how many reuseable nappies will i need?

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I am def changing to cloth nappies and need to decide how many to buy.
ds2 is 7months old now and we have just started weaning.
he poos once or twice a day but feeds alot overnight

so, i think i will go for otsbots as i borrowed some of these size1 when he was little. they were fine, and i have had some fuzzi bunz since that i don't really like...

shall i get different ones for overnight?
or just go with a load of the same type?

i have a new fluffle, but don't like the way it feels on my rough old hands- it snags horribly.

has anyone tried the bamboo one?

anyway,briefly- how many nappies do i need?
i will [robably wash every 2 days or so...and do i need different ones overnight?

i should get out more, but i am excited by this and am looking forward to placing my order...and the local council will give me £51 towards the nappies too

I am using Motherease One Size for my 8 months old (she only had these since birth).
We have:
26 Nappies
5 Outer Wraps
26 Inside Pads (I only use at night for the moment)
5 Fleece Pads (always put one at night)
Paper Rolls (for day time and night time)
Very rarely we had leaking problems
I wash every 2 days (with Fairy Non Bio)
If you need more info go to: thenappylady.co.uk
Very helpful people and by describing your need they will help you all the way...
And well done the washable nappies are brilliant once you get use to them.
And you are lucky that your council is helping

OMG 26?!? [shocked]

do you really need that many?

but thanks for the post! are you a nappy junky?? c'mon, you can tell me...i won't blab and let everyone know your secret

when i was nannying for a child in cloth (aged 3 months - 9 months) we found about 6 per 24 hours was normally enough...

so if you want to wash every 2 days and also need them time to dry i would get at least 16+

Maybe about 20 to be sure.... less if you intend to tumble dry

thanks, that sounds a little bit more reasonable..
and were they all the same?
did they have bigger ones for the night time-
oh, questions, questions

we coped on 8 tots per day with jess at the same age, BUT we were washin EVERY day and we tumble dried (which i dont think are the best - get them on the line in the summer)

oh and they were all the same- just added a booster overnight

I use about 6 or 7 each day for my ds who is 7 months. I've got totsbots and Kooshies basics - the kooshies don't last as long but they are convenient for taking out as they are slimmer (and dh finds them easier to change than our non-aplix totsbots!). If I only used totsbots then I would easily get away with 5-6 nappies per day. I do a wash every other day and it is somewhere between 12-15 nappies.

Ds wears a totsbots at night with fleece liner and cotton bottoms folded inside as a booster. This easily sees him through 12 hours.

If you're going to wash every second day, then you'll need as many as you'd get through normally in three days. Then you'll have some for the third day when the first two days worth are drying.

Have you got a tumble drier? My Tots take about a day to dry fully with 30 mins in the tumble drier to fluff up first. Obviously this is less in the summer when they get a blow on the line. If you time the wash right, they get a lot longer to dry - if you wash them at 7pm, then they can be hung up drying overnight, which adds 8 hours to their drying time, if you compare it to washing overnight and hanging up in the morning.

Night time - would just stick with Tots personally. You might consider getting a few size 3's. I know your ds won't be anywhere near the right weight for them yet, but my ds was wearing them from that age for night time (just because I got the chance to get some cheap!) and they're going to fit him for a long time yet. I don't boost overnight, but using a size 3 instead of a size 2 is a form of booster in itself! Also, my ds no longer feeds at night, so the nappies probably don't get as wet as they did. You could buy a few boosters for overnight, and see how you go.

With regards to wraps - you could probably cope on 3 I think - mine very rarely get poo on them (maybe once in the last month?), so they are fine with a hand wash, or going in with a normal clothes wash. Then you've got one on, one in the wash, and one for spare if you have a leak.

I don't use special liners, but have cut up old sheets, so mega cheap! You might have had a sewn in fleece liner with your size 1's, but you don't get this with size 2 or 3. I'd say you need some sort of liner otherwise rinsing poo out of terry is horrible!

Are you buying all brand new? If not, try the nappy lady classified section, the UKParents buy and sell forum and of course E-bay for some bargains! :)

I use bamboozles during the day and pampers at night. I m managing with 12 and 2 wraps at the moment. They do them at jojo maman bebe so if you use the mumsnet code you get discount.

bamboozles are lovely and soft - I much prefer them to the regular tots bots, they hold more wee too.

thanks for the replies...26 was frightenening.
I think I'll go for 15 and then see if I need some more after a couple of weeks.
If my upstairs neighbours are away long term then I can use the machine overnight, which is very easy.

