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non-disposable nappies: what else do I need?

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lazyemma · 01/03/2007 18:05

Hello

I'm planning to use non-disposable nappies during the day, and possibly disposable nappies for the night-time. So far, I have purchased (from littlegreenearthlets.co.uk):

20 motherease one-size cloth nappies (a friend recommended them)
4 small wraps (6 - 12lb) - obv I'll need bigger ones later but I thought I'd go with these to start with
3 rolls of ultra-biodegradable nappy liners (100 to a roll)
1 wet nappy bag
1 nappy bucket
1 nappy mesh

does that sound sensible? Are there any other things I need? I've never done this before - I've never changed a nappy in my puff - so I'm kind of in the dark here.

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Hels67 · 04/03/2007 19:54

Reusables are no problem to use at all. My DD is nearly 10 weeks old and we used reusables (Bambinomio) from the time we got home from hospital, starting off with 6 wraps in the smallest size, as there were so many nappy changes in the first few weeks (we're now onto size Small rather than Newborn, now she weighs more than 11lbs). I dry-pail the nappies after rinsing them in hot water and wash them with some Bio Fresh as well as normal washing powder and they turn out fine. We put the biodegradable liners into biodegradable nappy bags. We haven't bothered with disposables at night as the nappies seemed to cope for at least 3 hours in the early days (when she was feeding every 2 hours), and now can last for about 7 or 8 hours.
I always make sure I have a roll of liners and a pack of nappy bags in reserve. We just use cotton wool balls to clean her, unless it's very yucky when we use a wipe.

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