Disposables are the devils work!

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Just had to announce this!! Just come back from hols and put DD in disposables as I couldn't be bothered washing cottons while away and my god they really are sh*te!!! They stink of chemicals, I had gel stuff oozing out of them, she got nappy rash and ended up doing loads of washing from the explosive poos which ended up all over her clothes. Couldn't wait to get home and put her in her lovely, fluffy, big bummed Tots. Aaar rant over!!

I have been laughing my head off at some of this thread. I love that the devil is giving a list of things that he created, and yoda is here cool!
Aloha, I noticed that you had problems with cloth on one baby, nappy rash. aaargh!
However, I just wanted to add that again based on the research that I have read, there is no link evident between any type of nappy and nappy rash.
I believe that it is recommended that you put the poop in the toilet from any type of nappy.
And they do both smell. I find the peepee smell of cloth nappies preferable to the French cheese aroma of disposables, but I used to have a pony and oi loik cun'ree smells.
I like the tinyness of my ds's bum in a disp, but have to say, cloth looks a lot cuter to me.

BLOODY HELL - it wer never like this in my day

ditto misdee... never had nbappy rash in cloth, only in disposables.
nappy rash is caused mainly by the urine/faeces on the child's skin. hence why cloth needs to be changed more often. using a fleece liner also helps. so i would suggest that the nanny wasn't changing this little boy often enough if he always had nappy rash,.
it can also be thrush, so it wouldn't make a difference what type of nappy you use

as for "shitty washing"... well we put the poo in the toilet and flush it away instead of ahving it sat in the bin for days. we then wash the poo-free nappies...
if your disposable leaked would you refuse to wash the baby's clothes too?

fwiw you aren't supposed to put faeces in the bin full stop... so even disposables should be emptied intot he toilet

I never said cloth nappies caused nappy rash, just that they certainly do not prevent it, nor does using disposables cause it.
Of course I wash dd's clothes, but fortunately they are not routinely absolutely covered in poo. I have enough washing to do (and hate it), thanks! And as for 'stinking', well, I suspect having poo covered cloth nappies hanging around my house wouldn't do much for the ambience here.
I like the smaller bottomed look.
Each to their own. One woman's devil's work is another woman's lifesaver, clearly.
I literally cannot imagine having to use cloth nappies and cannot imagine how anyone does!
But as I say, each to their own.

each to their own indeed.
but fwiw i don't hang poo-covered nappies round my house thanks.
the poo goes in the toilet and the nappies go in a bucket to soak.

You can't empty the kind of nappies my dd does - the poos are kind of integral to the fabric of them.

We used to have those Aloha, we used to call them General Martoks....emperor of the Klingons

I bet no-one disposes of their nappies as clinical waste as you're supposed to! (instead of using a domestic dustbin)

lol! you know, you soon get used to trying to wash the poo off under the tap! it's fun.... honest!

i guess that's one good thing about formula feeding!

I had terry nappies (no disposables about then oop north although I did get to try them whilst holidaying dahn souf and they were excellent for that) anyway I encouraged dd to use terries too but she insisted on using disposables and I have to say that they are lighter, don't get as wet and gds's have NEVER had nappy rash (mine had red bottoms once or twice). The only thing I have against disposables is that they just get chucked in the bin - ugh! I'll warrant a lot of mothers don't de-poo them before hand either AND I've seen one mum change her baby on the boot of her car and just chuck the nappy sack in the gutter .

Oh and they're more expensive in the long run (but less hassle)

Are 'cloths' different to terries - I'm out of touch

Who says you are supposed to dispose of them as clinical waste?
FWIW, the cost of nappies is the most persuasive single factor in favour of cloth nappies IMO. It's cost me a bloody fortune, but I still think, on balance, it's a better choice for me. But clearly not for others.

SS: nappies are household waste, not clinical waste.

Lol! Just checking!

JT... yes cloth just means terries! although, not all of thema re made from terry!

aloha... yes, one of the main reasons i use cloth is because of cost. although, now i have become addicted and can't stop buying them i',m not sure the difference will be that great! lol

That is the main problem with cloth nappies - addiction.
It probably seems difficult to understand unless you have tried a Huggle and then a Minki and then a Tots bot and then....
It's a bit like buying cute clothes for your baby, and I'm sure a lot of mums can relate to how addictive that can be.
Have to say that it hasn't been my experience that cloth leaks more than paper, it would seem logical that the paper would be the weaker of the two materials.

Toothache would miss a hugely entertaining experience by not sitting next to Spidermama at a dinner party. She's the funniest person I've ever met. Caring about the environment doesn't make you a miserable-faced cow.

Well said ericblack. But then, I would say that.

ah, i think cloth nappies are just as eco unfriendly as disposables because of all the washing/drying, ifyouseewhatimean.

thats what i thought - surely the amount of washing, water, powder, softer and then in the winter drying or central heating haqs got to add up?

I think she just put them on too loose, my dd has never had an explosive nappy in her life, only had nappy rash once, never oozed anything...

although i have said that the next time i have a baby i will give the cloth ones a go just to see.

I think that originally with disposables,people were meant to be told to dispose of poo down the toilet as it is not at all good to have raw sewage in rubbish dumps. There is also the issue of live vaccines within poo which then leaks into the ground and possibly water supplies.....
Obviously that message never got passed on properly.

There's no hassle with reusables.You do a wash when your buckets full and hang em out to dry.Not like they need to be ironed or anything.
When i occasionally use a disposable I always scrape the pooo into the loo. Couldn't live with myself otherwise. Strikes me as such an......anti-social thing to do.

Or perhaps not.

couldn't live with yourself, moondog?

what if you live on the 5th floor with no balcony and small windows?

Agree moondog. I feel poo belongs in the plumbing.
Also, as my sister pointed out, it it really were the case that disposables were just as eco friendly as washables, why aren't we all wearing paper knickers?

The raw sewage in landfills is a moot point as the sludge from wastewater treatment works (containing residue from baby, child and adult poo) ends up in the same domestic landfills.