With the twins now ruling our lives, we are getting through inordinate amounts of nappies - can anyone recommend anywhere online where I can buy disposables cheaper than in supermarkets?
Ohh, and ready-mixed baby milk too...
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Ohh, and let's not get into the re-usable argument - we have enough washing as it is, without nappies to do as well...
Costco are pretty cheap for them but don't think they do newborn or at least they didn't last time we needed them.
I can do you a good price on some pre-used ones.
No? Ok then, we stock up at Makro when we get the chance, much cheaper than supermarket.
Yeah, second hand is the way to go! 😉
or Terry nappies
kinder for the environment, but not your washing machine....
Costco/Makro if you have one near but.....
Having just gone nappy free here for the first time in 6 years (yay!) I don't think we EVER paid full wack for nappies - join all the supermarket loyalty/baby clubs, join the Huggies and Pampers clubs, and wait for the vouchers to start rolling in!
The vouchers actually meant that the supermarkets weren't much more expensive than Costco, if at all. And we all know that if you join Costco, what you save on nappies you will spend on discounted tools, muffins, golf clubs, whiskey and car ports......
or Terry nappieskinder for the environment, but not your washing machine....
I knew someone wouldn't be able to resist.
I must admit I was wondering about the supermarket whoring - there is usually good offers on somewhere, but I just thought that if I could get one central source for all my nappies it would be a good idea.
Yeah supermarkets, Boots and Superdrug all have offer on at some point so stock up from there too.
Supermarkets or Mothercare - one will always have a deal on - just stock up when they do (and buy some larger ones if you see them cheap - it's not like you're not going to use them...
it's not like you're not going to use them...
We have a few next size up that we got on offer, but the house is rather full now as it is!!!
Great fun though isn't it?
Morrisons are doing the Pampers Active Fit £2.50 for 26 at the moment.
We bought a load the other day.
And the Huggies wipes, they are on offer too & are way better then pampers / Johnsons etc.
Active Fit - I assume those will be for a bit later on - our girls are just 6 weeks...
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try the lidl own brand nappies - cant remember the exact name, but think they are french - seem to remember they are about £4.99 for 50/70 (depends on size), but worked out a lot cheaper than huggies/pampers. Have used them on doc Jr since birth and they have been great - he is 18 months now - they seem to leak a lot less than pampers or huggies (which tbh were cack and expensive in our hands), and used to last right through the night as well. Their pull-ups seem good too.
does Harry-gate have a lidl or is it too posh?
Mrs doc did market research for huggies and we trialled a poo-catching nappy, with a special pouch - what a load of toss - reminded me of that mitchell and webb sketch where they are trying to think of the latest gimmick to use to sell toothbrushes
doc-blues - we have tried the Asda and Tesco own brand ones - they are HUGE compared to the Huggies/Pampers and have yet to be tested properly (our girls seem to prefer the BM every few days rather than every feed route at the moment and they have avoided a proper dump!
Are the Lidl ones recommended then? We have one in Knaresborough, just around the corner from my mum's house so I could get some it you think they are worth the money...
Also - who here changes at every feed and who leaves one nappy on through the night? At the moment we are changing on every feed even though they are usually just wet...
Also - who here changes at every feed and who leaves one nappy on through the night? At the moment we are changing on every feed even though they are usually just wet...
Yes we do - would you like to spend the night sitting in piss 😯
ETA: You mentioned inyour first post about ready-mixed baby milk too. I'd really recommend making it up yourself as its a lot cheaper & not too bad once you get into the swing of things., Sterilise bottles & boil kettle, fill bottles, pop in fridge & then add powder when needed.
We are expecting baby no 1 anytime now eek! I have heard good things about the Lidl ones as well. Unfortunately trying to persuade my Mrs round to that way of thinking is a 'kin 'mare!
Nah. Only changed ours when they were dirty / really wet.
6 weeks...sorry, didn't realise they were that young.
And twins...bloody hell you must be busy...!!!
I'll get the mrs to give me the heads up when she spots the deals as she's always in on the latest offers with her mother / milf group.
Not these days - not allowed to go out on the sauce anymore... 😉Yes we do - would you like to spend the night sitting in piss?
Fair enough though - but we have heard both sides - some people just feed and put child back down during the night - after all, what would the difference be from when they start to sleep through anyway...
Will have to try the Lidl ones methinks...
