Sposies reduce total nappy numbers and stress?
#1 *kelly*
Posted 14 September 2009 - 08:34 PM
I must say it is weird 2nd time round. I think the first time the sheer novelty of the MCNs propelled me. This time the nappies are older, not as bright, shiny (you know what I mean) and soft, and I am finding the transition a little hard.
I must say with every nappy I have changed so far I have been very aware of the landfill but also acutely aware of just how damned convenient sposies are. And I really do find them a major feat of engineering - the good ones really do hold so much, you really only need to change them a couple of times a day plus poos obviously.
I'm finding when I have her in clothies it is constantly on my mind that I must change her, eg. after outings, before every nap etc, whereas in sposie land I really wouldn't be fussed at all as I would be confident they would be up to the task.
A friend gave me a stack of flat terries which I like to use for the old-school factor, maybe I am letting them freak me out with how soaked they get. But I definitely find I would need to use several more clothies (even mcns) per day than sposies, which I think should come into the carbon calculations somewhere when the 2 are compared.
Anyway, hope you are all enjoying your kids and your nappies, sorry about the ramble :)
#2
Posted 14 September 2009 - 09:08 PM
PLUS, every time you use a sposie, you throw it out. based on your idea of say 4 sposies a day, you would have used 28 in a week, which is all the mcns you would need FOREVER
and if you need some motivation, get a couple of new nappies :D
#3
Posted 14 September 2009 - 09:08 PM
I don't know about the carbon calculations of sposies vs cloth, but considering that there mainly made with bamboo, I don't think its overly comparable. Plus cloth is so much cuter!
#4 *neejchee*
Posted 14 September 2009 - 09:14 PM
That said, I do recognise the convenience factor of sposies! I have to consciously NOT use any through the day, because I've found in the past if I put even just one sposie on her in the morning because I'm feeling lazy or whatever, I feel like I can't be fucked with cloth for the rest of the day. So I just wont let myself go there.
#5
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:11 AM
I LOVE not having to rinse poo, wash dirty nappies (eww), hang them out and bring them in. Plus i'm 33 weeks pregnant and feeling quite lazy :P
All that said though i'm still not 100% sure i'm ready to quit so will hang onto DD's nappies a while longer.
#6
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:11 AM
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PLUS, every time you use a sposie, you throw it out. based on your idea of say 4 sposies a day, you would have used 28 in a week, which is all the mcns you would need FOREVER
and if you need some motivation, get a couple of new nappies :D
Ditto that! Cait goes through 5-6 nappies per day, and we have a 25-28 stash.. Wash on the 3rd day, and voila.. I only had to pay for 15 day nappies, made the inserts myself(pocket trifolds), and pay for 4-5 night nappies.. I'd say around $900 tops, even including the sewing notions/ones I made, and fabric for liners.
I think you also need to put into consideration that it takes one cup of crude oil to make EACH and EVERY sposie. That's a lot of waste imho - as well as it filling up landfills for millions of years.
*shrug* to each their own, but I can't see how anyone can justify sposies when mcn's are just one or two extra loads of washing a week.
#7
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:47 AM
#8 *stellarella*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:50 AM
Terry flats really are not comparable to MCN at all.
#9
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:09 AM
If you are fining it to hard, put them away for a while, the love may return. If not then sell them and move on.
#10 *hobo*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:33 AM
I change her mcn's as much as i used to change sposies
#11
Posted 15 September 2009 - 08:42 AM
I wash every few days and think it is not difference to washing a load of towels or clothes in a day, wash them and hang them out takes 2 minutes to turn the machine on and 2 minutes to hang them out etc etc.... Dosnt take alot from my life, the added bonus of not having to smell urine or poo in my bins is AWESOME !
I also think buying 3 or 4 new or EUC condition nappies might make it easier for you to use the cloth a little motivation :)
I went to the shops the other day to buy some sposies as back up incase DS goes to mums or i run out (HIGHLY UNLIKELY LOL) and i just couldnt put them into the trolley :( was thinking even $10 for home brand back up nappies was out of my budget, so i went home and spent $40 online LMAO made me feel better though.
Goodluck i hope you get into using them for your little one soon, im sure once you start you wont want to stop !! :D
#12 *kelly*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 01:41 PM
Look forward to reading more interesting snippets on the site.
#13 *my_fallen_angel*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:46 PM
ewwwwwwwww
that is what i hate about them!
they need to be changed just as much as cloth does!
the thought of a full sposie hanging down between their knees makes me feel sick :(
#14 *TemMumOf3*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 07:56 PM
Good on ya for enjoying your Sposies-
and absolutely they're easier- The convenience of them is amazing
Sometimes I miss them- Knowing I can just bin them- and not worry about it
My Cloth nappying doesn't have much to do with the environment- it's simply because I enjoy cloth :)
#15
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:00 PM
#16 *neejchee*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:14 PM
#17
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:27 PM
#18 *whiterabbit11*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:54 PM
luckily she's not a big pooer, so while it's occassionally gross to rinse out sticky poo, that's not an everyday occurrence for me. i change regularly regardless, and i love the softness, prettiness, and 'realness' of cloth. i love not feeling guilty every time i chuck another sposie in the bin, knowing that it will still be there when alice's grandchildren have children. sobering thought.
#19 *neejchee*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 09:55 PM
#20
Posted 15 September 2009 - 10:08 PM
I tend to change more with MCN, I have to try and refrain from changing too often because I just want to use my pretties :) DD2 goes to daycare 3 times a week so I really do miss using them full time ..
#21 *kat13*
Posted 15 September 2009 - 11:27 PM
As everyone has said here whether they use sposies or cloth they are changed equally at "regular" intervals during the day.
