How wonderful to see real nappies on a washing line instead of hideous disposables going to landfill. They aren’t like the terry squares that my generation of mums used, instead they are funky and bright with poppers and made from bamboo, cotton and microfibre. Some have built-in waterproof covers others have separate waterproof wraps. It has been estimated that using them can save around £400 on a first baby and £500 on a second, even with laundry costs. Just imagine the benefit to the environment!
Lucid Gypsy 
Didn’t know you could still get them….
They’ve jazzy.
Seems we both have nappies on our minds today.
One of my nephews and his wife have used these for all three of their kids, and they love them. Unfortunately, they are a whole lot of work when you have three little ones at the same time, but they managed. Their most difficult time was when he was doing research on a Fulbright scholarship in India for six months. They all went, and the laundry situation was horrendous. All of it had to be done by hand, and it was hard to get detergents that did not cause the kids to break out. But one of the cutest pictures they have from that trip is the one where about a dozen diapers (nappies) are hanging on a makeshift clothesline strung across the back stair landing below their apartment. (His wife was braver than I would have been to live in those circumstances with three babies.)
brilliant! they look great. if only everyone would make the switch!
I always used cloth diapers – nappies – when my kids were babies.
It was less expensive on our budget. This is such a wonderful way to be
environmentally conscious. They are colorful … very cute post.
A post to bring back memories of strings of sparkling white terries strung out on washing lines everywhere. 🙂
These look really funky.
Yes, a wonderful sight indeed! I grew up with 5 siblings. I remember how excited I was to see my new baby siblings and how every morning the backyard has rows of hanging nappies and linens. Simple times which we can recreate today.
I always used real ones for my children. More work but more pride !
Hmmm… makes me consider cloth diaper when my little one arrives! 🙂 Great post, thanks for sharing this!
I totally agree Gilly and a lovely sight for sure! 😀
Wow – nothing like the plain white cotton rectangles that went around my kids’ bottoms! They’re gorgeous – my only qualm is that, considering how often diapers need to be washed, I don’t think they can possibly stay that colorful very long 😉
Some of those look better than the fitted ones I made for my babies (years ago)
Interesting. I always prefer nappies to the disposables myself 🙂
Cool post! It continues with simple little things like these.
Those are some of the coolest diapers I have seen!! Disposable diapers weren’t available here when our daughter was born! How I longed for them then, and hoarded the few people gifted me for travel 🙂
Your pic really brought back memories, Gilly. I didn’t have a washing machine when we had our first baby.That wasn’t a load of fun, but I coped. I hope these catch on. So much money is wasted on disposables, not to mention how eco unfriendly they are.