Hello mums and dads. Happy Holidays and eku recession-is-just-a-word . I thought I'd create this thread to share with us how I and quite a lot parents around the world, use clothel diapers.

Is it not napkins

Thank you mummy Onegai, we want to know jare, all d baby daddies and intending baby daddies are interested .

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Below is an old school diaper: it had a tough texture to wash, it didn't absorb much and your mum probably stuck in a pin in you a couple times, trying to fasten it (ouch!) It was also a "tie-pant" and not very pretty.

This is a modern cloth diaper: it's easier to use, absorbs more (minimum is 3 to 4 hours), easier to wash, sized (you can get one-size for ages 3 months to 2.5 years or sizes for different ages). It is super cute (your life is not complete till you have enough colours to match every baby outfit or you have a Superhero patterned diaper cover. They exist). It is easier to fasten because you can use a Snappi (invented by a South African Dad) or Boing-Boing or equally functional, safe diaper fastener.

I don't like that one with skull

Cc Aim07 she has started a thread

Let me help answer some questions?

1. Are Disposable Diapers bad?

Yes and No. Disposable Diapers are very convenient and they do draw moisture away from a baby's bum. Those are pluses. But disposable diapers are made from paper, plastic and chemicals (the stay-dry) and those things do not degrade in even 20 years. So they constitute a nuisance on the landfill. Imagine a mountain of disposables which don't break down and contaminate everything. You can neve reuse that land used to dispose plastic, plastic doesn't degrade and countries are desperately encouraging companies to use biodegradable materials (why do you think Shoprite sells those red cloth reusable shopping bags?)

Disposables keep baby's bum dry. But they also subconsciously encourage a parent to keep the baby in a diaper longer. Why change a diaper when baby doesn't seem to be so wet? That thinking leads to "Use 2/3 diapers a day abegi!", diaper rash and sudocrem.

Anecdotally, even paediatricians seem to think babies potty train faster in cloth diapers. Because they can feel wetness quicker and we even have cloth diapers that function lile disposables in keeping baby's bum dry (Microfibre insert).

2. Are cloth diapers not for poor/low-income people?

Lol. All the mums behind Wamby Diapers are very educated, STEM-based women, I'm talking a minimum of a 2nd tertiary degree for each of them. Even abroad, the average cloth diaper mama is a middle class/upper middle class chick. Cloth Diapers tend to work out cheaper than Disposables and the old school ones had a bad reputation.

3. Aren't Cloth Diapers unhygenic?

If they are, why are they rapidly growing in popularity across the Western world? Look it up, just google. And I have used them for almost 2 years, in the midst of a group of over-qualified numbnuts, I mean relatives whom include: 3 consultant paediatricians (one leads a lot of research and writes textbooks), one neonatal specialist, 2 dermatologists, one surgeon, some random Drs and not one of them thinks cloth diapers are unhygenic. If cloth diapers cause rashes, it's due to one reason only: they are not washed properly. Which is why we recommend that please, please, PLEASE don't give this to your househelp to wash with her hands. As a child I got rashes because our help washed with anger and made eyes at my brothers at the same time . Use a washing machine and dry under our hot Naija sun
It will kill all killables.

Which is cheaper, Disposable or Cloth?

Cloth.

I'm serious. I have used Pampers (Nigerian and imported), Huggies (Nigerian and imported), Molfix diapers (which are affordable and decent). The Nigerian disposables tend not to be made so well, they leak and fall apart easily. One brand fell apart and the chemicals inside the stay dry kept irritating my baby's skin to the point she scratched and bled. Molfix size 4 last 2 weeks was about N1800 in ajah market, we would use a minimum of 4 diapers daily (she's potty training, peeing less but we still can't catch the poos on time, every time). For a pack of 32+2, thats 1 pack every 6 days or 4 packs a month. That's N87,000 per annum. In her first year of life, we used N95,000 per annum of Disposables. And that is minus wipes. And you know prices have risen again.

Now, a minimum diapered baby of 22 diaper covers and 40 cotton inserts come to N97,000 and you use that from birth to when you potty train and YOU CAN EVEN USE THEM FOR BABY NO.2! Which is what I'm doing now. Just wash well and care for your cloth diapers. Use them till they fall apart, holes, buttons off etc. There are some costs in using electricity to wash them and detergent but know this: IN EVERY COUNTRY, CLOTH DIAPERS ARE CHEAPER THAN DISPOSABLES. The only reason disposable diapers look cheaper is that you are buying one pack here, one pack there, cloth diapers you buy most upfront.

If they work as well as disposables, what are you waiting for?

