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Real Nappies aren't worth the hassle??

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Magscat · 19/05/2005 07:13

This was on the BBC news this morning.

As a cotton nappy devotee I can't believe they are saying that disposables are not much worse than cotton - just doesn't make sense.

Any other thoughts

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Fennel · 19/05/2005 11:26

on the toilet training. it's extremely rare among the children I know to be toilet trained by two. i think some studies suggest that washable nappy babies are on average 6 months earlier than their disposable nappy peers. There's a huge variation in individual children of course but that roughly fits with my experience.

Ameriscot2005 · 19/05/2005 11:27

I think you are meant to reckon 4.5 nappies per day @ 12.7p each for 2.5 years - works out quite a bit less than £600 actually.

pixiefish · 19/05/2005 11:31

On page 27 I've found that 4.3% of 6-12 month old babies DON'T wear any nappies!!! advanced kids

Fennel · 19/05/2005 11:33

Pack of 28 pampers in a grocery shop tend to be anything up to 10 pounds. lots of people must buy nappies at this price as the shops are full of such packets.

also aren't newborns supposed to use 6-8 nappies a day, and then progressively fewer so that 4.5 nappies a day would be for the oldest.

Gwenick · 19/05/2005 11:35

"Pack of 28 pampers in a grocery shop tend to be anything up to 10 pounds. lots of people must buy nappies at this price as the shops are full of such packets."

Don't use pampers - they're horrible - use Tesco's and are much cheaper

also aren't newborns supposed to use 6-8 nappies a day, and then progressively fewer so that 4.5 nappies a day would be for the oldest.

Oh you mean just like we're all supposed to breastfeed, babies are all supposed to talk by x age, walk by y age, and be doing handstands by z age

tarantula · 19/05/2005 11:35

Oh pixiefish maybe the Elimination Communication movement it taking off over here Well see kids running round in crotchless trousers soon.

hub2dee · 19/05/2005 11:39

Anyone know where I can find a car seat for my elimination communication trained dd to be ?

LOL.

I think there are various (published) ways of calculating cost of nappies. Cost was examined in the report, if anyone fancies subjecting themselves to it...

Fennel · 19/05/2005 11:41

Hub2Dee, if you were into elimination training you would be carrying the child in a sling, walking or cycling. you would not need a car seat

oliveoil · 19/05/2005 11:42

I think if you use cloth you will want to poo poo (!) this report and if you use Pampers you will want to believe it.

There. Sorted.

throckenholt · 19/05/2005 11:46

are my kids just odd - none of them (3) were or look like being totally nappy free by 2.5 - are really so far passed the average ?

popsycal · 19/05/2005 11:48

agree ds1 only just got out of nappies at 2 years 8 months

tarantula · 19/05/2005 12:09

PMSL at thougth of H2D with baby in sling having elimination communication failure. Actually really doesnt bear thinking about

SenoraPostrophe · 19/05/2005 12:20

going back to my point about 5 zillion points ago - what i meant to say was, how can they conclude that there is no difference between home and commercial laundries when many home users hand dry, and commercial laundries wash at higher temperatures?

I also don't understand the temp figures - do that many people really wash nappies at 90? Think their survey was too small.

hub2dee · 19/05/2005 12:20

Don't... please....

Ewwwww.....

I did read up a bit about it (only on the Web, not paying good money for the book) as the idea sounds intriguing, and if it was terribly effective, it's obviously interesting, but I think claimed results were only a relatively minor improvement in terms of time to toilet train.

OK. Have sold the car and the microwave and am now binding myself with chains to MN HQ's front door, and won't leave till they implement [max thread title length

hub2dee · 19/05/2005 12:21

BTW, Tarantula, how did you find the report ? Did you just phrase search in their search box ?

tarantula · 19/05/2005 12:22

I jsut typed in nappies in the search box and it was the first report taht came back

hub2dee · 19/05/2005 12:25

Must have been v. fresh as that was what I tried earlier this AM.

Though you were dramatically clever and sneaky, but fear I was just dramatically slow and unfortunate.

Must go. Think dd to be wants to wee.

LOL.

MrsMiggins · 19/05/2005 12:40

survey does seem too small.
I have many friends who use reusables and we all wash on 40 or 60. I dont soak (few drops of T-tree oil is fine) and probably wash every 2-3 days. I use Motherease which are one size and easy to use.

I use them because :-
they feel nicer on your baby,
cheaper (using them on 2nd child now)
read somewhere that the chemicals in disposables may have an effect on boys fertility when older
dont want to fill an extra bin liner a week

BUT dont believe it helps nappy rash - DS had it bad, DD has none.

DO use disposables at night cos found it helped DS sleep through earlier....having said that, I know plenty of people who still used reusables & their children still slept.

think the report is a shame cos it will wipe away a lot of good work trying to get people to use reusables - my SIL txt me this morning after GMTV and I now know she must have seen the negative report making her feel smug

SenoraPostrophe · 19/05/2005 12:52

the nappy lady's response

I think she's right.

tarantula · 19/05/2005 12:54

yeah I think it had only jsut been put on there when I got there H2D cos I didnt find it first time I did a search.

Toothache · 19/05/2005 13:07

I bought washable nappies to use with dd. Ended up not using them at all as they were too tight around her legs! I didn't buy them new so saved a fortune...... but I looked at the prices new, compared to what I spend on disposables, add on the cost of extra washing/tumble drying.... I was finacially WORSE off using washables!

I worked out a rough cost for nappies over a 2 yr period. That came to around £600 maximum, and that was for Pampers/Huggies, but Tescos own are fine and much cheaper. After 2 they will be using much less nappies. So say the full cost from 0-3.5yrs would be £800 - £1000.

Some of the basic starter packages for nappies were about £500 BEFORE you look at the nappy soak, extra washing/drying etc etc.

And to then suggest that to make it environmentally viable you'd have to perhaps buy a new washing maching to make sure its energy efficient!!!

Nope, I'll stick to disposables even if there is a saving it's minimal.

oliveoil · 19/05/2005 13:09

Hurrah, someone else admits to disposables. Are you ready to become persona non grata too?

Toothache · 19/05/2005 13:10

lol OO - I was full of good intentions for dd. But it really wasn't worth it for me!!

oliveoil · 19/05/2005 13:11

I just couldn't be arsed. On that note, boss is back so have to go......

Gwenick · 19/05/2005 13:12

I'm a disposables user too. Thought about reusable for DS2 - but DH wouldn't have any of it - didn't like the idea of more poo in the washing machine that nessecary - and I read somewhere that you have to wash at at least 60c to get all the germs out (of anything) most of my washing is done at 40c (to save money!) and although I DO have to do an occasional 'hot' wash I couldn't justify the expensive of doing more hot washes.

Add to that I didn't want dirty nappies lying around where Ds1 could get hold of them.

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