NCT ante natal classes advice? ARE they right?

mummypeanut · Jan 20th, 2010, 14:14 PM

The antenatal teacher doesnt seem at all pro-cloth nappies but she said if we were planning on using them we should use disposables for the first 2 weeks until the baby has got into a normal pooing routine.

Has anyway used cloth from birth? How did you deal with the meconium, because the teacher was kinda making out you would never clean it off for love nor money!

Is it more sensible to use disposables short term until you're getting normal breast/bottle feeding poo's?

xx

littlestar · Jan 20th, 2010, 14:24 PM

the mec is really very sticky and it would be hard to wash out of cloth, also it is tough physically and emotionally those first few weeks disposables allow you a bit of a breather and allow you to adjust.

i used the vouchers i got with baby clubs, and magazines etc to purchase newborn nappies and haven't brought anymore since (did get given some - but used these between xmas and new year)

mommyof3co · Jan 20th, 2010, 14:34 PM

I know alot of moms that used cloth from birth and would just put liners, either fleece or disposable to protect from the meconium

NattieLou · Jan 20th, 2010, 14:51 PM

From what I've read, meconium is unpleasant to deal with, but, unlike BF poo, doesn't actually stain. I'm planning on using muslins and disposable liners for the meconium poos. That way, I'm not risking any expensive nappies. I'll then switch to fleece liners once the meconium is out of the way.

anothersquish · Jan 20th, 2010, 15:20 PM

Ill be using cloth from birth, I had been going to use some disposables for the first week or two but Ive bought so many nappies it seems silly not to use them and it wont matter if a few do get ruined.
I will use disposable liners for the meconium stage and I wont be using my 'expensive' nappies the first couple of weeks. I do have a few packs of disposables if I HAVE to use them but dont plan on it!
I also have more muslin cloths than I know what to do with so again if I start using the small cloth nappies and they dont work Ill go onto muslins before resorting to disposables.

Should add, not first baby and intending to have homebirth...

If I end up in hospital I will be using disposables there.

Shifter · Jan 20th, 2010, 15:35 PM

I used eco-disposables at first. I planned to only use them for a week or so but those first few weeks really are quite a whirlwind, plus with what happened with Jack's birth neither DH or I were really up for doing extra laundry so we ended up using the 'sposies for about 5 weeks.

joeyjo · Jan 20th, 2010, 16:12 PM

I ended up in hospital for 3 days and used sposies there - I didn't want my Dh having to worry about taking dirties home, washing them etc. When we came home I still couldn't do much coz I lost a lot of blood and was very weak so G was about 10 days old bfore we went fully to cloth.

poppy fields · Jan 20th, 2010, 17:11 PM

I plan on using eco disposables in hospital and for a day or two, then using muslins and disposable liners after that.

Kaites · Jan 20th, 2010, 17:26 PM

Depending on your baby, the meconium stage doesn't always last too long- we were discharged from the hospital when Emma was 2 1/2 days old and she was on to the "transitional poop" by then so we went straight to cloth when we went home, using disposable liners for the first couple days.

JayleighAnn · Jan 20th, 2010, 18:48 PM

We used cloth from birth no problem, washed them at 60 and no stains or muck left on them

Jan 20th, 2010, 14:14 PM	#1
mummypeanut Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 1,106	NCT ante natal classes advice? ARE they right? The antenatal teacher doesnt seem at all pro-cloth nappies but she said if we were planning on using them we should use disposables for the first 2 weeks until the baby has got into a normal pooing routine. Has anyway used cloth from birth? How did you deal with the meconium, because the teacher was kinda making out you would never clean it off for love nor money! Is it more sensible to use disposables short term until you're getting normal breast/bottle feeding poo's? xx

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Jan 20th, 2010, 14:24 PM	#2
littlestar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,255	the mec is really very sticky and it would be hard to wash out of cloth, also it is tough physically and emotionally those first few weeks disposables allow you a bit of a breather and allow you to adjust. i used the vouchers i got with baby clubs, and magazines etc to purchase newborn nappies and haven't brought anymore since (did get given some - but used these between xmas and new year)

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Jan 20th, 2010, 14:34 PM	#3
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I know alot of moms that used cloth from birth and would just put liners, either fleece or disposable to protect from the meconium

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Jan 20th, 2010, 14:51 PM	#4
NattieLou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hove Posts: 561	From what I've read, meconium is unpleasant to deal with, but, unlike BF poo, doesn't actually stain. I'm planning on using muslins and disposable liners for the meconium poos. That way, I'm not risking any expensive nappies. I'll then switch to fleece liners once the meconium is out of the way.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 15:20 PM	#5
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	Ill be using cloth from birth, I had been going to use some disposables for the first week or two but Ive bought so many nappies it seems silly not to use them and it wont matter if a few do get ruined. I will use disposable liners for the meconium stage and I wont be using my 'expensive' nappies the first couple of weeks. I do have a few packs of disposables if I HAVE to use them but dont plan on it! I also have more muslin cloths than I know what to do with so again if I start using the small cloth nappies and they dont work Ill go onto muslins before resorting to disposables. Should add, not first baby and intending to have homebirth... If I end up in hospital I will be using disposables there.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#6
Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	I used eco-disposables at first. I planned to only use them for a week or so but those first few weeks really are quite a whirlwind, plus with what happened with Jack's birth neither DH or I were really up for doing extra laundry so we ended up using the 'sposies for about 5 weeks.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 16:12 PM	#7
joeyjo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 4,386	I ended up in hospital for 3 days and used sposies there - I didn't want my Dh having to worry about taking dirties home, washing them etc. When we came home I still couldn't do much coz I lost a lot of blood and was very weak so G was about 10 days old bfore we went fully to cloth.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 17:11 PM	#8
poppy fields Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 174	I plan on using eco disposables in hospital and for a day or two, then using muslins and disposable liners after that.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 17:26 PM	#9
Kaites Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,674	Depending on your baby, the meconium stage doesn't always last too long- we were discharged from the hospital when Emma was 2 1/2 days old and she was on to the "transitional poop" by then so we went straight to cloth when we went home, using disposable liners for the first couple days.

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Jan 20th, 2010, 18:48 PM	#10
JayleighAnn Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 4,182	We used cloth from birth no problem, washed them at 60 and no stains or muck left on them

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