Cloth nappy obsessives - what do they do when their kids toilet train?

[Moomin8]

I use cloth for my 5 month old baby. I love the pretty prints as much as the next person, I will admit but my main concern is finding something that suits my baby. If I can't get the print I wanted I just find something else.

However, at the beginning of lockdown I was invited to join a particular cloth nappy group on FB where there are people crying because they can't get a specific blueberry print nappy. Also, there are people selling nappies with slack elastics for £30+ because they are a limited edition print.

I think people get really whipped up with it all. There is no way I'd buy a nappy that someone else's kids have been pooping in for years for double the price that it was, new.

I guess it's like a hobby for some people.

What are they going to do when their kids potty train?

*Reused.

Little lambs are lovely nappies, really soft and comfortable.

At least with the fb selling groups they have rules about not selling for more than the rrp though it's a bit annoying to have to buy unos second hand at rrp because it's impossible to get them new.

You don't have to spend loads though. If you do 2 part you can get reasonably priced nappies like little lamb or Bambinex and then you need fewer wraps cos you can use just one a day.

I don't get too worked up over the prints (I may have a prism uno though) but if you've got a choice why not get something you like. If it's hot you can just put them in a nappy and a top.

Tried cloth nappies and they were too much work so switched to biodegradable single use ones.

Probably move onto something else. Wooden toys and certain clothes seem quite popular as already mentioned. I don't have a problem with it. Plenty of people collect stuff as adults, whether it's model trains, Lego, Star Wars stuff, dragons, fairies or nappies. There are always people who are going to get a bit obsessive over it but that's just people for you.

We cloth bum and wear organic ethical clothes. All bought gently used for sensible prices or in sales. I got my Bambino Mio nappies for £2.99 each in Morrison's clearance section as one example.

The idea of paying over the RRP for used clothes or nappies to me defeats the point behind the ethics etc. To each their own, I want to pay less than new for used items.

I mean, I can't claim to use cloth for environmental reasons myself. It is quite simply because my daughter is allergic to disposables.

I think what annoys me is people charging £50 for a nappy with holes in the binding. People get swept along.

'But it's Fin'

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Like others have said they move on to obsessing about Scandi/ethical clothing. Spending obscene amounts on rare prints that are second hand . I love the scandi stuff and I especially the maxomorra dungarees but some on the behavior on the Facebook groups is just bizarre . They seem to dress the kids up just to post a daily photo and they are wearing mega expensive stuff just lounging around the house

I've never understood all the hype over cloth nappies.

I don't disposables so now its just good old terry squares a nappy pin and pull on covers. I must be the only mum still doing old school nappies but they work great :-)

Used simple terries for our 4 .. They then make great cloths...
Our oldest is 33 ... and I just used an old nappy this morning to clean the hens water bowl . 1001 different uses ....