Frugal Nappying

[kermi]

Originally Posted by tikki

I like this site for some ideas

http://fernandfaerie.com/frugaldiapering.html

I love that site Tikki....I still have some of the funky prefolds I made Liam.... they weren't pretty - but they worked!

[johT]

moved this - bump!

[stirkykitty]

Wow that site is awesome Tikki.

[Sheree Scott]

Great thread guys, but as a Mum to a heavy wetter then referring to hemp and bamboo as unnecessary is very unhelpful. If I had only access to flats without the option of boosting with hemp then I would be spending on disposable overnight and when out of the house and my poor daughter would have many more nappy changes.
I am blessed with hemp fitteds and with my PUL covers. Which now I have learned about sewing my own will be the backbone with additional home made nappies made cheaply (has to be under $10 pernappy if fleece, flannellette and hemp boosting is used, but only a guess) that will be less absorbent, but fine as the extras, especially as they dry quicker in winter.

In summary: for heavy wetters and solid build babies: to reduce nappy changes and leaks and to not be refusing second hand clothes because they won't fit over the bulky nappy, a small stash of hemp fitteds and a couple of PUL covers is a wise investment. The rest of the stash can be fleece cover, flats with hemp boosting etc whatever you can get easily and cheaply.

cheers,

[waawa]

Originally Posted by Sheree Scott

Great thread guys, but as a Mum to a heavy wetter then referring to hemp and bamboo as unnecessary is very unhelpful.

Mmm, I'm not sure where the original is that said this, but I'm wondering if you're each working on slightly differing interpretations of "necessary"?

Some people most likely take it literally - as in, it is possible to do this without hemp/bamboo (H/B), therefore H/B are not necessary. Whereas you are saying that H/B made it much easier and more convenient for you, therefore, in your particular situation, you would consider it to be necessary, because if you didn't have H/B available, you may have made a different choice. H/B are worth it to you, but that doesn't make them an absolute essential.

It's still a choice - hemp and bamboo were basically unavailable only a few short years ago. Heavy wetters still used cloth, they just had to adjust their routines and methods (and yes, most commercial clothes were cut a bit bigger in the past!)

For me, my microwave oven feels "necessary"... but I know perfectly well that I managed without one before they were invented, and that other people manage now without them too!

Lara

[babyamore]

that site http://fernandfaerie.com/frugaldiapering.html
is way too much work for me but I think the idea is fabulous and eyecatching.
I am sadly not that clever but I can see the advantages.

Freecycle! I got a WHOLE bunch of terry flats by posting a wanted ad, some only washed and never used. Some I used as flats, others (generally the older thinner ones) I cut up and used in my own home-made nappies or boosters.

Maybe that is where I got the idea but the lady is yet to come good - only been a few days but ace idea

[mumtolachie]

thanks so much for this thread at the moment I have terry flats and flanette and a few bbb and ezy nappies, will be trying my first homemade mcn soon

[melava]

I use terry flats at home with homemade cover then swap the cover for a soaker at nap time. I made half a dozen AIO's for going out & have 2 sandies with soaker for nights. I have 2 bbb's coming that I want to use for day naps and in the process of knitting some more soakers & longies

[ruffy]

These tips are really good! Thank you.
I'm fairly frugal, but have given in to buying a stash bit by bit. My tips are:

If you are changing from disposables to cloth summer would have to be the best time to do it. This is because you can have loads of nappy free time, and drying time is shorter, so you don't need too many nappies to begin with.

Start out with what you already have, if you have flats or on old towel handy start with these & experiment a little. Fleece liners are really good with terry.. maybe that old fleece jumper that was going to the salvo's can be cut up for your experiment? An old towel & old fleece jumper, can make your first fleece cover and absorbant insert topped with fleece to keep bub dry.. too cheap.

Knitting is awsome. Nana's are wonderful (well mine is, at sending me soakers and longies)

Check out this thread for great ideas.. I wish I had when I was starting.

I've found woolen soakers almost brand new at op-shops, hunt the bargains.

Socks with holes in them can be made into leg warmers easily by cutting a hole in the toe area, great for night time nappy changes or no nappy backyard time. I still love baby legs though for going out.

Thanks for sharing all these frugal tips, just too cool.
b

[Hippy Chick]

Thanks heaps for all your frugal tips girls