Reusable nappy experience

They’re not that hard to me I actually find it quite easy. Daily prewash, and Day 3 main wash for the first 6m and then as they get older and use less per day I can stretch the main wash to Day 4 for the same load. EBF poop is all water soluble so lots of cloth mums choose not to rinse under 6m nappies coz nothing gets stuck in the filters anyway, but some still do. After 6m I installed a bidet spray on the toilet as sprayed poop down the toilet then just added it to prewash basket for prewash in the morning- I do the wash and go out and don’t open it into arvo when I get home. Cloth wipes also, if we’re already washing nappies it’s just easier to get a bunch of cloth wipes and add that into the wash also, they clean SO much better anyway. Even if you don’t decide to use cloth at least the covers for over the disposable and that way you’ll get no blowouts, pro of using cloth is NO blowouts ever. NB use 10-12 a day so having 24 is a 2 day wash, I bought 6 packs 6 (36) MK’s on Ama

I used them from 1 month to 9 months, then they started leaking. I bought the bambino mio, there’s also a government funding so you get some money back. It’s super easy because they have a thin bamboo liner that you can dispose of, and that collects all the poop. I went through 5/6 nappies a day, easy to wash and easy to clean, and so much better for the planet! A bit bulky but my son started crawling at 6 months even with them on. So yeah super good experience :)

Join some Fb cloth groups- “cloth diapering mamas” and “cloth diapers anonymous” are good, for wash routine I follow “clean cloth nappies”….and if on IG follow some cloth mamas for daily inspiration and advice and to see how others do their routine, what brands they have etc etc I originally opened my IG acc to advocate the cloth but he’s been trained for 3yrs now but my followers are 90% cloth mums/retailers and cloth brands lol.

We did a mix - reusable most of the time, non-reusable over night and in trips where carrying the dirty nappies would be difficult. Reusables are pretty simple these days. The only thing is finding a brand which fits your child well as they have different fits. We even used reusable liners (easiest before solids because the poo is water soluble so have them a quick rinse to get rid of the worst before putting them in the wash. After then start on solid then a lot of the time the poo had more cohesion so it could be rolled off into the loo)

Is there a nappy library near you? I have just got a bag full of different reusable nappies / real nappies to try from one local to me! I was surprised by how many different types there are! You may also be able to get a voucher from your local council towards the cost of buying them.

My LG is 18 months and we've used since 1 month. Much easier than people think. We have a soaking bucket and then when it's full just a quick cold rinse then normal wash. I'd agree to either find a nappy library or not buy too many of one brand to start with as you'll find one you like (we love the motherease ones!) Also the cloth wipes are amazing! They clean so much better than wet wipes and they're just water so the most gentle you can get for baby ☺️

Generally, every 2 hours is what I planned for when they're super tiny and breastfed. Washing them at LEAST every 3rd day means having 36 on hand give or take. I used pockets and found that when they were older they would leak every time in the car seat if it was more than 20 minutes or so, so I started using disposables while we were out and cloth at home.

I never had issues with my cloth diapers and we used them from birth to potty training. They are federally easy to clean if it's breastfed poop just toss in the washer, but once you add formula or food into the mix you want to ronce before you wash. You can start that habit early by rinsing all poop diapers even breastfed ones. I got 24 diapers to start with to wash every 1-2 days. Now, you may find you need more than microfiber if you have a heavy wetter. My middle son was a heavy wetter abd we used microfiber and hemp inserts in our hybrid fitted diapers or pockets my youngest we could get away with just 1 microfiber insert.

I have 2 under 2 in cloth nappies, and its so easy, we have a different brands, because we try a lot to find the best plus i like the patterns. My stock is 60 plus boosters:) but for one child 16-20 is ok

Highly recommend doing it! It’s actually a lot easier than you’d think to wash them! I bought all new. For me personally it was less work while I was pregnant to prep- don’t have to strip them, don’t have to worry about them possibly leaking, smells etc. they last longer. I’ve used my same diapers for 3 babies now - 4 years of using the same diapers in total now. I personally love pockets and 6 layer bamboo/hemp blend inserts. But for newborns I loved preflats and covers. They pee like crazy and leaked all the time with the pockets. We wash every 2 days. We have hard water. I do one wash hot water with line 3 tide powder detergent. 20 diapers with inserts. And another wash warm water line 1 detergent. Extra rinse. Inserts in the dryer and pocket diapers hang to dry. We have never had an issue 🥰 we love our cloth diapers

Using cloth diapers, before solids, is easy. You wash them and air dry most of them. When they start solids, you need to spray off the poop. Great thing is that you can sell the diapers when you’re done.

I had intentions of using them from day dot with our first but I found it too overwhelming (we had a lot of tummy troubles and he didn’t sleep/nap) I started using them when he was about 10 months and only finished when he was 2 and a bit as we have been semi potty training and needed pull up pants, but his childminder was happy to use them as well. There’s a lady called rhi mummy of four who is on YouTube and Instagram and she has very good and clear videos how to set up for boys and girls. If you have a nappy library near you, you can borrow them and trial the best ones for you.