I changed ours every feed if they were wet or if there was lumps in them. We tried various nappies and stuck with Pampers just what we prefered and Johnsons wipes clean up anything Huggies ones I found not to be moist enough.
ETA: You mentioned inyour first post about ready-mixed baby milk too. I'd really recommend making it up yourself as its a lot cheaper & not too bad once you get into the swing of things., Sterilise bottles & boil kettle, fill bottles, pop in fridge & then add powder when neede
We will probably go onto powder if and when Mrs Mastiles stops breast feeding - at the moment we are supplementing with expressed and formula so it is easy just to bung in some ready mixed as and when (ie, we do not have a routine for the powder mixing as there IS no routine at the moment).
And twins...bloody hell you must be busy...!!!
We don't know any different, but to be fair, it isn't THAT hard - certainly no harder than we had braced ourselves for and they haven't been needy yet - they like their cuddles in the day/evening, but happy with feeds and putting back down overnight and have slept very well - we are on 6.5 hours between feeds overnight already 🙂
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lidl_Disposable_Nappies__Review_5688013
and
http://www.mumsnet.com/Reviews/DisposableNappies/18-lidl-nappies/
they are the toujours ones
we were recommended them by someone in the street - Doc Jrs granny saw someone in lidl buying them and asked if they were any good - they said yes, so we gave them a go - out of our NCT group of six, 5 of the babies now use lidl nappies having tried them from us (so 5 out of 6 babies prefer them- ha ha!)
I reckon they are worth trying for the sake of a couple of quid - they certainty seem resilient to jrs dumps when he was younger - leaked alot less than the 'leading brands' (didn't stop the occasional exploding nappy though) - their baby wipes are pretty good too and we have used them since day 1 (or so) - jrs skin didnt like the johnson & johnson ones in the pink wrapper and also the pampers ones.
We currently change every 3-4 hours (when we remember - sometimes we are bad parents and completely forget) - but when he was small we I dont think we did any different - certainly didnt change every feed, and then maybe once during the night (current night regime is nappy at bedtime (6pm), then a change at 11pm (when we go to bed) and that lasts right through until he wakes us up at 6am)
oh, and you asked about pre-made formula - not sure about that, but we switched from SMA to Aptimil pretty much straight away (breast wasnt best - lots of mastitis and feeding poorly, so we switched to formula to supplement breast)- SMA cuased major constipation, followed by massive explosions of foul smelling green stuff (plus I am allergic to SMA - causes major asthma attacks!!). No such problems with Aptimil - but I guess each baby is different, so might not suit. Aptimil comes pre-made and I think is about 80p a carton (10oz?) or so - not sure about buying in bulk - or £8 for a tub of powder - Jr has thrived on it
On to powder - so you sterilise, chuck in boiling water (do you let it cool) then put in the fridge? When you need to feed, you pop in the powder, mix and bring back up to temperature? Yes?
WE sterilised, boiled it, let it cool added the poweder and bung them in the fridge, warm when needed. Slighlty against what midwives suggest but no harm was ever done to our two.
Heard loads of bad stuff about SMA - we are on Cow & Gate which they are both happy with - they do 500ml cartons (which is three feeds) that last 24 hours in the fridge so we are happy with those at the moment, but any cost cutting is good.
The Lidl nappies look good - have saved the links to show Mrs M - perhaps I can convince her... But they only start at size three and our two are tiny (7.5 lbsish) still so will be a while yet...
On to powder - so you sterilise, chuck in boiling water (do you let it cool) then put in the fridge? When you need to feed, you pop in the powder, mix and bring back up to temperature? Yes?
Thats what we are doing at the moment & we do try to let the water cool a bit first but sometimes thats not practical...
With our first baby we made up the bottles with powder & stuck those in the fridge which as mentioned above is a bit contrary to advice.
We used SMA for our first but have switched to Aptimil for baby no. 2 - lot less issues with constipation in our experience using Aptimil.
We look for deals at Tesco then bulk buy them by the box load.
Pampers for us. We tried the biodegradable route, but the damn things kept leaking and a piss soaked baby/cot at 4:00am is no fun at all.
think aptimil and C&G are the same
we did steralise, then add boiled water and kept in fridge and added powder as needed
we bought a stupid steraliser, used it once and gave up - went for the biggest lock and lock box we could find, and filled it with water + stealising tablet and soaked all and sundry in that for a couple of hours.
for travelling to other places you can buy microwavable bags - they are ok, but a bowl + water + bottle with cling film on the top, into microwave for a few minutes produces enough steam to be effective.
