How many cloth nappies do I need? MIL rant!

henny · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:05 PM

When I go back to work, I will be working 2 full days and 2 part days. On the part days Lo will go to nursery, nursery wont use cloth nappies.
On the 2 full days, MIL will be looking after Lo and has said they will put him in pampers instead of cloth nappies

I have told them i will provide a wet bag for them and that cloth nappies are simple to use but they are not convinced

how many do I need for when i am not working and what can i do to convince them?
Thank you

special_kala · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:16 PM

you shouldnt need to convinence them hun. Its not like cloth nappies are hard to use

kirsten1985 · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:20 PM

Just tell them that is what you are using and that's that. They will see how easy it is and should respect your decision anyway, they will end up using them.

Depends how often you want to wash as to how many you need, I think 15 as a minimum if you want to wash every other day.

Rachel_C · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:21 PM

Although I think "your baby, your rules", I know it must be difficult to insist on cloth when your MIL is looking after LO. I'd probably just tell her that too long in disposables gives your LO nappy rash (whether strictly true or not)... what grandma can argue with that? To convince her, I'd make sure that the nappies you use are very simple, like AIOs or pockets that you have already stuffed, and probably velcro instead of poppers.

anothersquish · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:33 PM

Id go with telling them LO has skin reactions to disposables so NEEDS to wear cloth. Id also go for ready stuffed pockets or AIOs with aplix (velcro). How many hours would your MIL be having him? If you take the rule that its one nappy every 2 hours plus two 'extra' that will be how many you will need to send with baby.
I could manage with 15-20 nappies overall but that would involve extra washing, I can go through a good ten or so nappies a day and like to wait til I have a "full" nappy wash (20 nappies) before washing else I feel like Im wasting energy/water.

henny · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:41 PM

My MIL will have Lo from 8.30am-4pm. Ive even said they could use flushable liners and wipes and if they are going to go out then the can use disposable nappies, so I feel I am compromising. I also wondering what size nappies as Lo is 10wks and was weighed 2wks ago at 13lbs 12, so dont really want to get ones that he is only in for a few months, I already have 9 kushes.

anothersquish · Mar 20th, 2010, 17:52 PM

Id go for mediums or onesize. If you want ones that will last then go for onesize as he is big enough that they wont be terribly bulky.

LankyDoodle · Mar 20th, 2010, 20:51 PM

Tell them it's not a choice they are being given; your child is being put in cloth and that is how you expect it to stay, as you are not just doing it to save money or the environment but also to benefit your child! Pocket nappies should be easy enough for them to fathem, surely!

Faerie · Mar 21st, 2010, 13:39 PM

I have about 13 nappies that I use at the moment (and about the same amount I need to sell!) and I could do with about 3-5 more. For the next baby I will need more as nbs poop so much.. or Sofia did anyway!

I would try the "disposables give her rash" line too. It can be hard convincing others to use cloth, my DH is very resistant!

I would say you can't go wrong with BG organics aio for ease of use and performance. Out of all the many brands I've tried they're my fave for a day-to-day nappy.

princessellie · Mar 22nd, 2010, 13:41 PM

i think its quite rude that theyve said they wont use them

i have had my fair amount of problems with my mil but she at least respects my decision to have leyla in cloth nappies and puts her in them when shes at her house, and even washes them for me, albeit with fabric conditioner

but you cant have everything i suppose lol, tell her you want him in cloth nappies and thats that! its not like its gna be that much different is it!!!

x

Mar 20th, 2010, 17:05 PM	#1
henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	How many cloth nappies do I need? MIL rant! When I go back to work, I will be working 2 full days and 2 part days. On the part days Lo will go to nursery, nursery wont use cloth nappies. On the 2 full days, MIL will be looking after Lo and has said they will put him in pampers instead of cloth nappies I have told them i will provide a wet bag for them and that cloth nappies are simple to use but they are not convinced how many do I need for when i am not working and what can i do to convince them? Thank you

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:16 PM	#2
special_kala Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West sussex, england Posts: 16,450	you shouldnt need to convinence them hun. Its not like cloth nappies are hard to use

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:20 PM	#3
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	Just tell them that is what you are using and that's that. They will see how easy it is and should respect your decision anyway, they will end up using them. Depends how often you want to wash as to how many you need, I think 15 as a minimum if you want to wash every other day.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:21 PM	#4
Rachel_C Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,839	Although I think "your baby, your rules", I know it must be difficult to insist on cloth when your MIL is looking after LO. I'd probably just tell her that too long in disposables gives your LO nappy rash (whether strictly true or not)... what grandma can argue with that? To convince her, I'd make sure that the nappies you use are very simple, like AIOs or pockets that you have already stuffed, and probably velcro instead of poppers.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:33 PM	#5
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	Id go with telling them LO has skin reactions to disposables so NEEDS to wear cloth. Id also go for ready stuffed pockets or AIOs with aplix (velcro). How many hours would your MIL be having him? If you take the rule that its one nappy every 2 hours plus two 'extra' that will be how many you will need to send with baby. I could manage with 15-20 nappies overall but that would involve extra washing, I can go through a good ten or so nappies a day and like to wait til I have a "full" nappy wash (20 nappies) before washing else I feel like Im wasting energy/water.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:41 PM	#6
henny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 899	My MIL will have Lo from 8.30am-4pm. Ive even said they could use flushable liners and wipes and if they are going to go out then the can use disposable nappies, so I feel I am compromising. I also wondering what size nappies as Lo is 10wks and was weighed 2wks ago at 13lbs 12, so dont really want to get ones that he is only in for a few months, I already have 9 kushes.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 17:52 PM	#7
anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	Id go for mediums or onesize. If you want ones that will last then go for onesize as he is big enough that they wont be terribly bulky.

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Mar 20th, 2010, 20:51 PM	#8
LankyDoodle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 4,928	Tell them it's not a choice they are being given; your child is being put in cloth and that is how you expect it to stay, as you are not just doing it to save money or the environment but also to benefit your child! Pocket nappies should be easy enough for them to fathem, surely!

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Mar 21st, 2010, 13:39 PM	#9
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	I have about 13 nappies that I use at the moment (and about the same amount I need to sell!) and I could do with about 3-5 more. For the next baby I will need more as nbs poop so much.. or Sofia did anyway! I would try the "disposables give her rash" line too. It can be hard convincing others to use cloth, my DH is very resistant! I would say you can't go wrong with BG organics aio for ease of use and performance. Out of all the many brands I've tried they're my fave for a day-to-day nappy.

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Mar 22nd, 2010, 13:41 PM	#10
princessellie Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Darlo Shore Posts: 11,032	i think its quite rude that theyve said they wont use them i have had my fair amount of problems with my mil but she at least respects my decision to have leyla in cloth nappies and puts her in them when shes at her house, and even washes them for me, albeit with fabric conditioner but you cant have everything i suppose lol, tell her you want him in cloth nappies and thats that! its not like its gna be that much different is it!!! x

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