[Closed] Nappies, disposable or reusable?

Sam has just pooed a bluey green mess, as I was changing him, another python-esque bluey green jet of poo has just shot out onto the changing mat, the last thing I want to be doing is scraping that off a nappie and then washing it,

So the grunting and gurning on Twitter progressed then 🙂 I think you just pick up the liner and flush it, no scraping required (or neat folding and keeping in the bin for that matter).
Not sure there is a system that will make it a pleasing process though (keep them in a shower with a wide drain?)
As for the washing machine, it copes with my riding kit, at least the nappies will be soft.
Still not discouraged...yet.

Next!

We mostly used re-usable for our 3 kids. So I now have an inexhaustable supply of bike cleaning cloths. That was a while ago - our eldest is due to present us with a 3rd generation nappy user this week.

BigJohn- my dad was particularly keen on the "post baby" life of reusables. Not sure they would go straight into bike duties though, may need them for more than one baby I guess. I guess Fenwicks would bring baby up a treat though!

Washable nappies every time.
My experience is (ever so) slightly out of date (eldest is 28), and we only had terry squares, none of these fancy shaped modern things.
As I think you mentioned, a disposable liner makes life dead easy - just tip the solids/liner straight down the loo, then nappy in bucket. When the bucket's full just bung 'em in the washer - what could be simpler?

No, I did wait about 10 years after the 3rd one stopped using them before promoting them to chain wipes.

Whatever works best for you - sound arguments for both ( environmental v convenience etc). We use dispoable but only because we have twins and can barely keep up with the washing/drying of clothes as it is.

We used a mixture, lots of terries and reusable and dispo when we needed convenience. Don't beat yourself up about it tho' 😉

Well I never. Apaprently you can get money back from the council when you buy reusable nappies (thanks for not putting them in the bin I guess). [url= http://www.littlelamb.co.uk/shoppage.php/template/localcouncils.html ]A list of participating councils on this page.[/url] Looked at our council and yep, seems to be still operating!
Nice 🙂

Done it all the different ways. Disposables any day.

You have enough on your hands with a child without laying a guilt trip and more work on yourself. Also the nappies tend to get changed more often, so less rashes.

Obviously your first child then!

Disposable all the way for my three.

I mean, imagine carrying and bringing home 3 shitty nappies after a summers' day out...

Oh, and don't listen to the new rubbish about not making up feeds in advance (from when they're on bottles) - make up 5/6 last thing, stick them in the fridge, then microwave as required.

We liked the idea of them and we found that re-usables were great if you found ones that fitted the particular shape of your baby. Otherwise it gets out from everywhere and just makes a right bl**dy mess and still quite a lot of hard work.

Possibly better for an older child than a new born maybe?

To quote myself

Not going to be massively obsessive, disposables will crop up from time to time when necessary/more practical I am sure but basically, reusables seem to be a cheaper option even including washing/drying long term.

b r, yes, our first child (but not first nappies for either of us) and it [b]will[/b] be perfect and [b]exactly[/b] the way I imagine it will be 😉

(the author of this comment reserves the right to change his mind at absolutely any time and with no notice whatsoever, especially when presented with a scene from some horror movie where our hero drowns in fresh effluent/human waste)

Also the nappies tend to get changed more often, so less rashes.

Not going to lay a guilt trip on anybody, but it really isn't that much trouble using cloth nappies - ours are currently on their second owner. We've got them to work from newborn up to 2 1/2 - they do of course vary, but we've never really had leakage problems with the ones we use.

I mean, imagine carrying and bringing home 3 shitty nappies after a summers' day out...

We did similar to you and it was fine. My only tip contrary to the advice you usually get is not to chuck the nappies in a bucket full of water and tea tree - otherwise you have to empty the slimey stinky stuff out again. We just put them in our bucket dry and washed about every other day. (you need a proper bucket with a tight lid though!)

We mainly used Motherease ones.

WRT leakage, I think you pretty quickly develop a "nose" for the job. When it needs doing, get on with it and you'll save yourself trouble in the long run.

It's also said that the fact that baby feels wetter in real nappies means that they get out of them faster as they can tell when they've been more easily.

We used the Bambino Mio ones more for our first than the second. Biggest problems we had was getting them to fit under clothes, first child was small for her age so we had less problems.

I mean, imagine carrying and bringing home 3 shitty nappies after a summers' day out...

