To hate the term 'real nappy week'

[BuntyII]

So, because I have a baby my Facebook feed is full of posts and things about 'real' nappy week.

I'm not sure what I'm meant to have been covering DCs bottom with all this time. Imaginary nappies?

AIBU to hate this term?

It's an old term from when disposable nappies first came out, but you are right it doesn't make sense.

Yup it’s another wanky trendy parenting term which people use to make them feel edgy and special.

Like ‘‘babywearing” - no love, I don’t “wear” my baby, I wear socks.

I don't mind the term if it means I get a £50 voucher for some "real" nappies. It's a shame the scheme doesn't run in my area.

DiddimusStench yep, couldn’t have said it better myself! X

I've never heard this before, it's stupid, all nappies are real. They're called reusable nappies around here, vs disposable ones.

I can't see any reason to be bothered by it. Its a good scheme aimed at helping the environment.

Never heard this term before

YABU, I dont mind people trying to educate and encourage others to try other options that are safer for the enviroment and our DC.
And I have never used reusable nappies for any of my 4DC, Pregnant with number 5 and am going to give it a go because of all the infomation on social media.

When DS was tiny I thought it was a lovely idea. Having lived through the teething shits three bastard molars all cutting simultaneously and a toddler who thinks nappy changes are a thorough inconvenience i don't think nappies are delightful or sweet anymore. "Have you done a poo?" Is more of a battle cry now.

Have a friend who used proper cloth nappies and they're excellent... the word 'sposies' makes me grit my teeth though.

See @upsideup I think that's part of what rankles me. I really despise the notion that women only choose to use disposable nappies because they're uneducated. I see the term 'educate' used a lot during breastfeeding discussions too. Very patronising.

YANBU. It’s just more sanctimonious bullshit.

I can't get too worked up about this and I've only ever used disposables (no plans to change that with new baby due in 4 weeks).

They're a nice idea, but not one I'm signing up for.

Makes me shudder how much plastic gets used and then discarded in each disposable nappy. We use cloth nappies - they are also much better at preventing nappy rash.
Doesn’t bother me what people call them, but leaving a plastic mountain for our kids to manage doesn’t seem a great idea.

I love cloth nappies in theory but in practice I cannot find one that will keep DS dry longer than 30 minutes. They seem to leak no matter what brand or liner or pad I try which is such a shame. Maybe I'm not doing it right

I've just come on to ask really, do cloth nappies hold more wee? Sorry for de railing the thread slightly, but DS 2yrs pisses like a fountain and I still have to change him twice through the night. I like the idea of cloth nappies but DS hates his nappy being changed and turns into an Olympic gymnast every time. Sigh.

Not more wee as in nappies being kept on longer but as in hold enough that I'm not changing him every 15 mins.

It just means ‘real’ (natural) materials rather than plastic I suppose.

Kizzy they don't hold more wee unfortunately, many of us who use reusables have to use disposables at night. They are however absolutely brilliant at containing poo explosions.

I don't use the term real nappies but it sounds a bit more catchy so not surprising they use it in adverts.

OP sounds like you're feeling a bit guilty about not using cloth nappies and that's why this annoyed you?

Not really @DrunkOnCalpol as I don't think I have anything to feel guilty about. I think I'm just fed up after spending a year having other people's parenting choices shoved down my throat. And then insinuating that I should feel guilty for not using 'real' nappies

Hmm that's a shame, been thinking about using them for a while but I don't think it's for us. He's showing signs of it nearly being potty training time so I've probably missed the boat. Last baby for me so rarely does a poo explosion occur

@KizzyBear, when DD was in nappies we used pocket nappies. For night she had one stuffed with both of the liners and a folded flannel, then a bummis wrap over and a wool soaker over that. The advantage with cloth nappies is that you can just add more layers for extra absorbancy. :)