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Choose Real Nappies

It’s fun and saves you money!

Real Nappies – or washable nappies - are easy to use, save you money and are better for the environment.  Read on….

These days nappies are so much more than white terry towel squares with a hard plastic outer and real nappies come in all shapes and colours with a size for every baby bottom!

Choose Real nappies for these reasons too…

Real Nappies can be up to 40% better for the environment than disposables (see the Environment Agency’s updated report published in 2008 – look online at: http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/PDF/SCHO0808BOIR-E-E.pdf )

Unlike disposables, Real Nappies put parents in control of the impact they have on the environment, with the carbon savings directly related to how you choose to wash your Real Nappies.  

Real Nappies have next to no impact on landfill sites.  Disposable nappies do have an impact however - every year in the UK 3 billion disposable nappies are thrown away and 90% of these are landfilled. 

Which would you prefer? 24 Real nappies hanging on your washing line, or sending approximately 4,000 disposables to landfill while your baby is in nappies.

 It’s up to you….

Nappies these days are so much more than white terry towel squares with a hard plastic outer.  These days nappies come in all shapes and sizes and...colours

You can even accessorise your Real Nappies with matching T-shirts, leggings or clothing especially made for Real Nappies, cut slightly wider at the legs/bum, these make an excellent addition to your Real Nappy wardrobe and little girls look particularly cute in a skirt or dress which matches their Real Nappy. 

For much, much more information try these websites:

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Top Ten Tips for choosing your Real Nappies

  1. Are there any nappy incentives on offer?  Look online to see what is available
  2. Take a minute to think about what you need for your baby.  Do you need something quick drying? Do you need a nappy which will grow with your baby or a particular size? Do you want natural fibres?  Narrowing down your choices will help to get the real nappy which will work for you and your baby.
  3. Do some research.  Cheaper brands may simply not do the job properly, leaving you either very disillusioned with cloth nappies or having to re-invest.
  4. Seek the advice of a nappy advisor who may run demonstration mornings or do home visits.  Search the Go Real Nappy Campaignwebsite for advisors in your region and if there are none most on-line nappy stores will be more than happy to advise you via email or phone.
  5. Plenty of mums will be happy to share their findings and experiences with you so have a look at parenting forums on the websites you visit.
  6. Consider a nappy trial pack to test a few different types of real nappy before investing in a complete set
  7.  Read Real Nappy Reviews- impartial reviews from people who have used the different types of nappy will prove invaluable in deciding which ones are for you
  8.  Think about using washable wipes too- if you are already using cloth nappies then cotton wipes are no extra hassle at all. Simply use, wash and re-use! The Cheeky Wipes kits really help to make this a breeze.
  9.  Remember that its never too late to start using cloth- so if you need some time at first to just get used to being a mummy, take it and turn to cloth only when you are ready
  10. Have fun with it- cloth nappies are not only functional, easy to use, better for your baby, the planet and your wallet but they are darn cute too! Be a proud cloth-mummy!