🙄 Unless you are a real eco freak most people use disposables for out and about. I actually prefered the reusables, didn't have bins full of disposables around the house.

So I now have an inexhaustable supply of bike cleaning cloths

I tried really hard to persuade my other half to use re-usable nappies, I was trying to do the whole "earth father" thing (the baby sling didn't last long either with a 10lb newborn, too f***ing heavy). She wasn't having any of it. I've ended up living with my guilt about using disposables, but elder son has been out of nappies for over a year now, and younger son has probably only got another year or so (he's 21 months), and we're down to about 4 changes per day, so not that bad a pile of used stuff at the end of each day.

Basically, it's a choice thing, but don't beat yourself up about giving in to disposables, life's probably too short to be washing crapped-on nappies.

Good luck with your new arrival, best wishes and all that.

I have no experience with kids at all but I do know it only takes a week to house train a dog! 😉

We've tried both for varying lengths of time as we've had our own 3 + another 10 or so babies that we've fostered

We really did find the reusable ones just too onerous for our lifestyle & as someone else mentioned above - it's a right pain if your out for the day & have to carry dirty ones around with you etc. whereas you can simply dump the disposables out of the car window [only joking]

Besides - my wife won a years supply of Pampers in a competition when our youngest was just a couple of months old

Crikey, fair play to you lot going with re-usables. Until recently we had two sprogs in nappies & you couldn't pay me enough to use anything other than disposables. I'm sure it's all fluffy for the environment & everything, but life with two nippers is busy enough frankly!

the baby sling didn't last long either with a 10lb newborn

Hah. Crap sling 🙂 20lbs of 8 month old was fine in a closer carrier.

We've used a lot of reusables, tots bots and little lambs were the best. Motherease were crap. As above tho - just like using a disposable nappy but instead of emptying into a wheely bin, empty them into the washer. Used paper liners when she was on solids, other than that just whack the lot in the washer poo and all. Simples. And a shedload cheaper.

As for carrying pooey nappies around when out and about - we have a waterproof bag, no bother at all. You don't know you're carrying poo. And tbh if you have kids and you are squeamish about poo, then god help you 🙂

it's a right pain if your out for the day & have to carry dirty ones around with you

Just don't see why that's so much of a pain..!

As for it being a lifestyle choice, it's really not. The world really doesn't need piles of crappy nappies being buried all over the place. This eco stuff isn't just an affectation...

Yeah they're a lot of landfill that's for sure. I can confirm however that disposables burn really well in a wood burner 🙂

I have no kids, however, I do know this. Unless every time a disposable nappy is used, someone dies, I'd be going the disposable route every time. As others have said, life's far too short to wash shite off nappys.

why is a bit of poo in the tip worse than washing 3 times a day instead of 1. We have twins and I wouldn't entertain the idea of using reusable at all!

We use [b][url= http://www.wonderoos.com/ ]Wonderoos[/url][/b] and it couldn't have been easier. Not an eco freak here, just works out cheaper and minimal hassle. Not had to rinse or scrape a pooey nappy yet (use flushable liners).

It's a doddle. Got to really laugh at those who say "I don't want to compromise my lifestyle". You've got a far bigger problem that's going to affect that!

why is a bit of poo in the tip worse than washing 3 times a day instead of 1.

Does it matter what side of the fence you s(h)it? As long as what you do works for you I don't see what the issue is - too many pros/cons for either option to have a clear 'winner' so each should be free to do what they want without preaching from the other side of the fence. 🙂

>why is a bit of poo in the tip worse

It's not the poo that's particularly the problem, it's the mountain of disposables that need to go into landfill - particularly when it's avoidable. Not to mention that even compostable stuff (not that they are particularly) doesn't break down at any decent rate in landfill - which is also why councils are now having separate food waste collections to reduce - putting waste food is an expesive use of landfill when there's better options.

It's only the last few decades disposable nappies have existed, every other generation prior to the last few has seemed to manage it without too much difficulty..

Pfft - if you think THAT is emotive, just try having the 'breast or bottle' discussion. The words 'leper' and 'peasant' would just about describe the middle-class disgust and horror of not breast feeding.

we bought the re-usables... (farkin expensive too.. not like terry squares at ALL!)

my boy is now 5 months old and we have just sold the re-usables un-used on ebay... turns out that having a baby has a million and one unexpected variables.. and in our case we were too pooped to deal with washing nappies on top of everything else..

