Real Nappies Cloth Diapers

Real nappies are best described as washable or reusable nappies. These nappies are usually made of cloth with some type of waterproof outer. Real nappies originate from the terry nappy which was the main nappy used by parents up to the mid seventies or early eighties.

Modern washable nappies are fantastic. There are many brands on the market, which are very contemporary, easy to use and perform well. I feel that shaped nappies perform consistently to a high standard. These can come in two parts as a nappy and wrap or as an all in one nappy. To begin with there is no need to fold these nappies they are shaped ready to put on. Forget those sharp safety pins modern real nappies are fastened by poppers, applix (strong Velcro) or by the 'nappy nippa' ( 'T' shaped plastic which grips the nappy and fits to baby exactly).

There is no need to soak nappies nowadays as washing machines are so efficient. Dry paling is best just throw your nappies into a well-sealed bucket until ready to wash. As for washing you only talking about 2-3 extra loads a week with a set of 20 nappies. One disposable user who tested real nappies said 'it is not harder just different'.

There are so many positives to using reusable nappies. To begin with they are cheaper you can save lot of money compared to disposables when using a lot of real nappies, savings are even greater if the nappies are used on a second or third child as I have discovered. They are easy to use just put on a wash when you run low. No rushing out to the shops due to running out of nappies and no lugging large boxes of nappies out of the supermarket. Real nappies are very soft and gentle next to babies’ skin.

They are so cute coming all sorts of materials, designs and colours. These nappies look so good on the bottom of a crawling baby. So real nappies are good for mum and baby what more. One of the most important advantages is that real nappies slim down the rubbish in the bin. Disposable nappies take a lot longer than a lifetime to decompose in landfill sites. Just think of how many nappies one baby could use before they are potty trained and then how many babies there are in the world.

Negative attitudes to modern reusable nappies are often down to lack of knowledge or use of one of the poorer quality nappies on the market (unfortunately there are a few). We cannot blame parents before and after a baby is born is a very busy time. It is then hardly surprising that a lot of mums who go on to use washable nappies do so after their own research or recommendation.