regarding washable incontinence products

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Saw this when mooching about looking at nappies for dd2. I'm sure the washable companies would make sizes beyond toddler if they were asked, but I saw this and thought would pop it in a thread.

Wasn't sure where to put it really, but thought here is busy and would get seen. Hope I'm not being annoying! Afterall, I know diddly about incontinence products for older children/adults. I seem to remember reading somewhere that adult incontinence product users said washables were more comfortable than disposables, which is why I thought of sticking this on mumsnet.

Washables would cut down on my huge refuse collection but not sure I am ready to add to my already overwhelming family washing (incontinent teenagers with poor feeding skills produce mountains of washing).

It would be interesting to know the environmental costs of disposables v. higher washing machine use.

the trouble is you buy these things thinking that they will be the answer, but then find they don't hold the flow iynwim.
I spent a small fortune on those incontinece pants and they were pants, didn't hold the flow.

donkey - I can imagine that washing! I think the only report looking into it at government level was slightly flawed. It looked at infant nappies but the dispo companies were stakeholders in the trial. It assumed people washed at 60, tumble dried and ironed their nappies [????]. I spot one major flaw there! With my one baby, I find I do a load of nappies every 2 nights, that dry on radiators over 1-2 days [half a day when the rads are on].

Santa - I imgine that with bamboo and microfibre and all the rest of it, there would be a combination out there that works. Just that it would take so much trial and error and £££ to find the right combo. It would be a labour of love I reckon, like the nappies are. Such a love when you hit the right system though. Can totally see how such things are far too much trouble and expense for no definate gain.

Ah well, they might just work for someone. They are a fair enough price to give one a go if someone is feeling game for themselves or a dc.

I think for it be successful, it would have to be organised that funded agency would supply and launder - assuming the leakage issue could be solved. My DS1 is now ok and did use washables during training period but I think longer term use is a very different issue and would not be reasonable to expect families to take on the responsibility on their own.

DD1 was in washables until the free nappies kicked in at 4 years old. They worked fine, but I found increasing problems with bulk and clothing as she got older. To handle the volume (as they get older they tend to wee less often but larger iyswim so you get flooding probs) you need a lot of stuffing, even if you're using the slimline stuffers. But clothes get more fitted and less forgiving as they get older, particularly for girls. I was buying trousers 1 or 2 sizes up and rolling up the legs, but still struggling because then they didn't fit at the waist.

I'm very pro cloth, but getting DD1 into dispos was a big relief in the end.

saveexpress.de
has a wide selection of incontinent washable solutions

however speaking forom experiance, the cost/time doesnt make them worth it especially for older children.