Jond - my father in law has just retired from a long career running a business that supplies liners for landfill sites ( amongst other things) and there is a great deal of research to prove the case FOR disposable nappies as they help break down other waste meaning the environmental impact of the site is lessened.

there is a great deal of research to prove the case FOR disposable nappies as they help break down other waste meaning the environmental impact of the site is lessened

Well, only one kid arriving, non already present, washing machine and tumble dryer present and working (don't intend washing them by hand or anything) and expect there will be enough piss, crap and puke flying around that emptying a bucket into the machine every couple of days will barely register in the battle with bodily fluids so will be giving them a go.

(please see my earlier disclaimer)

Not right now - it is all industry research. I will ask him when I see him next to see what there is. Obviously these aren't papers specifically on nappies in landfil, rather just research into various impacts on the overall situation.

We've used reusables for both ours, including the 12 months where they were both in nappies.
It really isn't a problem, even with 2 kids in them we were only doing a nappy wash every 3 days, now down to once every 4 or 5 days as we've only got 1 in nappies.
The bin in the bathroom doesn't smell if you cover the nappies with a damp, teatree soaked cloth. The liners flush away, the nappy gets a rinse. Job done.
Yes it takes a couple of seconds longer to do a change, but so what?

The only time we've had a problem is during teething when nappy rash got bad and we reverted to using NatureBaby compostable disposables.

As previously mentioned if a poo covered nappy bothers you then the nappy is the least of your problems! The only leakages we've had are from disposable nappies, we usually put a waterproof cover over them to stop it.

Our best discovery was Cheeky Wipes which are washable wipes that are head and shoulders better than any disposable. And you just chuck them in the nappy bin to be washed when you're done.

We've only used MotherEase onesize and they have been great with both a boy and a girl. They dry on radiators quickly or on the line. The bamboo version is also really good, especially when you want them to last for longer between changes.

Incidentally MrsLister is an agent on Babykind.co.uk so have a look there and order through us! 😉 Email in profile...

And if you find they aren't for you don't beat yourselves up, and they'll sell second hand really easily.

that's true enough.. our second hand bitty delish bamboo nappies sold in moments

there is a great deal of research to prove the case FOR disposable nappies as they help break down other waste meaning the environmental impact of the site is lessened.

Against the energy cost of washing and drying re-usables... Yawn.

Against the energy cost of washing and drying re-usables

If you want to be really eco, put the child outside naked and let nature take its course. No nappies needed.

Worked in Queensland. A few seconds with a garden hose fixed the rest 🙂

The only advantage of nappies is having a future supply of bike wiping rags.

We tried re-useable nappies and thought we were doing the right thing, after 2 months we actually realised how much energy we where wasting. We also believed it was far more comfortable for child and hygienic as they would have dirty nappies on for less time.

[b]Instructions for re-useables;[/b]

Remove previous disposable,

Place child on waterproof bit,

Remove child from waterproof bit and insert soaky up bit,

Remove child from soaky up bit and insert wicking liner.

Do up poppers,

Adjust poppers, (repeat until noise stops or good seal is obtained around all potential exits,)

Remove liner from used nappy and carry to toilet,

Retrieve used nappy from dog and place in bucket for washing later.

Wait half hour, child will indicate that nappy is saturated again,

Remove child from cot, place cot mattress protector, sheet and blanket in bucket for washing later.

Remove child's clothes and place in bucket for washing later,

Remove previous disposable,

Place child on previously assembled re-useable nappy
do up poppers, adjust poppers, (repeat until noise stops or good seal is obtained around all potential exits,)remove liner from used nappy and carry to toilet, retrieve used nappy from dog and place in bucket for washing later.

Fill washing machine with contents of bucket, add eco-detergent and run quick eco cycle.

Remove child from cot, place cot mattress protector, sheet and blanket in bucket for washing later. Remove child's clothes and place in bucket for washing later,remove old nappy, place child on previously assembled re-useable nappy, do up poppers, adjust poppers, (repeat until noise stops or good seal is obtained around all potential exits,)remove liner from used nappy and carry to toilet,retrieve used nappy from dog and place in bucket for washing later.

Discover that nappies in washer still stink and re-run washer on boil with extra rinse, bleach and nappy sterilizer.

Attempt to hang on washing line.

Discover line is full and bung in tumble drier.....

