General chat thread for real nappy users.

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Are yous elling the ones on Ebay Lacksadaisycal?

How much are you selling for if not and how many do you have?

No, not me on ebay.

I have five and was going to ask for £30 plus postage for them (they have been used intermittently over a six week period so are at the stage of just having had enough washes to be nice and absorbent). One has a bit of a stain on it which I'm hoping will bleach out if we ever see the sun again! I have a couple of bambinex wraps as well, but tbh they aren't up to much although they are lovely and soft.

Being very cheeky here but am hoping to establish a small business making felted bags after making myself one which fastens over the handle of pram so please tell me what you want from a nappy bag. Ie do you want it to lok cute ( animal appliques etc) or as if it is just a big fashion bag. How many pockets are good. I'm thinking it's handy to have pockets you can get into without taking the bag off the pram and a waterproof lining you can wipe out , maybe a seperate zipped bag that fits inside for wet nappies. Any suggestions apperciated

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KOMH glad bubs still inhouse LOL

Please can I have one of those scares. Only can itbe real? Due on Saturday. Tired of pregnancy. also have stack of nappies that have been sitting here for months waiting for the little bottom to arrive. The washing really has fluffed the bamboo nappies out quite well.

Argh heartburn strikes!

AnnVan - go for the vanilla icecream! one of my students recommended it for heartburn and it worked a treat! I have a personal preference for G&B vanilla icecream but I expect any good dairy vanilla icecream would do.

Ooh thanks thumbwitch an excuse to eat ice cream!

phew KOMH...i had a couple of those with DD and ended up in for monitoring with contractions off the scale, but things calmed down themselves. the hospital put it down to strong braxton hicks coupled with a bit of dehydration

charitas.......I think there are too many variations on what people want from a nappy bag, and that the perfect one doesn't exist. If you can fill that gap in the market, your future is secured

For me it would look like a normal bag, preferably leather (have a leather handbag fetish ), with a couple of external pockets on the front and one each end. Inside, one of those inserts that you can take out that has all your personal bits in (that can be transferred to anouther bag) and enough space for a few nappies, pack of wipes, change of clothes, plus pockets for keeping creams, pins/nippas and wraps in. for real nappies I would generally take along a separate wet bag for wet/dirty nappies.

Another thought; the middle inserty bit that could take a couple of nappies and wraps and some wipes/creams etc that I could just transfer between exisitng bags would also be an idea.

Another idea would be something like this but a bit bigger to take a couple of real nappies and wraps. I have one of these and it's great for despicables, but not real nappies.

But, in the real world, after trying and not getting on with several changing bags, I just use one of those canvas re-useable shoppers that you can pick up for a few quid everywhere (current fave says "plastic ain't my bag" and came from saisnbury's) as they're big enough to just bung everything in, so not sure I'm the best person to give you suggestions.....but you did ask

AnnVan, I can highly reccommend mint magnums as a cure for heartburn

Mint magnums even better Daisy!

hello. Thinking of using reusables with DC2, due Nov (hi lacks), purely for £ reasons. I had very good intentions with DS and did loads of research (now 2yr 2month) but just ended somehow using disposables and not looking back.

Cant remember any of the research I did all that time ago so would appreciate your help.

Being that you are not new to reusables I was hoping you could tell me which ones are good at the mo & what exactly I would need to get started? Would I use reusables all the time or just the day? Have any of you started with reusables then gone to disposables eventually? Also do any of you get tempted to use disposables for when your baby is poorly?

Sorry for the q's .

vbab - I'm not too experienced, I've bought my reusables, but little DC is not yet out and about (so to speak).
My sister used reusables for her DD (and is pg with DD2 and going to use them again) they only started using disposables when DN was potty training and dry during the day, using one disp at night.
I know they used reusables all the time. SOme people choose to use disps at night, it's purely a personal choice.

There's loads of different types of nappies so it can get confusing. I'd recommend speaking to a local nappy agent, that really helped me decide what I needed, and what would be best for me. A two part system is supposed to be best for containment, or so I've heard. I have shaped nappies and wraps.

HTH but I'm sure someone more experienced than me will be along soon.

Thanks BBM, I've found some Babeco bamboo squares at twinkleontheweb.co.uk.
MNP - it's the thickness of the fabric rather than the size of the square that is causing the problem you see.

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hi vbab - I use reusables during the day (Bumgenius) and disposables at night or on holiday (Moltex). We started off in the first couple of months using mainly disposables (settled on Moltex after trying a few) while we trialled one of each main type of nappy. This was great as it meant we didn't feel pressured to deal with the laundry etc right from the start and also meant we could work out if we liked resusables and which worked best for DS. We also found that Moltex keep him really dry overnight so decided to stick with those for overnight use.

Anyway we went with Bumgenius and DS has been in them full time since 10 weeks (now 22 weeks). DH was a sceptic about the whole reusable thing, but now loves the BGs. They go on just like disposables so great for reluctant dads and other family members, and I find them very easy to wash. They also seem fairly slimline under DS's clothes.

We have stuck with this even when he was ill a few weeks ago with a virus, and also when he had massive power poos following constipation on Gaviscon! The BGs have been brilliant - get much fewer leaks with these than with any of the disposables we've tried.

