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Considering MCN (modern cloth nappies)

mcm by mcm Young Parent(August 2006) (rank 3rd)

In my reserarch on modern coth nappies I have been amazed at what I have been missing out on using disposables. I used terry towelling nappies when my daughter was born and that lasted 3 weeks. Our lifestyle of going out made it impractical to use cloth, and it was

time consuming -soaking, washing, drying and folding. Modern Coth is different. They are easy to use, easy to clean, easy on the budget and easy on the environment.. They are more convenient than the terry flats I used. There are many different styles of MCN including fitted, pockets and all in ones. They are in the shape ready to put on baby and are secured with velcro or snap buttons. They are made to be absorbent using appropriate materials such as cotton (inc organic), bamboo, hemp, velour and fleece. Instead of pvc covers, wool soakers and longies are popular. That is actually how I discovered MCN - I was given a soaker pattern because I enjoy knitting. The more I research MCN the more I like the idea of putting my baby in them as opposed to disposables. There is no need to soak them, just put them in a dry pail (after removing contents if dirty) and wash every 2 days. They also dry quickly and are wonderful for baby's gentle skin.

Why use modern cloth?

  • better for the environment
  • natural and gentle for the skin
  • practical and absorbent
  • cute - they do look gorgeous on a baby!
  • convenient as they are ready to put on baby with no pins or folding- easy to use as opposed to terry flats
  • cheaper than disposables - at least 3x cheaper in the long term

These are the reasons I am considering MCN.

www.modernnappies.org/

 

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taranicole
October 15th | taranicole
Re: Considering MCN (modern cloth nappies)

I was the same as you - no idea about modern cloth and so wish I'd discovered it when I had my first baby! I think the marketing of disposables is hard to resist for the majority of people and that combined with there not being enough available information means we are the minority! I think the challenge is that the big companies that make disposables have agreements with hospitals, parenting magazines etc that promote only their products...so that they just aren't allowed to even suggest the alternative of using MCN. I feel quite passionate about MCN as an alternative and I'm a pretty normal mainstream mum so wonder how we can get the message out there????

 



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jessedphillips
March 2009 | jessedphillips
Re: Considering MCN (modern cloth nappies)

We use cloth diapers and really like them.  They are no problem at all; no worse than disposable.  It's easy to manage them between washes and easy to wash.  I get everything ready to go (soap in the washer, setting all right, etc), and then hold my breath while I dump them in the washer by turning the bag inside out and shutting the door fast.  You do have to get rid of as much stuff as you can immediately after changing your little bundle, but you're already in it up to yolur eyes, so no biggie.

I know we've paid for our 30 or so "Bum Genius" brand diapers by year 1.5, and we'll use them for baby number 2 as well. 



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carmah13
November 2008 | carmah13
Re: Considering MCN (modern cloth nappies)

I use cloth nappies. The cost at the start seems quite high but when you compare it to disposables it is so much cheaper. Remember it is never to late to start using them.

 



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allyp
4.00 (Good) | August 2006 | allyp
cloth diapers, hmm.

hmm, that's something i never knew. i don't think i ever even thought about cloth diapers.

thanks mcm :)



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JadieLady
4.00 (Good) | August 2006 | JadieLady
cool
could also be vluable  in toilet raining, even if they want to continue with disposables until then.


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angelmum
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2006 | angelmum
MCN
Thanks for this advice, I have never heard of them, I have always used disposables and they are so costly.  MCN's sound really good, I think I'll check them out and give them a try.


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