Congratulate self on reduced impact on environment.

[b]Instructions for Disposables,[/b]

Remove previous, wrap and biff in methane generating landfill that powers local hospital.

place child on nappy and do up velcro.

wait four hours during which time you may play with child, undertake beneficial cognitive development activities, go for a ride, leave child with spouse, etc.,

Child may indicate capacity is reached before this but unlikely.

Remove previous disposable, wrap and biff in methane generating landfill that powers local hospital boiler.

Place child on new disposable nappy and do up velcro.

Wait four hours, child may indicate capacity is reached before this but unlikely.

I am not saying that re-useables are all bad and have not written them off yet, just my experience so far.

Desposable ones called Pampers

Don't use any energy to dry ours - which is where that argument falls down as it has every other time it's come up (given it's only by assuming tumble drying that the numbers come anywhere near).

Dried outside is all well & good as long as we don't have weeks of rain
Also outside line dried nappies are going to be pretty rough compared to the softness of a tumble dried one or a disposable

We line dry baby clothes as much as possible. We haven't been able to since last autumn. I have no idea where you live but it must be much dryer and warmer than Yorkshire.

How about radiators and clothes airers inside? Hope that helps!

And just found this which backs up what I originally said - there are sound reasons to argue for either system - so just use what is best for you.

[url= http://www.kca.com.au/environment/disposableorcloth.htm ]Linky[/url]

Of course, feel free to find contradictory research as I am sure there will be lots of it.

As and when I get my hands on the research my FIL has read, I will post it up.

As I think you mentioned, a disposable liner makes life dead easy - just tip the solids/liner straight down the loo, then nappy in bucket. When the bucket's full just bung 'em in the washer - what could be simpler?

Never got into a routine with re-usables, despite wanting to do our bit for the environment. Tried and failed

And I did say ages ago on a thread just before our two were born that I wanted to use re-usables as well but my wife argued the case that we would have enough on our plates as it is and it would be daft to put even more pressure on us and on our washing machine (which is on more than the telly these days). And I have to admit to thinking she was right - every night I come home from work to chaos - as it is when we have put the girls to bed that we get a chance to wash up food bowls/bottles/clothes/bedding etc and generally we don't sit down till past 9pm. To give ourselves another task to do just increases pressure on us when we really don't need it.

Our washing line about 12 hours after the girls were born (second line now fitted)...
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mastiles - put the nappy inside the babygro - then you don't have to change both! 😀

There is a third option - use reusables with a laundry service - the collect the dirty ones and return clean ones

For example http://www.cottontails.co.uk/

mastiles - put the nappy inside the babygro - then you don't have to change both!

Tinbred - you are doing it way wrong. Don't blame the car if you don't know how to drive!

Does it matter what side of the fence you s(h)it?

Well the theory is that yes, it does. Hence the fuss.

And I think MF is insane washing that much. We do about two extra loads a week and yes I know we only have one kid, but I still don't understand why you have to do so much flippin laundry?! It makes no sense to me.

You might be able to make your life very much easier by streamlining your processes!

BTW, last time I checked energy cost of re-usables is only similar to disposables if you boil-wash everything and tumble-dry. We dry them on an airer on our (very small) landing upstairs where it's warm. We wash on 40 and we have no problems with smell or rash.

And as for putting a tea tree soaked towel over the bin - why not try a bin with a good fitting lid? A lot easier, and works perfectly in our house.

The link above appears to reference the original 2005 version of the UK study, which was shown to have some significant flaws (e.g. assuming that reusables are washed at 90 degrees and tumble dried, etc). The report was updated in 2008, and the new version suggested that re-usables do have the edge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaper

We use a combination of re-usable and disposable. I think you can argue either way on the overall environmental impact for manufacture and use, but I think there is a real problem with the sheer volume of landfill that is generated by disposables. Five minutes on Google will show you that the people responsible for providing landfill services clearly think this is a problem.

For example:
http://www.nonwoven.co.uk/reports/PIRA%202006.html

Philip Ward, Director of the UK Government's Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), was concerned to respond to the EU Landfill directive and divert solids from the landfill route. The points he made were:
...Disposable nappies, at 300-400,000 tonnes (2-3% of domestic waste) are a problem and he is working to persuade consumers to move back to reusables.
This he saw as a battle between convenience and sustainability, and he felt that in the interests of the planet, everyone should be prepared to sacrifice a little convenience. He was hoping to reduce the 90-94% of diaper changes in the UK which now go to disposables...

