Nappy advice

gin

yes, wraps are so much nicer than plastic pants. i use the same wrap for all day unless it gets dirty. i wash the wraps in with the nappies, but i dont soak. i bung all the dirty nappies in my nappy bucket and every other day or so bung the whole lot in the wash. it's called 'dry pailing' and saves my older kids meddling and slooshing dirty water everywhere...:rolleyes:

Madmel

Hi Tracey

I used to alternate 2 wraps in a day. So nappy 1 would have wrap A, then nappy 2 with wrap B. Wrap A would be slung over an airer and then used again for nappy 3 and so on. Don't soak your wraps as the laminate (the bit which keeps it waterproof) doesn't like being immersed for hours/days.

I agree with gin about dry pailing, then you can put dirty or whiffy wraps on top of the bucket and they aren't in any water or wee. If you don't like the idea of putting the nappies straight into a normal wash, you can buy sanitizers.

Another point. I re-read the first page where a grandma to be was washing her terry squares in Ecover. Whilst her green credentials are excellent, Ecover can be quite harsh and I know of lots of people who have had problems with it, especially when it reacts with wee. I got on fine either with Fairy or Tesco non-Bio. Alternatively, a tablespoonful of white vinegar (the cheap stuff) instead of fabric conditioner in the rinse cycle.will help to remove washing powder residues.

Hope this helps someone - I'd still love number 3 but as DD2 is 7 today, it's a bit unlikely

LilMissEmmylou

2 - 3 wraps would be ample if u wash every other day or so and yup you just use them as you would plastic pants over the terries, you can also get pretty colours and prints if its for a girl and under dresses hehe

cluuuuur

I'm all set for my son to arrive, got the re-usables in, and we've even worked out how they go on with multitudes of lining etc...without resorting to putting one on the dog, which was looking likely.

Has anyone used ecoballs with reusable nappies? I know I've read elsewhere that they're not fantastic for stains (but we have to have some sun for line drying soon, right?

Also, what temperature do people wash nappies on? I usually use 30 for clothes, but 60 for bedding.

Js_Other_Half

I use 60 degrees for nappies - just for my peace of mind.

LilMissEmmylou

i use 40 if its just wet nappies 60 if there is poopy ones

melt71

hi all

our little one was born 3 weeks ago and i was all prepared to use reusable nappies. i had organised everything including 30 prefold type inners, extra fleece liners, bio liners for catching the poo(!) and the waterpoof wraps.

Only problem is our little one is just that - little! she came ten days early and she's very petite. The inners are much too big for her even though they are the smallest ones available (cotton bottom ones).

The waterproof wraps and fleece liners (which I made myself) are ok. Is there anything I can do to make some temporary inner nappies up until she grows into them. I don't want to pay out for smaller inners but I really can't use the ones I have until she grows quite a bit (she's about 8lb now but she's very petite!)

Any ideas? I have spare towels, lots of fleece type blankets and I'm happy to cut up a few of the prefolds I have, but I'm not sure what will work and keep her dry as she is quite a wetter

Thanks

Ishtar

Big congratulations on the birth of your daughter!

We had a similar problem in that the inserts were just too big for our daughter - she was (and still is) very slim around the hip area. My sister suggested using muslins, which worked really well as they didn't have much bulk...and they don't take long to dry as they're quite sheer.

Hope that helps
D.

melt71

Thanks

I thought about old towels or even fleece blankets but I wouldn't have thought of muslins. I'm surprised that muslins would be absorbant enough, mine get soaked just mopping up bits of sick, I can't imagine they would keep her that dry. I have only got 3 or 4 which I use for feeding times, but if I can get hold of some more I'll give it a try.

Thanks for replying.

gin

i second muslins. i have used them on my dds. i recommend the jo fold as being easy and good for girls. look on the nappy lady site it's got a step by step guide to folding.

congratulations by the way.