CLOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay let me tell you my story about turning to cloth...we decided when I was pregnant that we would use cloth, I was thinking "idealistically" and when Felix was born you get those free huggies at the hospital and I was kind of hooked..the ease and all that..I just came home and looked at all those terry falst to fold and though...ugggh..plus the huggies worked so well...I thought okay at 1 month I will do it..that month went by and around 6 weeks I tried some of the fitted nappies a friend had bought (fluffies brand ..don't GO there they are just a bit of flannel and sponge..useless!) and of cousre they leaked...AHH I said SEE! there you go they don't work and felt happy I had trialled them and they didn't work well..I just thought I'd done my bit.

It wasn't until my computer crashed and I was really bored I thought I'd have another go, this time I research folds and got some better covers and Felix was 3.5 months old..and it worked really well! At first I used to wet pail (with napisan etc) and wash every day! I still used disposables at night and for going out

A friend then bought me my first "fitted" hemp night nappy to convince me that I could go cloth at night, after a trial with a hemp night nappy and a lanolised woolen cover..with absolutely no leaks I was hooked! I bought another nappy and haven't looked back since! It NEVER leaks.

The key to cloth is the covers..the cheap ones are okay but if you are serious about cloth then invest in the better quality stuff. I then bought some fitted terry nappes from Bubba J and PUL covers which are very lightweight and breathable..and just great~!

Then I discovered Dry pailing, which is just putting the nappies into a pail with no water and then washing with half the prescribed detergent and then a second rinse load of half a cup of vinegar..SO easy

THEN I decided that this was all SO easy I would do cloth while out...so I invested in some pocket nappies called "wonderoos" which are PUL outers and micro fleece inners and a removable pockets of absorbant liners! They are just WONDERFUL and fit from birth to toddlers..so now I use cloth going OUT too!

As for saving money..if I could curb my addiction to new cute fitted nappies I would be, but I have quite a stash now..but i keep thinking "well I'm having another baby or two so it's an investment!" So long term I'm saving..also the more nappies I have the more time between wash days!

Not to meant the environmental advantage and they are SO cute, I actually feel good putting them on..never had that feeling with a disposable!

So whatever you decide to do at first, just remember if you cahnge your mind or want to try the "otherside" it's not too late, be careful or though you may end up addicted like me!

PN: Anyone who wants to know more about where to find these graet nappies email me and I'll send you the websites