#realnappies

[speedbonnyboat]

Today has been a good day. We went to our local playgroup for people who home educate and we had a great time. I keep meaning to go weekly but life gets in the way. Also, I'm falling completely in love with our new nappy system of prefolds + wool covers, which is some kind of amazing magic. Lanolised wool doesn't get damp and because it's all breathable it allows the prefold to partially dry in between changes. I've been finding cloth nappies annoying when we're out and about because of all the changes which are hard to do with a 3yo in tow but he stays dry ALL afternoon when he's wearing his woolly covers which is amazing. These were a lovely baby shower present from @judyboo ☺ #realnappies #clothnappies

[speedbonnyboat]

Finally sunny enough to dry our reusable nappies outside again ☀️ #reusablenappies #realnappies #clothnappies #clothdiapers

[realworldnappies]

Get with the programme!

For far too long I was putting the nappies and liners together at the time of the nappy change. So, I was there with a half-naked baby trying to put the liners in the nappy without her either peeing everywhere [which happened a lot!] or her just getting cross!

When I say I did for a long time, I mean months!! It then clicked, I should put the liners in the nappy when I fold the nappies and then they're ready to put on or to put in the nappy bag.

Why it took me so long, I don't know. I can blame baby brain I suppose...

[sowickeddesigns]

#nappy #realnappy #realnappies #reusablenappy #reusablenappies

[sowickeddesigns]

Just Need to add poppers to the nappy. #cumbria #clothbums #clothnappy #clothdiaper #nappy #realnappy #realnappies #reusablenappy

[realworldnappies]

Keeping it fresh

Trying to make sure your nappy bucket doesn't stink the house out every time you open seems to be something that puts a lot of people off using reusable nappies.

I've tried a few things that seem to work well. I started by using a damp tea towel and sprinkling some lemon oil on to it. I put this on top of the nappies in the bucket. The great thing about this it, you can wash the tea towel with the nappies, and as it comes out of the washing machine damp, you just pop the oil on and you're good to go.

I then put a cotton bud soaked in tea tree oil and taped this under the lid of the bucket.

What I'm doing at the moment is using some [very] old lavender spray and just spaying inside the bucket after I've emptied it for a wash.

[realworldnappies]

Liners / Wipes

I use both washable and fleece liners. It seems a little over the top, but I find they each have a purpose. The flushable liners collect all the solid matter, so then all you need to do is flush it down the toilet...easy! I also use reusable wipes, because I thought if I’m washing nappies I might as well wash wipes too! I used to put these in a laundry bag and wash them with the nappies but this meant that they weren't really getting clean. I now put them in a separate bucket and was them separately. I have loads of wipes so I wait until I have a full load [or can't stand the smell any longer!] and then put them all in the wash.

Many manufacturers recommend using liners if you’re using a barrier cream. This is so the cream doesn’t build up in the fabric of the nappy making them less absorbent. I’m currently using Weleda Calendula cream, which smells lovely and works really well.

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Washing / Drying

I wash my nappies every other day having left them, dry, in a bucket for that time. I use the Tots Bots potion, mainly because I know it won’t do any harm to my nappies. There are lots of ways to wash your nappies, but this is what I choose to do. I then either dry them on the line, if the weather’s good, or a dry them on an airer over the bath. The Easyfits dry really quickly, as do the wraps, but the bamboozles take a lot longer to dry. I have quite a few nappies so I don’t really use my tumble drier very often. Although there was a time when I only had a few night time bamboozle nappies and so had to ‘finish off’ the drying with the drier