To cotton or not to cotton, that is the question!

Advantages: environmentally friendly
Disadvantages: takes a little while to get the hang of using them

...We were horrified to discover our weekly household rubbish double with the birth of our son. We are quite conscientious about recycling but the thought of a pile of pooey nappies hanging around our house (without a utility room) made me immediately dismiss the option of using cotton nappies. *** THE FACTS *** 3.5.billion disposable nappies are used in Britain every year - that's 8 million nappies every day A baby has approximately 4,500 nappy changes in 30 months 7 million trees are felled each year just to feed the production of disposables for the British market - that's 4.5 trees for each child It takes a cup of crude oil to produce the plastic for 1 disposable nappy Disposable nappies take between 200 and 500 years to decompose. Every used disposable nappy thrown away will be in a landfill site somewhere near you...

RClure 05.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Advice on cotton nappies

  Cotton Traders - A Good Source for Wardrobe Staples

Advantages: Easy to use. Good quality merchandise. Good service.
Disadvantages: Inconsistent fit. Clothing is functional and unexciting.

...INTRODUCTION Cotton Traders (CT) has become a staple source of clothes for me. In my darkest days, pushing almost 25 stone, it was my only reasonably priced, mainstream source of outsized clothes that did not carry the psychological baggage inherent in ?Big & Tall? and ?High & Mighty? type shops. With sizes up to 4XL for T-shirts and polo shirts, and waist sizes up to 52 inches, it was a godsend. The only downside was that ordering from them helped perpetuate the illusion that my size was OK. In fact, it was when I started struggling to get into CT?s biggest clothes that the penny finally dropped and I took decisive action to manage my health. The good news, for readers at least, is that I have ordered clothes from them for going on three years, in various sizes, and have built up enough experience ? both good and bad ? to be...

Hishyeness 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Tommee Tippee cotton bottom nappies

Advantages: Cheaper than dispoables
Disadvantages: upfront costs - nmine started to fray

...The concept of these nappies is good but the ones I bought started to fall apart. The nappies in this pack come in 3 sizes: size 1 = 4 - 11, size 2 = 8 - 17, size 3 = 15 - 32. They are constructed in 2 parts - a nappy liner, a nap cover with an optional top sheet. The top sheet is designed to be flushed down the toilet and stops solids going through onto the liner. The liner is washed after every change and the cover can be reused as long as it is not soiled. The nappy cover stays in place with adjustable velcro. The thing I found with these is that they can be a bit fiddly if you are out and about plus you obviously have to wrap the nappy and carry it round with you until you next go home unlike with a disposable. A drawstring bag is included for this. It is recommended that you wash the nappies you have accumulated...

ruderocks 05.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tommee Tippee Cotton Bottoms Birth to Potty Pack

Tommee Tippee cotton bottom nappies

Advantages: Good for the environment
Disadvantages: Need changing more often than disposables

...The concept of these nappies is good but the ones I bought started to fall apart. The nappies are available in 3 sizes: size 1 = 4 - 11, size 2 = 8 - 17, size 3 = 15 - 32. They are constructed in 2 parts - a nappy liner, a nap cover with an optional top sheet. The top sheet is designed to be flushed down the toilet and stops solids going through onto the liner. The liner is washed after every change and the cover can be reused as long as it is not soiled. The nappy cover stays in place with adjustable velcro. The thing I found with these is that they can be a bit fiddly if you are out and about plus you obviously have to wrap the nappy and carry it round with you until you next go home unlike with a disposable. A drawstring bag is included for this. It is recommended that you wash the nappies you have accumulated every 3 days...

ruderocks 09.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tommee Tippee Cotton Bottoms Trial Packs

Average nappy

Advantages: Save money in the long run
Disadvantages: You need a wrap

...I bought several of these to try and I have not been overly impressed. They do the job okay, but start to leak if baby does a large wee or left on overnight. Compared with the Kushies Ultra these nappies are not near as good. When compared with the Kushies classics, they are still not as good. I feel that it is a bit of a bother having to put on the shaped nappy and then the wrap. The booster that came with it was a bit bulky but did help with absorption. If you use the nappy with out the booster it was a fairly slim reusable nappy, which does appeal to some parents. I just was unable to get excited about these nappies, unlike the joy Kushies brings me. I think that using a flat terry nappy is on a par wiht this particular nappy, but will cost you more money than flats. I thought that for a fairly slim reusable, it seemed to...