At about 8 months we stopped steralising at night and just run everything through the dishwasher - the steam in there should be hot enough o kill most bugs
size wise, j was about 7.5-8lbs when born and the nappies seemed to fit ok even then- we might have some left in a cupboard somewhere (will check later if you like - could always bung some in the post for you to have a trial run if I do)
we bought a stupid steraliser, used it once and gave up - went for the biggest lock and lock box we could find, and filled it with water + stealising tablet and soaked all and sundry in that for a couple of hours.
We have a Milton CW steriliser as you describe AND a Tommy Tippee microwave one which fits 4 bottles + all bits. This also doubles as a CW steriliser if needed - just the one cleaner isn't enough for two babies + all the expressing bits!
Thanks for the offer re sending some - but at £5 I may as well just nip in and get some next time I am at my mum's house. Thanks anyway 🙂
Yes we started using the Lidl ones on holiday when we ran out of Huggies. Seem very good.
Ohh, and ready-mixed baby milk too...
May or may not apply to you, but our little one suffered from chronic constipation and tummy aches when fed the pre mixed stuff.
Which pre-mixed?
Both our girls do go a while between BMs, but that was happening whilst on breast only anyway and apparently it is only a worry if it is really solid when passed - some babies can go 7-10 days between BMs!!!!
No problems with SMA here, but it's a supplement so Mum gets to bed early and I do a late night feed.
SMA doesn't have any animal products in it (usually fish oils), which seemed to have a bearing on the palatability for ours - both me and Mrs brassneck have been veggie for about 18 years, and seem to have passed on the disease to our offspring 😉
Lidl nappies are the cheapest and the best readily available. I'd buy them in preference to any other brand.
so Mum gets to bed early and I do a late night feed
I can only imagine what that feels like - when one starts, the other invariably does so every feed is all hands to the pump. Thankfully they are feeding very well and sleeping even better at the moment...
Oh yeah, premixed will have you in the poor house in weeks - making a powder feed up isn't really that much hassle. I boil fresh each time, but it depends on your paranoia level IMHO - keeping freshly boiled in sterilised bottles in the fridge isn't recommended, but I and plenty of others have done it - just always use that day, and reheat carefully. All the 'don't microwave' warnings are an idiot filter for people who nuke it for 1 mnute and don't check it properly.
I thought about giving them the milk cold then just microwaving the babies.
Then I went one better and decided to give them the powder, then the water, then shake them, then microwave them.
But apparently it isn't recommended...
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Yeah, microwaves are a bitch to clean 😀
LOL!
huge congrats hugs on the wee ones.. ours is due in another 3 months but still reading all baby threads that I can.
did read that not to change all the time, most modern nappies can hold a huge amount of pee (at least 2) before changing. Only change if No.2 comes out, or that your baby develops rash.
Almighty fine and good reading it, I'm sure I'd worry too when ours comes along.
Don't buy TOO many nappies. They are growing quicker than you think and you will soon realise you want the next size up. Also, as the size between brands varies, its likely that you'll find that a different brand / size combo will work well for a while and then you'll need to try another combo.
Brings back memories of me having an interesting conversation with customer services in Asda regarding their Refund & Replace Guarantee. 😈
Don't buy TOO many nappies.
Is there such a thing? Especially with two babies!
We've found reusables loads easier. Nice not to have to buy the damn things all the time. In fact, wipes are the only reason we need the baby aisle at all.
(runs and hides)
reusable rock. And if you use a collection/delivery service, you don't even need to worry about the washing aspect.
We've found reusables loads easier.
Do you have twins?
And if you use a collection/delivery service, you don't even need to worry about the washing aspect.
So, do reusable nappies that are collected from our house, taken somewhere miles away, washed at high temperatures, dried (almost guaranteed to be electonically), then delivered back to the house going to have any less impact on the environment?
No twins, no collection service. Put nappies in wash (at 40), take out, put on airer, use - all in your own time. Pretty easy. Helps when you have upwards of 25 nappies and a machine that can take them all plus the dirty clothes tho. Plus it's way cheaper, esp with multiple kids 🙂
I just think they get bad press that's all. But anyway I'm not preaching so let's keep it relaxed 🙂 I think it works for us because we are disorganised, so we'd be forever forgetting to pick them up and stuff.
