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cotton nappies

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scarecrew · 19/03/2011 20:47

Does anyone's children use cotton nappies in the nursery? What the staff's resction on this?

the nursery we went agreed that we can use cotton nappies, then they packed soiled nappies into my child't bag to take home.
We were disgusted. If you ever come across Bear Care in Nottinghamshire, please check if they agree on your choice of nappies.

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FlipFantasia · 19/03/2011 20:54

We use real nappies (mostly Bumgenius v3s) at our son's nursery. Have had no problems. They use a liner and discard the dirty/wet liner in the same bin they put the soiled disposables in. They then put the soiled nappies in the wet bag we provide and I take it home each evening (and leave a fresh wet bag each morning).

Fluteyboots · 19/03/2011 20:59

We do the same as FlipFantasia, think that's standard? We use itti bittis.
Don't reallly understand the OP, did you think they should wash them for you????

Get a couple of nice wetbags (monkeyfoot ones are excellent) then the nursery will just send home in those same as if you were out and about for the day.

amistillsexy · 19/03/2011 21:01

We used real nappies at a nursery, and they just put them in a wet bag, and we took them home to wash. If they had poo on them, I'd deal with that when I got home. Do it all the time, so not bothered about doing it for nappies used at Nursery.

What's your gripe, scarecrew? What would you have the nursery do with the soiled nappies?

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scarecrew · 19/03/2011 21:13

nursery will try to shake the poo off with soiled nappies, that's what has been agreed. my child attended this nursery in August,they were fine until October. then there was staff problems within the nursery, for some reason they have been sending the poo home untouched. We use Bumgenius too. If it wasn't agreed or had been fine for a few months, that would be a different matter.

we were really disappointed with Bear Care.

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Fluteyboots · 19/03/2011 21:17

Hmmm mine don't send an actual poo in the bag, just the soiled nappies...

TiggyD · 19/03/2011 23:20

As a staff member what do I think? A disposable means you just wipe the poo off inside the nappy, then a quick wipe and you're done. A reusable means rummaging about in it scooping out the crap. They're a stupid, stupid, stupid idea. "Let's all use cloth nappies and cook on Agas and die of TB aged 30 like in the good old days, because all old things are good!". They're bulky and make the children waddle about as if they have a bath towel in their pants, which they effectively do have.
I will not work in a nursery that uses those stupid things.

Grabaspoon · 19/03/2011 23:28

at Tiggy - reusables aren't that difficult to work with and I speak as a nanny and also a nursery nurse who has had children in both.

I really don't get your post: Does it matter if the children "waddle"?

Also I use the same method of changing a nappy whether it's a reuable or disposable - open nappy, wipe and clean child, take away disposable or the liner, place a new liner or disposable on the child. The end.

Scarecrow - As a nursery nurse I would get rid of the liner and place the rest of the nappy in a bag etc. However we have had parents who have said just put it all in the bag, and they'll deal with it.

Speak to the manager and reiterate that you'd prefer they get rid of the liners before sending home.

Fluteyboots · 20/03/2011 12:32

Wow Tiggy! I use my reusables at home as well, and they are honestly no more bother to change than a disposable, it's the washing that makes it a bit harder work, but I do that myself! As long as there is a liner, there's no rummaging, you just peel it off and chuck. I make them up to send in each day, so staff just put on like a disposable.

As for the rest of your post, how strange and rude. Nothing to do with things being "old", my reusables have lovely fleece outers, they certainly weren't available in the good old days. I use them because I want to reduce my environmental impact and am hoping they will make potty training easier. I would love an Aga but don't have room.

And FYI my child does not waddle, he walks just fine thanks.

purepurple · 20/03/2011 13:56

I have to confess that I have done this very thing before
It was the first time I had changed a child in a re-usable and without thinking I just put the whole thing in the bag without taking out the liner.
Not surprisingly, the parents complained.
But, in my defence, I had not been given any instructions on what to do with the nappies, so I just followed normal nappy disposal proceedure.
I have changed other children subsequently, and am now fully aware of the process.
I don't mind changing them. I am prepared to work with parents.
OP, have the staff in the room changed? Are thay aware of what to do with the liners?

Fluteyboots · 20/03/2011 14:06

Purepurple IMO it's a sign of a good nursery and good staff that they want to work with parents in the choices they make for their children. Because the nursery is in loco parentis. And the parents need to be clear about how things like nappies work. I wouldn't even consider a nursery who didn't see it as a partnership.

And I am sure you can be forgiven for sending a poo home in the absence of being told otherwise :o

chipmonkey · 20/03/2011 14:43

at Tiggy! Ds3 and ds4 have always used cloth in nursery and apart when one phase when ds3's kept leaking, they were fine with them. Most cloth nappies are quite slim and btw not all new ideas are good, either.

StarExpat · 20/03/2011 22:26

Tiggy I'm not even a cloth nappy user (well I do now that DS is PT in the day... We use cloth at night for just in case leaks). But even as someone who used disposables for 2 years, I find your attitude appalling and unprofessional.

dribbleface · 21/03/2011 08:31

scarecrew - have you considered its just a misunderstanding with a new staff member as purepurple said, have you asked them?

KirstyJC · 21/03/2011 08:39

My nursery disposes of the liners and then folds up the nappies and puts them in the wet bag to send home, for us to wash (We only send him in with nappies that can be closed over themselves, like Bumgenius or ittis). Some nappies come back almost clean....some come back full of poo, depending on how wriggly he was and how much of it the liner catches.

The only time I opened up a nappy to find a whole poo was when there was a new member of staff and she hadn't been told. I just mentioned it the next day and got a sincere apology, and it never happened again.

I think just ask them and they will sort it out.

sleeplessinderbyshire · 21/03/2011 15:58

tiggy how utterly ridiculous. We use a mix of washables and disposables at nuresry. I find it odd that the nursery girls bad the used cloth nappy in a nappy sack and then put it in the wetbag but that's my only minor puzzle with it.

a whole poo is not nice at all - I'd mention it - I bet it was someone new.

I only started sending dd in washables one day when I'd rushed to get there for an afternoon and she was still in a washable from home and the girls at nursery were really shocked I was "wating money on disposables" when I had washables. the only reason we don't use cloth full time for nursery is that I am too disorganised to keep up with the washing most weeks

RitaMorgan · 23/03/2011 10:24

I send ds in washables - the only slight issue was that we use fleece liners at home and tip the poo into the toilet, but at the nursery they don't really have the facilities for that so wanted to use paper liners that they could throw away. No problem at all, and the nappies come home in his bag.

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