I’m looking for an alternative to the main stream nappies and the washable cotton nappies. I’ve been considering buying Eco friendly nappies for my children. Has anybody used these products? Can you let me know if you know of any other.
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We've used both for our son. He was in real nappies full time from 2 days to 1 year, then disposables at night.
We tried a number of different real nappies (always the prefold type - just the rectangles that you fold accordingly depending upon whether it's a boy or a girl) and then a separate wrap. We took this route because of cost and drying time (the all in ones take longer to dry) and because they were the easiest to buy.
In the end our preferred combination of nappy and wrap etc was plain white bambino mio wraps (search on line you can normally get good deals at places like Kiddicare) as they have "cuffs" to hold everything in and they can be washed at 60 degrees (nursery melted the patterned ones with nice pictures as they could only be washed @ 40) and then cotton bottoms inners and liners (easiest to buy - Boots and John Lewis sell them). Just get the 2nd / 3rd size of nappy - no need to get the really big ones as they just get too big and bulky for mobile children.
You don't need to soak them in anything nasty - a bit of tea tree oil or lavender keeps the smell down as long as you have a decent lidded bucket.
In terms of "green" disposables, the ones we use (for over night as the real ones weren't absorbent enough once he was 1 and i didn't want to make them bulkier as we already had a nappy and a booster pad in) are just the Nature Boy and Girl that you can get in Boots, Waitrose and Sainburys. there are greener ones, but they are more difficult to find.
It's also important to think about the wipes and bags. When they are little, stick to cotton wool for cleaning and then try to get flushable wipes (hard to find, I know, but you can!) and biodegradable bags (easier - Waitrose and Boots have them)
And the best advantage of real nappies - they tend to come out of them earlier when they realise there is a distinct advantage as they no longer have the bulk to wear!
I hope this helps
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