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| Fee |
Reusable Nappy SuggestionsI know there are a few Mums and Dads with babies on here, so thought I'd ask for suggestions.My sister-in-law is due to have her first baby next month and I'd like to get her some reusable nappies to try. There are so many out there now! |
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| Frewen |
Do they have a preference for a particular kind? How do they intend to dry the nappies and what is your budget?
btw have you read the article? I probably found motherease to be the most useful (if I had to choose only one) |
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| Fee |
Not sure at all what their preferences are, as they haven't really looked into it themselves. I expect they will do both air dry and tumble dry. Regards budget, there isn't one, we just want to get them something that they might actually use, so if the best/most suitable happens to be the most expensive, then so be it.
I have now, thanks! |
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| Helen_A |
Well - if they are reading the various baby magazines they will know about prefolds (don't!!), nappy nation and totsbots. I'd suggest trying the totsbots or the NN first (they are both good allrounders) but buying the Motherease Airflow or Popolino Vento covers (basically the same, Popolino is made in Europe though) covers.
ATM miranda at www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk is having a major sale and various special offers. She sells the Kissaluv as well, which is a seriously cute fit on a teeny tiny bum! ETA - try www.chooseanappy.co.uk for a quick q&a to help out. Helen_A |
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| Andrea |
I'd get a selection of different ones in newborn size so they can test run a variety of types. Then they can choose the one they like best when it comes to investing in the next size up. | ||||
| 2steps |
I haven't got many bought nappies as I made my own. Tots bots, snuggle naps and cwt twt I have all found good. I only use the older style cotton bottoms wraps, never tried any others | ||||
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how much sewing skill do you need to make your own, how easy is it to get the materials and how do the costs on them work out? | ||||
| 2steps |
I made most of mine from clothes or towels I bought from charity shops and just used a plain straight stitch. If you want to make Aio's the pul material is quite expensive and dark to find here other than in white. I made a few by putting a colorful layer over the pul which worked ok. On my towelling nappies I use a nippa so didn't need to worry about fastening, the rest have velcro. One thing I learn was the very cheap velcro does not last with so much use. And you need to be able to sew in elastic.
There are quite a lot of websites and patterns online. I tried a few and the one I use now is one I made based on them and a tots bots nappy as it fitted Jack well |
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if you could recomend me a site that shows patterns, I'd appreciate it. This will be my first chance to try re usables. There was no way i could use them before, living in a small flat with no washing machine and very little space to dry. | ||||
| Helen_A |
For DIY have a look on the sewing forums at mothering.com more links there than you will ever ever need, lol.
But if making your own the simplest 'way' would be to stick to squares, or to take old prefolds and shape those (these are usually pretty cheap to pick up as well, have a hunt for details of your nearest NCT nearly new sale as there are usually a few starter packs turning up there) A lot of the issues with prefolds is the covers that are sold to go with them - personally I'd suggest proraps over everything else, although if you nippa the prefolds into shaped fittings you will get a better effect with whatever covers you use.. Its worth buying newborn and small covers 2nd hand as they will usually have lots of life left in them. If you PM me your address I can stick a 'how to' sheet in the post with some illustrations for nippa'ing/pinning prefolds or squares. For 'cheap' buys I also rate the tie-on style nappies. They can be nippa'ed if you prefer, and act as a really good way to hold on padfolded boosters/squares/muslins. Because they completely unfold they dry really really fast on a line or inside as well 
Covers-wise - you can also make covers from wool, or from fleece (make sure that its polyester based, the acrylic version doesn't work properly) If you get a thick elastic you can use it as the binding for the edges and you get two jobs in one that way
Helen_A I've got a load of seconds, second hands, odds etc that will be going on the site next week so if anyone here wants first dibs yell and I'll post you a list first |
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| Green Rosie |
I used motherease nappies and covers - not the cheapest option but I am no good at sewing  . They worked really well and lasted for both my boys - and were still OK to sell on afterwards.
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| 2steps |
http://www.diapersewing.com/
http://www.geocities.com/myfreediaperpattern/printpattern http://www.geocities.com/rew4birth/AIO_Instructions.html http://www.geocities.com/gabrielbaby1/fuzzibunz.html http://www.diapersewing.com/quick_%20and_%20easy.htm http://www.zany-zebra.com/free-cloth-diaper-patterns.shtml http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/1126/sewfleece.html http://fernandfaerie.com/sewing_prefolds.html http://www.diaperjungle.com/sewing-cloth-diapers.html http://www.borntolove.com/frugal-column2.html http://wigglebums.tripod.com/nefpuc.html http://www.cafepress.com/thatskindacool/864331 |
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| Chez |
We use a mixture of motherease and ella's house - the hemp ones and the bumhuggers. I like poppers and nippas rather than aplix - not sure why, just my preference. We've also got a couple of tot's bots nippa ones that I like too. The hemp ella's house ones take ages to dry but are really absorbent. Oh, and they come in pretty colours with pretty poppers, which didn't impact on my decision at all .
I did the online questionnaire from http://thenappylady.co.uk - it's a no-obligation one and was really helpful. I like the info on her site, too. |