TRYING TO REDUCE YOUR SINGLE-USE PLASTIC?
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Ditch the single-use nappy habit and make reusables the new norm! Forget thinking of reusable nappies as being messy and inconvenient. Modern cloth nappies are easy to clean, quick to dry and designed to fit baby without leaks. They are made from hi-tech machine-washable fabrics, can be easily fastened and are available in many styles, patterns and sizes, making them a fun part of baby’s wardrobe! If the family is growing, putting subsequent children in reusable nappies will only involve the cleaning costs. Once your babies have been potty-trained, you can sell them on and 14 somethingNew THE PARENTING MAGAZINE FOR DORSET FAMILIES
maybe even make your money back! Remember, even using washable nappies for part of the time that your child needs to be in a nappy, is better than not using them at all. Benefits to baby Reusable nappies are softer on the skin, contain no chemicals (unlike the gel cores of disposable nappies) and can even assist with earlier potty training. Benefits to Environment It takes ten times more water to produce disposable nappies than the water used to wash reusable nappies and by swapping to
