Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 >I have never seen anything in NCT literature about these. I have >used Weenees for some time. Why should they not be composted? > >Alison I'd be concerned about the gel, and of course, dirty ones would not be safe. IIRC the HDRA advised against it. (Urine is brilliant on the compost heap though!) And of course there's still the question mark about gel safety - I'd be a bit worried they'd be possibly a bit *more * risky than conventional disposables because they might be more easily broken into by a child, not having the strength of the plastic? I am interested to hear that people are finding them practical though. Perhaps this means I can go to Center Parcs after all - they tell me they have no washing machines in the accommodation, hiss boo, and I have reached the point where I find disposables just too unpleasant (current pack Tesco, bought months ago, have used two as they are particularly bad, Moltex were better, marginally 'greener' but rustly), Perhaps Weenees feel slightly less horrid? Now that I have joined the happy ranks of nappy washers (rather than using the nappy service), I'd have concerns about them sitting around for four days and not being permanently stained. Does anyone reckon I could use their pads with my own polar fleece wraps which would handwash and dry quickly if necessary (and can and do sit around for days anyway!)? Well, well, well, *this* hasn't ended up where I thought!!! -- Vaudin jennifer@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 > Does anyone reckon I could > use their pads with my own polar fleece wraps which would handwash > and dry quickly if necessary (and can and do sit around for days > anyway!)? When I didn't have a clean pair of weenee wraps one night I just put the pad inside a pair of plastic trainer pants and it still worked fine! Are you sure about the gel content? It didn't seem the same as disposables at all - no sign of gel when they were wet (in the way that Huggies etc fall apart when very wet)- it always stayed in one piece. Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 > > Does anyone reckon I could >> use their pads with my own polar fleece wraps which would handwash >> and dry quickly if necessary (and can and do sit around for days >> anyway!)? >When I didn't have a clean pair of weenee wraps one night I just put the pad >inside a pair of plastic trainer pants and it still worked fine! Are you >sure about the gel content? It didn't seem the same as disposables at all - >no sign of gel when they were wet (in the way that Huggies etc fall apart >when very wet)- it always stayed in one piece. > >Caroline On investigating the Weenees own website, sounds as if it is all wood pulp like Tushies disposables and no gel. So I stand corrected! (Mind you, I thought the woodpulp section of Moltex (which do have some gel) also did that falling apart thing, but it's been a while) -- Vaudin jennifer@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 I wouldn't compost dirty ones, but surely they should offer something more than just " can be composted " if there is any concern at all over what is in them. Mine have been put in a composter bin which children have no access to, so there is no danger of them investigating too closely. I would love to have used washables, but dh wouldn't hear of it. Says the house looks enough like a Chinese laundry as it is without adding to it with nappies. Also I doubt very much if he would have changed as many bums as he has if he had to deal with anything more complicated than a disposable. As DS3 is now in the throes of potty training, it's probably too late to switch systems. Alison I'd be concerned about the gel, and of course, dirty ones would not be safe. IIRC the HDRA advised against it. (Urine is brilliant on the compost heap though!) And of course there's still the question mark about gel safety - I'd be a bit worried they'd be possibly a bit *more * risky than conventional disposables because they might be more easily broken into by a child, not having the strength of the plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 Alison wrote: >I wouldn't compost dirty ones, but surely they should offer >something more than just " can be composted " if there is any concern >at all over what is in them. Mine have been put in a composter bin >which children have no access to, so there is no danger of them >investigating too closely. I'm investigating further as the weenees site just said wood pulp, but someone who sells them said they*do* have a small amount of gel (?sodium acrylate) in them. I suspect the gel is less of a safety problem once it has 'worked'. But, 'safety' aside, is the quantity a problem for the composter? I always found that much of anything gave it 'indigestion' > >I would love to have used washables, but dh wouldn't hear of it. >Says the house looks enough like a Chinese laundry as it is without >adding to it with nappies. Also I doubt very much if he would have >changed as many bums as he has if he had to