Reusables - does this sound sensible.

[GingerDoodle]

Hi all

We're expecting our first in Oct. My mum has got a couple of small boxes of newborn disposables (pampers i think) and I was planning on getting the following:

www.thenappylady.co.uk/teenyfit_multibuy_packs.asp
and
www.thenappylady.co.uk/120mini_pack_easyfit.asp

To see how we get on with them (with a few to buying more if we do). Does this sound sensible? Are the packs big enough?

Thanks!!

GD

What is your motivation for trying cloth? Is it saving money or saving environment? Because those sorts of packs, especially if are relying a lot on disps too, are not going to save you money. Certainly you would not want to order too many, just what The NL has suggested.

The bottom has fallen out of 2nd hand nappy market so you won't get a lot back upon selling them, either, although fine to pass down thru the family if you are planning more DC (get more of your money back that way).

I suspect you want to avoid fiddly folding and you want the simplest system possible?

A bit of both! If we get on with them i'd want to more or less completely switch to cloth. I just don't want to buy loads to start with and find I don't like them - hence the disposables to start with!

You might waste money on the teenyfits as you can only use them for a short time and if you've got disposables anyway you'll probably end up using them for the meconium/million changes a day first stage? I'm also due in Oct and I've got a set i bought super cheap but my baby is likely to be premature and I don't intend on using disposables at all (in theory ). I've also gone for easy fits too as recommended by the nappy lady but also bought a few different types on offer and second hand as I've since researched it a bit and there seems to be a real variation of different babies suiting different nappies, it might also be worth thinking about a few two parters like tots bots bamboozles or little lamb bamboos if you intend to use them overnight as the easy fits are apparently not great for a full night? (teenyfits apparently often ok, you can try bimbles if they're heavy wetters overnight).

You could also think about using reusable wet wipes if you're going down the cloth nappy route? Easy if you're going to be washing the nappies anyway?

We used disposables until DS was about 8 weeks then went on to use easy fits from then. We still use a disposable at night.
Teeny fits won't last long, especially if you have a bigger baby, DS was in size 2 nappies very quickly!

The Nappy Lady hires out a newborn kit, but I would personally just buy the size 2 washables, and use them when they fit, which won't be long. Get a few to start, and see how you go. Pre-loved is best.

I think the second hand market is picking up again as I have been watching eBay. Nappies I have bought recently new, seem to be selling for more pre-loved. I plan to list some of mine soon.

Try eBay, and just get a few different types. If you write 'used' or 'preloved' in the title you can find 2nd hand ones.

Also the classified section of clothnappytree link here is back up and running: worth checking it every day as things go pretty fast on there, but it's great to give you a sense of current market value. (also www.usednappies.co.uk is good)

There are also some very busy Facebook groups - trying searching for preloved cloth nappies and you'll find some