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selfsufficientish

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 364
Location: Bristol

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 2:18 pm Post subject:

I was in a conversation with an old mate of mine about this a while back. He used nothing, thats right nothing. As you can imagine it is totally environmentally friendly and really good for the baby too as 0 nappy = 0 nappy rash.

I do not have any more details than that I am afraid but will fill you in on the details when I do. Although he does live in a flat in London, so it is obviously something that many can do.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 2:23 pm Post subject:
He is a very brave man!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45440
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 2:26 pm Post subject:
Obviously hasn't got carpet, or upholstered furniture, and is very alert

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42207
Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 2:38 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Obviously hasn't got carpet, or upholstered furniture, and is very alert

I saw an article about this no nappy business, and I think those are all key. Plus not needing to do anything apart from watch your child.

selfsufficientish

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 364
Location: Bristol

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 2:39 pm Post subject:
Will find out more, can't imagine that it is something that I would give a go.

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 12918
Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue May 03, 05 7:55 pm Post subject:
Is this the same thing as the potty training at about 6 weeks. I believe timing was everything from anything that had gone in.

Quelly

Joined: 21 Jun 2005
Posts: 29

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 05 3:46 pm Post subject:

It's called elimination communication... basically you tune in with your baby's need to "go" in the same way you learn your baby's hunger cues. I think also not wearing a nappy makes the baby more aware of his/her own body and therefore gives clearer signals.

Anyway I was never brave enough to try it...but I read alot of anecdotes about it to know it can work

We use fuzzybunz here. They are pocket nappies which you stuff with anything you want! The good thing about this is that you take the muslin cloth out after you have washed them and it all dries really quick. Plus they are fleece so very soft on the skin and not bulky at all. I found kooshies took forever to dry. Tots bot do some nice toweling ones.

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 05 9:45 pm Post subject: reusable nappies

I am presently using reusables on my baby. I have been considering the no nappy idea but try as I might baby doesn't follow cues I can pick up. I use tots bots and engels (second hand). I find the more a nappy is washed the more absorbent it becomes. I soak (plus a few drops of tea tree oil) and wash every day and have 16 nappies, 8 booster pads, 3 wraps. I cut up fleece liner from an old fleece blanket and if the paper liners are only tiddled on then they can go in the wash for a second use too. Baby doesn't get nappy rash since going to cloth and although I have to admit to using a drier I try to keep it to a minimum.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 06 8:10 am Post subject:

I got the Ecologist newsletter and see they have an offer on a trial pack of cloth nappies, with three different "models" for people to try:

https://www.theecologist.org/offer3.asp

"Motherease, Tots bots and Popolino"

£24 from a supposed RRP £35, I don't know if that's either true or good but thought some of you might be interested, there are several threads on the subject so I didn't know where to put this one.

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 06 8:14 pm Post subject:
The ones in the Ecologist deal are nice ones generally, and its a good price for them. But if anyone is looking for cloth nappies could I please smile sweetly as its funding my downsizer life (and is why I need to move house cos they're taking over, lol, cos there are so many lovely ones out there ). Or is that just too cheeky? Helen_A

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