother-with-sharon-horgan/4od

I just realised, I did start to watch this but was v unimpressed by the woman who thought it was appropriate to home school her little darlings together! - so stopped a few mins in. And the placentas, urrgh!!

mildred1978

VfM4meplse wrote: »

If I were a SAHM I would train myself to recognise when they are ready to go and rush them over to a potty - similar to what people in rural Africa / India / China do. It takes some watching to see the signs of a forthcoming wee, but it's doable. That way you could get away with buying the bare minimum for night times and in case of daytime accidents, or even a terrytowel if you are brave enough!!

Once the baby is mobile, they will be so used to the system they will find the pot by themselves.

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Of course you would!

I'm a SAHM and I barely have enough hours in the day as it is, without having to analyse every facial movement my child makes.

And how would that work while out and about, or in the car?

beth.stephenson2009

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I just realised, I did start to watch this but was v unimpressed by the woman who thought it was appropriate to home school her little darlings together! - so stopped a few mins in. And the placentas, urrgh!!

I was very nearly, actually sick.

Ravenlady_2

The price of huggies and pampers really tickles me, for god sake they're only nappies, for that price I would want them to be available in a choice of colours, prints and change themselves.

I used cloth for varying times for all of my children, I started out with terries with dd1 and they were ok but limited for choice and sized terries were very hard to find then the average size is 60x60cm which can be bulky for a newborn but now you can get them in all sizes from 40x40cms up to toddler size 75cm and 80cms and in other materials such as bamboo and hemp (even more absorbant than cotton)

With ds1 totsbots and motherease were just coming on to the market and they were the best on the market and much easier than terries as they were shaped and you just popped them on like a regular nappy and were not that much bulkier than any other nappy.

With ds2 bumgenius were new to the market but I found some cheaper pockets http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330649435767?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1019wt_1270

that are highly recommended on cloth nappy forums, these make up 90% of my stash along with my old totsbots, motherease and terries (google brightbots, they're a colourful twist on the classic terry)

Cloth nappies have their own cult following and have increased in popularity so much even tesco sells them, dont be put off by horror stories of endless scrubbing, soaking and pongy nappies, those days are long gone and tbh it really annoys me when these common myths are passed off as gospel because many mums have not bothered to try them and see for themselves and just go by what their own mums and friends have said.

Unless you actually sit there and watch the washing machine from start to finish the extra 'work' is minimal.

Kaz2904

I can vouch for the washable nappies too, mine were both in samiam (one of the best available at the time of DD being born). We got a starter pack which IIRC had 15 nappies and 6 overpants in it. They cost £200 and as I said, did both kiddies. The liners were 99p for a couple of hundred from wilkinsons.
By the time my nephew came along 5 years later, the range was staggering and quite a bit more reasonable. You could also get preloved ones from thebay (I so wish it had been around when I was first pregnant!).
I did occasionally use disposables and found that for DD, Huggies didn't fit well, tesco cheapies had plastic wrappers but asda were fairly good. For DS, pampers leaked and huggies were ok. Tesco had improved in the 2 years but not much and asdas were still good but more expensive.
I'm so glad I don't have to buy nappies any more, storing them was a nightmare!

misswig

I also give a huge thumbs up for Asda own. I find both Huggies and Pampers leak so expensive to buy AND extra washing:-/. I used ASDA own with my DS1 and he never once got nappy rash. I considered using cloth nappies with my DS2 but after researching them picked convienience!

mrbrightside842

I would only use pampers for my twins, I didn't find huggies any good. Towards the end of their potty training I found the ones in Aldi were very similar to pampers, wish I'd found out sooner as they were much cheaper and just as good.