Reusable nappies

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I'm trying to save the planet and one way is to use reusable nappies.

Does anyone use any and have recomendations?

I bought four Modi Bodi ones mainly because they seemed the easiest to look after and clean, but the Velcro went after about 8 washes, and they really irritate my baby's skin.

Not planning on using them full time, only for when at home - every little helps. Would love suggestions?

Would like ones which are fairly easy to clean and maintain which is why I went for modibodi but will welcome all suggestions!

I feel it's so complicated and if it was an easier process more people would do it.:::

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I used them for mine.

I used a mixture and (annoying answer) you do have to try out a few to see what works best for you.

Most people like all in one nappies (AIO). I personally liked pocket nappies. Little Lambs do some really cheaply and they are great. I prefer them as they are easier to dry. I had to add boosters to mine as one was a v heavy wetter.

I also did Terry towels sometimes and liked them too. They are so cheap and dry really quickly. We used a kite fold.

littlelambnappies.com/products/copy-of-onesize-pocket-nappy

These are the ones I liked.

They do some deal where you can buy 5 for x amount or 10 for x amount. Worked out cheaper than AIOs and just as easy, if not easier.

I have most of my five kids in reusable nappies most of the time. Thre were some that worked well for me and some that did not. It was a few years/ decades ago and not all nappies suit all kids.
I never liked the all in one ones - if I remember correctly the ones I had for my youngest and liked best were mothereeze and there was a thin waterproof wrap over them.
But I mixed them quite a bit with different insets.

I really like the TotsBots AIOs and the Bamboozles for overnight.

YY bamboozles for overnight were great for us too.

I love the Bambino Miosolo nappies. They have gone through three children and they still work a treat - have definitely saved me money over the years, even though they were £15 each at the time. Velcro is still great after all these years.

At one point I nearly gave up as I had leakage issues when the children got a bigger. Then I discovered boosters (basically an extra layer to increase absorbency) - a game changer. It's a lovely feeling when I put a nappy wash on thinking that I'm doing my bit for the environment.

Just remember - even if you just used one reusable nappy a day and started small, that is one less nappy going to landfill and being made out of plastics etc.

We use Littles and Bloom pocket nappies.
They're great, cheap and easy to use. When DD was little,we used 1 pad, now she has 2.

Only downside is her poo is fairly soft, so lots of scraping/dunking/sluicing involved.othwr kids have ploppable poo, which is much easier!

I use reusables. My favourite are baba and boo pocket nappies for day time. Quick to dry, easy to add one or two boosters inside. Can tumble dry on occasion. Have poppers, not velcro. Mine have lasted several years of use and two kids. Easy to wash, just rinse wash then long hot cotton wash.

For night time, it took time to find the winning combo. I like totsbots bamboozle, with extra hemp booster, and Close pop in wrap (or mother ease wrap).

Once I got used to them, I now find them easier than having to put used disposables in nappy sacks.

The nappy lady and the nappy gurus have lots of good advice about what might be best for you. There's Facebook groups for both that I suggest you join as there's lots of helpful advice on them.

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps

We use Littles and Bloom pocket nappies. They're great, cheap and easy to use. When DD was little,we used 1 pad, now she has 2.

Only downside is her poo is fairly soft, so lots of scraping/dunking/sluicing involved.othwr kids have ploppable poo, which is much easier!

Yes, we had this same problem with one of ours. The only real downside for me as it was pretty gross. But not insurmountable at all and I keep my toilets really clean all the time now as I got into the habit having had to sluice so much with ds (not envy)

I am currently using a mix of disposable and reusable for my third. My first two were in reusable from 4 weeks until around 18 months. My main reason for using part time is the washing. My older two change clothes at least twice a day from playing so I'm washing almost every day so to cut down on the washing. I mainly use disposable for night time. I use bumgenius pockets I bought 8 years ago although I have motherease. Bamboozles are very good.

