nappies

[kreamkrackers]

been told we're entitled to free disposable nappies now but i've been reading up about them and now want reusable. i've just bought some for dd2 but couldn't afford any more for dd1. would i be able to get these free instead of the disposable?

she's 3 years old. she probably won't be potty trained for at least the next couple of years. also she's just been accepted to our local sn school's nursery do you think they'd be happy changing reusables or would i have to still get disposables just for nursery?

even if i can't get the reusables free i'll probably buy them myself within the next couple of months (it'll be another credit card job ). what nappies do you think would be better for her? she's at a push in size's 18months to 24 months clothes, weighs 25lb 2oz. she has a gastrostomy in and her nappy really does ballon throughout the night but we try not to disturb her if she's willing to sleep through as once she wakes up it gets really hard to get her to fall back to sleep.

TIA

Not sure about nursery etc but you could always look on e-bay for nappies as lots of people have whole sets to sell and it's so much cheaper than buying them new.

I would recommend Minkis. They are a stuffable so you can adjust the padding to suit. Try using microfibre cloths, really absorbent but very thin

Minki website Hope link works !!

Wahhoooo my link works heheh

As for funding if you can't get local authority to fund, try the council to see f theres a real nappy incentive scheme in your area, can get money off, though not sure you would qualify. Failing that theres an organisation called BDF newlife, who can offer grants for essential equipment for SN kids. They have fewer restrictions than many such organisations and are alot more flexible in theeir approach. All you need is a letter of support from a health professional, that could be your HV, GP, Paed, etc. www.bdfnewlife.co.uk

If you need help with finding out about the nappy schemes give me a shout on [email protected] . I see your dd has DiGeorge, my friends dd also has that, they use the minkis too

thanks for all that advice mum of eight (wow eight children!). the minkis look fab. will ask our hv to look into things further from here and will let her know about bdf newlife.