Venturing into the world of cloth nappies was a completely new thing for me and actually not as scary or hard as I first thought it might be. I now also think why did I let people’s thoughts and opinions put me off the first time round! Unless you have experienced something first hand it is very hard to know how something will pan out and if you will enjoy or actually achieve anything from a new challenge. We are now 8 weeks into using cloth nappies during the day and disposables at night time and I’m really enjoying it. Baby Jackson is our last baby so we are having fun trying out new things at home and in years from now I can look back and say ‘I’m so glad we did that’ instead of ‘ I really wish I’d done that’.
Firstly it pays to do your research and with today’s social media, the internet etc it’s so simple to do. I decided to join some Cloth nappy groups on Facebook and find out more about them, such as cost, different nappy types, washing and drying tips and routines etc. All of which was a great help before deciding to go full, part time cloth or not at all.