Why we should all be using cloth nappies

Ms Roche mentions the use of terry nappies as an alternative to disposables. I switched to cloth nappies when my child was 10 months old and never looked back. Modern cloth nappies are nothing like the terry nappies of old.

They now come shaped like a disposable and fasten with either poppers or velcro. There is no soaking in buckets of napisan or using nappy pins and plastic pants like previously.

Modern cloth nappies can be stored in a wet bag until washing time and then washed in your washing machine.

The average baby can go through approximately 6000 nappies from birth to being potty trained, this is the equivalent of spending more than £1000 on disposable nappies. Modern cloth nappies can be bought for as little as £200 for a kit to be used from birth to potty.

Of course there are added costs such as use of your washing machine but even this is significantly less than wasting £1000 on throw away disposables. Furthermore modern cloth nappies do not contain as many chemicals as disposables and are therefore much better for your baby.

Plus there are no disposables to fill up your bin and landfill sites. I did not think I could deal with cloth nappies, but I am so glad I made the switch.

If only more people would consider using them, we could start to make a difference with the 3 billion disposable nappies which are thrown away in the UK every year. To those that think they can't do it, I say give it a try.

Mrs L Cain.