if you could start again with cloth nappies, which would you go for now that you have experianced them?

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have tonnes of Bambino Mio as they were all i could buy where we lived before and although they were fine for dd they didn't work at all for ds.

ended up buying a fairly mixed lot of nappies, think the most of one type i have is about 6.

am preg with dc3 and as ds will barely be potty trained (if at all) and will still need the bigger size nappies and the only small ones i have are BM am contemplating buying a whole new set of smaller size nappies.

have harmonies, bumbles, diddy diapers, popolini and motherease one sizes, bamboozles and something else that's bamboo in the ones i have for ds and i'm not in love with any of them.

harmonies i did love but 3 out of 6 have lost all their leg elastic in only a year of use and are practically useless now

based on nappies you've tried which would you definitely buy again and which would you steer clear of?

I've been trying to resist this thread, but now i've had a read, there are nappies being recommended that I haven't even heard of, let alone tried, so how can i gave a balanced view if I don't know them all

but...

with DD I had a few trial ones that I got 2nd hand and out of those mainly used

little lambs...great on poo containment
tots cotton....nice and absorbent
bumhuggers....fantastic overnight
bimbles....cute and lovely on a newborn and pretty good re containment.
fuzzibunz...not good for a newborn but great now she is older
wonderoos....not impressed really; find fuzzis better
happy heiney's pocket...bombproof
bumgenius V2...idiot (ie DH) proof and reliable
drybees...lovely but need cross over tabs on the applix as she is just in the large size and they are gapey at the waist

We now tend to use pockets as two parters a pain on a wriggly toddler (she is 13 months), but I recently bought a load of bimbles and a few diddy diapers for DC3 due in November.

however, am doing some trials of various nappies at the minute and am currently in love with the new flexitots and trying to stop myself (not very determinedly it has to be said ) from buying a few size 1s for using overnight on the new baby as have had great overnight performance from the bigger ones.

so...that doesn't really answer the question does it?

I think I would stick to a few different types as I find different situations warrant different nappies, but if I had to choose one over all the others I think I'd go with the new flexitots...I think

I bought loads of different ones and then asked dh to choose his favourites - he chose the velcro bamboo bambineos. I would also get some more of their teddies for winter.

Velcro has not aged well for us though, so I would definitely get some more popper ones (dh refused to use them at all initially).

We had one small Sandy's that we used until it literally did not fit any more, but they are no good for nights ime. Would get some more of those.

lollipop - depends what you use but a premium brand bag of nappies is about £8 I think - they keep putting the price up. Wipes are a ridiculous £2-3 a pack for the non-basic ones and you can get through loads of those (especially when your DC gets hold of the pack and empties while your back is turned )

DD1 was disposable reared and I used boots own brand and bought them when they were 3 for 2 - it was a PITA getting them home with a pushchair and changebag to cope with but that was the cheapest method for us (boots points too you see)! Cloth has been a lot cheaper for us though- especially since we have since had DC3 and can reuse all DD2s nappies. Once you are using cloth nappies it is really easy to use cloth wipes too - just wash it all together.

Pampers will send you lots of vouchers and free samples when your baby is first born - this is because

a) they are at war with huggies
b) they are losing a lot of business and apparently a fair bit of that is due to the increase in the number of people using cloth.

Swaddlebees have to have been the shortest useful life of all. They went from being too big to not fitting in no time. Wouldn't get again. Kissaluv's better, but not as soft or pretty.

blimey this thread is moving fast - I only went to change a fluffle and there has been three posts

Lollipop - I'm trying my best to resist buying one in 'Wavy Lines' print for DS - not good after a long night though I guess

lidl nappies are £5 for around 50 depending on size and are as good as premium brand ime, but like BBM says, it's the lugging them home that is the problem. Provided you have enough reuseables to do a wash every third day, then they are completely hassle free. Haven't steeled mysely to use re-useable wipes yet (although I did buy some cheap flannels for the purpose), but probably will with the next one!

another big consideration for us was the amount of stuff going into landfill (as even supposedly biodegradable nappies don't break down under landfill conditions as not enough air movement). DH is a packaging development manager for a food company and part of his brief is reducing their carbon footprint and the recycling side of things. It was a bit "do as I say and not as I do" if we had continued with dispos, hence the switch to cloth.

o dear god.... funky print overload!

those pocket bots look lovely

BBM - I was wondering how many of the scull and crossbones ones they sell, I think they are horendous, but maybe I am just a prude!?

So, how many nappies (average obviously) does a baby get through a day? I am a bit that you can get a pack of 50 disposables, I think I'm about to be even more shocked at how many a baby actually gets through!!

