The lovely Pippa is a Lancashire mummy of two who blogs over at Red Rose Mummy and she joins us today to tell us why she is considering switching to Cloth Nappies...
Cloth nappies are something that I first looked at when pregnant with my son over three years ago. I've always tried to live life in as an environmentally-friendly way as possible and I knew that the legacy of a child wearing disposables throughout their 'nappy-wearing' life would be at odds with this. I decided I would start out using disposables then switch to cloth. We never did. He is three years old, potty trained and has only ever worn disposable nappies.
Seven months ago his baby sister arrived and the prospect of raising two babies using disposables weighed even heavier on me. The first few months of having two children passed by in a blur but, a couple of months ago my thoughts turned properly to switching to cloth. I've asked lots of blogging friends about their experiences and only heard positive tales. Jen, my lovely host for this post has been extremely helpful and has loaned us two different types of nappy to try out, a Close Parent pop in and a Baba and Boo pocket. I've found this so useful and have tried both on Little Miss. Finally I have a child who has worn something other than disposables!
I've been looking out for special offers ever since and have ordered two Little Lamb trial packs. I'm combing the Facebook pages and websites of the Real Nappy Week collaborators to look for good discounts too.
We aren't ready to make the switch quite yet, I need to order some more fluff but I'm enjoying using those that we have (and the loaned nappies) and already noticing that I have to buy disposables less. I don't understand all the different nappies, or the vocabulary of cloth nappies yet but I'm learning quickly. It's definitely helpful to speak to a few people who have used cloth nappies and explore all their different recommendations, and Real Nappy Week is a terrific time to do so.
I'm not sure we will ever make it to exclusively cloth., and I so admire those families that do, but I'm looking forward to relying less on disposables and sending fewer of them to landfill. The fact that fluffy cloth nappies look so cute helps too!
Thank you for sharing your decision with us! Please do show Pippa some comment love and feel free to ask any cloth nappy questions you may have if you are also thinking of making the switch! Do you have any tips for Pippa or other parents considering giving Cloth Nappies a go? Please share them in the comments! All comments get entered into our prize draw!
You can read more from Pippa here....