Of course, feel free to find contradictory research as I am sure there will be lots of it.

but I still don't understand why you have to do so much flippin laundry?! It makes no sense to me.

You might be able to make your life very much easier by streamlining your processes!

And this statement in the revised report shows what a pointless exercise it was and how impossible it is to gauge realistic comparisons between the two...
[i]Washing the nappies in fuller loads or line-drying them outdoors all the time [b](ignoring UK climatic conditions for the purposes of illustration)[/b][/i]
So - if you don't have to tumble dry at all then you use significantly less power? It is like saying you can improve your fuel consumption by not driving your car. Pointless and inconclusive research.

Mother to 3 under age of 2 years - got first one out of nappies before the twins arrived and used terry squares for the first 6 months mostly, then nearly dying of exhaustion and, quite thick indeed, by this stage, realised that if I bought them and just ran up the credit card bill a bit more, it was a bit easier - then I started to do a few shifts at work to earn the money to pay off the credit card and oh joy! it was blissful to get out of the house. 8)

We use the machine as much as is needed

How do you explain the fact that you seem to do 10 times more laundry than we do? I'm saying you could maybe be more efficient with your clothes changing that's all 🙂

And this statement in the revised report shows what a pointless exercise it was and how impossible it is to gauge realistic comparisons between the two...

I've never tumble dried a load of nappies in my life. Still unreasonable?

How do you explain the fact that you seem to do 10 times more laundry than we do? I'm saying you could maybe be more efficient with your clothes changing that's all

I've never tumble dried a load of nappies in my life. Still unreasonable?

I'm a trained children's nurse, and spent 13 years working on paediatric wards. I'd estimate that over 95% od babies were in disposable nappies before admission, very, very few used reusable nappies.

I'd suggest buying shares in the company that produce Sudocrem, basic nappy rash can occur faster with re-usable nappies than disposables, and using a barrier like sudocrem is the best way to avoid the problem, and treat it if it occurs.

I'd suggest if a D&V type illness occurs then use disposables, you'll be stressed enough with an ill child without having to wash shitty terry towelling all the time.

I have no idea what your lifestyle is like nor you ours. To try to tell each other that what we do is the *right* way is, well, rather pointless.

I'm saying you could probably make improvements. Of course, if you like doing all that washing then go ahead 🙂

As for climate, we live in Cardiff which is one of the wettest cities in the UK. As I've been trying to stress previously WE DRY THE NAPPIES INSIDE. Inside my house, rain is not an issue.

We had lots of nappy rash using Motherease nappies, but not with Tots bots. We have had a bit of redness with reusables when she's in them for say 10 hours or so, so we're now (10 months) using a disposable overnight which helps.

For Tinbred's benefit, here's what we do with washables:

Grab baby
Put baby on floor or mat if you are feeling organised
Grab potty
Grab nappy, outer, booster and liner - all in the same pile
Remove baby's legwear
Undo nappy, put liner in potty
Scrape poo off baby's arse with wipes
Put wipes in potty
Put new nappy, booster, liner under bum
Do up velcro
Put outer under bum
Do up velcro
Put original clothes back on unless pooey
Put old nappy in bucket (with lid)
Take potty into toilet, flush liner away
Put wipes in bin

With disposables:

Grab baby
Put baby on floor or mat if you are feeling organised
Grab potty
Grab nappy
Remove baby's legwear
Undo nappy
Scrape poo off baby's arse with wipes
Put wipes in potty
Put nappy in potty
Put new nappy under bum
Do up velcro
Put original clothes back on unless pooey
Take potty into toilet
Put old nappy in bin
Put wipes in bin

Not too much different.

Washing goes like this:

Open washing machine door
Empty bucket in
Put in powder
Select 4
Press start

Drying:

Take nappes out of machine
Take upstairs
Hang on airer

😉

Seriously, if you get your technique down it's no bother. By far and away the biggest pain in the arse is putting her bloody clothes back on. And tbh washing her clothes is more annoying too because nappies don't need clothes pegs, you just use their own velcro 🙂

WE DRY THE NAPPIES INSIDE. Inside my house, rain is not an issue.

GAWD!

Does it really matter? Surely the main thing is to stay sane, so you can look after your lovely babies?

