How much do you spend on nappies? and if less than me where from please?

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

I thought I was being really clever buying supermarket nappies and wipes (Morrison's/wilko/Asda all roughly the same price)

DS 2.7, DD 10 months - both in size 5's, we get the 2 packs of 40 for £10 and they along with 4 packs of wipes (51p a pack) generally last us a week

was just looking at subscribe and save on Amazon, cheapest price per nappy for that size works out at 13.5p where the ones we get are 12.5p - hadn't really thought about the cost per month or year but £50 a month sounds quite a lot and I know plenty of people who spend over £2 on a pack of wipes and goodness knows how much on nappies...I didn't realise it would bother me but I just hate that all of that money is basically going to end up on a landfill site!

I used cloth nappies for 7 months when DS was little (then his poo became horrendous and has been ever since and as I was pregnant I could no longer handle it) - if you use cloth nappies how many times a week do you put a washload on (I do as many as it takes to empty the basket, twice a week) how do you manage on the go? (we are out of the house a LOT and currently neither Child needs changing more than once every 3-4 hours unless they've pooed) and does it really save money?

sorry lots of questions there but I'm a bit as I thought we were doing really well! this is probably just something to put up with until they're potty trained...isn't it?! thoughts please

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

oohdaddypig I'm the same, in theory there should only be 3-4 nappy changes each per day but DS in particular poos about 3-4 times a day some days. I tried again today to get him to go in the potty or on the toilet and he totally freaked out. he absolutely knows when he needs to go because he asks me to leave him alone for a bit while he has a poo but as yet he's never had one anywhere but in his nappy. I just don't think he's ready yet.

thanks doearwigsmakechutney but I have all the cloth nappies I need, I just don't think I've got the patience and energy needed to use them. as I say I used them for DS between 7 and 14 months but his poos got so bad I couldn't face it any more. not sure if it's his diet or what but they're still horrendous - DD has only been weaned 4 months or so and hers bar more solid! yuk sorry


the Sainsbury's and Tesco nappies I got for £1.50ish were fab, the Morrison's ones I later found left a red rash each side of DS's bottom that's still there a few days later. shame because it's much closer to walk there!

[Doearwigsmakechutney]

I've recently gumtree-d some bumgenius nappies (preloved). I've had various no-shows for purchase, so if you're interested, do pm me.

[GotMyGoat]

Morrisons and Sainsburys own super value nappies are fantastic. size 5, £1.41 a pack of 20. They are wonderful and plain cotton feeling rather than plastic sweaty horribleness. I use them on dd who has eczema and have had no problems.

[SloeNinja]

Oh and reusable wipes, with just water, too. Or even disposable wipes that have accidentally been through the wash with the nappies, used again with water. Never had any nappy rash

[SloeNinja]

I started using cloth when ds was 10 weeks, bought some old motherease from some mums off gumtree, they are BRILL and they only cost me £90 for everything I need. Just take the next nappy I need out with me when we're out and about. Wash every three days, but we have lots of nappies so can get away with that! I think most people wash more often. I suggest cloth nappy tree online, and gumtree, for second hand nappies. Def worth a go! One of the best money saving decisions I've ever made, and now I am a real nappy convert, I love them.

[MrsSpa]

I use cloth nappies for DS, I bought them for Dd nearly 3years ago so unsure now how much I spent but I think around £300. So now I only have the cost of liners (mothercare which I tear in half as they're large), electric and detergent/nappisan. I wash every third evening. I use Asda disposables (can't get small sizes in our Lidl) when out, though I sometimes take a spare cloth nappy with me. They're just as easy to change, but I can end up carrying a few bulky wet nappies home which if I'm carrying kit for a day out I'd rather not. At home I wash him with warm water and rags made from an old pair of PJs.

DD uses Lidl pull up pants for night time. Very good, never leak.

[Fluffycloudland77]

I listened to a program about nappies on radio 4 where one of the contributors was a paediatrician who said she got her kids potty trained by putting them in bulky cloth nappies so they wanted to be rid of them.

Some councils still do £20-30 cashback if the health visitor signs a downloadable form to say you use cloth nappies, they just have to see the child in cloth nappies. It's on the councils websites if they do one or the refuse dept would know about it, keen as they are to reduce landfill.

[nextphase]

Tesco own brand, but take the club card vouchers, double them up, and use on baby and toddler - its all the time now.
Guess its only cheaper if you don't use the vouchers on anything that is more than 2x face value. We used to stock up on the baby events

[oohdaddypig]

Lidls nappies. Still expensive though [real cheapskate,me]

I've just tried morrisons value nappies - no cute picture on front - very good.

