We love when our customers feel confident with reusable nappies and want to start washing at home! We feel we have done our job right when this happens.
It would make sense to just do exactly as we do, right? I’m here to say ‘don’t try this at home folks’, the commercial setup and washing process is different to doing it at home. We’ve collected our insights as parents and baby poo gurus - let’s face it, we’ve seen a lot of baby poo by this point. We’re keeping it as simple as all hell, we know parents don’t need any more information to sift through.
SET UP
- Clear a spot near your change table to store your nappies.
- About 25 nappies should cover your needs.
- Buy two Struckets with lids for storing the soiled nappies. One for the change area and one for the bathroom.
WASHING
- Face the fact that you’ll be doing a laundry load every day.
- Wees are no problem, poops have to be managed. Head over to Bunnings and get yourself a bidet hose to connect to your toilet – then you can just hose down those pooey nappies and chuck it in the Strucket next to your toilet.
- The most basic principle of keeping your nappies sanitised and in good condition is to do a short wash of your soiled nappies every day, and then do a hot temperature wash once you have a full load.
MORE THINGS (only read further if you have the head space, stop now for sufficient information)
- If you love to hunker down and get into the details, there’s a lot of information out there. The Clean Cloth Nappy website is the oracle when it comes to washing reusable nappies at home: https://cleanclothnappies.com/#wash.
- For more on Struckets - https://strucket.com/products/strucket-19l?variant=43968986808621. They’re a bloody good product that is versatile depending on where you want to put it around your house. And when bubs grows out of nappies, you have a super useful, multi-purpose bucket.
- If you’ve heard of people using disposable bamboo liners at home, that’s a way to make things a bit more convenient, however, we don’t recommend them as they sometimes cause rashes - https://peapods.com.au/Bamboo_Biodegradable_Nappy_Liners_p/bl.htm.
Best of luck and God speed! And remember we're always here if it all gets too much!