I honestly really have tried to make sense of other threads but I need help, please

[TrinityRhino]

I have a 20 month old who I think will be in nappies till next summer and I'm due in 4 weeks with dd3.
I would like to know if anyone knows if reusable nappies are actually cheaper then diposables?

I would have thought they would be but my dad was talking to me about their decision to use diposables when I was born and he mentioned that he had tried his best to calculate all costs concerned with reusables(washing powder, use of hot water, running of washing machine etc) and he said that it worked out pretty much the same
Now I understand that the big oush to change over to reusables is about the environment but at the mo I can't spread myself that far but circumstances have changed with dh's work and I was wondering if it would be a monsy saving idea or not

Would love to have your views on this subject thanks in advance

O also understand that what my dad was talking about was 29 years ago so everything is different now but them I guess that is why I'm asking you lot who know whats what

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have I offended everyone?

I'm sorry if I have but I really need your input

do you have to be a member of a clique to post here

I think it's pretty well accepted that the savings are significant. Remember that washing machines are way more efficient now - they're mostly energy saving, even the budget ones. We very rarely wash on 60 - it's generally 40. I usually do a 60 min economy wash. I use own-brand non-bio, with some lavender oil and white vinegar to soften. Airdry the wraps and only use the tumble dryer when you have to - line drying is generally better for the nappies anyway. And if you have another baby then you REALLY see the savings stack up. Even with a water meter, there is just no comparison in cost. Buy second hand nappies and you are definitely laughing.

We also use reusable wipes. Every time I have to buy a pack for use by the ILs or out and about, I blench. £2 a pack!!!!!!! Two of those a week really mounts up!

Where you need to watch yourself is when somebody brings out a new fancy wrap and you think "only £9, I'll treat myself". So if you want to cut costs, avoid show nappies and wraps. Trouble is, it gets sooooo addictive.

Yes yes yes yes yes.

Even with the cost of the water, powder etc.

It would be less than £500 to get you set up with enough birth to potty nappies and wraps for use on both children. Washing - I do 2 extra wash loads a week, with 2 children I would guess it would be 4 extra loads... no idea what that costs water-wise but powder... I am on my second box of surcare (small boxes) since DS was born 10 months ago, so hardly anything spent on powder, and seeing as disposables leak on my children (possibly due to bum shape), I would have been washing anyway and spending money on vanish - not needed with nappies as they aren't as important to be gleaming (although they do look pretty when they are).

How much are disposables now? £5 for a pack? more? 2 children in nappies, 3 per day for big one, 6-7 per day for the little one, even at just 2 packs a fortnight that is £20 a month, £260 for the first year, and I suspect nappies cost more and have less in packs than I am estimating.

Oh and cloth look soooooo sweet

You know you want to reeeeeeeeeeally

(Oh and my passion has never been environment based )

Remember it's Saturday evening Trinity!!!! I'm only here coz I'm skiving from clearing up after dinner while DH entertains DS post-bath

Sorry, I don't know the answer, but I hope someone will be along in a minute!

Teatime/bathtime probably isn't the best time to ask for a quick response. I am sure someone will be along later though.

thanks corrie

ok it sounds like it is cheaper, it would make sense that it is

now the problem is I just don't understand the whole thingm there seems to be a million different bits to a nappy and lots of different types of each bit and I have no idea what I should use

your right didn't look at the time and really I just get paranoid when n oone answers
sorry

oh, but that's where the fun is!!!! (And the addictions...)

Are there any nappucinos local to you? Or nappy agents? Various websites do packs of trial nappies, so you can decide which suit you and baby best. We used disps for the first couple of weeks while trying out a few different kinds, then we had some mega-bargain Cotton Bottoms pre-folds while waiting for our Tots to arrive. The prefolds aren't great, IMO, but the wraps were nice and the prefolds are now great for wiping up pee and boosting pocket nappies. I think the key is to try before you buy - try them on baby, I mean. As FlameSparrow has said, it's bottoms for courses...

You should factor in the resale value too.

have also heard that you can't buy normal clothes say from tesco and asda to fit overe them I need that to be wrong

If you want to email me a bit about your likes/dislikes/needs etc I can help you work out which nappy style is most likely to suit.

flamesparrow at gmail dot com

disposable user here....

Pampers nappies (because they are usually on offer) size 5 for both kiddies.

£20 for 2 boxes. Each box containing 68 nappies, so 136 nappies for £20.

Lasts my 2 (J is 2.5 and R is 1.2) for about 2-3 weeks. So could spend up to £40 a month on nappies.

Wipes - usually get the 2 for £2 from asda, but that is usually 10 packs a month so £5 there.

I bought wambamboos from Flame for ds, and they go under almost all clothes. A bit tight under jeans, but I don't dress him in jeans anyway (he's 10 months old)

Oh can I just say - I know I am slightly obsessive about wbbs but I really wouldn't suggest them to people if I didn't thinkthey would suit I was even promoting bumgenius the other day

I don't use jeans really on the little ones, usually just leggings and comfy stretchy trousers. what about tights are they ok under them?
I am quite worried about the washing and getting into a routine, I am be no means at all organised at the mo but in the process of decluttering and bringing about some changes to the house to help with organisation before the baby comes

You know my organisation TR . Nappies is the only thing I stay on top of!

£40 per month on nappies etc Over 2.5y that's £1,200. I am now even more glad that I used reusables on my little ones.
For the same 2.5y.
20 terry squares £40 (£2 ea)
12 wraps £90 (7.50ea)
Est. washing £133 (for 2.5y (according to W.E.N)
Nappy nippas £3.00 for 3
Bucket £5
TOTAL for 2.5y £271

Obviously this figure can change depending on which nappies you buy and how many.
The nappies can be used on subsequent babies which makes the cost of nappies for that baby £0.
Nappies can be sold on, so recovering part of the original cost.

See W.E.N website for more comparisons Nappy cost comparisons

DS has a very round little bottom and absolutely no tummy at all, and he wears all kinds of trousers! Tesco, Matalan, Primark, they all fit fine. In fact, we generally find that the Tesco elasticated trousers have to be taken in - but like I said, he is pretty skinny. If I have a girl this time, she will wear patterned wraps & all in ones under her summer skirts & dresses (sooooooo cute), and tights in winter. Once you get used to the more big-bummed look, you think that your baby in a disposable looks Just Plain Wrong.

The washing is a doddle - honestly. I'm not precious about washing nappies with other light coloured clothes, and I find it far more of a chore cleaning under the highchair than throwing an extra 3 washes a week into the machine. (We have 3 instead of FS's two because DS likes nothing better than pooing in a clean nappy. Especially a Bamboozle. I call it the Curse of the Bamboozle.) Then it's just whipping them onto the line or into the dryer, and putting them away. Which I find quite therapeutic in a sad nappyholic way.

And I've never had a problem with clothes for them, boys or girls.

thanks juuule, very informative
I think I will be doing this, I am just sacred that I lack the organisation to pull it off