Zanny
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Reusable Nappies/diapers
Posted: 11-16-06 14:03pm
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I'm curious to see how many people use
reusables these days. I always thought
i'd use disposables simply because of how
handy they are.. But at one of my
antenatal classes a woman from a reusable
nappy organisation came to talk to us
about it and it totally changed my mind.
My local council offer a really good nappy
laundry and delivery service for only £6
a week.. They give you a bin to put the
dirty nappies in, and you can have as many
nappies a week as you need, all for the
same price. They come round to empty the
bin and refill it with new nappies once a
week.. I feel sorry for the delivery
guys! Hehe. I'm thrilled that i'll be
able to benefit from a service like this,
and that I can help the environment.
I'm slightly worried about how good
they'll be at preventing leaks etc.. But
I know there can be that problem with even
the best brands of disposables!
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Becky
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Posted: 11-16-06 14:57pm
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A friend of mine did the council thing you
are on about but she said it was too much
fussing around and he got bad nappy rash
from it and constantly stunk of pee
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-16-06 15:13pm
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Reusable diapers are nothing but a big
pain in the @ss.
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Kia
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Posted: 11-16-06 15:26pm
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Terry nappies are the best.
Kids are potty trained quicker, the
nappies are cheaper, they are better for
the bottom, a good fleece cover, and
finding the right fold to fit your kid are
important and if you get that right they
won't leak.
I can not find any reason to use
disposables over re-useables, except
convenience.
And the tiny margin on convenience (and it
is tiny) is far far outweighed in cost.
I am shocked how much people make having a
baby cost.
If you use terry nappies and make your own
(healthier) baby food you save a bundle
for sure.
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AlliE_18
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:06pm
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I would have liked to use the terry ones
but everyone thought I was weird for
suggesting it, dont know anyone who uses
them, and didnt know much about it at the
time or of any council service like that.
I think its definately better for the
baby tho. Go for it zany! I spend so
much money on diapers...Its such a rip
off. I used a towel one night when I ran
out of them...That was a bad night lol I
spend quite a bit on jars of baby food
too, but I get the organic ones and I
think its cheaper cos if I bought that
stuff myself (especially organic) its more
expensive, and as there's only 2 of us to
eat it, lots would get wasted.
Edited to add..Sorry I voted the wrong one
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Jolie_3110
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:13pm
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Shamefully to admit I use disposable ones.
Although terrys are coming back in a big
way some hospitals around this area make
you use the terrys ones while your in
there!
I would say definitely worth a try. I
never had to worry so much about leaks
when my babies were newborn because I was
changing them so much I dont think they
ever had the chance!!
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Zanny
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:18pm
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| beckster06
wrote: | | a friend of mine did the
council thing you are on about but she
said it was too much fussing around and he
got bad nappy rash from it and
constantly stunk of pee |
i was told that as long you change the
nappy often enough the baby won't get
nappy rash.. And I don't see how it would
be fussing around, I don't have to wash
anything myself and the bin is kept
outside so I dunno about it smelling bad..
Well i'll try it and if it doesn't work
out I guess I can always swap over to
disposables.
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Kia
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:20pm
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That's the right idea zanny, try it - you
can always change your mind.
No-one says you have to keep using terry
nappies if you start.
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AlliE_18
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:20pm
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That might not have been why he got nappy
rash anyway. Maybe she didnt put cream on
him, or wash his butt enough, or change
the nappy often enough or something.
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Kia
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:37pm
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True loads of babies in disposables get
nappy rash (more common because the nappy
holds more moisture) same as loads of
babies get nappy rash in terries (because
they get wet and parents don't change
often enough). And loads of babies simply
don't get nappy rash no matter what nappy
they wear or how clean they are kept or
not.
One of life's little nuances.
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AlliE_18
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:44pm
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I get annoyed when I hold babies/toddlers
with full nappies. At the mom and baby
group I go to it often happens and I just
wanna say to the mom look your kid is
sitting in loads of pee he/she clearly
needs a change! But some just dont wanna
use many nappies cos they are expensive.
 and im
not talking about a bit wet, I mean where
my hand/leg feels damp just after holding
them.
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:46pm
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| allie_18
wrote: | | i get annoyed when I hold
babies/toddlers with full nappies. At
the mom and baby group I go to it often
happens and I just wanna say to the mom
look your kid is sitting in loads of pee
he/she clearly needs a change! But some
just dont wanna use many nappies cos they
are expensive. and im
not talking about a bit wet, I mean where
my hand/leg feels damp just after holding
them. |
eww
that is a selfish thing for them to do.
Can you imagine sitting in a wet dipaer?
I would seriously ask them that.
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AlliE_18
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Posted: 11-16-06 16:50pm
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I know 
Sometimes I offer to change them cos i'll
say im gonna go change lucas anyway so if
u want I dont mind changing him/her at the
same time. Just so it gets done! It is
sad cos the baby cant speak out.
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Becky
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Posted: 11-17-06 04:56am
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I'm kinda obbsessive about changing the
kids nappies. I usually change them every
hour
(except on a night when I only change them
2-3 times)
i though that was normal but I spoke to
some mums who go 3-4 hours all day
i get through .L.O.A.D.S of nappies but
they are both in 4+ (maxi plus) so it's
not too bad
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Posted: 11-17-06 05:06am
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I think the bigger the size nappies you
get the bigger pain it is! Lucas is in a
size 5, but he only uses them at night
because hes potty trained but the bigger
the size the less nappies you get in a
pack how does that work???
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Jules
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Posted: 11-17-06 05:20am
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I change my son's nappy about every 3
hours - he doesn't need it done more
frequently than that. Unless he's pooey
of course - that gets sorted straight
away!
He's in size 5s now too - but the only
ones I find that don't leak at night are
pampers and they are hellish expensive!
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Becky
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Posted: 11-17-06 06:41am
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I used to pay a bit extra for the pampers
active fit cause they stretch better
around layla's chunky thighs but now the
normal green pampers do the caterpillar
flex which makes them just like the active
fit. Yay!
I think i'm going to start waiting at
least 2 hours to change them cause now i'm
a single mum its working out a wee bit
expensive 
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AlliE_18
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Posted: 11-17-06 06:50am
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Lucas always leaked in pampers, I find
huggies the best.
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Becky
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Posted: 11-17-06 06:51am
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| allie_18
wrote: | | lucas always leaked in
pampers, I find huggies the
best. |
i find that the sticky tabs on the huggies
always rip apart.
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ThriftyGal
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Posted: 11-17-06 07:39am
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I plan on using reusable, but not right
away. I'm going to get use to the baby
thing first, give myself a couple of weeks
probably, and as soon as i'm getting the
hand of things switch over. It takes one
diaper between 50 - 70 years to
disintegrate! That is horrible. My mom
had to use reusable with my sister because
she was allergic to normal diapers... Or
something. She also ended up using them
on me a lot of the time. I'm not
positive how people clean their cloth
diapers, but I will read up on it more.
I probably won't use them religiously,
like not if i'm going out with the baby or
something, but as much as I can without
giving up more convenience than I can
afford.
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