Hi Stretcher Bearer,

Our FDC (Family Day Care) lady puts the MCN (Modern Cloth Nappy) any wipes she uses, and if there is a poo, a disposable glove, all wrapped inside the nappy in one of those small plastic bags that are often used with disposable nappies. They then go in the wetbag. A wetbag is just a waterproof bag with a zipper, I put a tissue with some lavender oil on it inside to keep it smelling nice-ish. The MCN nappies we use, Green Kids Pockets, are functionally exactly like a disposable. They are the same shape, with velcro tabs, you use them exactly like you would use a disposable.

At the end of the day I pull everything apart (yuckko!!!) I put the wipes and glove in the bin, the poo in the toilet and the nappies in the wash.

I think this is much more healthy and hygienic because the poo ends up in the toilet, where it should be and not (illegally?) in the bin.

I think all of the resistance to cloth at daycare is because people just don't know about MCN and how they work. They think when you say "cloth nappies" you mean terry toweling flats with pins and plastic pilchards. I just can't see how anyone could argue that they can't use cloth (MCN) for "health reasons" or any other reasons either for that matter.