Whilst pregnant with my daughter I thought I'd try them again. I waited until she was about eight weeks old and I'd got my head around actually having a baby. Needless to say, she has never complained about them or cried when wet. She has also never had nappy rash, which my son had really badly.

In total, I only have around 15 nappies which are more than enough for us. When I first mentioned to the childminder that I was using cloth, her face fell. She was mainly concerned about them being a pain for her.
Although my son is potty trained now, he has taken to wearing his sister's ladybird nappy when he has a nap in the daytime.
So, back to the reasons that I use cloth nappies.
- Cost. I have spent approx £60 on cloth nappies and these should last until my daughter is ready to be potty trained.
- Good for the environment. Yes, I know this is debatable because you have to wash them, which uses electricity, but surely it beats sitting in landfill for hundreds of years before they decompose.
- They reduce household waste. We are throwing away considerably less since changing over to cloth nappies. The amount of disposables you use in a day doesn't half build up.
- Ease of use - honestly no different to using disposables. They seem to stay on better and leak less.
- They don't tear and break like disposable nappies occasionally do.
- No chemicals - great for baby's skin which hopefully means no nappy rash!
- They look great on the washing line!
So if you fancy giving cloth nappies a go, I would highly recommend them. Whilst they don't work for every child, when they do, they are a fantastic alternative to disposable nappies.