Cloth Nappy beginner =D

Twiglet · Nov 24th, 2009, 14:38 PM

As from tomorrow my baby shall have a cloth bum

I finally won over my OH as I agreed to wash them so after a trip to mothercare [and on buy / sell on here] I am now the proud owner of 21 cloth nappies. I got bum genius, tots bots btp and a selection off of a lady on here.

Am so excited

Any tips for me ladies?

I've already had a play and had them demonstrated at the baby show but I guess if anyone has any tips it'd be you ladies on here

Vici · Nov 24th, 2009, 14:41 PM

Tips from me

Use a fleece liner as they keep LOs skin dry even when nappy is wet!

Use drops of tea tree or lavendar oil in your pails to to them fresh smalling.

Make sure you don't use softener and only use 1/4 to 1/2 the normal amount of washing powder!

Don't be scared!! Know that sounds weird but when I first started using cloth, I was scared about going out in case of leaks, scared of using cloth at night incase they leaked etc etc!! It really isn't as hard as you think

I'll post more as I think of them

Vici · Nov 24th, 2009, 14:42 PM

O, and make sure you do plenty of washes on new nappies to get the absorbancy up

Twiglet · Nov 24th, 2009, 14:50 PM

Yeah, I am just about to put them on their first cycle now, am going to do two tonight and then another one tomorrow.

Silly questions but I need the answers

When I wash the nappies, I wash the whole nappy yes? Obviously with the inserts and the fleece liners seperate.

Secondly, when washing for the first time, do I let them dry completely before I wash them again? or do you just put them onto a wash again?

kirsten1985 · Nov 24th, 2009, 16:01 PM

You don't need to let them dry when pre-washing, and yeah, wash the whole nappy

adzuki · Nov 24th, 2009, 16:35 PM

YAY!!!!!!

Diaper liners are a saviour - they are flushable and biodegradable and you can actually wash them and reuse them, or at least the kushies kind can (as I found out by accident when one went through the wash). They also make poo clean up nice and easy.

I have a mesh bag in my diaper pail (I wash every day with my HE washer - only uses 2 cups of H2O), and then I can just lift it out and throw it in the washer - so I don't have to touch the diapers a second time.

I second the polar fleece next to the skin thing

Have fun!!! Welcome to the fluffy bum club!!!!!!

A

Twiglet · Nov 24th, 2009, 16:39 PM

OH's tip is to remove my card from me

Yeah I bought some of those liners Adzuki as I was reading loads on here / another forum to get a good idea.

Am going to get a mesh bag next week when I have money again

and a nappy bucket but for now am going to use an used bucket with lid that we have

Thanks for the tips ladies

adzuki · Nov 25th, 2009, 01:22 AM

We just use a cheapo garbage bucket with a foot opener pedal from Walmart, nothing fancy. Maybe if you tell your OH that he'll give you your cards back

Have fun!

A

NattieLou · Nov 25th, 2009, 04:03 AM

Can someone tell me a bit more about the fleece liner thing? You lay them inside the nappy before you put it on? What shape are they, and can you just make your own from cutting from a piece of fleece? Fleece doesn't need hemming, right?

Questions, questions, questions - sorry!

I now know why pregnancy is 9 months...it takes that long to get your head round all the different permutations and combinations involved with cloth nappies.

Rachel_C · Nov 25th, 2009, 05:35 AM

That's right about the fleece, you just lay it in the nappy instead of a disposable/flushable liner. You can get hour glass shaped ones so they cover pretty much all of the nappy but I prefer plain rectangular ones - they cover the important/wettest bits and they're easier to lay flat. You can just make your own from an old fleece blanket or any fleece really. And no, it doesn't need hemming.

Nov 24th, 2009, 14:38 PM	#1
Twiglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 8,072	Cloth Nappy beginner =D As from tomorrow my baby shall have a cloth bum I finally won over my OH as I agreed to wash them so after a trip to mothercare [and on buy / sell on here] I am now the proud owner of 21 cloth nappies. I got bum genius, tots bots btp and a selection off of a lady on here. Am so excited Any tips for me ladies? I've already had a play and had them demonstrated at the baby show but I guess if anyone has any tips it'd be you ladies on here

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Nov 24th, 2009, 14:41 PM	#2
Vici Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Suffolk Posts: 5,931	Tips from me Use a fleece liner as they keep LOs skin dry even when nappy is wet! Use drops of tea tree or lavendar oil in your pails to to them fresh smalling. Make sure you don't use softener and only use 1/4 to 1/2 the normal amount of washing powder! Don't be scared!! Know that sounds weird but when I first started using cloth, I was scared about going out in case of leaks, scared of using cloth at night incase they leaked etc etc!! It really isn't as hard as you think I'll post more as I think of them

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Nov 24th, 2009, 14:42 PM	#3
Vici Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Suffolk Posts: 5,931	O, and make sure you do plenty of washes on new nappies to get the absorbancy up

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Nov 24th, 2009, 14:50 PM	#4
Twiglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 8,072	Yeah, I am just about to put them on their first cycle now, am going to do two tonight and then another one tomorrow. Silly questions but I need the answers When I wash the nappies, I wash the whole nappy yes? Obviously with the inserts and the fleece liners seperate. Secondly, when washing for the first time, do I let them dry completely before I wash them again? or do you just put them onto a wash again?

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Nov 24th, 2009, 16:01 PM	#5
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	You don't need to let them dry when pre-washing, and yeah, wash the whole nappy

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Nov 24th, 2009, 16:35 PM	#6
adzuki Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver. BC Posts: 4,772	YAY!!!!!! Diaper liners are a saviour - they are flushable and biodegradable and you can actually wash them and reuse them, or at least the kushies kind can (as I found out by accident when one went through the wash). They also make poo clean up nice and easy. I have a mesh bag in my diaper pail (I wash every day with my HE washer - only uses 2 cups of H2O), and then I can just lift it out and throw it in the washer - so I don't have to touch the diapers a second time. I second the polar fleece next to the skin thing Have fun!!! Welcome to the fluffy bum club!!!!!! A

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Nov 24th, 2009, 16:39 PM	#7
Twiglet Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 8,072	OH's tip is to remove my card from me Yeah I bought some of those liners Adzuki as I was reading loads on here / another forum to get a good idea. Am going to get a mesh bag next week when I have money again and a nappy bucket but for now am going to use an used bucket with lid that we have Thanks for the tips ladies

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Nov 25th, 2009, 01:22 AM	#8
adzuki Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver. BC Posts: 4,772	We just use a cheapo garbage bucket with a foot opener pedal from Walmart, nothing fancy. Maybe if you tell your OH that he'll give you your cards back Have fun! A

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Nov 25th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#9
NattieLou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hove Posts: 561	Can someone tell me a bit more about the fleece liner thing? You lay them inside the nappy before you put it on? What shape are they, and can you just make your own from cutting from a piece of fleece? Fleece doesn't need hemming, right? Questions, questions, questions - sorry! I now know why pregnancy is 9 months...it takes that long to get your head round all the different permutations and combinations involved with cloth nappies.

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Nov 25th, 2009, 05:35 AM	#10
Rachel_C Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,839	That's right about the fleece, you just lay it in the nappy instead of a disposable/flushable liner. You can get hour glass shaped ones so they cover pretty much all of the nappy but I prefer plain rectangular ones - they cover the important/wettest bits and they're easier to lay flat. You can just make your own from an old fleece blanket or any fleece really. And no, it doesn't need hemming.

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