chain shops still sell the PVC pilchers - but this is old nappy technology.

PVC sweats heaps, they crack, they leak, leave red marks around the legs, not good.

You might have heard of the term "Modern Cloth Nappies" on this forum, or MCN. There are heaps of MCN mums using the new techo advances in fabrics, to nappy our bubs.

regardless of what sort of napy you use on your bub, the NEW covers are made out of different fabrics than PVC

such as

PUL - polyester or cotton laminate
Fleece - double layered polar fleece or single layered Malden Mills Fleece
Wool - woven fabric wool or handknits

the most breathable option is wool, followed by malden mills fleece, then PUL.

Nappycino forum has a wonderful link called WHY WOOL which explains why wool works so well as a nappy cover (even in very hot summer conditions). Wool covers become waterproof thru the process of lanolising them.

So each time you wash them, you lanolise them too.

Flats have been modernised too, now you can buy hemp or bamboo flats (use less water to grow, don't need the chemicals that cotton does to grow, have antibacterial qualities, fabric is more absorbent than cotton). Or some use the cotton terry flats, but boost them by laying inside, a hemp or bamboo booster (looks like a pad of fabric). Coupled with a modern cloth nappy cover, you then have a waterproof system that will BREATHE.

Another innovation in MCN is DRYPAILING. this means NO MORE NAPISAN and buckets of water for bub to drown in.

We have a gadget you attach ot the loo cistern, called a Little Squirt, to make rinsing the nappies a breeze.

go to ozclothnappies and click on the FAQ link for more explanations, i could be here all day, the new advances are so excellent.

if you want to look at some MCN covers, look at some of the bigger MCN website shops like
- nurturenappies
- the weewuns
- babysoftlandings
- darlingsdowunder
click on COVERS

there are Work at home mum sites like
- ozebaby
- wahmnaps
- wahmania
click on the stores with woolly type names

If you or someone who loves your baby, knits, you can make your own "soakers" (the name for woolly nappy covers). Go to nappycino site and click on the DIY knitting section for great advice, links to pattersn etc.

i have my baby in wool soakers when it's 45 degrees, she's comfy and waterproof.

Wool covers are wonderful for overnight nappying too. See the Disana woollen soakers at the weewuns site - see the very high waist on them?

hth