Anyone evee used reusable nappies??

[PFin]

So im not really eco friendly and all about being green or anything usually, i recycle my bottles and glass and thats about it lol however, this is my 2nd baby and ive been thinking about reusable nappies and just wondering has anyone had any experience using them? Its only a thought atm I was maybe even thinking a kind of combo of both and use disposible when out and about. I just remember the sheer amount of nappies binned with my first, its crazy 😑

They didn't work for me. It was irritating baby'a skin. They seemed chunky and uncomfortable. My baby was very chubby when young, so putting clothes over them was a problem. I did feel bad about the amount of nappies we used and all the space it was taking up in the rubbish bin. But baby had very sensitive skin I changed nappies very often.

I’m pregnant with #4 and have used cloth with all 3 of mine. We’ve definitely saved money now as I’m still using the nappies we bought for #1 on baby 3. I’ve also had 2 in cloth. I’d recommend joining a couple of Facebook groups too - it’s very normalising to see hundreds of people using cloth in your phone! Good luck - I love my cloth nappies and I’m glad by husband talked me into it in the first place.

Many encouraging pro-reusable nappies, but I'm not convinced I much prefer the idea of getting rid of dirty nappies than having to wash them! As for the eco friendly comments, not too convinced either, landfills are meant to be filled IMO! Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti environment, I do use my recycle bin, but I wouldn't change my ways in such drastic way as to use reusable nappies, to supposedly save the earth. Excuse the sarcasm.

Sorry if I've missed it as I've only had chance to scroll through but many local councils have reusable nappy schemes. Ours employs two project workers to support the use of reusables and a voucher scheme so I got a really good starter pack for £20. Have a search on your council recycling section to see if yours has similar.
My little boy is 20 months, only used disposables while we were both in hospital (3 days). We favour close pop ins - absorbent, easy to use, fit well and nursery have no issue using them. We use a 2 part bamboo nappy and wrap at night. Good luck - loads of advice on Facebook groups too

@laura2109 assuming your from the UK, landfills here are rapidly running out of room. They dont make landfills for us to fill, landfill have to be there because we produce so much waste. Dont get me wrong I have nothing against disposible nappies this was only an idea but people are defo in the dark about the state of our landfill sites!
Glad to see a lot of people pro reusable, honestly I know no one with that has gone with reusable so its been good to get an insight. I can give it a go and if it works for us great and if it doesnt it doesnt!

Used them with all three and saved £100's, as well as a bit more green. Tried several different ones but actually found Terry squares the best, most versatile, cheapest and quick drying. Give them a really good shake before putting them on the line, helps to fluff them up. Squares mean you fold the way that suits your child the best, it's really easy to learn. Much less leakage than disposables. You need a nappy nippa or three, no pins here! Also the bonus that they will likely toilet train earlier. Go for it!

@pfin the first 6 months are great as well as you just put them straight in the wash as the poo is water soluble. After that it just gets tipped down the toilet. Even if you don't use cloth nappies I would highly recommend cloth wipes. No one needs disposable wipes as they just smear poop around.

I did!
My main advice would be like with all nappies you need to find the right fit. The washing isn’t overpowering once you get into a routine.
The added bonus is that their bums always look fab in the nice pattern fabrics.
Join a Facebook group and ask lots of questions

I am pregnant with number one and am definitely planning on using cloth nappies. We have bought some little lamb terry nappies and some bambino mio all in one to see which work for us best. I want to be Environmentally friendly and they are soft and so much nicer than disposable nappies plus ... and this is the biggie for me ... @laura2109 ... they can lead to much earlier toilet training. All is not immediately wicked away from babies bottom and so yes they are a fraction less comfortable and this leads to wanting to be out of nappies sooner. My sister with disposable nappies didn’t have her kids toilet trained until they were nearly 4. Two sets of friends with terry nappies had all their children, boys and girls all completely dry before their second birthdays.

@LittleTiger007 oh my i didnt even know it would maybe even lead to earlier potty training. From what ive read and all you guys the benefits defo outweigh any drawbacks so i'm going to 100% give this a go. Im sure i'll have another thread once ive looked at different types, makes etc and you all can help me more. Thank you everyone feeling far more confident about giving it a go now! 🙂

And @Rudens thank you for the link!

Well done op. My DP was also reluctant to begin with but he's in the living room changing ds right this minute and has been happily doing so for a good few months now. Men can change

As a little tip, you can ‘fake’ the feeling of being wet in disposables by adding a sheet of kitchen roll to the nappy, keeps them wet a little longer so they associate weeing with feeling wet.

@OiYouGetOffMyCloud that’s interesting. It certainly makes sense that children need to associate the dampness with weeing to see the need to use a potty. There’s nothing more snuggly than nice clean terry nappies either!