Definitely cost effective - especially if you do have more than one bub. I think I have spent $800 - $1000 all up on nappies with the 2 girls but would have saved thousands of dollars on disposables. I still use sposies if we go away and I always balk at how much they cost - they add an extra $30 or so to any holiday!
As PP said - I wouldn't shop on eBay. If you can get to a baby expo or the like you can see them in real life and get an idea. Many of the threads here can help with preferred brands and styles. You can also get one of a couple of different styles or get some second hand ones to try before you buy.
Personally, I like the pocket style with adjustable studs as they are trim, suit my girls body shapes and dry quickly in a cooler, damper climate.
The bucket isn't bad as MCNs dry bucket so no soaking poo and you can get a little squirt to get it off into the loo. Once bubs starts solids most poos just roll off the nappy into the toilet.
They are most definately cost effective! Make sure you buy quality and don't get caught up in the "show off" nappy hype. Though some particular nappies have great resale value!
Bamboo is a great fabric. It's highly absorbant and compared with cotton you need less of it to hold the same volume of fluid so it's less bulky. It is slower drying though. Hemp is a great fabric too and is in the middle of cotton and bamboo for absorbancy.
Be very wary of ebay sellers. I don't think they are all bad but don't buy a whole stack off one seller. Get one or two and see what the sewing quality is like and how they perform. It's worth paying a tad extra in postage so you don't get caught out buying junk.
I'd give the same advice for any nappy though. Read the forums and google search for reviews by all means but seeing as babies come in different shapes don't buy too many of the one type straight up JIC the don't suit your bubba.
Thanks for replying girls... what brands do you use? I've been having a look and so far beehinds and fuzzibunz seem good, but I don't know can you give me some suggestions?
I was lucky a friend lent me some to try to find out if they workded for dd.
But I love my itti bittis and bbh (baby beehinds) magicals for day use. And using bbh bamboo and covers for night, so far working well. I have brought all second hand, check out nappy addict. And for under $500 dollars well end up with 36 nappies, just waiting on some to arrive.
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