Possible “nappy tax” on disposables

I used terry nappies. It’s an easy routine to get in to with a bit of application & aforethought. I used nappy liners and just lifted the contents away into the loo. My baby never got nappy rash which I think was avoided because I washed her properly at every nappy change, & given my time over again, I’d do the same.

I found cloth nappies far less hassle than disposables.

I am 62 and my parents reliably inform me that I had disposable nappies. I tried to use terry nappies with my first born, but am ashamed to say I never got the hang of it and quickly turned to disposables. Now my grandchildren are in cloth nappies. They are much more user-friendly than the old terry nappies, being brightly coloured little 'pants' with poppers on them. The big advance we need is flushable nappy liners as the whole mess could then be lifted off the nappy and plopped in the loo. Atm the worst bit is scraping the poo off the nappy liner (sorry if anyone is eating!)

I was in my 30s, knackered, had to return to work after 11 weeks and used cloth nappies.

If the baby or toddler is with a childminder or in a nursery all day, can staff be expected to deal with various types of cloth nappies in large quantities?

3bn nappies p.a.is an awful lot to put into landfill. DD used ready shaped terry nappies, with integral plastic pants, all held together with Velcro. Her then London borough offered cheap ones for new mums so they didn’t use disposable.

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Yes always the wonens job to save the planet.

Indeed - unfortunately women still do the lion's share of domestic work.

If I were a young mother I wouldn't be using reusable nappies.

Have there been any serious studies to show they really are more eco-friendly - taking into account manufacture, plus plastic cover, detergent, electricity?

Lots of families live in flats with no outside space, so you can forget about snowy white nappies blowing in the wind, which many on here wax lyrical about!

I agree Gwyneth. I had no idea they amounted to "three billion nappies into landfill every year".

I used terry nappies for my children but I believe re-useable nappies are far more user friendly and easier these days. We cannot continue to throw away three billion nappies into landfill every year.

Or women even

Yes always the wonens job to save the planet.

My granddaughters aged from 8 to 17 were all reared in cloth nappies , so the idea isn’t that new
The first “disposables” are still mouldering in various landfills

If those mums want their children to have a decent future on a planet which is hospitable to human life I think they'll have to come to terms with cloth nappies.

Nappy service is always an option. Might be more popular if the price came down.