Here's a pic we use to describe disposables:

MrPresident1:
I don't like that one with skull

It's Mexican and known as a sugar skull. There are diapers with superheroes on them. I have a few with spaceships even. Email wambydiapers@gmail.com so you can see what she has.

Different Types of Cloth Diapers

We have All-in-ones and All-in-Twos. All-in-ones are exactly like disposable, no addition no subtraction. Just wear and go. It is more expensive and takes longer to dry but it is excellent for creche and Daddy care (and baby daddies too!).

All-in-two are more flexible. If the cover is clean, just change the insert and reuses. So it comes out cheaper because you need fewer diaper covers.

Pockets work like All-in-ones, you basically put the insert inside the pocket diapers.

Wool covers are expensive but their absorption rate will shame the devil! It can be used overnight and requires very little washing, but sadly is too hot for our climate

Fitteds, flats, prefolds are all diaper inserts.

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nice one.... I expect the business to flourish as cloth diapering hasn't really gained much presence in Nigeria 'esp among the middle and rich classes'..

I wish you well.

PresVA:
nice one.... I expect the business to flourish as cloth diapering hasn't really gained much presence in Nigeria 'esp among the middle and rich classes'..

I wish you well.

actually... we sold out on cotton prefolds because those are the mums who rushed it. Especially those that had their babies abroad and are tuned in to what's going on there, they were more used to seeing it (I got there and my friends were all cloth diapering). I even met a rich mum from Ghana and she wanted some for her sister (her kids have passed this stage). When we hear it's not for a certain class of people, we laugh but we accept that everyone has their own opinions. Most wealthy mums have the luxury to be concerned about the organic, healthy option for their kids and they are actively trying to avoid chemicals.

Thanks!

How to use

So, we had a model, she had done hair and makeup and photographer was ready to shoot, but she started throwing tantrum, insisting on all sorts, acting like a diva, complaining about how the camera angles don't suit her face, so we sent her to a nap , anyhoo, meet our new modelling model: Sheepie!

Sheepie is smaller than about a newborn of 3.2kg as a scale.

Now, if you look at your diaper, you'll see rows of snaps (buttons). Those buttons can be used to adjust thwle waist and the rise of the diaper cover to the right fit. Simply put your insert into the cover, snap it into place. That's it. Foolproof. When you want to change, if baby has peed and you want to reuse the cover, remove the wet insert, put it in the diaper bag, wipe the cover down and place a fresh, clean insert in the cover and put diaper on baby. If it's poo, then change everything and use a fresh diaper cover as well.

Make sure the legs and waist fit snug, you should be able to slide a finger inside (so it's not too tight) with some ease (so it's not too loose). That way, you avoid leaks, just like you'd fit a disposie


How hard was that??

Good job onegai....I wanna learn more about cloth diapering...I'll soon be having my baby and I plan on spending less on diapers as I spent and still spending on diapers for my almost two year old daughter...thou we're potting training her now and she wears diapers mostly at night now..pls how affordable and available are cloth diapers? and how many do I need to start with first will really wanna learn about it as I'll soon be due for delivery...thanks for starting this thread.

Mzora:
Good job onegai....I wanna learn more about cloth diapering...I'll soon be having my baby and I plan on spending less on diapers as I spent and still spending on diapers for my almost two year old daughter...thou we're potting training her now and she wears diapers mostly at night now..pls how affordable and available are cloth diapers? and how many do I need to start with first will really wanna learn about it as I'll soon be due for delivery...thanks for starting this thread.

You and I are in the exact same position! We are at the potty training stage too, ahswear I'm grateful for cloth diapers as max we used disposables only at night and would use 164 disposables in 4 months so we saved a ton. And I have not bought wipes since February 2016 so I have no idea how much they cost, we save even more with cloth wipes. I calculated based on Size 4 Molfix disposables and it was cheaper to cloth diaper (and we have been using the same diapers for over a year and a half till this very moment). In this economy you will save, because dollar is now N485 and no-one I know thinks it will fall anytime in the next 6 months. Please refer to my earlier post, it costs N87,000 minimum per year from 6 months of age with disposable (age 0 to 6 months is more expensive, almost N100,000) and N97,000 for minimum 2 years of diapering one child and if you care for your diapers, Baby no2 inherits. Please email wambydiapers@gmail.com when you're ready, I know she's offering a 10% discount for new cloth mamas.

Cloth Wipes

Full Disclosure: I haven't bought wipes in 11 months. Infact, the only disposable wipes I ever got were gifts. Some felt so plastic-ly, some were so thin and small I got poop on my hands. It wasn't necessary.

When we bring our tender newborns home, we use cotton wool balls on their tushies because they are so delicate. But that is not effective in any way. So I got cloth wipes and the Grand Mama gave me A Look. Then she used them. Later on, she told my sis "she's not as stvpid as we thought o".