Oops... 26 nappies here is just what I need. Baby is going to nursery and I do a wash every 2 days... I always have to make sure I have 4 to bring each days to the nursery + they have 2 extra over there in case of emergency... and I need to have few at home.. I don't have a dryer!!! I prefer to have more than not enough in case the nappy don't dry on time (I don't put them on the radiator as they become very rough!) and in case I forget to put the wash on (that has happened....)

two dozen

we use motherease one size and have 20, started off with 15 but bought another 5 and it allows us to wash every third day. 4 wraps. 10 fleece liners and 5 boosters for the rare occassions we use the nappys at night or if it is likely that the nappy wont be changed for longer than normal. we also use tons of vaseline as a barrier as his skin does tend to get a little sore if we are not careful (but it also gets sore in a disposable so think it is just him) and mostly he is in a disposable overnight as he is still feeding loads in the night and i cant cope with changing a soaking nappy at two in the morning! check with your local gov. sometimes they give discounts when buying nappies.

The number you need depends on the type of nappy as well, some dry super-fast, some take a lot longer. Unfortunately you have said you don't like two of the fastest driers: microfibre nappies e.g. totsbots fluffle AND pocket nappies e.g. fuzzi bunz. These two will dry in half a day no tumbling and so will the inserts if you buy microfibre.
Tots bots cotton nappies need a good day and a half if you air dry, even next to a radiator.
I reckon you might get on well with bumbles, they definately dry faster than tots, about a day by the radiator. They are not that expensive I think around £6.99 each, and if you go to the manufacturer: easy peasy nappies, they often have special deals for bulk purchase.
The bumble can be used day or night. Use as is for days, and for nights you simply stuff the inside of the nappy with a few microfibre towels, the type you clean with: £1 for 3 in Tesco.
The inside of the nappy is fleece lined (like fleece jackets) which keeps your baby's bum dry and is easier to get the poop off.
They dry faster than tots cotton, but are made of cotton terry, so no nasty catchy material.
I recommend the nippa version, it dries fastest IMO.
Alternatively you can always pick them up second hand for around £5 each from Either UKParents buy and sell forum, the nappy lady classifieds or Ebay.
I bought three from the nappy lady classifieds, they cost £15 inc postage and are like new.
Good luck with it.
Oh and PS your council will still give you money if you buy second hand, as long as you provide a receipt - Ebay is slightly better in this respect as you can print out the invoice to show the council.

we use tots-bots and they've been brilliant. you can make them last longer at night just by adding 1 or 2 booster pads. or buy 3 of the next size up just for night time. tots bot red wraps are great as they are fleece and breatheable . enjoy! :)

I use Bumbles, and love them! We have 20 nappies and 4 wraps, although I could get away with 3 (one on, one drip drying (unless it is dirty I rinse out and drip dry - I've only very rarely had one with poo on) and one in the changing bag. I have bought 4 extra boosters for when dd gets bigger but I don't use them yet - she's not a fantastically heavy wetter. She's 9 months at the moment and I use the bumbles without a booster during the day and with the pop-in booster at night. In a while she'll need the single booster during the day too, and then later she can have the pop-in plus an extra booster at night. We wash every 3 days and I generally use 4/5 per day.

Other things you might want to get are washable wipes (average 1.5 per nappy) as this is really economical (£5 for 10 from Babykind) and you just wash them with the nappies - no more babywipes expense! - and a couple of little plastic spray bottles (you can get them in Boots and Superdrug as well as Babykind) filled with water and a tiny squirt of baby wash. I keep one bottle in the changing bag and one at home. I also put in a drop of lavender oil, but you don't have to, and I put a couple of drops in the nappy bucket with half an inch or so of water, as it smells nice when you take the lid off the bin!

Also, maybe a waterproof bag for keeping wet nappies in when you're out and about - although a carrier bag would work OK too. Some people use net bags inside the nappy bin that you put straight into the washing machine, but I don't bother - I made so much mess when I tried that I've never used it again

Hope that helps.