Introduction

Being pregnant and expecting a baby or babies can be the most amazing things that happens to any woman. Though not all women are opportuned to experience such Joy and feeling of carrying your little selfless baby in your womb. I pray every woman I know out there get to be blessed with the fruits of the womb.

Pregnant women aside from taking antenatal seriously also take into consideration the type of dresses and undies their babies should use after birth.

On my part, I do my pre natal baby shopping myself and for undies like nappies I always chose the reusable environmental friendly nappies. A dozen of reusable nappies in my area for the good quality is estimated about 6 SBD. I usually get two dozens and lid like buckets for their storage too.

   Routine washing of baby reusable 
  nappies

I'm happy to say I have used reusable nappies for all my three kids. When I gave birth to my first son, way back in 2012, we never even had much finance to budget for diapers but I was glad I started my child bearing using reusable.
For my second son, I still bought reusable nappies though most of my neighbors will laughed and make mockery of me . Some said teachers are cunny and look for every opportunities to save money. They thought I was a hyperbolic being who works from Mondays to Friday but yet still washes nappies instead of saving time with disposable diapers which they sat at home and did nothing but used them. I was opportuned to talk to a friend who cared to listen that diapers are not environmental friendly and I really don't like walking around seeing diapers dumped everywhere and everyday and still partake in polluting my environment. That was my own little way of not adding to pollution.

On welcoming my third baby, I still didn't hesitate buying my resusable cloth nappies because I love them so much and I'm not only protecting my baby's health but my environment. I'm used to washing and ironing them daily for the other two babies until they reached year and a half. So I thought it wouldn't be a big deal.

Cloth Resusable Diapers

I uses cloth diapers for my baby daily . These are not only good for your baby’s skin and health, but are reusable. There are many variants of cloth diapers available in the market; I can picked up organic cotton ones that absorb well. However, I was prepared for some extra work, as you’ll need to change and wash your little one’s diaper, as soon as it gets soiled. As for me it's my pleasure doing it on a daily basis. I do it every morning before going about my economic activities for the day. I rinsed the pooped and washes with soapy water then later steep in very hot omo water for atleast an an hour. After which I rinse thrice before pegging them to his hangers.

• Washing and pegging my cloth nappies 🥰

During this dry season, I allow my baby's stand in my room because of dust. This is because my house is besides the untarred road and the verander is always cleaned twice because of dust. So placing the stand outside is a no go for me.

The reasons I don't used diapers are many but I will just expatiate on two as seen below;

Diapers are Expensive

If you rely on diapers, I will say it's going to cost you a fortune, then it may burn a big hole in your pocket. On average, you may be required to change eight to ten diapers of your baby in a day and in some cases even more. However, there are some parents who complained of not having appropriate time though I see it as lack of time management.

Diapers are Not Environment-friendly

Use of diapers is on the rise, especially in this century. But Truth be told it is not good for the environment. There are a large number of diapers that get disposed in the environment containing plastic, synthetic fibres, and other chemicals. All these are difficult to decompose and pose a threat to the environment. That's why an advice of taking care of our already polluted environment is the best.

Conclusion

Deciding on using cloth nappies, you'll need around 20-24 nappies to start with, depending on your washing and drying routine, climate and season. It's a good idea to try a few different types or inquire from a friend before you buy one type in bulk.
I will end here by saying parents who do laundry together give more Help to their wives than they could ever imagine. Therefore, washing nappies shouldn't be just the woman's thing especially when you both are working out of home.
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