Reusable nappies

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Hi all

Has anyone had experience using reusable nappies and have any advice on the following:

-best place to buy
-what to wash them in?
-just general, was it cost saving, was baby comfortable

Thank you!

I bought them online (read loads of reviews 😫) we got a few singles of different sorts to see which ones we liked before commiting. There is also a large secondhand market.

Some councils do a nappy lending scheme for you to try and see if you get on with it. For example www.lesswaste.org.uk/reuse/reusable-nappies/#:~:text=Leicestershire%20residents%20(excluding%20Leicester%20City,like%20to%20borrow%20a%20kit.

I wash ours in a small amount of persil non bio powder, and hanging them in the sunshine is great for any stains and also anti bac.

I think it was cost saving overall especially now we are onto number 2. It depends how hot you wash them, how efficient your washing machine is and if you tumble dry etc.

Babies were both comfortable and we had virtually no nappy rash unless teething (acid poos 🤢 ) even though you cannot use barrier creams with them (stops the nappy from being absorbant). The main driver for us was to stop waste going to landfill. I think from an eco point of view it depends which study you read but the electricity and water used in washing is similar to manufacturing and transporting disposables. Good luck.

I didn't start until 2nd child was 6 months and I still think it was cost effective. It was a while ago so don't know where to buy them nowadays.
I used to soak in a bucket with some tea tree oil and then wash normally. Don't have dryer so air dried.
DD always seemed comfortable, enough.
I also believe dd was out of nappies sooner than she would have been if we'd used disposables. It was at least 6 months quicker than DD1.

I've used cloth nappies with both DS1 til potty trained and DS2 who is currently 1 both from about 6 weeks.

Generally different people and babies prefer different set ups/fits. I'm pretty lazy so All in ones work best for me rather then a 2 part system. I didn't get on with tots bots or little lambs.

My best advice would be find your local nappy library and try it out as the kits come with different brands and types. Your local NCT group will most likely have a nappy hire kit you don't have to be a member just pop onto Facebook.

There is a big second hand market as well so you can pick them up pretty reasonable.

It's definitely saved me money I use bambino mios aio which many on nappy groups don't like but I boost with a charcoal booster and they work brilliantly for us! Their bamboo overnights are amazing.

My wash cycle is every 2 days a wash without powder (a daily 1 hour) followed by a normal wash. Only use non bio powder, liquid and gels muck them up. I then use a nappy sanitiser ontop and do a extra rinse and spin cycle. Do not dry on heat and try and avoid tumble drying if possible

I've used cloth nappies since my daughter was about 6 weeks, and plan to use the same set on my next baby. It has definitely saved us money and will save even more as they are being used on another child. I found this brand recently and sent the washing instructions to a friend who was looking to start cloth nappies.
cubkind.com/pages/washing-instructions
They have printable instructions, then more detailed instructions on the page.

Our dryer has actually just recently broken (dd likes to press the on button every time she walks past, especially if it's empty!) and we have been able to dry them all on an airer, as well as our normal laundry so it is even possible with no tumble dryer.

The nappy gurus website has lots of information about reusables and you can compare and but different brands :)
We went for Alva baby as they were the cheapest! But still work well. They do leak quite a bit so we change them regularly and use disposables when out and about as just a lot easier to leave on for a while.
We do nothing to the dirty ones, just do a rinse cycle for all the nappies first, then add baby clothes for a 40° wash. Wash every 3-4 days and hang to dry inside, dry within 24hours.
They have been great for the nappy area as we change them frequently and they stay dry around his bottom, so no nappy rash :)