Cloth nappies

[DrCoconut]

Considering then for DC3, due in September. Does anyone have any experiences or recommendations?

Really good experience here. Started off with Little Lamb Bamboo Size One, then moved onto Motherease Birth to Potty (nappies stay dry lining and stay dry boosters recommended) with Motherease Airflow wraps. They are all pretty expensive £8-£10 each plus same again for wraps if you buy them new but I've not bought any new... All on eBay wash a couple of times and hang in the sun. I should add sunlight is AMAZING at poo stains! We "dry bucket" (no soaking) and we also use Cheeky Wipes instead of wet wipes - highly recommended if you do cloth they are lovely. Check out cheeky wipes weaning set too, they'll be great for older kids. I would buy nappies second hand and cheeky wipes new.

We put DD in cloth from 22hrs old and only used sposies when on holiday/days out. I now use cloth away from home too (as long as washing facility or short trip) and she's not been in a sposie since October!

We've used cloth since DD was 2 months. We had a trial kit from The Nappy Lady and decided on Bumgenius freetimes for day time and little lamb bamboo with a motherease wrap for night. We've got 15 day nappies and 4 night - I wash them every other day.
I 100% recommend the nappy lady - there's a form on her website to get a personal recommendation of what system would suit your circumstances. There's so much out there it can be daunting.
I'd never go back to disposable.

Used them on both mine. Got a selection from the council (bet that's been axed) and further random additions from Freecycle. The 'disposable' wipes can go through the wash for re-use too.

We liked fleece liners. The best thing is that you never run out!

Used them on both of mine but younger is 11 so all the brands have changed! See if you have a local supplier who can give you tailored advice, and try a couple of different ones. I loved cheap flats - terries with nippas and pinned prefolds - but my friends were horrified at the folding and loved their all in ones and pocket nappies. We also saved a fortune by using washable wipes at home, and no lotions - just loo paper for the worst of the poo , and mini flannels to clean the baby up (ran a bit of water in the sink/bidet, sometimes with a squirt of baby wash)

My personal preference was for wraps / covers with poppers as I found the velcro a pain in the wash.

Have a look and see whether there's a nappy library near you - that's what we did, and it gave us a good idea of which types we liked/disliked. We didn't use cloth at the newborn stage (decided to cut ourselves some slack while we figure out which way up the baby went!), but switched at around 6 months. We set aside about £150 to get going, which bought loads of nappies plus wash bags etc; also got some stuff from friends, and I've bought a few his and pieces second hand. There are selling pages on Facebook as well as online (EBay don't allow second hand nappies to be sold, so although some people do use it (usually list as new and then explain in the description), it's not as popular as it might have been).

I like BumGenius v4 - a nifty feature is that you can repair the elastics yourself, so they last even longer.

Used Little Lambs for DS (he's nearly 3 now) until I went back to work and DH had to do all the washing and childcare as well as running his own business from home. Now using Little Lambs bamboo and their wraps on DD (3 months).

Had a trial pack from the council when DS was born and found Little Lambs the simplest to use. You can add bamboo booster pads if baby is a big wetter and paper liners for convenience instead of the fleecy ones.

Little Lambs redesigned their wraps a few years ago and the new ones are brilliant! I bought size 1 and 2 nappies adn wraps on ebay and have added a few new wraps when they have a sale on. After a year or two the wraps can get a bit worn out, but still perfectly usable. They have a Facebook page so you get offers earlier than on their website and I love them.

If you do buy second hand, buy a load altogether with the bucket, liners and everything all together.

Good luck and dont' be put off by anyone's horror stories - they are brilliant! xxx

I would second that the combo of little lamb nappy and Motherease airflow (popper) wrap are the business.

We have a lot of nappies because I got them off eBay but still wash every second or third day as it's not good to let them stay wee soaked for too long.

I would say around 14 nappies is a good starting number (I have about 30-40 now which means we can do two- three night breaks without switching to sposies)