Nappy Dilemma

[aestheticgirl]

I decided I wanted to use Real Nappies while I was preg with ds, I discussed this with my dh and mil as mil will be looking after ds when I go back to work. She was keen and suportive.

I got my nappies a couple of month ago after trying a few out (Fluffles with nippa and me airflow wraps)

Everytime I leave ds with mil I leave her a nappy and everytime I get back he's in a disposible. We've showed her how to use them (its hardly rocket science) but she says she can't)

I now feel I've wasted my money. Should I shut up and putup for the free childcare or should I say something and risk having to pay for childcare. I get on brilliantly with her otherwise

I love the nappies, I don't mind washing them and feel a bit upset that mil just ignores them...am I possibly being too emotional about it (have been easily upset since ds was born)

Ok guys, what do you think??

Are you providing the disposables? If you are, just don't buy any more. We had this, where my MIL chose to use the emergency Moltex we had in the house rather than the perfectly easy to use onelifes. It cost us a fortune, but then we stopped buying them completely so she had no choice.

If she's buying them, I think you are in a more difficult position. If you want the free childcare and she's the sensitive type, you might just have to put up with it.

In our case, it turned out that MIL just needed to practice more using the onelifes and was nervous. As soon as she had done a couple, she was fine and is quite happy chaging them now.

I totally understand about feeling upset by it, but I am sure she is not doing it to upset you. Take a deep breath and look after yourself

nut

I'd be disapponited too - actually I'd be mightly pissed off!!! I would definitely have a chat with her and say that you now know a lot more about what is in a disposable and a) you don't want to contribute to the landfill problem but b) you really don't want the gels next to your little boys bits. Someone with more time than me will probably be able to provide the link to the study that was done in Germany that links using disposables on boys to infertility as they keep the scrotal temperature higher. You could say taht you're particularly concerned as the summers coming. By buying ME wraps you've bought a wrap that is breathable and the airflow allows even more air to circulate.

Hope you get it sorted.

Some people are put off by nippas

I agree it does make a difference who is buying the disps. My mum keeps no nappies at her house, so she puts on whatever I bring. My dad has nappies there for my stepsister's kids, so I fully expect that if I do leave him there at all (very rarely do, and he's never needed changing when I have), that they will stick a disp on him.

Cheers guys,

I not sure if it is a confidence thing or that she doesn't like the JLO bum thing he has going on as he's quite slender. She buys her own nappies (had to take wrong sized ones off her, dh has marks on top of legs where she used the wrong sized ones on him!)

Ta for all the useful tit bits though!