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I'm Kerry, and this is my son Edward – I have a teeny confession to make, I am utterly addicted to reusable nappies!!
I recently became a volunteer for Leicestershire County Council and thought it'd be a good idea to make a note of some of my experiences with Motherhood and anything nappy related that you lovely people can view in the hope I can dispel all those rumours and preconceptions of using cloth nappies.
Here's my story........
I had made the all important decision to use reusable nappies the week I found out I was expecting Edward, my partner (Brett) mentioned that his Mum had bought some for his Sister when she had her Son but she didn't use them so they were gathering dust at the bottom of the wardrobe, waiting to give a little bum a good home. Thankfully Brett's Mum was over the moon when I talked to her about using the nappies she had, she was so excited she got them out and showed me how to use them. My desire to use cloth nappies grew and grew, until the day Edward came into our world and after one look at him I knew he'd always be wearing cloth nappies.
After a difficult birth I thought I might use disposables for the first week, I had just become a Mum for the first time and the thought of constantly washing nappies whilst I got to grips with being Mummy was very overwhelming. I was struggling to breast feed Edward and I was exhausted! It took me until Edward was 5 days old to start using my soft, white nappies – I started with 2 parters (also called pre folds) which consist of a square of cloth and a waterproof wrap, the square of cloth can be folded to suit the individual and then the wrap goes over the top. Day 5 was a very bizarre day for us, Edward was admitted to hospital with dehydration so my cloth journey was put on hold as the hospital wasn't the best place to wash nappies. After a few days in hospital, we were allowed to take Edward home – during our hospital stay we discovered Edward only has one kidney, we came away with some positive feelings about moving forward with his care.
Throughout our time in hospital I had to use disposables, I realised I could just carry on using them when I got home – I reached a massive hurdle. When we got home Brett encouraged me to start using cloth again, I am so grateful he did because every other hurdle I hit seems to be easier to handle now.
I'll admit, since that first eventful month – I have used disposables a few times, mainly during Edwards appointments to see his consultant at hospital (and one morning when I had forgotten to wash my nappies the day before!) each time I use them I am reminded of how many we throw away each day and I wonder what chemicals I am putting so close to my little boys bum. I don't want to bad mouth disposables, I'm sure for some parents the pro's out weigh the con's but if anyone asks me my opinion on them be warned lol!