Vanilla icecream?!?! too late to go out to get it now.. , been up since 2am with terrible heartburn, and now I got fed up of starving myself all day and just had hot milk and nutella sandwich... , will try the icecream tomorrow though, for tonight there's mr gaviscon...

due Wed, AnnVan and soooooooooooo fed up too, especially as this little one (MW thinks she's not so little ) keeps on exercising and stretching those legs on my sides and sticking her bum under my ribs... and I want to try those pretty nappies!!!!!

charitas - I like "normal" bags with pockets for everything! and LDC's transferable pocket insert very good idea - not keen on prints and frills though... hope this helps!

Sunflower - Know what you mean about the bum wedged under the ribs. You can see the enormous bulge where it is. An feel it when I try and lean forward. MW also thinks this one is 'a fair sized baby'. But it seems to be showing no interest in coming out and trying on its nappies.

Hi everyonw, honestly I don't know how you lot do it! I'm confused just looking at reusables never mind actually using them.

Especially on a tight budget! How many nappies, boosters, wraps and fleece liners do you recon I will need for my 2YO? I'm startin todoubt wether it's worth my while but I can always use them again/sell them on so I guess it wouldn't be that bad!

LackaDaisycal I'll defo keep you in mind if you are selling nappies as those seem to be the ones highly reccommended on mumsnet!

Question for you veterans again- are the fleece wraps any good? I like look of but don't have any.

Also if it's not hijacking this topic what do people do for solution for reusable wipes? So far I've just gone with plain water.

Mamadiva - It all makes sense when you get your nappies and start using them. I thinka lot of confusion arises due to cloth nappies still being something of an enigma - you never see them in shops and usually don't see that many babies wearing them. I incredibly stupid and can cope so I'm sure you'll be fine .

How many nappies you'll need will depend on which nappies you choose and how often you will need to change your DC. Some DCs are very heavy wetters and need changing more often than others and some nappies are more absorbant than others and thus need changing less regularly. My DD2 is 2.4 and she has some very absorbant nappies, she isn't a very heavy wetter and we use 3-4 nappies a day. They take a long time to dry (because they are made from hemp) and I wash every 2-3 days unsually so I get by with about 15 nappies. That is probably a lot more than you will need though, if you wash every other day and use something quicker drying like a pocket nappy you could get away with 10-12. tbh I have 20 of DD2s nappies because I bought them second hand very cheaply. She has a booster for each nappy which is simply a tesco value microfibre dishcloth - you can buy these 3 for 89p (Asda have an equivalent I believe) - they are very effective. Wrap wise, I would say you only need 2 or 3 maximum - we just use one a day with DD2 and they dry very quickly (if you use a pocket nappy it is an all in one that doesn't require a wrap). With regards to fleece liners you just need one per nappy (making your own is the cheapest bet.

I would recommend you decide on a few nappies you'd like to try out and buy one or two second hand and see how you get on - there is no need to buy them all at once, you can just make your switch to cloth gradually if you like. Any you don't like you can sell on with little loss. Every child is different - I've been using and advising on cloth nappies for ages but when DS (DC3) was born I built up a supply gradually to get a set that suited him (and us) well.

Bambinex are on offer still in various places but you'll have to do some searching to find them - I'll have a look for you if I get a moment. They will take a while to dry because they are bamboo. Wonderoos are a pocket nappy that are quite reliable in the main. They are thin fitting, quick to dry and you can find them quite cheaply at the moment. They are a birth to potty nappy but fit older children best IMO. I'm wondering if it might be worth your while looking at trying one of those to see how you get on. You could combine with the bambinex so that you have a mixuture of quick drying and absorbant nappies to hand. That is what I do for DS and it works well.

www.realnappycampaign.com - search this link for local advisors, and financial incentives in your area.

JUst had a quick scan on ebay for you. Can only find Wonderoos with no insert £5 or with for £12+ , bambinex trial kit for £50 (6 nappies) sure there are better prices out there. Would you consider buying 2nd hand and if so do you know where to look?

kms - fleece wraps are OK for night use, but they aren't entirely waterproof so no good for day use when they are sitting for long periods (plus they are V bulky). Wool is a popular night time choice for wraps. I find the airflow the best wrap for both day and night - it is breathable.

There is a thread on wipe solutions somewhere.... I use warm water but you can make up chamomile tea etc

mamadiva - with DS1 I started with prefolds when he was a chunky 18mo little climber, as they were cheaper compared to the rest. But as they were quite bulky, he hated them and tried to avoid them when he saw them cos he didn't feel he could move as well, so in the end they weren't that cost-effective (though worth it for healing nappy rash when he managed to keep them on). If I'd discovered pocket ones then, I'd probably gone for those though - I have a couple (although untested yet as baby's taking her time to come out) and even the btp seem to be quite slimline and quick drying, and maybe easier to put on compared to two-part ones. I guess for a 2yo you wouldn't need that many (but the more experienced MNetters will know more about it).

I have same question as kms123; also is this type better than velcro ones like totbots?

thread on wipe solutions

I like that link sunflower - it repeated what I just said. Apparently those are good as fleece wraps go but at the £!

I don't like velcro fastening - too rigid and bulky (esp at night) for us. I used tots fleece wraps when I started out but didn't see the point so I ended up sticking with the airflow (although I love the look of the tots rainbow stripe fleece wrap ).

Morning. BBM we are now FB friends . Your DCs are gorgeous. and DD1 (?) has the most striking eyes.

Just browsing trying to find someone a good deal on bumgenius and found this. When did Mothercare start selling so many types of real nappies? It's a good thing as it brings reuseables to the masses, but.....I kind of like the exclusivity/small business scale of the market at the moment. There is a worry, for me anyway, that this sort of thing might put smaller nappy sellers out of business.