I am all for the environment and when my first 2 babies were born there was no disposable nappies available. I used to have my nappy bucket with soaker and every day the morning ritual was to rinse and ring out the nappies and put them in the machine to wash. In all honesty, by the time you use nappy soaker, rinsing water and washing machine, it is probably better for the environment to use disposables and they are definitely better for your baby than not to absorbent cloth nappies that are prone to rashes caused by wetness on their skin.

We use MCN during the day and disposable at night.
I just throw the soiled nappies (after shaking solids in the loo!) in the washing machine on a spin and rinse cycle throughout the day and do a load first thin in the morning then hang them outside and let the sun do its thing to brighten them up again.
Be careful because my MCN can only be washed in water upto 30C

I soak mine in a bucket with something like napisan ,for two day and let them build up a bit, then put them through the wash

Good for you! brave with twins! I think cloth nappies have come quite a long way especially with liners now, no soaking and just normal washing!

what have u ended up using .

Hope the cloth nappy change worked for you.

Hope all went well with your change to cloth nappies.

Good on you for making the switch, I never managed to keep it up, I didn’t really like the extra work load as things were hard enough at the time.

Also buy cloth nappy liners as it will help

I did this for my 1st I had 24 but washed everyday. Good old nappysan in a bucket and I threw them in te wash every night. If any come out dirty a light scrub and back in the bucket and washed again that next night. Buy good liners not home brand

I have used cloth nappies for 7 years now and never brought disposables ever. They are easy to use and all you need to have a good amount then you can wash them every 3 or 4 days. THey also can be used for multiple children

Firstly, whoever says they cost the same as disposables is talking utter garbage. Secondly, they are not hard or confusing to use at all. Poos pop into toilet or wash off into toilet, wees just dry pail. Don’t put a lid on bucket, causes mould and other nasties. Wash every second day with half strength detergent that contains no optical brighteners or bleach. (You can google mcn safe detergents if unsure) Hang out in the sun. The sun is the best for getting rid of stains and kills any nasties. Is really quite easy once you know what you’re doing. Good on you for switching

I researched cloth nappies and found that cost wise after washing, soaking extra the cost is the same. And I also have seen at baby expos disposable nappies that are more enviro friendly, maybe look into that if you struggle with cloth.

Well I can’t say I have ever used them but hope u get the right answers

wash off the soiled nappies asap, wash without bleach or fabric softener. The best bleach is the sun. So if you’re able, hang them on the line & stain will disappear

To be honest I find MCN confusing! I used good old fashioned terry toweling flats for my first and I am now using them again with my 9 week old. I soak them in napisan then after washing them in the machine, hang them on the clothes horse to dry. I find them very easy to use and I’ve got a huge stash of them, so I don’t need to wash everyday!

I used the toweling nappies with my first and found them good. I had to cut a few down to begin with as she was small but it wasn’t a problem. I basically soaked them in nappysan before I washed them in the washing machine. If soiled I emptied the contents in the toilet. My only suggestion is that if you spend a lot of time out and in the car as bub gets older it becomes harder so you may want to have disposable nappies handy.

Hope that helps

I personally wouldn’t use them as if they wee in them it creates a worse rash then disposables

I used Flannelette and then Toweling nappies , I also had disposable liners, these can be washed as well, My plumbing wouldn’t cope with flushing them ( be warned). Empty any solids into the toilet and I soaked my nappies in Napi-san or Sard. If dried on the clothes line on a frosty morning any apparent stains will usually disapear. The bonus with cloth nappies is in a few years when no longer needed, they make great cleaning cloths .