Terry Nappies

When my eldest son was born 13 years ago there was not much choice in nappies and I bought 3 dozen terry squares. I used these most of the time at first and only used disposables for going out. The only nappies which were a good fit on him were Peaudouce T shape ( bet nobody remembers those!). I used to soak the wet ones in one bucket and the soiled ones in another, flushing away the disposable liners. I then washed them when I had a full load, drying them on the line and finishing them off with 10 minutes in the tumble dryer to soften them. I used to love seeing them all on the line and I'm sure I didn't spend as much on washing as I would have on ...

Ere, wassis ? A man writing about nappies ? Well, and why not ? I have changed more sh***y nappies than many of yoo DooYooers have had ‘ot dinners. So if the thought of THAT hasna put you off ‘ot dinners for a little time, read on ! It was in March 1978 that the first li’l Gee popped out of Heather. Well, perhaps not ‘popped’ out as such – the labour (at Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill London SE5) took a full 18 hours ..... Marvellous hospital, with a Ward Sister of the Hattie Jacques mould, who ‘threw me out’ for using a camera with a flash .....(lovely photos though !). In those days, ...

Have you ever looked at your washing line and seen a row of white squares flapping in the wind? I have often as I am one of the rare breed who still use the old fasioned squares of Terry towling on my babies nappy. Over the years I must have saved a fortune in buying nappys. I have save the council a lot in the disposal of nappys and I have saved the environment in general a lot. What I haven't saved is the washing machine and my time. It is not difficult to fold and put on a nappy and I have got quite adept at the task. There are various folds I use depending on the size of the child. I can changed a nappy nearly as quickly ...