What else will I need??

[Sarahwoo]

Now that Oliver is almost three months old and I'm feeling more organised and in control haha I am making the move to real nappies. I'm very excited!! I just need to know what else I need to get . . . any suggestions would be great!

So far I have on order:

*Five BG V3's
*Six Pop-In Dream Dri's (free through my local coucil's real nappy scheme!! How good is that!!)
*Flushable liners
*Nappy bucket (again free through council)
*Soap nuts for washing

I know I need more nappies and I was thinking of getting the e-bay cheapies to bulk out my stash? How many do you think I shoud get?

Do I need anything else? I am sooooo new to all this, but I really want to get it right!!

Thankyou!!

 

[henny]

Its so exciting when you start using cloth nappies
You may want a wetbag when going out, to put the used nappies in and you may want to try reusable wipes. My reusable wipes are just flannels cut in half then stitched.

 

[Mynx]

The ebay cheapies are great .. here's a link to a thread I started when I first switched to cloth, it'll give you an indication of what to expect and which seller to use https://www.babyandbump.com/natural-parenting/362332-ebay-cheapie-fluffies-opinions.html

As Henny said, wetbags are great for when you're out and about and I would recommend reusuable fleece liners as these kind of lock away the pee from baby's skin. I make my own from cheap fleece blankets from Dunelm or Primark

 

[Sarahwoo]

Argh I'm so excited!! Can't wait for my nappies to arrive lol!!

Great idea re using the cheapie fleece Primark blankets to make liners . . . Ikea do super cheap ones too which I guess would work?!?

I looked at re-usable wipes which I would be more than happy to use, however I mentioned it to my hubby and he gave me 'the look' and said that was a step too far lol!! so I'll let him get used to the nappies before I intruduce the wipes

I'll def have a look at the e-bay cheapie thread and look for a wetbag too

 

[DueMarch2nd]

my hubby gave me the same look about the wipes but now we use them and he cant imagine going back! I also realised soon after switching that the other wipes (even though they were "as gentle as cotton wool and water" organic kind) were irritating bubs skin!

 

[retromum1]

Yep we were the same about reusable wipes but I actually found that it was a pain using disposable when out and about as I would just through the nappy in the wet bag and then have to find a bin for the wipes as I didn't need nappy bags anymore so it became easier to use reusable.

It is so exciting starting your stash I haven't had mine that long but it has grown quickly!!!