Spent some time on the weekend reading about new types of reusable nappies after reading an article about a couple who had twins and how they did it. When I worked out that 7 nappies a day x 2= 14 then x that by 14 days between bin collections that's 196 nappies in my bin every collection! How will I fit any other rubbish in?! Not to mention the cost... at an estimate of 18p each, that's £70 a month on disposables so over 2.5 years until they are potty trained that's £2100 on nappies and 14,112 nappies sent to landfill! Just for 2 babies! WOW. I can't believe this is actually allowed to go on. I actually thought my sums were wrong but checked information on http://www.pollutionissues.co.uk/landfill-nappies.html and it is actually true! The world is going to be like it is in WALLE if people carry on like that!
I'm no eco nut but that does make me feel quite sick so I'm pretty set on going down the cloth nappy route. Infact I was really interested in how far they've come on since original terry cloths our parents used to use on us.
They even come in birth to potty sizes like this so you don't have to keep buying different size ones if you don't want to. Also you can get cheaper versions on ebay and even second hand ones that are good enough condition. Initial outlay for the nappies is going to be a few hundred pounds but for the environmental and long term cost savings it's got to be worth it!
Apparently, you can wash them before bed and they'll dry overnight in the house ready for the next day. They even say that babies suffer with less nappy rash with these than disposables and new designs make leakage less common too. There are lots of different options.
Alot of fellow bloggers have posted their thoughts on it...this is quite an interesting read and I'm sure will be handy to check out more tips!
http://www.miss-thrifty.co.uk/2012/07/04/thrifty-baby-reusable-nappies/
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