![]() ![]() Some councils offer vouchers or cash back to help parents buy cloth nappies. However, once you’ve stocked up, you don’t need to buy more (though washing is an ongoing cost). It's true there is an initial cost: whilst each disposable nappy sells for a few pence, reusables cost pounds. At the bottom of this article I address frequently asked questions on how to wash the nappies, where to get help and loads more. The washing takes some effort, but once you’re in the swing of it, it’s no different from washing your loved one’s inevitably mucky onesies at the end of a day. Folding up and throwing away the liner is much like dealing with a disposable nappy. ![]() Common practice is to use a permeable nappy liner, which sits between your baby’s skin and the cloth nappy and catches non-liquid waste. So why aren’t we all using reusables? I know some people are put off by the idea of handling and processing reusable nappies – but honestly, I found it’s really not that bad. One study "detected a number of hazardous chemicals in disposable diapers that could migrate through urine, for example, and enter into prolonged contact with babies' skin." Some parents also choose cloth nappies to avoid the chemicals in disposables. Over that time span, if you were to replace just one disposable nappy a day with a reusable one, you’d save around 900 nappies from going to landfill where they would take hundreds of years to decompose. Most toddlers are out of nappies before they’re three years old. Which are the best reusable nappies in 2023? At a glanceīest one-part reusable nappy – Bambino Mio Miosoloīest reusable pocket nappy – Little Lovebum]īest reusable nappy wrap – Motherease Airflow Why buy reusable nappies? The full reviews are below, after I answer some of the key questions. ![]() Truly, we are living in a golden age of reusable nappies. And they’re easier to care for too: there’s no soaking or boiling all you have to do is chuck them in the washing machine. But the best reusable nappies these days can be as simple to put on as disposables – they’re shaped, elasticated, fastened with velcro or poppers, and come in a dazzling choice of prints. Mention cloth nappies to older generations and they’ll describe soaking pails of smelly nappies, boiling them, folding towels, and accidents with safety pins. ![]()
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