I find cheap wipes a waste of money though as I end up using more so buy huggies in bulk from Costco.

Finally, and this is a bit controversial - how often are you nappy changing? I change a dirty nappy ASAP. But wet nappies don't need to be changed every 2 hours during the day (they are designed to stay dry all night after all) My children have never had nappy rash and in the day I only change dirty nappies or wet nappies that feel full.

[Hamwidgeandcheps]

Get some washable baby wipes cheeky wipes or similar - they are about 30 a kit so I reckon they pay for themselves in a few months sooo much better for poo removal too

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

right so I've bought a pack of Sainsbury's basic nappies and a pack of Tesco value ones, both very plain but much nicer than Asda's basic ones which as I say are like plastic bags (we've got 4 packs of them in the cupboard for emergencies!) - they're both just like the other supermarket ranges but with no fancy pictures on them. I used to buy the really cheap ones but I can't remember where I got them from, (thought it was Asda so stocked up in error!) DD is in one and DS in the other to try them out, but they both look absolutely fine! I now need to find out if we can get our food shopping delivered from either with delivery for less than Asda (doubt it but using mysupermarket only compares what they think are similar items) because it's a fair old trek to walk but potentially you lot could be saving me £4 a week - doesn't sound a huge amount but will add up over time. so a big thank you!

[DipMeInChocolate]

Lidl nappies are £4.49 for 50ish. I would never use any other nappy.

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

I think I'll try the value ones first, then if that doesn't work will attempt the cloth route again. yes I could attempt to potty train but I'm lazy I'm trying to go with the idea that when DS is ready he'll let me know, he currently wees in the potty if naked but not if he's wearing pants, I've always said I'll be 'baby'-led with it the same as everything else which has worked great so far 'cause he's bloody stubborn like his mother but of course it would cut costs, I'd certainly like him to be out of nappies if and when we think about having another DC (although if DH works out how much it's costing us that might make up his mind not to )

teabag yes you'd think a 10 month old would be in size 4's but she's massive, both in width and height

thanks so much all for your replies

[ceeveebee]

I get pampers baby dry on amazon subscribe and save for £12.40 per box of 124 nappies - I have twins so buy 2 or 3 boxes a month.

[SmokedMackerel]

I didn't find tesco ones crinkly. Slightly bulkier than standard ones, and just plain white, no pictures. I thought they were fine.

[RandomMess]

I used washables with fleece liners so the poo just dropped off into the loo 99% of the time! Used cotton wool and water for cleaning whenever possible.

Bought washables 2nd hand, used 1 disposable per day overnight

[teabagpleb]

cost = £4.60 pack about once a month, plus pound or two for laundry materials - 100 liners lasts a year for about £10.

[teabagpleb]

DArn, had long answer ready to go and my phone battery died just as I hit post...
Lidl are great, but varies by baby. I'd have thought a 10mo would be in size 4 still as my 19mo dd is, and you get 6 extra per pack compared to size 5.
If you've already got cloth I'd try that for a bit - I do cloth in the day and take one cloth out with me, then disposables at night and extras in the nappy bag - works out as 2 washes a week including a bunch of clothes usually too - though if there's a really icky one I wash nappies alone.
I use paper liners which last about 6 washes if no poo, which means most of the time the nappies aren't bad, but every couple weeks there's a splatty one. 3-4 nappies a day does mount up if they are all disposable.

[LemonBreeland]

I only buy Aldi or Lidl. They are only around 10p each. Smaller sizes are even cheaper.

[CurlyKiwiControl]

Sainsbury basics are fab honest! One pound 41 pence. Not plasticy at all and I've had no problem with them, even over night

[cedar12]

I would try and potty train the oldest. Fingers crossed you could cut your nappy Bill in half.

[highlystrung]

Lidl all the way too - think they won the Mumsnet best nappies award

[Oceansurf]

If your son is 2.7, can't you get him potty trained now?! That would cut your bills in half straight off!

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

mackerel were the Tesco ones crinkly? we got the asda value ones at £1.50 for 20 and they're like plastic bags!

[NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown]

no aldi near us (they don't do online do they?) we have a lidl but it's out of town and we don't drive. May have to try cloth nappies again, I've still got all the bits in the cupboard. I was using muslin cloths cut up as liners, seemed to do the job and were really soft. May have to have a trek to lidl