Happy summer!! For those of you new to real nappies I want to point you in the direction of Leicestershire County Council's Real Nappy incentive scheme. Like myself I'm sure you were a little daunted by the different types and styles of real nappies available and which is best to use.....well worry no longer! LCC have a real nappy lending scheme, they send a lovely advisor like myself along to meet you with a huge supply of nappies which you borrow and use for 2 weeks. During that time you'll have the support of both myself and my fellow advisors who are only just a phone call away - and you'll get the chance to try a few different types/styles of nappy without buying any! They do ask for a £150 cheque as a deposit which is returned to you at the end of the 2 week trial.
As well as the trail, they are currently opperating a £30 cash back scheme. To qualify you'll need to fill out a form with details of your little bundle and enclose a reciept for the nappies you have bought - they can also be preloved nappies as long as you have a reciept!
For further information and application details please log onto http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/environment/waste/reduce_and_reuse/real_nappies.htm
Now the weather's warmer (kind of) we're all looking to our holidays, and yes even though we've had ours it doesn't stop me wanting another lol
A question I get asked quite a lot is how I cope with real nappies when we travel or go away - I know I keep covering this but it is just as easy to Go Real when travelling/holidaying as it is at home. I'm always at the end of an email if you need any extra tips........
Thursday 28 July 2011
Friday 1 July 2011
Daddy's turn
I've recently started back at work full time so Edward has been enjoying lots of time with Daddy as he works from home.
I thought I'd give you an insight into his nappy experience and asked him to give me a few comments......bear in mind up until now the nappy responsibilties were taken on by myself so he very rarely changed a nappy!
So, from a Dad's point of view....what do I want in a nappy? the main thing I look for is if it's going to do the job, how easy it is to get onto a wiggling toddler and how difficult said wiggling toddler will find it to remove. Asthetics don't really apply to many Dad's (well not me anyway) unless you can get me a nappy covered in my favourite band or maybe even a Blackadder inspired nappy? I find the simplest nappies to use are poppered nappies which require a poppered ''PUL'' wrap and a microfibre insert that is topped with a lovel soft fabric, we use fleece liners too so Edward stays nice and dry.
We do have a stash of simple, but reliable nappies - although Kerry prefers the all singing all dancing ones with funky designs and fabric, I'm sure her main need with a nappy is if it is squishy enough!
We also use reuseable wipes which is great as we save more money and we can bung them in the machine with the nappies. I love that we are saving so much money and using nappies that won't have such a negative effect on the environment. We do sometimes tumble dry our nappies but when I add it up it still costs less than disposables.
I thought I'd give you an insight into his nappy experience and asked him to give me a few comments......bear in mind up until now the nappy responsibilties were taken on by myself so he very rarely changed a nappy!
So, from a Dad's point of view....what do I want in a nappy? the main thing I look for is if it's going to do the job, how easy it is to get onto a wiggling toddler and how difficult said wiggling toddler will find it to remove. Asthetics don't really apply to many Dad's (well not me anyway) unless you can get me a nappy covered in my favourite band or maybe even a Blackadder inspired nappy? I find the simplest nappies to use are poppered nappies which require a poppered ''PUL'' wrap and a microfibre insert that is topped with a lovel soft fabric, we use fleece liners too so Edward stays nice and dry.
We do have a stash of simple, but reliable nappies - although Kerry prefers the all singing all dancing ones with funky designs and fabric, I'm sure her main need with a nappy is if it is squishy enough!
We also use reuseable wipes which is great as we save more money and we can bung them in the machine with the nappies. I love that we are saving so much money and using nappies that won't have such a negative effect on the environment. We do sometimes tumble dry our nappies but when I add it up it still costs less than disposables.
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