The Great Cheap Nappy Hunt!

spookmeister

Hi Spendless, Greenstuff and Katglasgow.

Thanks for all your tips. I think there are some very constructive ideas there to consider.

We'll see how we go.

S.

longtallsally_2

I bought 2 packets of 56 new baby pampers at Superdrug for £12 today (so £6 a packet). I think this is cheap though someone can put me right if its not. I'm due to give birth in about 10 days so I'm not the expert on prices yet.

Yoga_Girl

re Washable Nappies:

There are some companies who will do a weekly delivery of washable nappies, each week they will collect your bucket full of dirty nappies and provide you with a clean batch.

Not sure of names/contacts for these organisations but I remember reading a local advert about it when I was researching the whole nappy business before baby no 1.

Will see if I can find anything out and post on here if I do, this might help people who have anxieties about coping with a new-born and washing nappies (its not too bad honest! I used disposables for the 1st few weeks then switched to washables when I felt confident).

Greenstuff_2

QUICK QUICK!!

I was in Mothercare World in Harlow last night and the Kushies Ultra first size (that go up to 22lb) are marked up at £2.40! They should be £9.40, the packs of 5 are still £40, we asked a supervisor and she checked at the till and yep, they come up at that price, they are the whole nappy that you don't need plastic pants or anything except a flushable liner.

munchie_2

Tots Bots the best washables I have ever used, buy them 2nd hand on ebay or similar, thenappylady.co.uk has a buy/sell forum also. They last well and have a very good resale value so after youve used them you can get your money back.

Morrisons/safeways are the cheapest disposable nappies I have found, 3.99 a pack they were 7.00 for two last time I saw them. As good as any of the others.

sunsetgirl

Hi there, Just thought I'd add to this thread...I use motherease one size nappies and a seperate outer wrap for at home and wilkinsons disposibles comfies for out and about as they are non chlorine bleached and cheap. I love getting my nappies on the washing line! the sun (when it shines) keeps the nappies white. they dry quick on the radiator too. I was put off using washables at first because I thought you had to soak them in smelly chemicals....but not so - a couple of scoops of bicarbonate of soda in the nappy bucket with a drip of tea tree oil and thats it! I wash them at 60 with non bio.
I have managed to save my family allowance by doing this...and breastfeeding of cource! nappies dont smell as bad when baby is breast fed.
Goodluck to all the new mums.....dont forget to try and put your feet up once in a while!

tonyivb

Just thought I'd back up Greenstuff and say that I got 6 Kushies 10-22lb nappies for £2.40 each at the Mothercare World in Hayes today.

We are already using Motherease one-size and these look like they will complement them nicely and will be especially useful as they do not need seperate waterproof wraps.

On a different point, if you use bicarbonate of soda or white/household vinegar then see if you have a Chinese supermarket nearby... my local (Loon Fung in Alperton, West London) are selling 3kg of bicarb for £1.75 and 5l of vinegar for £1.80. A damn site cheaper than Supercook or Sarsons from Tesco!!!

sunsetgirl

last year I got some Kushies ultra nappies in the mothercare sale but had to sell them on ebay as they kept leaking!
Yet my friend swore by them for her little girl, I think they depend on the shape and size of your baby - I think my little boy wees upwards cos he used to get a wet line around the waist band when he wore them!
I hope we are unusual and they are fine with everyone else.

John_M_Business

My wife and I use Motherease - really easy to use once a routine is in place. We used biodegradeable disposables for the first three weeks and then moved on to re-usables.

HOWEVER, what I would also say is that I think that to use the economy argument for them is a waste of time. Although they ##seem## cheaper, there are a lot of hidden costs - increased laundry bills, replacement of lost / damaged ones, cost of inserts, cost of replacement covers, cost of replacement nappies. I very much doubt that any re-usable nappy will last for more than 2-3 years of constant use, making a mockery of the 'buy them for all your kids' argument.

What I'm saying is that the total actual saving is probably not going to be that substantial.

However, we use re-usable ones out of conscience, rather than cost-saving - so this is not a problem for us.

Trudi_Lavigne

We also use Motherease nappies, well wraps with terry squares inside. My sister in law and I have children quite close in age and the same wraps have done mine as well as hers, 4 boys altogether. The only ones that we have doubled up on are the largest size, as they are in these the longest (from about a year until they are potty trained) and I suppose they may need to be replaced should another little one appear. I have only ever bought one pack of nappy nippers too, have lost one and one broke, but last one still going strong.

So far I think there is no doubt that it has saved us money, even taking into account the extra washing machine use etc. Disposibles are afterall unbelieveably expensive, maybe not expensive enough if you take into account the environmental consequences though...