A rash of savings: Get the cheapest nappies/MoneySavingExpert.com Discussion

beckyw_2

We use tots bots (not velcro ones) secured with nappy nippas and motherease popper wraps. We boosted the nappies at night by using a folded up white face cloth from Ikea.

Lillibet_2

Like everyone else says, you really need to wait until bubs arrives & try a few different ones to see which are the best fit, although you can't really go wrong with flat terries but they are incredibly bulky for a small baby. I bought a lot of the Boots all in ones when I was pregnant (half price, of course;)), then a lot of people told me they were the worst ones for leaks etc & I didn't hear one positive report about them. They have turned out to be great on my son & I wish I had bought more:rolleyes:. The worst ones for fit & leaks for us are Motherease, which other people rave about.

For the first coupel of weeks we used disposables & I would recommend this, you will be in a daze for a while & the last thing you want to cope with is washing nappies on top of everything else! There a re lots of freebie nappies to be had if you don't mind a bit of spam email (set up a hotmail account especailly) & these saw me through the first month or so.

HTH & good luck

PS : Breast fed babies poo might be runnier but it doesn't smell nearly so bad as bottle fed poo:rotfl:

larissa156_2

Hi there,

We use cloth nappies on our 18 month old, or eco-disposables when we are away. I would also recommend https://www.nappylady.co.uk - you will get a great long report with your options. It is better to wait until baby is born before you buy anything, especially if you don't know whether you are having a boy or a girl - it makes a difference! If you are anything like me, you won't be organised enough to use cloth in the first six weeks or so anyway, so that will give you a bit of breathing space. I think I bought a couple of different things just to have a look and a practice before DD was born.

Once you are ready to buy, try https://www.kittykins.co.uk - they seem to have the best prices, or https://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk

I have several different types, but generally we use Motherease One Size (MEOS) and Tots Bots nappies with Motherease wraps.

Another great money saver is to buy some fleece from john lewis or wherever and cut it up to use as liners. It doesn't stain and is easier to get poo off than the nappies. Much cheaper than buying them direct from nappy suppliers - who charge around £1 each. You can get loads from half a metre of fabric!

We use disposable liners as well, but don't forget that these can be washed and re-used if they haven't been poo'd on. They go a lot further that way too.

Good luck!

bikedo

Hiya

Just wanted to echo previous posts recommending thenappylady website. There's a questionnaire you can fill out asking all about how you will be using nappies and when and what your priorities are. You then get recommendations on makes and stuff. Also, contact your council as they sometimes do incentive schemes to get people using reusables. I got a phonecall yesterday saying we'd got one of the last places for this year. That means that they'll pay for 16 nappies, 3 wraps, 100 liners and a nappy bin. If I bought all that myself it'd cost nearly £200! Only thing with that is they only order from one supplier so I have to use the onelife nappies, but they look good enough to me!

Good luck with it all.

newmum1

hi all i brought reuseables before my daughter was born used them a few times but only really when i was at home as i found them a bit messy to use when i was out. But generally i think they were very good, my daughter has grown out of them if anybody wants them then feel free to pm me

jellyhead

i bought some used nappies off ebay to try. if you wash them at a high temp first they're perfectly clean although i understand that many people don't want to use used ones, same as some people want new clothes instead of second hand for their babies.

there are lots of different types and you'll find some mums rave about brands that just don't work for your baby. i found prefolds a hassle, my baby is lactose intolerant and has colief in his bottles, his poo has always been liquid and i ended up changing the poo-covered wrap with every nappy change so all in ones were less fuss for us lol! my baby hated the boots ones even though they're similar to kushies. he liked the modern baby shaped nappy and wrap, and also liked prowrap (i really like their wraps). for convenience i preferred the kooshies ultra all in ones but baby felt more comfortable in modern baby or prowrap (more elastication, for chunky babies). prowrap/prorap also do all in ones and i liked the one i had.

http://www.bumdiddybaby.co.uk/ do an offer of the month and don't charge for postage. http://www.kittykins.co.uk/kits/type/24 do trial kits for £30 with i think 3 types of nappy and some flushable liners. my council give £30 cash to all cloth nappy users so if yours has a similar scheme the trial kit is effectively free.

i started off using flushable liners but i found that baby much preferred washable fleece liners. you can make your own or buy from ebay etc. i got hourglass shaped ones from ebay in a lovely frog design and baby really feels dry when you use them.

helen21_2

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becky004

I bought before DD was born. Kooshies which are velcro fastening and can be fastened in such a way there's no leakage round skinny legs. They have great waterproof covers too. I did use a disposable overnight as I didn't want her to get saturated. They came in 2 sizes, birth to 1 and 1-3 when I bought.
Best of all I used them on DS 6 years later with no probs. And their now in the attic for No. 3 if I ever have one. I used to soak them in a bucket with bicarbonate of soda and then shove them in the washing machine. Very easy to use.

jellyhead

kooshies size 1 and 2, lol! my baby was too big for size 1 at only 14 weeks old, and i thought they'd last until he was 1 - ooops! i bought from ebay so it wasn't too expensive. they have a weight of up to 22lb but my baby didn't weigh 22lb until he was 25 weeks old, he must just be an oddly shaped baby

i read on here somebody saying their 18 month old was too big for kooshies size 2, so it really is worth buying your nappies as cheaply as possible and trying a few kinds. you can buy new nappies on ebay, sometimes people wash them a few times to soften them up before baby arrives but then they decide not to use them and they can't get a refund.

geniusmonk

We used TreeHugger Mums for our cloth nappies at https://www.treehuggermums.co.uk, and they were always willing to consider discounts so well worth trying.

And they have articles on cloth nappies as well.