Bambino Mio consumables.jpg © by Regal Lager

Shake and I made the decision early on in my pregnancy to use re-useable nappies for our baby.

I spent weeks researching different brands, reading reviews and comparing prices and “special deals”.

In the end, I decided to ignore the reviews and chose a brand that had been recommended by a colleague of mine – Bambino Mio.

I found what appeared to be a good deal online and we now have enough nappies to last him for 2 years!

We compared this cost to the cost of using disposable nappies and even when factoring in the cost of electricity for the washing machine, reuseable nappies were considerably cheaper. Others have prepared even more detailed evaluations. Of course, we were concerned about the environmental impact as much, if not more so, than the financial.

When we packed our hospital bag we tried to take everything on the list as advised by the midwives. To clean baby, we were told to bring cotton wool pads. Whilst this seemed like a great idea (and better than using wipes), we could still see that this would generate a lot of waste.

Model sewing machine © by David Hilowitz

Therefore, with the help of my mother-in-law and her sewing skills, I bought some material and decided to make my own reuseable wipes. I read several articles online which suggested using flannel and found some which was both organic and unbleached, which would be kindest for baby.

We have been using them for 2 months now (time is flying by…) and they are still holding up well. The more they are used, the more absorbent they seem to be.

Do you have any suggestions for other homemade baby products that I could make?

Bake
xoxo