cloth nappies and nurseries

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Hi folks! DD is due to start at a nursery in a few weeks. we have had a bit of a trauma finding a place and this is the only one we can get. They had said it was fine to have her in cloth nappies but today - I got a phone call to say that they couldnt accept these due to health and safety issues. I am due to see them on monday and want to know of other expereinces / ideas. I have offered to supply a nappy bag, a bin for this to be stored in, bottles of milton / tea tree oil and also gloves for staff. the manager has still said no.
What do other people do??

In the nurseries i have worked in 'milk kitchen' is a gated off area in baby room with fridge/sterilisers/bottle warmers/sink -only to be used for washing bottles which was the only place milk should be made up/stored.

The issue arose because when DS started nursery I'd send him in with a cup of cooled boiled water and the powder measured out in a seperate container. They said they weren't allowed to mix it for me as they didn't have a milk kitchen and couldn't be sure I'd measured it correctly. I queried the logic as it is not recommended to make bottles up beforehand but they said they just couldn't do it.

I just found this which might be helpful. It's a 'Nursery Best Practice Guide' from the Real Nappy Campaign.

I have a brilliant bottle making routine

Because we have up to 3 under ones plus some over 1's with bottles so we do a lot

Split the (boiled, cooled stored in fridge) water for the bottle into 2 separate bottles

• Microwave one half of water to 70 degrees (check with thermometer)
• mix in all the powder - shake very well (it does dissolve)

- add cool water from other bottle - shake well

Bootle safely made up at 70 degrees but cool enough immediately for baby to drink - gosh I'm good

vacaloca - that is a great link.. thanks. i have just printed it out to bring when i meet with them.

I couldn't read it it crashed my computer for some reason.

It crashed mine too

I wish Katymac would open a nursery near me!

One at a time, just one at a time