How many nappies will I need?

Based on using Cloth Nappies full time on an average wetting baby.

The short answer – most people buy 21 nappies for a full time package (18 day nappies, and 3 night nappies), based on 6 nappies used during the day and 1 at night, washing every two days.

How is that calculated?  On average a nappy will be changed every 2.5hrs -

Change Times
7am	Wake up in the morning
9.30am
12pm
2.30pm
5pm
7.30pm
10pm	Put on the Night Nappy

However, everybody is different.  You could purchase more day nappies if –

• You would like to change the nappy earlier than every 2.5hrs

• You have a very heavy wetting baby, and don’t want to put in lots of extra boosters into your nappy

• You would prefer to wash every 3 or 4 days rather than every 2nd day

You could purchase less day nappies if –

• You would like to leave the day nappy on longer than 2.5hrs (remember you would either need to boost an average nappy,
  or purchase a longer lasting nappy to successfully do this)

• You have chosen long lasting nappies and prefer to leave them on until they are full

• You have a light wetter

Likewise, you would purchase more night nappies if –

• You have a heavy wetting baby and cannot seem to get a nappy to last through the night

• You prefer to change the nappy during the night as you don’t feel comfortable leaving 1 nappy on all night

 

Remember –

• Every baby is different, and will go through different stages.  Sometimes your preferred nappy will last for hours on your baby, at other times it will only last a short time because your baby has done a large wee.  This can even happen at different times during the one day.

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