Why Choose Cloth?: Cost (including recomended quantities)

The first thing that panicked my partner when it finally sunk we were going to have a baby was 'do we have enough money?' despite having tried for our first born for many years it took until I was actually about 15 weeks pregnant and starting to look at pushchairs and cots etc that the financial reality of having a child hit home!

Nappies, for sposie users ayway, becomes a weekly outgoing along side your normal grocery shop! This can range hugely pricewise but I would say it's going to be a good £10 - £15 a week especially at the start when you can get through 12 disposables a day on average!

    It is really rather scary and I wish Tiny Nippers had been around when I was pregnant. I found looking at all the different websites distressing and thought there was no way on earth we could get enough inital funding for a decent stash of nappies when they seemed to range from £15 - £30 a pop, however good the quality and fit. We just don't have that kind of money and our council didn't provide any schemes! Thankfully next time it will be a little more easier not just to know where to go for EVERYTHING I need from the nappies to the wipes and liners but also because I will be reassued my pocket is protected. Tiny Nipper nappies start from £3.99 and they literally do have everything you need on thier website.

     Here's the Cost and Quantities info from the Tiny Nippers Website
Cloth Savings

I have done some research to compare the savings that can be made by switching to cloth. All prices are based on average. This has been made by averaging the cost of supermarket own brands with the cost of branded, up to the average potty training age of 2.5 years.
I have also based the amount of nappies used per day as 7, taking into account using more when newborn, and less when older, but also other unavoidable circumstances such as diarrhoea (yuck!).

Cost of single disposable nappy = 20p

7 x nappies per day = £1.40

Cost per week = £9.80

Spend over 2.5 years (130 weeks) = £1274.00

So to compare with cloth, I will show the savings based on the prices of nappies that are on sale in the shop. This is based on 21 nappies for a baby of a few months of age, on nappies bought singly.

NAPPY SAVINGS

Cost of single nappy = £4.99

21 x nappies = £104.79

Spend over 2.5 years = £104.79 (not including the cost of postage, extra inserts and boosters that you may require)

Saving compared to disposables over 2.5 years = £1169.21

(I expect you could easily get all the extras you need for £50 or so, so even taking that into acount still an INCREDIBLE saving!!! AND like I said in a previous post nappies can be used on more than one child or sold on!)

So How many will you need?? again I went to the Tiny Nippers website to find the answer!

This all depends on how often you plan to wash your nappies. Generally, most people (and myself included) wash every 2nd day.

So this means you will need approximately 21. This is why;

7 - ready to wear
7 - being washed
7 - drying

For a newborn, you will probably need more, unless you plan to wash everyday. If you don't wish to wash everyday I would recommend 30.

10 - ready to wear
10 - being washed
10 - drying

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