House is nice and warm, gas bill is £20-30/mo. Still nice and warm with nappies out, thermostat unchanged. We choose the warmest place in the house which is either the upstairs landing or the airing cupboard, whichever's empty.

You know, there's a slim chance here that we've actually figured out how to do stuff easily and efficiently without much work.. give us some credit 🙂

Good for you then - glad it works for you.

Our system works for us.

mastiles_fanylion - Member

WE DRY THE NAPPIES INSIDE. Inside my house, rain is not an issue.

And what do you do to dry nappies inside the house? Have the heating on. Or keep the heating at the previous level and have a colder house. And a damp one. Which isn't good for a baby's health.

GAWD!

Rubbish - just drivel MF

Classsic new much wanted baby = everything as perfect and protected as possible = loosing sight of reality completely. Teh babygro pic tells it all - thats a babygrow per child every couple of hours.

We tried reusables in the early days, but after a spate of less than solid solids that ended up my daughter's back and down her legs, we reverted to disposables.

In hindsight, once my daughter's metabolism had settled down we could have tried again, but the convenience and 'reliability' of disposables meant we stuck with them.

It's only the last few decades disposable nappies have existed, every other generation prior to the last few has seemed to manage it without too much difficulty..

& before that we used leaves & animal skins, why not do that?

😀

Wild stab in the dark here, but i'd say Tandem Jeremy isn't a parent...

thats a babygrow per child every couple of hours.

You are correct about the 'every couple of hour's bit though - that was how often we had to feed them their 5ml feeds.
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Actually. 😉

Our system works for us.

Works for you, screw the environment eh MF?*

* This is a deliberate troll 😉

Oh and btw when they have super runny poo it leaks out of disposables too, just as much ime.

Works for you, screw the environment eh MF

Oh and btw when they have super runny poo it leaks out of disposables too, just as much ime

but not just as much ime...

I'm not saying our disposable didn't occasionally leak, but it was the odd one, rather than twice a day, every day...

How do you explain the fact that you seem to do 10 times more laundry than we do? I'm saying you could maybe be more efficient with your clothes changing that's all

My baby - he's a greedy boy with a strong stomach, what goes in stays in. probably 1 extra load per week, 2 max.

My Sister' baby - Delicate little girl with a weak stomach - I reckon 3/4 of what goes in comes out again. Multiple changes of clothes for baby, mum, sister and sometimes dog as well.
1 or 2 extra loads A DAY in the early months (my sister objects to smelling of baby sick)

Don't assume all babies are like yours.........

But of course, as has already been proved above, the benefits of one system over another is, at best

That's not how I read it.. and there's no proof of any kind up there for that matter.

Don't assume all babies are like yours.........

I'm not.. just wondering what the deal was. I've known people make tons of work for themselves, which could be reduced by changing their practises. But I guess MF feels got-at so he won't want to get in to a chat about parenting tips.. 🙂

Btw it's also worth mentioning to the OP that some brands of re-usables are much much better than others. Hardly had a leg leak from tots bots/little lambs despite plenty of runny poo. I think they're pretty good.

Don't assume all babies are like yours.........

But I guess MF feels got-at

Oh and btw when they have super runny poo it leaks out of disposables too, just as much ime

Interesting read. Disposables for our 20 month old. Luckily he's not really had many in the way of super runny nappies but he did this weekend and I can report that despite him having run all over the place while it was full, there was zero leakage. Pampers active fit FYI.

I think in the 20 months he's had less than 10 nappy leaks (and I reckon mainly down to us fitting them badly in those instances). Maybe we've been lucky?

MF I'm not telling you you're wrong really. Just a) wondering really why you do so much washing and b) trying to correct people who think re-usables necessarily mean tons of work. And also c) pointing out that they are better for the environment.

b) is a fact, c) is pretty convincing and a) is curiosity.

= loosing sight of reality completely. Teh babygro pic tells it all - thats a babygrow per child every couple of hours.

Classic

TJ, are parents who use disponsable nappies all just a bunch of nazis? 😆

A: We do as much washing as necessary for our circumstances (ie, how much the clothes/bedding gets soiled by OUR babies).

B: I don't think that re-usables are tons of work - we simply decided they would be too much work for us given *our* situation. I have already stated that I initially wanted to use them.

C: The link I have provided shows that any benefits of one system over the other is, at best, negligible and the subsequent research was done assumed that it would be possible to dry all the nappies without using a tumble dryer.