i cannot believe the price of nappies!!! i will not pay it

[loulabelle222]

My dp has always got ds (14m) nappies from Makros I have never really asked how much they are he just picks them up on way home from work. I had nearly run out and i ran up somerfields and they were nearly £6 for 26 pampers baby dry. I checked dps makro bills and he pays £13.50 for 141 nappies and £5 for 6x72 wipes. I will never ever buy nappies in somerfield again... what a rip off!!!

That's why I'm going for cloth ones this time (well part of the reason anyway) - no Macro's near us, it would have to be Morrisons or Boots! I've spent about £100 and that should do us for about the first year!

good for you miaou!

so with cloth nappies do you just have to keep buying the liners?

yeah... unless you use reusable liners which you just wash with the nappies

You can buy washable fleece liners, or disposable ones.

Yes loula,my nappies cost me nothing,as I used them on dd first.More money to spend on me,me,me.

(I'm not a complete earth mother!)

moondog!

loulabelle, it's perhaps worth thinking about, particularly if you may have more children ... your ds is about 14m, is he? Even getting them now would save you money before he is potty trained.

Bear in mind though they are slightly more bulky than disposables so you have to dress him with that in mind.

gdg - gets hers cheap cos my mate works at Proctor and Gamble

i will think about it for next one.. just dont know if i could cope with all the washing.. i think that is me being lazy!

Boo! Hiss!!!! P&G!!! The devil incarnate!!!!!

I think you mean 'bloody' P&G don't you moondog

There is no washing loula1!! Well nothing worth mentioning. Throw 'em straight into a bucket with a lid,when it's full,bung 'em in the washing machine.What's hard about that?

Oh tes.that's probably.......corporatist isn't it!!!
Oooh,let's have a vote on it! Better still a nationwide referendum.

so how many would you need to buy initially? and do they come in different sizes? sorry i am new to all of this

yes they come in differnt sizes, but you would only need toddler sizes (your baby would be past the medium and tiny sizes).

How many you buy depends how you wash, how often you wash, and how quickly you can dry them. I filter nappies that have only been wee'd on with my regular washing (so that's some nappies washed almost daily), and the pooped-on ones go with sheets/bedding/anything else that should wash at 60 degrees (so that's usually once/week or 2 weeks). Around 20 nappies with 4 large wraps would be enough for most people with one baby.

You do need to do a bit of research initially loula. Undeniably,initial outlay can be hefty but over the course of a couple of years you spend appreciably less.
Some companies send you tester sets as there are various sorts.I use Bambino Mio,basically a cloth that you fold and put into shaped waterproof knicker things with velco fastening,tucking a liner in too.
I have about 4 different sized sets as they grow.

Well girls, I really don't mean to some across a smug.But why buy disposable nappies when you could use one of these?

Do you mean for ds or for a future baby?

If for ds, for now, then I would suggest buying the number that you would use over two days. That way you won't run out.

The best website to look at is The Nappy Lady - here is a link - lots of useful information on there. Also look back through the archives under Nappies and Potty Training - you may find a thread that answers your questions.

In terms of what make to use, there are lots, and it is perhaps a little confusing, but fun to research! I plumped for TotsBots in the end, partly because they are a Scottish company, and partly because they seem to be the most popular.

MrsD!!! Do your babies look like small (but very cute)) grizzly bears?!

Or like the Fairy baby?

Fairy???

You know, on the fairy washing up liquid bottles...

Absolutely moondog. But as you say, very cute!!!

No in actual fact, these are new. I have to wait another 8 months to try these out but I will!!

Miaou,buy Ecover and avoid supermarkets so don't know.
(Hit me for being a smug cow!)

So do I moondog [insert equally smug emoticon here] but haven't you seen the ads on the telly?