To ask nursery to use cloth nappies?

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DS (17 months) is at nursery two days a week, and up to now I've provided disposable nappies for them, while he's in cloth at home. Am thinking of asking nursery to use cloth, but wondered if anyone has experience of this? Will they be at me?

Do people even use those any more?!

Argh cross post. I was referring to the nappies you fold and pin.

When I working in a nursery we had a little boy with reusable nappies. It was no problem at all. Most modern all in one nappies are as easy and quick as disposables anyway.. if you use more complicated nappies you might need to show them what to do.

Nursery just kep the lidded bin for the dirty cloth in the same room as where they kept the dirty disposibles to throw. I'd imagine that's the same everywhere.
FWIW we didn't ask or expect them to scrap the poo. That seemed like a faff for them as tge toilets weren't near the changing area.

DS is cloth bummed. I asked when we looked at nurseries. Some outright stated they don't like them as they need changing more frequently and leak more (which they do).

The nursery I chose just said 'yeah fine'. I bought all in ones as they are most like nappies and seem easiest for them. the take them off and put them in a nappy sack then in DSs bag, I could provide a wet bag but I can't be bothered. I just make sure he has plenty spare, plenty clothes and have recently added a booster as he's been leaking a lot.

DO NOT ask them to sluice them, you'll get an out and out no.

NeedDAdvice, they shouldn't leak more. Have you looked into why?

I was worried about leaks actually but have recently got some more absorbent all-in-ones specifically for nursery and days out, as they don't leak as much and can go longer between changes.

My dd nursery only allows disposable nappies

Nurseries are all different. Ours had no problem using them. I sent them in all folded and ready, they bagged up the dirty ones and I took them home at the end of the day. They did smell quite bad by hometime sometimes, especially if there had been a messy poo early in the day.

OP, do you really want to carry a bag of dirty nappies home every day? Imagine the smell when you open it.

Yes, we had a nursery use them. We just supplied a big old wet bag for the dirty ones.

If you're getting lots of leaks try washing with the full dose of washing powder, especially in hard water areas.

Our nursery were very supportive with cloth nappies. No issues what so ever. You can but ask.

@DailyMailReadersAreThick it's really not that bad! No different to opening the nappy bucket and chucking them in the wash! The wet bags have got a mesh liner zipped in, so you don't have to touch the dirties, just unzip and chuck in the machine. And @Needadvicetoleave we use fleece liners so they don't feel wet against the skin and don't need changing as often. As another poster has said, they shouldn't leak, something is not right if they do!

DD is in Big Girl Pants now but when she started, nursery provide all the nappies wipes etc as disposable ones, which she has used but before she started there I cloth bummed her as seemed to ward off the early solids nappy rash issues she had with disposables. Nursery were happy either way, but she's not had skin problems since so not needed cloth at nursery. Now she's in the BGPs we have little bags of filthy pants every now and then though, probably worse than cloth nappies as no liner to catch the worst!

I've worked in many nurseries & all have been happy to accommodate it. Bit confused by people saying they smell more - if the poo has gone over the liner, you just put on a whole new fresh nappy? (Unless parents aren't bringing spares). Old one bagged up & put in child's bag. Never found it to be more of a faff than changing a disposable nappy to be honest.

Namechange - sometimes they leak because he's a heavy wetter, sometimes because they haven't put them on quite right, they aren't tucked in to the knickerline. At home, I do find they don't last as long as disposables. I still use them though.

We had children in cloth when I worked in a nursery, parents provided a wet bag. Job done.

DailyMailReadersAreThick I do carry a bag of poo home with me each day, but I use cloth nappies all the time, so regularly deal with piles of pooey nappies! It stopped bothering me a long time ago. It's the ammonia smell when I open the bucket on wash day that gets me.

I use fleece not disposable liners, so the poo comes home with me to deal with. If it's a solid lump, they usually pick it off and put it in the bag with the dirty wipes, but I haven't asked them to do that.

Needadvice
I have a heavy wetter too. Recently discovered Thirsties and tried the natural all-in-one (with cotton and hemp) and the hemp booster to add to our night time nappies (Flip with night insert) - pleased with both as we can go for a bit longer without leaks 👍

All our kids nurseries have been happy to use cloth
About 7 different ones over the years
We do use all in one's without liners though so effect exactly like disposable

Wouldn't expect anyone to see scrape

Cloth nappies don't smell by the end of the day. If they do, you need a decent wash routine and decent detergent (biological preferably). Same if they smell at all whilst wet or dry after washing. I have an open dry pail in the kitchen. I wash the nappies every three days. They still don't smell- airflow works wonders in a dry pail.

Cloth nappies should be changed every 3 hours. Nurseries should be doing this anyway. My nursery just remove single use liner, and residual poo is fine to leave on the nappy until it gets home. It won't smell in the wetbag.

I don't get leaks with the nappies I use. Some brands are more absorbent than others, and some will fit your baby better than others.

have heard of some nurseries providing and using reusables on all children for this reason
Really ? Parents were happy with their kid in a communal nappy? And what happened at going home time?

Two of the three nurseries we looked at were happy to use all in ones as long as we supplies a wet bag.

DS is 12, but when he was in nursery they were happy to change his cloth nappies. We just sent in his Stinky Minky bag and they popped the used ones in there. We did use paper liners though so no issues with poo usually.