Cloth nappies

Madmel

Just remembered that some of my customers used to shower off their nappies into the bucket to get the worst of the poo off. If the shower did not reach, they used one of those attachments. It might save you extra washing.

Where are you based? The only reason I'm asking is that I am still friendly with the girls I worked with and if there is one close to you, I'm sure she would be happy to help - none of them sells now so no need to worry we are trying to pressure you!

LittleAoife

I'm in plymouth!

LittleAoife

Gillyx wrote: »

Reusable liners, I've never used a disposable liner with a cloth nappy x

Love your sig- skinny love.

mi_jardin

You can buy bamboo liners and booster on ebay new. I bought some from a company on there and they are very good quality, listed under sellers name of "yellowbloom".

ahomemadetouch

I think its about getting into a routine, and having enough nappies. I try to wash mine in the evening so they can dry on the airer in the living room over night and just finish them off in the tumble dryer if need be. I rarely use liners. I do rinse (35 mins) then do a wash at 40 (just over an hour) i wash at 60 every 2 - 3 months and then spin to get rid of excess water (12mins)

kavics17

I never use liners even if she has runny poos. I rinse than wash at 40 on a short cycle (1hr). I wash them on 60 once every month. I have 25 nappies and I wash every 3rd day. It def saved me a lot, I never bought nappy wipes for example, have tons of muslin clothes cut into pieces. I can recommend the same seller mentioned above on ebay, i'm very satisfied with him.

de_g.

Check with your local council - some do a rebate for cloth nappies (£30 in Leeds) as they save more than that in landfill.

We used disposables to about 6 weeks with our first then reusable until he was too big for them. We had ones with reusable bamboo liners - and they just went in a sealed bucket until we had enough to make it worth doing a 60 (or occasional 90) wash, and then in the tumble dryer. Life is too short to mess about presoaking etc!

Don't use fabric softener, as it reduces the absorbency.

meritaten

I used cloth nappies for my DD as there wasn't an alternative! NO 1 son lets say 'disposables' were in their 'infancy' and No2 son they got better!
hun - I absolutely hated cloth nappies! scraping the S*** off and soaking them and then boiling them - then drying them - and poor DD got nappy rash if you didn't use Vaseline or Barrier Cream! and they leaked (especially if OH had applied them).
Modern disposables to me are a 'no-brainer'.
anyone who thinks Terry Nappies save the earth - are you nuts?

Gillyx

Modern cloth nappies are nothing like the terrys my mum used on me, they're easy to use, definitely no boiling or soaking.

Just take them off, shake liner down the toilet, pop into bucket or wet bag and straight in the machine. They dry quickly on an airer or on the line outside. Simple.

SmlSave

hun - I absolutely hated cloth nappies! scraping the S*** off and soaking them and then boiling them - then drying them - and poor DD got nappy rash if you didn't use Vaseline or Barrier Cream! and they leaked (especially if OH had applied them).

I'll agree with the leaking if OH put the nappies on but I'd like to point out that:

You DON'T soak nappies now

You DON't boil nappies now

Some nappies dry overnight - depends on the material you buy

Not all children get nappy rash from cloth - we certainly found it less

It's rare to have to scrape poo - it either flakes off or you use flushable liners.

I know you didn't have a choice what to use meritaten but even now a lot of people assume cloth nappies are what you describe using. Even some of the pregnancy books I've read that have been written within the last few years assume that you have to soak and boil!

I used a mix of cloth and disposable with DS and plan to do the same with DD (when she arrives)

My Mum used terry nappies and still has some of the cloths which she now uses for the steamer so they've lasted 30 years!