12 minimum in the first weeks, half of them pooey.

when we go camping, we use throw away nappies. I cannot beieve how many you get through, how much rubbish they generate and how expensive they are. I think I've spent about 450 on cloth nappies for my two- one is now toliet trained and DD is 21months and I have another on the way. I'm going to spend about 50 pounds on some new nappies for number three,, to replace some that are worn out. So that's, before washing, 500 pounds for three children. How long would you last on that in throw away nappies? Even if you add a few hundred pounds for washing I'm sure it's much cheaper. I'm sure someone has probably done a more accurate tally.

And lacks.. back away from the nappy shop

Oh yes definite yuk to the skull and crossbones (in pink?? ).

It was the landfill issue that did it for us - we had a black bag just for nappies with DD1 and in the summer the smell.........

There is something very satisfying about putting your newborn in a soft cuddly nappy instead of a crunchy papery thing.

Sorry, is that 12 nappies PER DAY?? Please tell me that doesn't last for long!

pinkyminky I did a cost comparison last year before dd was born, btu I don;t think I have it here

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oh yes I do:

Reusables
Buying 3 sizes of nippa Bimbles & Popolino Airflow-a-likes from EayPeasy, including bucket, meshes, nippas and wet bags, would be £400
Taking advantage of their bulk pack discounts, offers etc brings it down to £272 Disposables
Allowing 8 a day for the first 6m and 4 a day thereafter, taking into account change of size as they grow and assuming they are in nappies till 30months
Pampers £629.23
Nature Babies from Waitrose £836.17
Moltex from The Nappy Lady £1,151.22

Obv the you could save on reusables by buying secondhand, and on disposables by buying 3 for 2, special offers, own brands etc, and it doesn't take into account clothies needing dispos for holidays or splashing out on cutesy wraps etc.

Hello lollipopmother I'm due mid-September, so same kind of stage as you. We are determined to use cloth because of all the benefits - environmental, landfill and cost!

It is all very confusing when you first start out, but I am now slightly obsessed with nappies (even before DC1 has arrived!) and am just hanging out in here for fun

Suggest you have a read through of the Nappy Lady's website which will tell you about all the different types and how to use them. I then read a few threads like this one to get an idea of which nappies were recommended, then googled for reviews. Most people will tell you to try a few different types (as this thread evidences!) because different people like different things. I wanted to get some Motherease One-size and managed to get a bundle of second-hand nappies (plus a load of boosters, liners and vest extenders) which included about 10 MEOS and then another 20 assorted nappies (Sandies, prefolds, Lollipops, a Bamboozle) from UsedNappies for about £50 incl delivery. Then I just topped up with some more Sandies, a few more Motherease wraps and five Bumbles (£15 off ebay) - so I'm all set and for less than £100

lol might have to revise my thoughts of the flexitots.....I put Dd down for a npa just in her nappy and wrpa, and when I went to get her she had taken them both off and the bed is soaking wet

lollipopmum (I take it you are nowt to do wi lollipop nappies then?) DD was a prolific poo-er and we got through 16 pooey nappies a day in the first few weeks. At six weeks old this miraculously dropped over night to 6 a day. We thought there was something wrong with her when she stopped pooing! Now at 13 months old she gets through 5 a day, maybe 6 if we get an extra pooey one (lucky us ). If I use dispos I can get away with 4 or 5!

Lollipop - no, doesn't last long . DS is 7 weeks and goes through about 6-8 in a 24 hour preiod, on the odd day it is 8+. DD2 is 2.3 and goes through about 4-5 in 24 hours but is not a heavy wetter.

so even allowing for my terminal addiction to buying nappies (hence the 500pounds), I am still saving money- I must have spent about the same on three babies as it would cost for one in throw away nappies- before you even get to the wetwipes and bags.

THat's pretty good. But the landfill thing has to be the real big issue.

Sometimes you can make money though - I've just sold a load of nappies for twice what I paid for them - I like to play the nappy market you see

oh yes, I hadn't thought of putting wipes into the equation
I bet I could put the cost of washing powder in too...

I do have work to do really...

hehe.

it used to be 12p a wash, I think, but gawwd knows now.

I sell on the nappies I don't like. Also,my size ones are in pretty good condition, so will probably be resellable.

that's 12 for powder and power.

I have a few different types but Onelife the best...best wraps by far (popper ones)..never leak, mine 2.5 years old and heavily used. I have some motherease that seem identical to the onelife to me so also great. Motherease wraps with velcro always seem bulky to me.

I dont like totsbots..v. bulky and the wrap i had is just not waterproof...seems to leak through the actual material and its barely used...shame as it is a lovely star pattern.

I also had some modernbaby wraps which again leaked...took them back and got onelife ones instead though.

I also have 2 little lamb cotton nappies and these are ok though not as slim fitting as onelife/motherease.