An introduction to cloth nappies

As a bit of an eco chick I was keen to find out about cloth nappies. I have to say that nobody I knew had used or was planning to use cloth nappies. My perception of cloth nappies was like many other peoples. Cloth nappies meant hard work, they meant folding, pinning, soaking, boiling and drying terry squares, using sweaty plastic covers, baby having such a big bum clothes wouldn’t fit well and probably lots of leaks. Not very appealing really!

Then came a revelation, I discovered the wonderful world of Modern Cloth Nappies and I was hooked! Warning Cloth Nappies can be addictive - With different fabrics, styles and patterns cloth nappies are not just practical they’re an accessory!

The world of cloth nappies can be daunting which is why we have lots and lots of info on this website, have a FREE nappy consultation and have set up the nappy hire service.

 

People have different reasons for choosing cloth and this will ultimately impact on your choice of cloth nappies, whether it's to keep nappies out of landfill, only use natural fibers or to nappy your baby for less. The reason why I am interested in cloth nappies is I wanted soft, natural, breathable nappies next to my baby’s skin and secondly it is an environmental choice.

 

Beautiful organic cotton and eco-friendly bamboo nappies are great breathable chemical free nappies to have next to baby’s skin. And while there has been much debate into which option is better for the environment recent research from the UK has shown that using cloth nappies can reduce your eco footprint by 40%! And more if you use the nappies on another child. 

We'll be adding more pages with information on cloth nappies - such as types of cloth nappies, cloth nappy know how, cloth nappy jargon, washing and caring for cloth nappies and how to choose the best cloth nappy for you. So keep checking back.

We have lots of great information on our website (go to our Cloth Nappy Information Center) and some fabulous award winning cloth nappies for sale (view our cloth nappies here) in our online organic baby store www.downtoearthbaby.com

wishing you a happy 'green' day

Victoria Crombie
www.DownToEarthBaby.com

Victoria Crombie is a mother of 2 preschoolers and owner of the organic and eco-friendly online baby store Down To Earth Baby. Before children Victoria worked as a biologist and later as a Health Promotion Coordinator. Victoria now uses her scientific training and parental desire to help sustain a healthy planet by writing articles and blogs to help parents make informed choices and by providing quality natural products through her business.

We couldn’t have lived without Swim Nappies – love Mother-ease

Well the title of this blog says it all! On our trip we encountered some pretty hot weather – we were only 10 days into the trip when we got 48 degrees! Fortunately that was pretty much the hottest but as the further up North we went the more humid it was.

The only way to survive the heat was to get in the pool! So we made sure that every caravan park had a pool and we were in the water (either pool or sea) at least once if not twice a day. So I totally fell in love with the Mother-ease swim nappies we took with us.

Thinking of it Euan really only dirtied his swim nappy about 5 times for the whole duration of the trip (being 18 –24months on the trip he’s less likely to dirty a nappy in the water). Could you imagine if we’d used disposable swim nappies, one a day for 6 months is about 180 nappies that would have just been thrown away with only 5 having been ‘dirty’. What a total waste of money not to mention another bag of nappies in landfill.

Considering the amount of wear they got not just in the water but in the sun and being scraped across rocks, in the sand etc the Mother-ease swim nappies have performed brilliantly. We never had any leakage, they were easy to clean (although my husband was a bit squeamish about cleaning the dirty swim nappies - what is it about men and poo?!) it’s no big deal especially if you’re used to using cloth nappies.

I can say that these swim nappies were thoroughly tested by Euan and they came out with top marks from us (we like to personally try all our products). The bonus of course being we’ve got nappies for his swimming lessons as well – so they really are value for money Actually you only need to have 2 (maybe more with a younger child as they might be more likely to dirty their nappy). So we just had one swim nappy as a spare – took a plastic bag with us to the beach to put the dirty nappy in for cleaning when we got back to the caravan park – too easy.

Take a look at the Mother-ease swim nappies here, we’ve currently got Jade and Brazilian gender neutral colours in stock but we can order in other colours (red, blue or lilac) for you so just contact us (info@downtoearthbaby.com)  Once you try them you’ll be hooked!

 Euan giving his Mother-ease swim nappy at work out at the beach!

Have a happy ‘green’ day

Victoria Crombie

www.DownToEarthBaby.com

Victoria Crombie is a mother of 2 preschoolers and owner of the organic and eco-friendly online baby store Down To Earth Baby. Before children Victoria worked as a biologist and later as a Health Promotion Coordinator. Victoria now uses her scientific training and parental desire to help sustain a healthy planet by researching information to help parents make informed choices and by providing quality natural products through her business.

Our first Down to Earth Baby blog

Hi
Welcome to our first blog!
I was lucky to have recently traveled around Australia with my family for 6 months - what a fabulous experience - and many thanks to Suzie for keeping the business in tip top shape and getting orders out promptly while we were away.


Traveling together was just great, but being out in the Outback in a little caravan it was also interesting to discover what we did and didn't miss about home! Great way to prioritise and de-clutter your life. But I did also discover what natural and organic products I really can't live without.

So over the next few blogs I'm going to be sharing what products I just couldn't (or hated having to) live without!


Have happy 'green' day
best wishes
Victoria Crombie
www.downtoearthbaby.com


oh and here's a pic of me and Zoe and Euan at Nigaloo reef.