Washable nappies

[sophiegeorge]

my little boy is 2 years old, but I'm spending almost £10 a week on disposables - is it worth me forking out for washable nappies at this age? My eldest son didn't potty train til he was 3 so am thinking if I go ahead I could be using them for 12 months - any thoughts

your second might potty train quicker cos he's got an example to follow, that's happened with my two anyway. ds2 is pottytraining at 2.5 and is getting the hang of it quickly.
you could try some second hand ones to save a bit of money?
I don't know much about disps but is £10 a week quite a lot of nappies? How many does he get through a day? You might need to use more washable nappies than you currently use in disps because they often need changing more regularly, that would make it more expensive.

I would say it's worth it, esp. if you use cloth at night - you could be using them for another 2 yrs at that.

If you bought 2nd hand (as Morocco suggested) and then sold them when you'd finished with them, you probably find that you're paying out very little.

At least starting now your range would be limited to large or XL nappies and wraps so you wouldn't need to go up sizes. Good XL nappies are Toddle-ease or Tots Bots size 3 or if you want good resale value try pockets like Fuzzi Bunz or Swaddlebees (these are more like disposables to put on).

I'd just buy one or two to start with and see how your son reacts to them. Theres a company called Babykind who do pockets and will refund 70% of the cost of one of each type if you don't get on with them, so you wouldn't loose much.

I was reading the other day that the average age for boys to potty train is 35 months, and girls: 33.
If so that's going to cost nearly £450 in disps at the current rate. I'm pretty sure you could save money by buying some cloth nappies at that rate, plus don't forget you can sell them on when you have finished with them and recoup a percentage of the outlay.
I haven't tried any of the reusable training pants available, do you think he might like to try them? Mother-ease make some and so do Minki, in fact there are loads.
I have heard the Bumper by Easy Peasy nappies is a great larger nappy, it is a stuffable, so you can have it slim for days and padded for nights. Also heard Toddle-ease are good nappies for bigger children. I think Toddle-ease or the Bumper will last the longest if your DS does wait until almost three.
How's he doing with the potty?

Thank you all very much - I think I'll do some more research on types of washables etc and then give some a go.

Sophie there are some reviews for training pants on my nappy review blog - I haven't read them, because I'm not (well DS isn't ) at that stage yet, but they might help.
But there are reviews for Toddle-ease, Bumpers and Tots so hopefully something helpful. This is the link here

Hi,

I would recommend Swaddlebees Pocket Nappies only if your child is not a heavy wetter. If not, then they are fabulous for toddlers and save buying trainer pants, too. Trainer pants are just that - not nappies, but they catch a bit of an accident. Swaddlebees pocket nappies with two boosters are a good, absorbant nappy, and go to one booster when you need more of a "training pant" absorbtion.

I always recommend Bamboo (eg Wham-Bamboo or Bamboozles) overnight with bamboo boosters and fleece or wool wraps.

Emma
www.makesachange.co.uk/
The Organic and Fair Trade Baby Boutique