Disposable Vs reusable nappies

Mummy2cheekymonkeys

YBR wrote: »

Start with disposables until you're over the first few weeks.
Then visit a nappy library and choose what suits before spending on it. Alternatively the NCT and 2nd hand sites may make it cheaper.
Don't feel guilty if you switch back to disposables on holiday, or carry round one or 2 for emergencies.

Then consider washable wipes (some brands like cheeky wipes but you could equally use flannel cloths). We used these at home but not when out, whereas we used washable nappies most of the time. We very rarely used liners in them.

I found that washables were much better than disposables at containing a poo-splosion, but the velcro wore out on 2nd child (I managed to replace it - the nappy maker sold replacements) so you may find poppers are longer lasting.

I now have a huge stack of cloths (cotton and bamboo nappy stuffers) for every cleaning job under the sun. My mother still uses the terry cloths from my infancy in the same way. Very good value!

I agree with all of this. I definately found the reusables better at containing poo. I have 2 under 2 both in nappies. I'm not going to lie, some days they are in disposables more then reusables but j try to make sure they both go in the reusables a couple of times a day as a minimum. I also use cheeky wipes and I think the money saving really builds up when you combine the two. If you are going to wash the nappies you might as well use the wipes as well. Not to mention that they are a 100 times better then the horrid packet wipes. In the last 2 years I have bought 2 packs of baby wipes. With the 2 in nappies I would probably be going through about 3-4 packs a week. It's pretty easy to do the maths and see what kind of saving you would be making. For me the biggest reason for wanting to use reusables was more for environmental reasons then financial. When you have a newborn and you look at one weeks worth of nappies piled up you very quickly realise that it is not sustainable.
Good luck with everything.