Wamby Wipes are excellent, 100% cotton materials in 2 sizes and 2 textures to clean perfectly. Just dip in water or you can do senrenre and mix water, some castile soap/babywash, coconut oil and a few drops of essential oils like Lavender or Tea tree and make wipe solution. Store them in your wetbag when done and wash together with your diapers. Use as many as you like, what waste? They're reusable!

Note: one of our mamas (Science Major lady) writes this: "Hey ladies. Welcome to Cloth Diapers, please when mixing your wipe solution, mix only small batches you can use up weekly or max 10 days. That is because anything liquid MUST HAVE a preservative in it so it doesn't go bad and breed bacteria. And since you are not adding any preservatives, small quantities please. Thanks".

The Different types of Inserts

1. Cotton:

The most popular type of insert. Cotton is absorbent. It's also very soft. If your child has any type of allergies, most Drs will recommend using cotton fabrics around them, most baby clothing is made from cotton. Washes easily but is the insert most prone to breakdown after 2 years of heavy usage.

2. Microfibre:

A synthetic material that makes the cheapest of inserts. It absorbs quite a lot. But has its drawbacks (mine hold a smell and some other mamas have compression leaks). But it is popular because it is trim and slim-looking in a diaper so it's good for daytime and outings use by itself.

3. Hemp and (4.) Bamboo:

Organic plant fibres, very durable. They have maximum absorption but are also the most expensive inserts. They are trim and slim-looking in a diaper cover as well. They wash cleanly as well.

How do I get cloth diapers

Tried a set of washable diapers but had to stop cos its absorbency was shit.

LordReed:
Tried a set of washable diapers but had to stop cos its absorbency was shit.

Where did you get them from, what brand? That problem with absorbency happens with the old school ones, they lasted an hour tops and were problematic.
Modern diapers are made from multiple layers of fabrics and have been tested for absorbency. You can look up my claims of 4 hours and see for yourself what other brands say, but I know they'll agree with me.
Oyinbo people will never stress themselves to use something that has no absorbency and if you check online, you will see thousands of blogs about cloth diapering.
Rofemiguwa and Alphahandmaiden can tell you that their cloth diapers absorb, they use different brands on different continents too (Rofemiguwa said her MiL kept not wanting to change it because they absorbed a lot during the day).
You can give us a try, do one diaper and see what happens just to change your mind about cloth diapering, even if you don't end up buying our product.

However, I've seen some cheaply made Naija modern cloth diapers (they have foam or towel inside them), they cost N250 to N700 and I'm pretty sure they will have absorbency problems, at the very least.

FINA4804:
How do I get cloth diapers

Please email wambydiapers@gmail.com.

Onegai:


Please email wambydiapers@gmail.com.

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Onegai:




However, I've seen some cheaply made Naija modern cloth diapers (they have foam or towel inside them), they cost N250 to N700 and I'm pretty sure they will have absorbency problems, at the very least.

Last year August when my son's pooping habit was frustrating, I bought washable diaper @250 per month. It was actually a carpenter that sewed that diaper

rezzy:


Last year August when my son's pooping habit was frustrating, I bought washable diaper @250 per month. It was actually a carpenter that sewed that diaper

Carpenters make the best tailors

How did it work?

My issue with those ones is that they put people off a very good system and they are sold by people who just keep saying "just buy it, just buy it" without understanding or using it themselves. I had one Balogun madam try convince to take one, I merely laughed. You get what you pay for.

Wamby Diapers is a company founded by women, all of whom used cloth diapers. We know what we liked, we know what gave us issues, we will do our best to answer questions and won't make false promises. production is actually monitored by one of our mums, more pattern designs will be done by another mum (she's sketching and painting it). It's an exciting time for us.

Meanwhile if you see the obsessions with arranging and displaying cloth diapers abroad! I confess to keeping certain colours for certain outfits (because you don't need pants under your baby's clothes and people would call them her special pants and assume I sewed it to match her outfits). Let me see if I can dig up a few old pics...
please check www.mameandboo..com for more tips on diapering.

One of my 4 drawers of cloth nappies. ( fluff addict)

This one is my nursery ready drawer.

The rest are hanging out to dry.

Modification: the rest of my stash

Weldon onegai, pls check yur mail

Onegai:


Please email wambydiapers@gmail.com.

the email is not delivering. i ve tried severally.pls any other means of reaching them

gustavo440:



the email is not delivering. i ve tried severally.pls any other means of reaching them

Please try again and I'll send you a pm right now.

gmumeen:
Weldon onegai, pls check yur mail

will do!

Good day madam onegai.. please I live in Ilorin. how can I get cloth diapers....