at what age did you start using cloth nappies?

nikkip75 · Sep 5th, 2009, 03:24 AM

so how old was your baby when you started using cloth nappies on them?

Eden is only 6 weeks at the mo and i know the nappies say birth to potty but at the rate im changing her nappy i would have washing comin outta my ears if i used them now.

after reading the comments on here im thinkin of using bum genius so gonna start getting a few each week to build up a stash b4 i need them.

so what age is it best to start?

littlestar · Sep 5th, 2009, 03:34 AM

as soon as you feel ready, there's no harm doing part time cloth until you have enough, some users still prefer to use sposies at night and cloth all day.
(i guess they can wash them all before their bedtime then?)

i intend to use cloth as soon as they fit ok, i have some small fitted and birth to potty nappies and i've been building my stash up slowly so i have enough when little one arrives.

lauriech · Sep 5th, 2009, 05:18 AM

I didn't start using cloth til my LO was 5 months or more basically as I knew nothing about them! There are lots of girls on here who can help who've used them pretty much since birth.

I wouldn't buy too many of one type in case they don't work for you.

My suggestion would be to buy a few different ones to try, see how they fare with your LO and then go for a few more of your favs!

There are soooo many to choose from but BG V3's are a fab starting point though!

xx

princessellie · Sep 5th, 2009, 07:52 AM

its only a few months ago that i put leyla in cloth nappies, i just didnt think they would fit her and i didnt want to buy too many of newborn cos i knew they wouldnt fit her long, then i found birth to potty nappies and wished id used them from the beginning lol

x

Babyshambelle · Sep 5th, 2009, 08:06 AM

Olivia has been in them since about 9 weeks! Shes a little chunker though

so with her chubby legs, we have no real issues with how well they fit!

saraendepity · Sep 5th, 2009, 08:10 AM

daisy went into cloth at around 4-5 weeks old i bought birth to potty's and they did fit although they were a bit on the baggy side

like laurie has said dont go out n buy loads of one type as you might not like the fit etc lots of girls just started out with one or two nappies and used them when they were in the house then when they got used used disposables! that way tyou can wean yourself onto cloth slowly!! good lucj hun

sara

xxxxxx

sparkswillfly · Sep 5th, 2009, 12:01 PM

I started at 4 months. Wish I had done it from the beginning! Ive bought loads of different ones to try but now mostly use bum genius, blue berry and itti bitti. Pocket nappys are my fav.

amelia222 · Sep 5th, 2009, 12:54 PM

I started at 12 days old, the day after her cord fell off. I just used prefolds and covers for the first month or so but I have a friend who used bum genius from day 1 and her baby was 7lb 12 oz so they will fit a newborn.

nikkip75 · Sep 5th, 2009, 14:15 PM

thanks girls,

Edens a little fatty so not really worried about them fitting her, shes got a lovely little fat bum and thunder thighs already lol

i suppose its just the cleaning thats putting me of starting now really, with me, OH, a teenage daughter who likes to get changed a thousand times a day and leaves wet towels all over the place, then a 3 year old tomboy to do washing for then a little baby im a bit worried my house will end up lookin like a chinese wash house with little nappies hanging up drying all over the place!

is it easier to do when they dont need changing so much? i remember using a little lamb one on my 3 year old daisy when she was a baby and it was so soggy and wet after an hour it put me of using them.

may just do as some of you girls have suggested and buy a few and try them at home b4 venturing out with them.

thanks again

sparkswillfly · Sep 5th, 2009, 14:22 PM

Yeah Im not a fan of fitted nappies like little lambs they get too wet all over. Pocket nappies with fleece on the inside stay so dry they are amazing. I swear they keep her bum dryer than pampers!

As for washing I do one load of nappies every other day so its not too bad. I only have one baby tho.

