Re: Are there trends/fashions in the cloth nappy world?
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:48 am
i have definately responded to trends. I started with 25 motherease onesize. The prettiest nappies i saw at the time were rainbow bots and i honestly couldn't understand why you would want to buy coloured nappies!
But then i got lured into a whole new world and went through phases depending on what was new or popular. I really remember when blueberries were released and the real fuss that was made - they were probably one of the first minkee nappies that people saw and ordering them was akin to people ordering the latest Iphone (honestly i think it was) and i think regardless of costs, many people 'had' to have this latest nappy
I was lucky with both mine that we got on with most things so could combine trends with functionality. But trends and prettiness can only really go so far before you have to plump for functionaliy. We are lucky that we have access to a wide range of pretty AND functional nappies, often at reasonable prices.
If pretty nappies weren't available, then as demonstrated , i would still have used cloth due to concerns over waste.
I don't really understand the discussion of ec in this context. Money would not have prevented me using cloth, i bought my set of ME for about £50 and this could have got me to pt'ing with charlotte as whe was still wearing them (don't know about ben as we haven't got there yet) and i am sure if i hadn't had that money, i would have gone for a cheaper option or maybe made something myself. I wouldn't have used disps (more expensive and too much waste) and i wouldn't have chosen ec, even if i had known about it because as a busy working mum it is just not something that fits in with my life.
But then i got lured into a whole new world and went through phases depending on what was new or popular. I really remember when blueberries were released and the real fuss that was made - they were probably one of the first minkee nappies that people saw and ordering them was akin to people ordering the latest Iphone (honestly i think it was) and i think regardless of costs, many people 'had' to have this latest nappy
I was lucky with both mine that we got on with most things so could combine trends with functionality. But trends and prettiness can only really go so far before you have to plump for functionaliy. We are lucky that we have access to a wide range of pretty AND functional nappies, often at reasonable prices.
If pretty nappies weren't available, then as demonstrated , i would still have used cloth due to concerns over waste.
I don't really understand the discussion of ec in this context. Money would not have prevented me using cloth, i bought my set of ME for about £50 and this could have got me to pt'ing with charlotte as whe was still wearing them (don't know about ben as we haven't got there yet) and i am sure if i hadn't had that money, i would have gone for a cheaper option or maybe made something myself. I wouldn't have used disps (more expensive and too much waste) and i wouldn't have chosen ec, even if i had known about it because as a busy working mum it is just not something that fits in with my life.