I used disposables for my eldest daughter and currently in the process of purchasing cloth nappies to make the switch for my 3 month old. It is a huge outlay upfront and I’m hoping we can make it work to make the switch and the money worthwhile

I see advantages and disadvantages of both. I’ve just purchased a couple of cloth nappies to trial for no other reason than my bub gets rashy and I’m hoping cloth might eliminate this. I am however worried about the time it takes to clean them though…I prefer to spend my time with my bub, not doing washing.

People collect huge ranges of these which I find strange. I like the idea of the nappies but it’s a huge outlay with the amount you need for a newborn.

I use disposable nappies and I don’t feel guilty about it

Cloth nappies are certainly good for the environment, but I can see how hard it is for mums to make the switch!

I keep hearing about this is alot of facebook groups. think i will have to look into it for my next bubs

Although I’m keen on the idea, I do use disposable nappies for my 5yr old. She has gut problems and her poos are impressive in size, consistency and smell.

With soon 2 kids, I just cannot do cloth nappies, for my own sanity

Hooray for common sense prevailing – landfills will be greatly reduced of this problem.

Both have their benefits but I think if we can use cloth nappies more it’s better for the environment and saves costs.

I LOVE my reusable nappies. Things aren’t what they used to be and the days of soaking are gone. It’s all dry pailing and no smells. I find I don’t wash anymore than I would with a new baby as I wash everything together. There’s also great support with the MCN Facbook page (Modern Cloth Nappy) as well as a facebook page dedicated to how to clean MCNs. It can be overwhelming and I don’t do reusable 100% of the time, but I am progressing to that. Every reusable I use is one lest disposable rotting in landfill poluting the earth. I say each their own and reusables should be promoted more to support parents with this completely viable option.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 24 Jul 2019 , 7:00 am

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  Very good !

It may save your wallet and the environment but will it save your sanity? I could think of nothing worse than soaking and washing dirty nappies on top of everything else that needs doing.

Unless they are only towelling and not the type that you inset the absorption part into a “pocket” of the outer layer of the nappy they aren’t a good idea. The pocket section only filters what goes into the absorption “pad” The section again’s baby’s skin gets saturated and stained by Number 2s. The outside of the nappy is synthetic (similar to pilchers). They do up with press studs. They also sometimes leak out of the leg holes even if the nappy isn’t saturated…….Some babies get severe nappy rash when disposable nappies are used.

Apparently it’s not necessarily positive for the environment – growing cotton is resource intensive, there are dyes, the washing detergent etc…

It’s going full circle isn’t it. I used cloth nappies mostly for my 4 sons. The last one was in some disposable nappies. They are a huge time saver and save a lot of washing for an already tried mum but I think if I had to do it all again I would go with cloth, it will save so much environmental waste that we just have to be mindful about and make the change if we can. Certainly no judgement on mums who don’t use cloth.

I used both. The rep for the cloth nappy company was irate when she found out I had no intention of using cloth when I wasn’t home. She was so awful and judgmental about it I told her to get lost and bought them on ebay from a lady who makes them from home in Melbourne.

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  • • mom90758 replied
    • 23 Jul 2019 , 6:25 pm

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  What a terrible rep. She lost a client this way. Maybe even more if you make bad advertisement. Not very clever of her!

I used disposable ones for my bub. It does get very hard to make that switch because of the amount of changes you need to do and also depends if you live in a carpeted home.. But yes, the cloth ones are environment friendly. If i could switch, then probably I would have.

I only used disposable napkins. But I understand what a big impact they have on the environment.