Sep 5th, 2009, 03:24 AM	#1
nikkip75 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,354	at what age did you start using cloth nappies? so how old was your baby when you started using cloth nappies on them? Eden is only 6 weeks at the mo and i know the nappies say birth to potty but at the rate im changing her nappy i would have washing comin outta my ears if i used them now. after reading the comments on here im thinkin of using bum genius so gonna start getting a few each week to build up a stash b4 i need them. so what age is it best to start?

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Sep 5th, 2009, 03:34 AM	#2
littlestar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,255	as soon as you feel ready, there's no harm doing part time cloth until you have enough, some users still prefer to use sposies at night and cloth all day. (i guess they can wash them all before their bedtime then?) i intend to use cloth as soon as they fit ok, i have some small fitted and birth to potty nappies and i've been building my stash up slowly so i have enough when little one arrives.

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Sep 5th, 2009, 05:18 AM	#3
lauriech Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,669	I didn't start using cloth til my LO was 5 months or more basically as I knew nothing about them! There are lots of girls on here who can help who've used them pretty much since birth. I wouldn't buy too many of one type in case they don't work for you. My suggestion would be to buy a few different ones to try, see how they fare with your LO and then go for a few more of your favs! There are soooo many to choose from but BG V3's are a fab starting point though! xx

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Sep 5th, 2009, 07:52 AM	#4
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	its only a few months ago that i put leyla in cloth nappies, i just didnt think they would fit her and i didnt want to buy too many of newborn cos i knew they wouldnt fit her long, then i found birth to potty nappies and wished id used them from the beginning lol x

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Sep 5th, 2009, 08:06 AM	#5
Babyshambelle Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,354	Olivia has been in them since about 9 weeks! Shes a little chunker though so with her chubby legs, we have no real issues with how well they fit!

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Sep 5th, 2009, 08:10 AM	#6
saraendepity Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Co Durham Posts: 6,500	daisy went into cloth at around 4-5 weeks old i bought birth to potty's and they did fit although they were a bit on the baggy side like laurie has said dont go out n buy loads of one type as you might not like the fit etc lots of girls just started out with one or two nappies and used them when they were in the house then when they got used used disposables! that way tyou can wean yourself onto cloth slowly!! good lucj hun sara xxxxxx

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Sep 5th, 2009, 12:01 PM	#7
sparkswillfly Mum (Mom) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 9,888	I started at 4 months. Wish I had done it from the beginning! Ive bought loads of different ones to try but now mostly use bum genius, blue berry and itti bitti. Pocket nappys are my fav.

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Sep 5th, 2009, 12:54 PM	#8
amelia222 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mission BC Posts: 710	I started at 12 days old, the day after her cord fell off. I just used prefolds and covers for the first month or so but I have a friend who used bum genius from day 1 and her baby was 7lb 12 oz so they will fit a newborn.

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Sep 5th, 2009, 14:15 PM	#9
nikkip75 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,354	thanks girls, Edens a little fatty so not really worried about them fitting her, shes got a lovely little fat bum and thunder thighs already lol i suppose its just the cleaning thats putting me of starting now really, with me, OH, a teenage daughter who likes to get changed a thousand times a day and leaves wet towels all over the place, then a 3 year old tomboy to do washing for then a little baby im a bit worried my house will end up lookin like a chinese wash house with little nappies hanging up drying all over the place! is it easier to do when they dont need changing so much? i remember using a little lamb one on my 3 year old daisy when she was a baby and it was so soggy and wet after an hour it put me of using them. may just do as some of you girls have suggested and buy a few and try them at home b4 venturing out with them. thanks again

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Sep 5th, 2009, 14:22 PM	#10
sparkswillfly Mum (Mom) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 9,888	Yeah Im not a fan of fitted nappies like little lambs they get too wet all over. Pocket nappies with fleece on the inside stay so dry they are amazing. I swear they keep her bum dryer than pampers! As for washing I do one load of nappies every other day so its not too bad. I only have one baby tho.

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