To think surely other people must also think it’s gross to…

If it's a lot, use toilet paper and flush. Then use the reusable wipes.
Every single nappy change are you using disposable wipes and a disposable nappy?

My husband was more than capable of taking Terry nappies out of the sterilising bucket and putting them in the washing machine and switching it on. Come to that, so was my Dad (born 1929) if he had to, which he did, but only occasionally. Switching on an appliance and sorting out the results at the end (washing machines, dishwashers) is hardly hard work. And it's also not "work for women". That's your own mindset.

I say this politely but I personally don’t think they are like for like so I’m not sure why this comparison keeps being made.

Washing one’s face with a cloth and even underwear - which I don’t recall soiling since a very young child - is not the same as a disposable nappy or wipe which is sometimes initially covered in faeces before the cleaning process begins. Some nappies are easier to deal with than others (without going into too much detail), but poonamis as they’re known are pretty common too.

I understand they can both be cleaned but they aren’t really that comparable, in my opinion.

I bought flushable cat litter, but apparently cat poo is full of nasties that mustn't be flushed.
All poo has to go somewhere of course, but the only reason it's less disgusting to flush it is the gallons of chemicals used to purify our drinking water.
As usual it's all a big compromise, but in regard to the OP, I don't know anybody who's become ill as a result of using washable wipes.

OP do you throw cleaning cloths away after one use, or underpants???
find it absolutely bizarre that you’d think it wasn’t possible to clean things.

I'm quite old, but finding it hilarious how shocked people are at things that have been done for generations. Washing with a flannel indeed! The disgrace 😂

I was thinking exactly that!

Have you never heard of a flannel?

I don’t know any my age, except my friend who intended to but she also had a tough newborn period where it was no longer a priority unfortunately. I’m in my thirties, live in an affluent but still diverse area of Central London and socialise with many parents from a wide range of ages and backgrounds in the various baby groups I go to. A few of my old friends voted Green, as did some of my new friends I’ve met since becoming a mother. As any parents will know, nappy output (and feeding habits) dominates conversation an awful lot in the early days. Of course I won’t know about others I don’t know so well or where it hasn’t cropped up in conversation somehow.

It’s really great that so many on this thread use reusable, suggesting that far more do than I have experienced. I will definitely give it a go with my second baby. Hopefully they won’t be another pooing machine who also goes through several outfit changes a day with vomit to minimise laundry.

I don't. I have an outside toilet and it gets flushed. I don't want my wheelie bin being all stank out in 30 degree temperatures by dog poo.

I dare say if I didn't have an outside toilet I would still flush it.

And yet we bag and bin dog poo.

@UmmJsTL3 not putting the faeces down the toilet is significantly more disgusting than a reusable wipe. I'm not sure I ever heard it, it is basic common sense, but then I guess there may be idiots who shit in the bin.

It has struck me however that if there are twits who put poo in the bin, it may explain one of the prevailing issues relating to potty training. If the tot sees the poo go into the loo, they make a tangible association. If, however, they see it remain in the nappy, they do not. Food for thought perhaps.

That's just ridiculous, particularly with the wipes. Every single time you wipe your baby, the wipe gets thrown away?

I think people who use disposable nappies and wipes are, "Gross", unless there is a disability involved that makes it impossible to wash them.

I used cloth nappies and wipes. They're very easy to use and my husband even used them on the baby, and washed them too! Fancy that! His penis didn't even fall off.

I read recently that if Henry VIII had been in disposable nappies, they still wouldn't have broken down. Imagine the absolute number of nappies that are in landfill now, and will be for centuries. It's a horrible thought, and a pile we weren't willing to add to.

I personally believe that disposable nappies and wipes are the height of laziness. I doubt many people will agree with me, but there we are.

It's not exactly arduous to put a bag of used wipes (and cloth nappies, if using) in the washing machine, add the soap and press start. Dads can - and do - manage this task too. Do you think us mums are handwashing them?!

Also, because we are not on mains drains, I couldn't pour the used Napisan down the loo (really bad for the septic tank) so I would tip it on our drive - killed the moss a treat!

What do you think people did for most of human history before « disposables » existed @UmmJsTL3 ? As you have kids I would have presumed you would like them to have as minimal fucked as possible planet, but I see not because you’re childishly squeamish. In case the other comments haven’t made it through to you, grow up and stop being environmentally incontinent 🙄

I have a strong suspicion that the eww brigade are the same people who only toilet at home and will sit at work suffering from cramps .
I actually feel so sorry for people who are this uptight about natural bodily functions .

@damebarbaracartlandsbiggestfan biodegradable nappies and wipes are a marketing con - NOTHING is biodegradable in landfill and it's still a single use product so in many ways still much worse than reusable.

Biodegradable wipes are becoming more common. Hopefully one day all disposable nappies will be biodegradable too.

I have honestly never heard that you’re supposed to take the poo out and into a toilet. I have literally never done that and had no issues using disposables.

You chuck shitty nappies in the bin for others to deal with.

And yes when using disposables on holiday or when not in cloth; post weaning we flushed poop down the toilet rather than putting it in the bin. We used paper liners in the cloth nappies to make this easy.

I used them (and cloth nappies). They get their own wash so not in with cloths or bibs or face wipes. Any sign of illness and we were super careful washing them. They are far more effective at cleaning than the disposable wipes and feel much nicer to use than fiddly thin cold disposable ones that refuse to come out of the packet it a reasonable way.