This is to remind parents that washable nappies can be both an economical and environment-friendly option.
Newborns use anywhere from 8-15 nappies a day at first (sorry to remind you that). As a baby gets older, it gradually gets less and less, as indeed a one year old may use 5-6 diapers a day. And this will go down to about 4 nappies a day until reaching 2 years old. 3 year olds may occasionally need nappies as well.
Hence you can work out for yourself that the cost of nappies is quite high. However even with the most inefficient washing machine and dryer in terms of energy spending, you will still save money while protecting the environment, saving the world, etc..by using washable nappies.
As an average comparison with disposable nappies, reusable nappies pay for themselves within a six month period. After six months you diaper for almost free.
And that’s in addition to a better comfort for baby!
To contribute towards this environment-friendly effort, Hello Baby is proud to support the Real Nappies for London scheme which basically gives parents and parents-to-be a £50 voucher to spend on real nappies as an incentive to reduce the tonnes of nappies going into landfill sites each year. In addition, this scheme also provides parents with an information pack and holds informative “Napuccino” sessions all year round to help parents try and choose cloth nappies. More info about this have been added on our Real Nappies page. Note that similar schemes run in many other councils across the UK.
Hello Baby’s choice
After much consideration, at Hello Baby we have chosen both the OneLife and BumGenius ranges of products.
Basically, the OneLife concept is to offer reusable nappies and nappy covers, in addition to liners. While the thin liners are disposed once used, only the cotton nappies are to be washed -and OneLife also provides ethically-produced sanitiser to soak the nappies in. The covers only need to be cleaned occasionally. OneLife items are sold separately or as a hamper set.
BumGenius on the other hand offers cotton nappies that are integrated into nappy covers. Hence the one-piece nappies are simply to be washed, which makes them super easy to use.
For further details, you can also have a look at our Guide to Reusable Nappies in our Resource Centre.
And in case all of this wasn’t enough, we also have a special offer on OneLife reusable nappies this week, destined to our Facebook fans -this is to be checked on our Hello Baby page on Facebook.
Hope that at least it will make you have a think about washable nappies!
