NOVEMBER 07 - Part 2 and we're blooming !

[purplepants]

well, I hope we are anyway. I just feel blooming huge!. My beloved white linen trousers split right up my backside last night

Rg- they're fitted these days. Have a look at babykind you don't need to soak them or anything and they wash at 40 or 60

Blimey, the only thing i think of when i hear "reusable" is big towelling squares soaking in a bucket or boiling on the stove and that have gone grey with age.... erk!

The modern ones are fab. I was so impressed with them when i had dd that I set up a one (wo)man pressure group to get the council to offer an incentive to peeps to use reusable

RG - am impressed with your staying power. Just goes to show what you can achieve when you REALLY want to do something.

Must admit if I had achieved something like that, it would give me the feeling that I could tackle any challenge that came my way!

About nappies - I used to feel like you do (memories of what mum used to deal with). But although I used disposables with DS, I will be trying real nappies this time.

I have heard very good reports of how they are very convenient these days. Like has been said - they almost look like disposables - no messing with safety pins etc.

One question ladies who have used them - are they as convenient for taking out and about with you? Or do you take disposables when away from home? Am just not keen on having to carry bag of used nappies home if I had to change baby while at a friend's.

My main motivation (apart from doing my bit for the enviroment) is the cost. Correct me if I am wrong but don't they work out miles cheaper over the 2+ years you use them?

P.S. Just got back from second viewing of the day. This one could be the one ladies - very airy and clean - just down the road from my primary school of choice, and walkign distance to the lovely shops.

Going back with DH when he gets back from work. I hope he likes it. I know I'm getting ahead of myself but IF we go for it, it will be such a burden off my poor little head.

I'm only renting and it's so much stress - can't imagine what those of you who are buying are going through!

Just checked t'internet.

Leeds council do free trial packs with:

1 x Baby beehind bamboo and organic cotton nappy, including liner.
1 x Baby beehind hemp and organic cotton nappy, including liner.
1 x Baby beehind wrap
10 x disposable paper liners
1 x care leaflet

Or £20 cashback if you spend £50 on real nappies.

Not bad - no excuse not to try it I suppose.

Info taken from the website i made. if anyone wants the web addy then email me [email protected]

I'm not putting the web addy on here as my name is on it

Home laundered nappies could save parents around £500 on the cost of keeping a baby in nappies.

You can kit out your baby in real nappies on the high street for under £50. This includes all the nappies and waterproof covers you need for the whole of your baby's nappy wearing life. The same amount of money would only buy 9 weeks of disposables.

Pregnancy and Birth Magazine found the cost of keeping a baby in disposable nappies over three years to be £1,126.

Real Nappies vary widely in their cost depending on style chosen. You can buy all the nappies, waterproof covers and fastenings required on the high street from just under £50. Or you could go for the shaped nappies- costs vary but you could kit yourself out for between £150 and £250.

If a family has an average of 20 nappies and uses an average of six per day they need to be laundered every 2.5-3 days. Based on energy costs, powder, wear and tear of the machine etc. the overall cost of home laundering nappies over 2.5 years is:

Terry nappies- £179.50

Shaped nappies- £316.50

data taken from WEN website

So disposables could cost £1,126 whilst real cloth nappies could cost as little as £229.50 (£50 + £179.50) if you had the terry option or if you were to go for shaped nappies the cost could be £466.50 (£150 + £316.50).

I linked to babykind- they aren't that far from me

Also there is good resale with nappies or you can buy them second hand and save more money.

Yes i used them when i went out and generally not a bother at all. Get a little wet bag (99p from tesco or somewhere)

As for wipes i went to Tesco and bought a load of value face cloths and used them (25p each) also made my own wipe solution but water does the same job

camomille and tea tree oil.

Make a pot of camomille tea and add some tea tree oil to it. Then fold the flannels up and soak in the solution.

Or you can buy some from babykind

Rg - your health care woman sound like she would be better placed in a non caring profession!

I read all the nappy stuff with interest. I can't really thnk about it all until I've ahd my scan as I feel as though I'm tempting fate.

Saying that though - someone gave me stair gate today. The baby should be safe as even I can't work out how to use it

Choudru - had a chat with my friend. She's recently sold the house in the area you want that I thought night be a go-er for you. She's also been looking for houses but not in the areas you want to be in and so couldn't really help.

I hope this one works out for you though.

Off the Scotland this weekend so I'll speak to you all on Monday.

aren't we all an eco friendly bunch with all this talk of homebirths, mooncups & washable nappies (warm fuzzy feelings abound...did you know it's a full moon tomorrow btw? )

pixiefish - well done you on the pressure group!! (much respect!)

geekinpigtails - yes I did mean the link you wrote rather than the .com mistake I made - thanks for the correction.

choudru - like Loopy, I use disposables if we are away for more than a day or so, otherwise I take resealable plastic food bags - they keep the smell in, and I bung them all in an old carrierbag at the bottom of my changing bag until we get back.

Loopymumsy - I cut 3 muslins up into quarters, and hemmed them, as bum wipes (I did get ikea flannels but found them a) too big and b) too rough (maybe I've just got something against terry towelling???). I use a small spray bottle from boots filled with the same recipe as pixiefish uses - means I can spray surfaces/hands more easily if we're out & I'm not lunking too much wet stuff about with me.

RGPargy - you can still get the terry squares and there are some pretty good websites around on how to fold them if you wanted to go down that route.

Apparently you can also use muslin squares as newborn nappies before they become sick mopping cloths (am thinking of trying muslins like this, this time - anyone else used them?)

littleoldme - have a good time in Scotland! (oh you're going too get soooo wet )

loopymumsy - I tend to make about 1/2 pint of chamomile tea with 1 drop tea tree & 1 drop babybath (the babybath disperses the oil) - you can use lavender instead but be really careful if you use other products with lavender in too, as too much in regular use can affect hormones (particularly in boys)

Believe it or not it is very nice and sunny up here in Scotland at the moment . The weather forecast is rain for the weekend I am afraid

HIJACK

loopysmummy- I used to do a fresh batch every day and keep them in a plastic container

can I join you? I'm due November 27th (or 28th) and I know lots of babies due in the summer but none around then.

i have lovely Ds of 20months and have been feeling kicks and wriggling for a couple of weeks which is really exciting and sweet.

and i'm another teacher, having read a few threads there seem to be a few on here. i've got the horrible teenage monster type though (not all of them of course).

anyway nice to meet you all....

Hi worrymummy. I'm secondary as well alhough teaching excluded pupils atm

Hi worrymummy! You're due the same time as me! When is your next scan? I'll add you to our scan/due date list.

As for washables, I'd deffo not go down the terry towelling route! The shaped ones sound ok tho, with liners too i think. I still get put off by the idea of soaking and using flannels to wipe poo off. I spose i could just use the reusable shaped nappies but just use cotton wool and/or babywipes for bums....

Nothing planned this weekend really, except for more boxing up of everything in readiness for our (yet to be exchanged) house purchase!

Tonysmum - gald it is sunny up there. I know it is probably going to rain but for once we aren't camping or hiking so I'll enjoy listening to the rain from the comfort of my friends big brick tent.

I think it is time to start as new thread but I'm too imcompetant. Any volunteers?

Forgot to say welcom worry. I'm due on the 28 th as well - and I'm teacher of big ones also. I don't mind the big ones - it's the middle sized fusspots that get on my nerves.