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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 11:38 AM   #1
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cloth nappy advice please


hi ladies I am interested in starting to use cloth nappies but really don't have a clue where to start.

I have looked online and like the look of the bumgenius nappies and from what i can gather you add inserts to them?

Can you give me advice on what i would need etc, which nappies you would recommend, info on washing etc

Please excuse my ignorance I have no clue but am very interested in finding out more.

Thanks



 
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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 11:58 AM   #2
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Hi! I'm a bit like that, not really any clue where to start. The review thread stickied on this forum is great. What I've done is bought one or two of different types of nappy off ebay so I can see what all the different descriptions mean! And then I rooted out one of my old dolls from my mums house to help as well lol

there was a thread in here last week with nappy faqs on that had loads of useful info as well.

Personally, I'm thinking about using a couple of different types, plus DH seems to understand the pocket nappies better than the prefolds lol


 
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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 12:01 PM   #3
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Hey,

Have a look at this thread, might makes things less confusing. The you just really need to buy some and see what's right for you x


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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 14:50 PM   #4
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hi ladies I am interested in starting to use cloth nappies but really don't have a clue where to start.

I have looked online and like the look of the bumgenius nappies and from what i can gather you add inserts to them?

Can you give me advice on what i would need etc, which nappies you would recommend, info on washing etc

Please excuse my ignorance I have no clue but am very interested in finding out more.

Thanks


You should get inserts with any pocket nappy unless it states otherwise. The bumgenius you will receive a newborn insert and a larger insert. The same applies for nappies that require seperate wraps, they should say in the item description.

Personally, i prefer pocket nappies because they're fast drying and as I have no drying facilities this is quite important to me. This is something you should also consider.

Washing nappies is really easy, you need to pre wash them at least once (the more washed they are the more absorabnt they get) and then further washes some people do as low as 30 degrees with the occasional hot wash. You only use a quarter of detergent and no softener.


 
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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 14:56 PM   #5
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I meant to post this,

Nappy Articles - starting out & washing


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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 17:52 PM   #6
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glad it's being used


 
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Old Mar 11th, 2010, 18:34 PM   #7
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I would have loved it starting out, I felt like i was drowning in a sea of abbreviations and materials x


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Old Mar 12th, 2010, 07:11 AM   #8
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Could littlestar's advice post be stickied? It's a great help!


 
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Old Mar 12th, 2010, 19:03 PM   #9
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there is an abbreviations thread knocking about. will c if i can track it down,


edit; i bumped it but it's here Natural Parenting Lingo & Abbreviations if it's any help to anyone


 
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Old Mar 12th, 2010, 19:15 PM   #10
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i dont think we would be able to have any more stickies added as we have had a few added recently


 
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