So, do reusable nappies that are collected from our house, taken somewhere miles away, washed at high temperatures, dried (almost guaranteed to be electonically), then delivered back to the house going to have any less impact on the environment?
For sure. It's what, 5000 nappies per kid? You keep the reusables, use them on your next kid(s) if appropriate, then ebay them. They could last for many years and save tens of thousands of disposables. All of which are made from plasic which is made somewhere from oil shipped half way around the world to a chemical plant, then shipped to a nappy factory somewhere else again then shipped to the shop where you buy them THEN shipped back out to a landfil where they sit taking up very much needed space... Imagine a pile of 50,000 used nappies!
Like I said I'm not preaching, but you did ask 🙂
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I honestly would have considered reusable if we only had the one baby, but the amount of washing we are getting through with two is stunning - and we only have a small house - the attic room has already converted to a drying room and I have had to succumb to putting up a washing line right outside our lovely new extension - so instead of views over the fields, we have views over washing...
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BTW - I have put a second line there too - and still not enough room!!!!
shipped back out to a landfil
An interesting point, this one. My father-in-law happens to be the MD of a company supplying liners to the landfill trade and he says that research shows that the abundance of natural waste in the nappies actually helps degrade all the other landfill waste much more quickly so, although nappies take forever to degrade, the fact they are there in the first place does actually have a positive effect on the overall landfill site.
Like I said I'm not preaching, but you did ask
But is the overall nett effect any less than disposable? That is the important thing - neither are ideal, both are unnatural and have an negative impact on the environment - is any appreciably better than the other on overall impact?
depends if you want to be riding entirely on landfill in a few years time.
I would say so MF. The thing about nappies in landfill I can remember from when I was a kid (not in nappies tho 🙂 ) - it's been a big issue for many more years than other ecological concerns. Seems to me that re-usable has to be much more eco friendly overall, especialyl when they're made from bamboo rather than cotton.
But anyway - you're not changing baby clothes every time they spit up on them are you? I've noticed a great deal of mumsnet mums doing crazy things to make work for themselves.
We have a load of washing every 3 days ish with the one kid including the nappies. But like I said, it's a large washing machine, 7.5kg load - but that's not that unusual these days I suppose.
Oh and get a rotary clothes line!
we've run 2 babies (well a new 'un and a 2 year old) on washables no bother...
plus try cheekywipes.co.uk for reusable wipes that are FAR superior to any normal wipes...one wipe will clear more poo than you can imagine (toddler poo full of olives, blueberries and beans...) and if you drop me an email we can get you a fiver off.
seriously, don't discount the washable option, they work better than disposables and aren't that much hassle.
My mrs just follows the deals round, 1/2 price pampers in Morrsions at the moment, so I got a boot full at the weekend. There is nowhere to store them all in the house with 2 of everything else.
Get they now at £2.50 for when you do need them! We have 4 months supply in our house!
BTW - if you think you are busy now, wait till they start weaning. My wife was doing feeds for 5 hours a day at one point, although its got a bit better
As for the baby milk, we are getting all their formula, including 56 cartons of nutriprem 2 a month, on prescription because they were low birth weight. We get it till they are 1
Looks as though the new Lidl being built down the road may not be such a waste of a development after all. Hopefully It'll be open before the twins arrive 🙂
FAIW According to my neighbour (I know, she's South African so pretty messed up by definition 😉 ), LIDL and Aldi nappies are not too good.
We have finally managed to teach our sprog to use a potty. What a relief financially!
Have the die-hard disposers tried the nature eco-nappies? They are excellent - work better imo than pampers etc and they biodegrade quickly. And they're made from a renewable resource...
Oh and get a rotary clothes line!
Really haven't the room - the clothes line runs along the edge of our property, about 3ft from the door.
we've run 2 babies (well a new 'un and a 2 year old) on washables no bother..
So not two newborns then - I am sure you know the difference between the amount of newborn changes and two yr old changes...
on prescription because they were low birth weight. We get it till they a
What weight? Ours were 4/10 and 5/7 and no mention of prescription feed...
Hopefully It'll be open before the twins arrive
Apparently they only start at size three, so no good for newborns 🙁
I doff my hat to you MF for knowing everything.. truly impressive feat 🙂
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