How do parents find cloth nappies?

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If you use of course! Would you recommend?

Yes! Cloth nappies are great. Getting ready to cloth nappy my fourth baby. Check out the nappy lady questionnaire for help.

Used them a million years ago and they were great. Had a mix of terries and prefolds.

my friend uses pocket nappies and they’re so cute !!

I used them whilst I was on maternity leave but since going to back to work, I haven’t had time to wash them so have stopped. Found them easy when I did! You do have to check and change much more often than disposables though

I found them to be rubbish. Really expensive and had to be changed every 2hrs on the dot or they leaked. They might have moved on since then though.

only worked til he was about 5 months then was too heavy wetter through the night. I had to make them so stuffed and uncomfortable to work. Switched to disposables and he seemed much more comfortable unfortunately

I tried them twice and they just weren’t for me.
First time I had a sicky baby anyway and had to change both of us several times a day so adding even more extra washing on top of that was too much for me. And trying to find the space to air dry them.

Second time round we were out constantly and I found having to carry a days worth of nappies around with me bulky and annoying.
We did just use them at home for a bit but then we had to either leave them in the bucket for 2-3 days to get enough to do a full wash or run a load of washing for 3-4 nappies which seemed wasteful.

My advice if you do for them though as that the birth to potty ones don’t actually fit from birth so it’s worth getting a few newborn sized ones too if you do go for those.

I used a disposable overnight as they slept through and were huge babies and heavy wetters.

Regards washing you need to get into a routine we did a wash every 3 days and hung them up to dry. I used 2 parters with the nappy bit that could be stuffed. Motherease air flow were to most bomb proof wraps.

We used them with my daughter over 10 years ago. We had a mixture of birth to potty and sized nappies. We found that they leaked less than disposables, especially with a Motherease wrap over the top. We did have to use disposables at night though.

I also found it could be tricky to find clothes that fit over the ones we had now I think back on it but that might not be an issue with all them

Used cloth almost exclusively for all 3 of mine, saved a fortune. Never soaked, used paper or fleece liners, poo straight in the loo, dry lidded bucket, used to run the washing machine most days, nappies on the line wherever possible.

Absolutely buy 2nd hand especially for newborn size. I don’t think what I used exists now. They were fleece lined with a pocket for boosting and separate outer.

They were great for us, I got a load second hand at about £2 a pop (though I couldn't resist some really cute newborn nappies when my second arrived) so had plenty which meant I needed to do fewer loads of washing. I found with good wraps they rarely leaked, unlike disposables.

I sold them all on after we'd finished!

I went all in and used washable wipes too, which were lovely (and still get used over twenty years later for small spills and wipe ups)

One thing I would say is that I found the idea of putting human poo in the household waste quite a disgusting idea after I'd completely swapped over, so even if I used the odd disposable I emptied it into the toilet!

Very easy, no problems at all. It was great always having nappies there and available. I wish more people would use them.

I’m still using washable wipes I got with my youngest. I use them to take off my make up!!

I used them with my first, disposables on my second as it was just added stress washing and drying them every day. I liked using them at the time as I didn't like the idea of chemicals and plastics on my baby's skin, and they were very cute! Although, as pp mentioned, it can be hard finding clothes that fit and her bum always looked huge.

Loved them. Do you want a huge bag of them? Genuinely, I have a big pile which needs a new home!

We used them for both of ours. I'm glad we did as it saved waste and they were more convenient in some ways like never running out nappies (we were in a good wash routine and had plenty), they contain poop well even pre-weaning poop so we didn't get "poonamis". However it did take some trial and error and when we got the washing wrong (wrong cycle or detergent) or used a nappy that didn't fit well we got wee leaks but with some Goggling got things right (The Nappy Lady was very good). Different nappies fit different kids so with our oldest pocket nappies were best but with our youngest they leaked so we used terries which were great. One nursery refused to use them but childminders and other nurseries loved them. We used disposables on holiday.

Loved them. I used them on dc3… wish I’d started with the previous dc tbh!

Again another vote for motherease airflow wraps. Absolutely bombproof.

We used reusable nappies from 6 months to potty training. We had them earlier, but with PPD/A it was just too much for me to think about. Although I wish we had used them sooner as it was much easier than I was expecting.
Only an occasional leak, very rare.
Little one could go 3-4 hours in one, so washing not too bad.
We still use them for naps and bedtime.
Was out of nappies day time by 21 months.

It is a buyers market for Preloved. So don't spend loads / any money on then. People are basically giving them away for postage.

Check if your local area has a nappy library. You crn try loads of different styles before settling on what you like and what fits little ones build.
Several local authorises give vouchers for them.

We got £50 which I used on the nappy lady site for some new ones.

There are several Facebook groups, and selling pages on there that are worth joining.

I used prefolds and wraps from around 6 weeks. 24 prefolds did both kids including at the same time, then 3 wraps per size. Sold them as much as I paid 5 years later. (Younger than 6 weeks they didn’t fit). Washed every other day, was so easy

Our first child has been in cloth nappies from about 6 weeks old has just come out of them as she's potty training, and our second has been in them since birth. We love them and hate it when we have to use disposables (like on holiday where there are no washing facilities). I find that they leak less often, cause less nappy rash and don't smell as bad. Once you get into a rhythm with the washing it's pretty easy too.

I also recommend the nappy lady website questionnaire, and they have a Facebook advice page too. I think you can hire starter packs from them too, so you get a range of different nappies so you can find out what works for you and your baby.

Really amazing! We used them with both kids.

Different brands suit different babies.

It's not all or nothing - you can do cloth at home and disposables when put and about, for example, if it works for you.

Yes! We cloth full time and have done since both kids were born. Son has potty trained now and daughter is heading there so it may be the end of our ‘journey’ by the end of the year. Always happy to talk about it. We use Motherease Sandies, Ella’s House hemp boosters and Airflow wraps :)

For out and about we just take a wet bag to chuck the nappy in. For holidays we either book an apartment with a washing machine (easiest option) or use a launderette (not as simple but still doable).

I think that depends on what you use. With a hemp booster my daughter can go four to five hours in a Sandy :)

I used them with one child and found he toilet trained by himself quite early. So that benefit was true here.