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Why Should #CCGs Spend Money on #Nappies?
As you may have heard, on 10 March, The White House (yes, the office of the President of the USA) launched a project about nappies #diapergap. In the USA, 1 in 3 children are not having their nappies changed frequently enough. This is a public health issue. Babies...
Why should #CCGs spend money on #nappies?
As you may have heard, on 10 March, The White House (yes, the office of the President of the USA) launched a project about nappies #diapergap. In the USA, 1 in 3 children are not having their nappies changed frequently enough. This is a public health...
Real Nappy Week 2016 – Writing Competition
Today we launch our RNW2016 writing competition. Please email us your story about why you use real nappies, or how you came to use them or anything about reducing disposable nappy waste. We know that expectant and new parents love to read about your...
Mayoral Manifesto to reduce nappy waste
The election of the next London Mayor in May is an opportunity to raise the issue of London's nappy waste. Real Nappies for LondonThis is a call for the next London Mayor to take action to reduce disposable nappy wasteBy making washable nappies seem as normal as...
How do we reduce nappy waste?
Last month (19 Jan) I attended a waste event where I was briefed on the new EU Circular Economy Strategy. It's very exciting.Economic instruments were cited as effective tools to bring about the major change that's needed to make the EU more sustainable. ...
Just by using real nappies you are influencing others …
Parents who use washable nappies are forever telling us how much they enjoy them, how it's no more difficult than using disposables and also ask "Why don't more parents use real nappies?"The answer is; we don't know! But the main issue is that disposables appear...
35% of children starting school in nappies
I was shocked to hear a primary teacher on Channel 4 News last month (Dec 2015) say that 35% of children started reception wearing nappies. Now I know it's not a race and children are ready at different times but any experienced health visitor will tell you...
What happens when I go back to work?
Many people (mainly men) tell me disposable nappy waste is an inevitable consequence of feminism. I tell them I went back to work when my second child was 8 months. I took cotton prefolds into the nursery every day and took them home to be washed at the...
How do you wash real nappies?
We know that all washing machines are different. The general rule is heat kills bacteria so wash at 60 degrees for the first 6 months. Alternatively, if your washing machine performs well at low temperature you could use a nappy sanitiser. No need to soak...
Bottoms up! £70 Voucher for EWWR 2015
We're so excited to let you know that residents in boroughs covered by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA), that's Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest can get £70 off the cost of real nappies. But it's just for THIS...
What are you planning for EWWR 2015?
European Week for Waste Reduction is fast approaching (21-29 November). Can you hold an information workshop, social event or visit your local children's centre or sling meet to show off real nappies? Baby and maternity clothes swaps are...
Guest post on Baby-Led Potty Training (BLPT)
Hi! I gave a talk to Hackney mums and dads at the Nappuccino at Hackney Central Library last Friday about my practice of BLPT (Baby-Led Potty Training). I wanted to share my experience of this technique with other parents first-hand to raise awareness of it...
COMPETITION – Zero Waste Week 2015
Due to sickness, a lack of clarity on my part and no entries we're extending the deadline for the opportunity to win a copy of 'Nappy Free Baby' to next Thursday 24 September at 12 noon. We just want you to post a comment below this blog post, your...
Ask the expert | Baby-led potty training (BLPT)
Following our recent guest post by Amber Hatch, author of Nappy Free Baby: a practical guide to baby-led potty training from birth, we have asked Amber Hatch to run a live Q&A session.Amber will be answering your questions on Monday 13...
Guest post by Amber Hatch, author of Nappy Free Baby
When I was researching my book Nappy Free Baby: a practical guide to baby-led potty training from birth, I found out some amazing facts.In the UK in 1958 – only two generations ago – a study of 5000 mothers found that a whopping 85% introduced the potty before six...
Did you see the First Disposable Nappy on The One Show?
If you missed it, ironically, the first disposable nappy invented by Valerie Hunter Gordon, now 93, looks just like a modern reusable nappy. It's also wonderful to hear that the first single-use nappy, was very popular despite the fact that...
Guest Post: Real Nappy Week 2015
Thank you to Izzy who has contributed this guest post as part of our Real Nappy Week 2015 writing competition. Please keep sending in your stories. Just email to realnappiesforlondon@lcrn.org.uk I'm Izzy, mummy to two beautiful babes, living in the...
Reusable nappies: An on-going environmentalist, (and vaguely anti-capitalist) journey
Thank you to Tottenham mom, Anne who has contributed this guest post as part of our Real Nappy Week 2015 writing competition. Please keep sending in your stories. Just email to realnappiesforlondon@lcrn.org.ukI'm a life-long greenie, so when my partner and...
Guest post: Real Nappies – Real Easy!
I decided to write this post to encourage anyone who wanted to try reusable nappies but was worried it might be too much work or simply not practical in London. Using real nappies is actually really easy. This is our story so far... Our little bundle arrived on the...
Guest Blog: Cloth nappies…
It was only a year before I had my own baby, that I held a clothed bum baby for the first time. Some ten years after my first babysitting evening! This memory only made me wonder why I knew so little about this world when I got pregnant. I did research a...