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we used disana's organic tie on nappies ourselves. they look like a wee gift all tied up on your wee one, really sweet and the least expensive nappy around!
brand new (we got ours second hand off the nappies forum on https://www.ukparents.co.uk ) you'll spend around �1.90 for each disana tie on, �2 for each booster (the bit you fold up inside to soak up the ick) a wrap, the bit on the outside that makes it waterproof or waterresistant... this varies a lot but expect to pay between �7-20 each (don't panic, you don't need one for each nappy!) and then we used fleece liners as they keep the wet away from the baby and the poo usually falls right off into the toilet, saves a lot of trouble.. just cut an old fleece into the right size strips... free or about �2-4 to buy an old fleece or two from the charity shop
if you buy secondhand you'll do quite well for yourself. we bought all but a few of the wraps second hand, i think our entire outlay over the 2.5 year period was only about �100, maybe less!
i'd suggest buying wool wraps for a few reasons
1. you'll need less of them. 3-4 is fine. you simply turn them inside out and hang them up to dry when they start to get a bit moist and put a new on on the baby. you won't need to wash them very often as the lanolin has antibacterial properties so unless they get poo on them you can just let them air out between uses and you'll get about 4 weeks out of them before they need washing again. i always relanolised when i washed as well. this simply involves allowing them to soak in a lanolin solution for about 8 hours then you do a vinegar rinse and they're clean and water resistant again!
if you get the disana wool pants you'll get much longer wear out of each one as they are stretchy and look like little woolen shorts! when you first get them they look huge but they felt up over time which helps their waterresistant (practically waterproof, if you change your baby as much as you should it will be a very RARE time that they get so damp you get your clothes damp as well) basically the kid wears each size until they become so felted and short that they don't fit over the nappy anymore. we found we only had to buy new wraps 3 times so that's really good value as many wraps only fit for 4-6 months if you're lucky!
the lanolin you need to buy costs about �5 per bottle and you'd most likely only use 2 bottles over the course of 2.5 years. you'll also want 'wool soap' which is basically the olive oil soap you get in green blocks from ethnic grocers, great stuff this, one of the best cleaners ever. we use it on our wool coats and jumpers as well. it takes stains out like you wouldn't believe!
i wouldn't bother with the disana shaped booster/liner, they aren't very good. better to get a cotton square or a muslin cloth. you can fold it triple or quadruple and it's very good and extremely flexible. the disana nappies are one size, you simply fold to fit!
here's a picture of the disana, looks cuter on a baby
https://www.kittykins.co.uk/cloth-nappies/type/8/brand/disana
https://www.naturallynappies.com/products/disana.html
here are instructions for tying them
https://www.disana.de/eng/sowirdsgemacht.htm
(very easy to do after the first 5 times or so, practice on a doll before the baby comes!)
a few comments on the disana wool wrap
https://www.diaperpin.com/diapers/itemdetail.asp?id=842
picture and description of disana pull on wool wrap
https://www.kittykins.co.uk/wraps/type/3/brand/disana
and some excellent advice online on how to choose what's right for you
https://www.twinkleontheweb.co.uk/how_to_choose.htm
you'll find the people on uk parents very helpful as well. you may want to try a lot of different nappies before you buy a lot of one type, to see which you get on with better. this is why the nappy sale/resale forum on uk parents is so wonderful! you'll find them very inexpensively and you can always resell them if you don't like them. i resold my last remaining lot of cloth nappies, about 25 nappies, 30 boosters, 25 fleece liners and 1 wool wrap for �25 on ebay, and my items were already 2nd hand!
i wish you the best of luck 
ps alison is right, if you 'dry pail', that is, you don't soak you'll be fine. you can get a mesh bag that fits into your nappy pail (we found a rubbish bin with a tight fitting lid very good) you simply pull the mess out of the pail and fling it into the washing machine! |
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