deal with anything more >complicated than a disposable. As DS3 is now in the throes of potty >training, it's probably too late to switch systems. > >Alison Yeah, we had that 'discussion'! He said I could use washables if I wanted but *he'd* be putting on disposables. I wasn't sure how well I was going to be and was a bit wary of spending a lot on washables I wasn't well enough to use, so I bought just one Earthwise. However, I mentioned a nappy laundry service and that was it, he was away and organised getting it started as he felt it was more convenient than disposables (We've only stopped that in the last few months). Initially he had reservations on hearing it wasn't an all-in-one they were offering (it's prefolds and velcro wraps), but very quickly he was doing the Spanish Inquisition if he found his son in a disposable. He's still a bit edgy about me washing nappies. However, I'd never have got him to kite fold terries or put on a Schmidt/Disana tie-on! And he does roll his eyes at the 1,001 varieties of nappy and wrap I seem to think are essential. -- Vaudin jennifer@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 Oh a nappy laundering service would have been wonderful. Unfortunately, there isn't one in this area and although I continue to make enquiries there is no sign of one starting here. I even wrote to our local council about a laundering service set up by Mid Sussex CC and enquired whether they would consider doing a similar thing here, bearing in mind that waste disposal is such a huge issue. Needless to say I was lucky to even get an acknowledgement of my letter. Alison Yeah, we had that 'discussion'! He said I could use washables if I wanted but *he'd* be putting on disposables. I wasn't sure how well I was going to be and was a bit wary of spending a lot on washables I wasn't well enough to use, so I bought just one Earthwise. However, I mentioned a nappy laundry service and that was it, he was away and organised getting it started as he felt it was more convenient than disposables (We've only stopped that in the last few months). Initially he had reservations on hearing it wasn't an all-in-one they were offering (it's prefolds and velcro wraps), but very quickly he was doing the Spanish Inquisition if he found his son in a disposable. He's still a bit edgy about me washing nappies. However, I'd never have got him to kite fold terries or put on a Schmidt/Disana tie-on! And he does roll his eyes at the 1,001 varieties of nappy and wrap I seem to think are essential. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 DH doesn't mind the pinning part, since I do the soaking, laundering, folding, and most of the changing. Besides, I'm the one who pinned Calvin's thumb to his nappy a couple of weeks ago (ouch!) DH was only worried that there would be poo in the washing machine and so far, so good. I'm looking for terries (have been using the American equivalent of muslin squares - woven more tightly and a bit thicker) or prefolds or something now, along with the nappy nippa (thanks to whoever it was here that mentioned it!). There are so many choices out there that I am completely overwhelmed and Lollipopo doesn't havenyone even vaguely close to me to be able see things before I buy. Does anyone know of anyone else that stocks a lot of different things where I could go see what's on offer? Phyllis Oh a nappy laundering service would have been wonderful. Yeah, we had that 'discussion'! He said I could use washables if I wanted but *he'd* be putting on disposables. However, I'd never have got him to kite fold terries or put on a Schmidt/Disana tie-on! And he does roll his eyes at the 1,001 varieties of nappy and wrap I seem to think are essential. -- __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 >DH doesn't mind the pinning part, since I do the soaking, laundering, >folding, and most of the changing. Besides, I'm the one who pinned >Calvin's thumb to his nappy a couple of weeks ago (ouch!) DH was only >worried that there would be poo in the washing machine and so far, so >good. > >I'm looking for terries (have been using the American equivalent of muslin >squares - woven more tightly and a bit thicker) or prefolds or something >now, along with the nappy nippa (thanks to whoever it was here that >mentioned it!). There are so many choices out there that I am completely >overwhelmed and Lollipopo doesn't havenyone even vaguely close to me to be >able see things before I buy. > >Does anyone know of anyone else that stocks a lot of different things >where I could go see what's on offer? > >Phyllis You are in London IIRC? Will ask on Cloth Nappies if you tell me the area offlist, cos I can't remember which. There aren't many *shops* out there that stock a range of good stuff - long way to go to Bristol to Born. My terries are 3 Mothercare, 24 Zorbit Supreme and 10 popolino unbleached, but even in terries there's more choice than that! -- Vaudin jennifer@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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