Best eco disposable nappy?

[shesmurf]

Any recommendations? Getting ready for our new arrival. Have been recommended Moltex but wondered if there were any others you would suggest or whether you use Moltex and have found them to be the best?
Cheers

 

[daftscotslass]

Quite a few supermarkets do their own brand now... Asda and Sainsbury's I think. Over anything I prefer the Nature babycare ones and we still use them at night or when we run out of clothies. Also tried samples of Moltex and Bambo but wasn't a fan at all - they just didn't seem as absorbent.

 

[Mildly]

We use the Naturecare Baby range, available in boots and Waitrose (and probably other shops) and would recommend them. I would check their website though because if I remember rightly they aren't 100% biodegradable.

The size three nappies keep my son mostly dry from 8pm til 7am - we've only had a few damp sleepsuits in the mornings.

I haven't tried any of the other eco-disposables though.

 

[Lisamj]

I personally wouldn't recommend the Sainsbury's Eco Nappies - didn't find they could hold much and they resulted in numerous unecessary night wakings where Sam had soaked through the nappy.

L x

 

[zebrastripes]

Mothercare do good ones...I can't remember what they are called...and i think there were some doubts over exactly how eco friendly they were.

These are quite good too
http://www.littlegreenangels.com/p35_Ju ... s_(38_pack).aspx

 

[valentine]

If I use disposables, I use Natures Babycare or Moltex - remember to use eco-friendly nappy bags too (or none), Natures Babycare do some found beside the nappies, otherwise all your eco-friendly good work will go to waste (or not, quite literally!)

Valentine Xxx

 

[zebrastripes]

If I use disposables, I use Natures Babycare or Moltex - remember to use eco-friendly nappy bags too (or none),

We used to compost ours

 

[shesmurf]

thanks for that. Ideally I would have liked to go traditional but we don't have a tumble dryer or space to fit one and i think it would be a nightmare when I go back to work at 6months so eco friendly seemed the best compromise...

 

[kalia]

It's completely your decision and I'm not trying to sway you I just wanted to let you know that we don't have a tumble drier and we use Tots Bots fluffles which dry no problem. I've heard the same is true of Bambinex teddies which are slimmer fitting. We do 3 or 4 loads of washing a week so I don't know if you feel that would be too much extra work. And the other day we bought nappies for friends as we were in the supermarket and they asked if we could pick some up and we were gobsmacked by the prices! Although we got cloth for other reasons (comfort) we have saved a fortune by doing so, so using cloth until you go back to work would be cheaper than eco disposables.

 

[Leese]

I found the moltex and nature baby ones good but as someone else said, the sainsbury's ones weren't great!

 

[shesmurf]

ah I can't decide! I want it all - I want what's most comfortable for bump, what's economically sensible, environmentally freindly and least hassle!

I was kind of put off the terry idea a while ago as my sis-in-law who has a 15month old boy said the Terrys she had were rotten, leaked so much she gave up and opted for Moltex. Her mum said the terry quality (of the mothercare ones) was terrible. My sis in law thought the amount of extra changes and washing probably cancelled out the env and economic benefits.
I did originally intend on using terrys before this and I'm now torn (esp since the fluffle are on sale! http://www.naturalbabyshower.co.uk/vmch ... 3godumy9CW )

My OH is going to give up work and go back to college after my maternity leave so in terms of money savings Terrys are very appealing as we will be super skint!

 

[daftscotslass]

Why not buy a few different cloth nappies to try out and see what suits? It's definitely a case of what suits one baby doesn't suit another. We had a few fluffles and ended up selling them because they didn't suit my daughter as they are very bulky and not as absorbent as some of the others out there. Most of the time we use prefolds (cotton squares), Bamboozles and pocket nappies. The Bamboozles we got direct from Tots Bots as they sell seconds that are practically flawless and £4.50 each. All of them you can sell on and recoup a lot of your costs if they don't suit.

I have both a fluffle (washed a few times but never worn), a couple of Flexitots (the newest one from Tots Bots) and a bamboozle (used but still in pretty good condition) if you want to try them out. We don't have a drier either but have never found drying them a problem.

 

[trixipaws]

my friend got me some i cant remember the name now- they were made out of corn or something- in a white packet with i *think* pink and gray writing? they were pretty good

 

[shesmurf]

thanks very much for the offer scotslass but I went and signed up to the council run nappy scheme yesterday - they give you 6 types of terry to try, sure I'll have made my mind up by the end of that!
cheers

 

[daftscotslass]

thanks very much for the offer scotslass but I went and signed up to the council run nappy scheme yesterday - they give you 6 types of terry to try, sure I'll have made my mind up by the end of that!
cheers

Superb! Let us know how you get on