If you are worried about carbon calculations, it has actually been proven that cloth use reduce energy emissions by approx 24% WEN
#22 *Slinky*
Posted 16 September 2009 - 08:17 AM
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Up to the task perhaps but they are still a urine soaked chemical cocktail sitting on your childs skin.
Consider yourself "lucky" (?) I guess that you can go longer with a sposie. My kids have had revere rashes if they were left in one for too long and had to have the cream plastered on for naps and bedtimes. Personally even if I have left them longer in one I find the smell to be quite pungent. Cloth has a smell about it too but not the same as sposies.
I've had breaks from cloth and used them when things got on top of me, don't get me wrong, but the break was enough for me to realise how much of a waste of money they are and how much rubbish they generate!
#23 *Jodie*
Posted 16 September 2009 - 08:50 AM
Sposies are made of chemicals, which get wet (the crystals), and these chemical crystals are sitting on your childs precious skin. This happens when the nappy is just too full. To change a baby only 4 times a day for wee's is just not enough, especially if a small baby, who wees alot (with the fluid intake).
Cloth nappies dont have chemicals (so no crystals). If you invest in some proven awesome nappies (such as Wild Child or the likes) then you wont have the problems with wetting through etc etc.
I used terry flats with fluffies covers for my first 4 children (cause MCNs werent really around at all then) then MCN for my last baby, and even with 5 children, it wasnt a hassle at all with the washing etc..
#24 *whiterabbit11*
Posted 16 September 2009 - 11:45 AM
#25
Posted 16 September 2009 - 11:50 AM
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Lol - yeah well - I'd only ever do it if he's literally just done it - and it's a small solid one - that really doesn't leave a mark IYKWIM. I wouldn't do it if he'd squished it of course! LOL...
#26 *3puddles*
Posted 16 September 2009 - 03:32 PM
#27
Posted 16 September 2009 - 09:59 PM
my two DD are in cloth almost all the time except nights...
my newborn gets changed every feed so 3hours at most.
my eldest can go longer in most of her MCN.
#28
Posted 22 September 2009 - 01:25 PM
#29
Posted 22 September 2009 - 04:55 PM
#30
Posted 22 October 2009 - 01:06 PM
#31 *Miss_Catie*
Posted 22 October 2009 - 03:24 PM
Im new to MCN, only been using for about 2 months now, but I wont put DD in a sposie unless Its essential (like while trying to convince the creche at my gym MCN are easy to use lol)
As for using more cloth then sposies, I dont find that the case... I changed DD before I went out, before nap etc anyway even in a sposie... Maybe I use a very very small amount more then sposies, but not noticebely more (not like 3 sposies compared to 8 MCN for example)
I reccommend MCN to everyone now, and my pitching line is "They really arent as much work as you think they are!" Which is my main reason for not trying them to begin with.
I originally had some terryflats to use when i was pregnant, but got sucked into using sposies
#32
Posted 22 October 2009 - 03:37 PM
#33
Posted 22 October 2009 - 04:19 PM
Miss_Catie said:
Thanks Miss_Catie. Unfortunately we don't have that much money. :( That's why I am making my own..... I do have a fluffy bubs dreams here, but we still get a bit of lag gape with that...... I am going to keep trying with what I have and go from there. :D I'm sure I'll find something that will work. :)
#34 *Miss_Catie*
Posted 22 October 2009 - 05:05 PM
#35
Posted 25 October 2009 - 08:17 PM
i use cloth due to the chemical reasons and that was the main reason i switched, i used sposies with all my other 3 kids and for 6 weeks with DS, i had no idea what sposies contained and was horrified when i found out, would never use them again, regardless of how convenient they are, but thats IMO
everyone has a right to their own ;-)
i enjoy using cloth and enjoy laundering and puttiong them on the line and putting them back together but i guess i am weird like that...
#36
Posted 26 October 2009 - 10:24 AM
fairystar267 said:
i enjoy using cloth and enjoy laundering and puttiong them on the line and putting them back together but i guess i am weird like that...
HAHA me too!
#37 *Sparrowgal*
Posted 31 October 2009 - 11:16 AM
page said:
Me three!
#38 *becstar101*
Posted 15 November 2009 - 06:16 PM
I do tend to leave a sposie on a little longer than an MCN if I'm out - but never too long imo.
#39
Posted 15 November 2009 - 07:35 PM
The other thing that has shocked me too is our bins! Our bin each week was nearly full but since we have been using the cloth, we are barely even quarter filling it. I think its awesome :D :D
Yeah sure, there are times when I'm changing a nappy thinking 'damn I wish this was a sposie so I could just throw it out' LOL (you know the kinds I'm talking about, the terrible explosions!) But i'm so glad that I am setting us up to be not only saving the planet in our own little way, but saving our hip pocket too.
#40 *scemma*
Posted 26 November 2009 - 10:22 PM
#41
Posted 01 December 2009 - 04:18 PM
I guess in terms of environmental impact, the more expensive sposies are a better choice than the cheapos because you use less...
#42
Posted 07 December 2009 - 03:25 PM
TemMumOf3 said:
Good on ya for enjoying your Sposies-
and absolutely they're easier- The convenience of them is amazing
Sometimes I miss them- Knowing I can just bin them- and not worry about it
My Cloth nappying doesn't have much to do with the environment- it's simply because I enjoy cloth :)
Here here! Different strokes for different folks:)
I've just had a week of over use of the sposies, unorganised and unmotivated. However, all washing folded and sorted now and we're back to our mcn! Our little 4month old has been trying to roll over and has actually been hampered by the bulkier mcn. We put him in sposies and viola! He can roll over! Now his stronger, doesn't matter what the nappy is.
We use sposies for night time. Very heavy wetter and I don't have any mcn that can handle how much he wees!
I do love the mcn and have become very environmentally concious. However at times love the sposie!
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