LATEST FROM THE REAL NAPPIES FOR LONDON BLOG

We just want to give you some feedback on a research project we are carrying out at Real Nappies for London. Our aim is to find out why some parents who intend to use real nappies don't get round to it. And when they do, what happens?We've found some parents who were...

So why isn't Real Nappies for London crowing about this? We said it was a bad idea. It's good news, right?Actually we just feel sad that it was opened in the first place. We just regret that all the money c £20 million and trust put into this plant wasn't put into...

Some of you will know that the government is currently consulting over a Waste Prevention Plan for England. From what we've heard so far nappies will not be mentioned. Defra's argument for not mentioning disposable nappy waste, even though it is 3% of the household...

Real nappies soooo need a celebrity couple! They could make an enormous difference in reducing nappy waste sent to landfill and incineration, not just in the UK but across the globe.Will they use cotton nappies? Probably, because they're better in so many ways. But...

We are really excited that The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published this report on Chemical Exposures during Pregnancy: Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health.This can only be a good thing to ensure we can all...

The future of Real Nappies for London and its voucher scheme is not guaranteed. We need to prove that there's a demand for the vouchers and it is growing. Please tell your friends about the voucher, your NCT group or midwife. Let us know of good places or people who...

For many years now parents have been telling us they put their baby in a disposable so they can get a good night's sleep. Usually the idea came from their NCT teacher. Was this useful advice?This articles in the BMJ says parents shouldn't expect their babies to sleep...

This Real Nappy Week, in the lead up to Defra’s call for evidence: Waste Prevention Programme for England (deadline for submissions 29 April) has demonstrated a massive success by businesses, local authorities and real nappy activists to engage a particular group of...

That's the question that was fired at me (Hilary Vick) on Radio 4's You and Yours last Thursday. My response was that it's because disposable nappies are promoted in the hospitals via free samples and vouchers in the Bounty pack, via the National Childbirth Trust (the...

The last quarter of the financial year 2012/13 has just finished and we want to thank the growing number of parents, childminders and nurseries in London using washable nappies.Based on our database we issued 1,387 vouchers last year (1 April '12 to 31 March '13). You...

Really excited about the first ever London Real Nappy Flashmob. It's TOMORROW, Friday 8 March. On the Southbank.This is hosted by the Hackney Real Nappy Network as a Climate Week Event to draw attention to the fact that the carbon impacts of real nappies can be up to...

Perhaps Pampers are green. Research carried out by Kiel University in Germany suggests throwaway nappies may reduce male fertility. This could mean that over the long term, disposables may curb population growth across the world. Then the SAP filled disposable nappy...

Recycling disposable nappy waste is being sold to the public as ‘green’. But is it? Because of the massive industrial scale of the nappy recycling plants there would only ever be 6 in the UK. That means the nappy waste has to be transported to the site over long...

We understand that real nappy vouchers for all with prescription exemption cards may take time to set up. It's really important that people get information about alternatives to disposable nappies urgently. So why can't the NHS just put some information about Go Real...

At Real Nappies for London we are very excited about our new pilot that will be happening in Camden in 2013. In partnership with Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) we will be running local real nappy groups and supporting parents in using real nappies and sharing...

Changing a baby is great contact time with your baby. Using real nappies makes it a positive experience. Love changing your baby's nappy and have fun with your little one, looking into her/his eyes, smile, sing and release those love hormones that make you both feel...

Politicians - both local and national - say the reason why more people don't use real nappies is because they don't want to. It's not. They don't know about them. And if they do, they think of disposables as 'normal nappies' and real ones as hippy nappies. Once people...

Visit us on Facebook next week. We’ve got prizes to give away that help you reduce waste: Cheeky Wipes, Eco-Egg, Mooncup, Tummy Tub (winner must collect) and a Mio Solo nappy. Also see the Real Nappies for London Events Page for waste prevention events – such as a...

At the Joint Congress of ICCS (International Chilidren's Continence Society) ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence) and BAPU (British Association of Paediatric Urology) at the Royal College of Physicians, London earlier this month (October...