I used them in all 3 of mine. My youngest is 12. I tried Mothercare own and totsbots with little success.

I much prefer the white squares that can be folded into any shape to fit my growing children.

I have a humorous memory of going into a shop to get the rubber pants to fit over the nappy. I asked a rather posh looking sales assistant where the rubbers were she looked down her nose and replied the family planning department is that way.

I used Littles and blooms for ds, but on dd they rub horribly so I switched to mama koala which are a much better fit on my little chunk. (Absolutely gorgeous prints too). I definitely find pocket nappies the easiest. It's worth trying different types and brands, because what works for one child might not be a great fit on another.

I’ve got some Bambino Miosolo ones which are really good and I love the patterns on them too! Some of the others I have tried seem to take forever to dry after washing.

Oh yeah @LoathesomeLinsey I do find myself wondering why the hell am I doing this, when rinsing DD's third pooey nappy of the day... Think of the planet is what I say on repeat 😂😂😂
I get all excited when it's a plopper LOL

A fleece liner can help baby's skin if the wetness is irritating them (but a few babies are irritated by the fleece itself and better without a fleece liner).

Have a look at the Nappy Lady's questionnaire for personalised recommendations and/or the facebook group for advice (and troubleshooting if something's not quite working). If you have a local nappy library, that's even better, because they often do hire kits so you can see what suits you/your baby and get advice in person.

Also check and see if your council offer any help with the start-up cost of reusables –some offer a voucher or a little starter kit or similar.

@AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps

Oh yeah *@LoathesomeLinsey* I do find myself wondering why the hell am I doing this, when rinsing DD's third pooey nappy of the day... Think of the planet is what I say on repeat 😂😂😂 I get all excited when it's a plopper LOL

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I know exactly what you mean!

Like, wow, what a thing to be getting excited about. If my younger self could have predicted that, I don't know what I'd have thought.

Yes, fleece liners are nice. They are what we used. I think they come free with the Little Lamb pocket nappies, but obviously double check.

I never found any reusable nappies I liked so not much help there; but love love love reusable wipes. We had cheeky wipes which have been amazing - so much better than disposable wipes, and recently found boots have their own version of reusable wipes which I've just got for use in the kitchen.

Still use disposable for out and about for convenience but every time I reminds me how much better reusable ones are!

Really liked our bumgenius ones

Exactly the same as you, we’re doing it part time, like you say, every little helps! I actually bought a bunch second hand (you genuinely can’t tell) as it was cheaper and meant I could try a few different ones out. We’ve got a mix of little lambs, Alva baby and bambino miosolos mostly. The LL and Alva are pocket, so they dry quicker - I just stuff them before I put them in the drawer. The miosolo are all in ones and Velcro which I love… there’s a knack to poppers and I obviously haven’t got it because 90% of the time it’s fine but sometimes I get leaks around the thighs!

I bought a medium wet bag rather than a bucket, so throughout the day as I take a nappy off i stick it in there, and at the end of the day, just unzip the top of the bag and stick the whole lot in the washing machine. I started with about 8 nappies, with the logic that’d do a full day of daytime use, wash them at the end of the day, do a day of disposables, and then back to reusables when they were dry. We’re now up to about 20 and in reusables most of the time during the day.

We do cloth 95% of the time. DD has them at home, nursery etc. But we take disposables on day trips/holidays etc.

Would do cloth on day trips, but as DD poo is so soft, it just is a bit grim having to cart around the pooey nappies, even if I could rinse them, they're then heavy and soaking wet etc. If it was ploppable, we'd use them for day trips, as it's easy just to flush the poo away. (We do flush as much as we can with disposables too)

We'd always use disposables for trips more than 1 night regardless, because of the amount of room they take up!!

Some people make life very hard for themselves by insisting on cloth 100%!

My friend runs Nappynoos and she currently has a try kit which contains reusables from small businesses - www.nappynoos.com/the-cloth-collective