Question about cloth nappies

[Moolie]

Hi Jessey,

I'm in exactly the same boat as you, how expensive are some of those nappies?! They're pretty cute but there's no way the budget's going to allow it! As well as being expensive, you need to consider how much longer they take to dry - particularly as you are having a winter baby like me. I got some great advice about flats reading the sticky thread "Flat Nappy Discussion" in this forum - definitely check that out. You'll be wanting some flannelette flat nappies for a newborn. There are apparently heaps of websites out there that have instructions for folding. I've heard people mention The Nappy Lady site. Try googling that one, that's what I'm going to do.

Good luck!
Lisa

[rufalina]

I am going to start out using flats too. I have some hemp prefolds, some terry squares, and some flanny flats, and am going to try them all out.

I bought a couple of PUL covers for putting over them, and some fleece ones for nightime, which didnt cost too much. Hopefully that should help with dryness. The girls in the flat nappy discussion gave me some good recommendations for covers.

Also, Oz Cloth Nappies is a good website. It has heaps of info, some folds on it, and good links off to other sites for folds too.

HTH

[~Raven~]

The squares don't leak much as long as you use a good cover. I used flanelette squares and they worked fine. When I used disposables I had many more leaks than with cloth!

If you're worried about the outlay and want to use cloth, you could get some flanny squares and covers before bub comes and put the money you are saving toward buying some MCN later on

[myboysmumma]

I'm not a cloth user but I have seen patterns online on how to make your own cloth nappies like the ones they sell. They looked pretty swish lol. Maybe if you or a family member can sew, that might be an idea?

Try google and see what comes up!

[maz]

you can always do what I did - use the cheap flannel nappies and buy a great stash of MCN with the baby bonus when you get it...we do get it to use on our babies and you'll be set up with no more then a $500 out lay. well worth it seeing you can spend anything from $2500 upwards on your baby in disposibles...and you can the use those same MCN's for your next child for no extra cost.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Maz & Raven's suggestions are great
I started Alexander in disposables but i've put money away once a week to buy a new MCN, and am using some of the Baby Bonus for it too.
We received our first lot of Fluffy Mail today and hope to start with 1/2 cloth, 1/2 sposies next week!

The Flats and Flanny Squares will be great to start with too, as if you do get MCN's and they take their time to dry, you'll always have them as spares.

As for the folding - if your hospital provides cloth nappies for your stay just ask them to show you once you're transferred to the Post Natal Ward. It was almost the first thing they did when i got there!

[*charmalea*]

look out for the sales too .. bbh is having an april sale ... but tt squares are fine , i use them on my toddler .. and no leaks , a snappi and a good cover work well , not the pvc ones ... as for the folding , google cloth nappy folds and you will find many !!!!!