classicmum 14.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Modern Baby Shaped Cotton Nappies

Cotton on to this

Advantages: User friendly brochures, quality leisurewear
Disadvantages: None so far

...When the Cotton Traders catalogue dropped through my letterbox my interest was captured by the front cover advertising His ‘n’ Hers Chino Trousers at less than half price. They were priced at just £11.99 instead of their usual price of £24.99. Turning to page 2 the offer for ladies included a choice of 5 colours. These were Navy, Oyster (neutral), Moss (dull green), Blue (light sky) and Sangria (crimson). The men’s range was in four colours which were Pewter, Khaki, Navy and Dark Green. The 100% cotton chinos were wrinkle free with pleated fronts and machine washable. The ladies were in sizes 10 to 20 with leg lengths 29 inch and 31 inch. The men’s chinos were in sizes 32 inch waist to 46 inch waist with inside leg measurements of 29 inch, 31 inch, 33 inch and 35 inch. The 35 inch leg was only...

gardenguru1 20.04.2003 · Read review
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Nappy Smells GONE!

Advantages: eliminates nappy smells, nice fragrance,good price
Disadvantages: None from me

...Always on the lookout for something to get rid of the smell of a stinky nappy in my house then I thought I would try this air freshener as it claims to eliminate odour and add fragrance. Well I have to say that I did indeed find that it worked!!! ~~THE CAN~~ The air freshener comes in a metal can and is a light blue colour with a picture of grass on the sides and the product name down the centre. The back of the canister has the directions for use and the safety instructions, Tesco?s promise and general information about this product. The top of the canister is blue plastic and it has a push down centre whish is how the air freshener is released. ~~USE AND RESULTS~~ To use the air freshener it could not be more simple. You simple push the top of the can on the part indicated and the product is released through a small hole...

sewbizzie 27.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Tesco 2 in1 Cotton Fresh Air Freshener

We cottoned On

Advantages: quick drying, soft, can be used in pocket nappies
Disadvantages: exspensive to buy all at once

...~~~~~~~~background to purchase~~~~~~~~ You know what new parent hormones are like. Mummy gets these nesting feelings, feels suddenly she has to get EVERYTHING all ready, adn suddenly, minor spills, dirt stains, or environmental issues mean dissater is lurking towards her soon to be born babe. A wise person goes along with it, and does not raise the ire of the fearsome Mummy creature! Thus, when I insisted I was sure we needed more cloth nappies, he who pays knew better than to disagree. Yup, that HUGE rubbish sack full might not be enough... I wanted quick to dry, even indoors. I wanted soft, absornbent , easy to use. I wanted cheap so I could buy even more baby goodies! I got Cotton Bottoms size small prefolds and a couple newborn and size small wraps to start us off. I did not buy the entire Birth to Potty pack all in one...

Shroud 20.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Cotton Bottoms Birth to Potty System

Cotton Off

Advantages: Good value
Disadvantages: No free returns

...Anybody else out there getting disenchanted with Cotton Traders? I have shopped with them for some years for basic stuff like t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, but recently have found myself returning many items. And this is the rub - no free returns policy. By the time you've paid for post and packing both ways, you can be £5 out of pocket with nothing to show for it. The last item I bought was a pair of stretch denims, a bargain at £12. You probably saw them advertised - they were an insert in practically every colour supplement. But the sizing was miles out, even though it was nominally the same size as a pair I already have, and which fit perfectly. The no free returns policy is to keep prices down, and they do offer good value on their stock. The range is not wide, the colours are not subtle, but as clothes essentially...

Chouchinciao 28.02.2006 · Read review
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Review of Cotton Traders

Tommee Tippe cotton bottom covers

Advantages: Fit well
Disadvantages: Mine started to come apart

...The concept of these nappies is good but the ones I bought started to fall apart. The covers are available in 3 sizes: size 1 = 4 - 11, size 2 = 8 - 17, size 3 = 15 - 32. The covers fit well round the waist and the legs and have adjustable velcro so fit every size and shape of baby. The cover can be reused as long as it is not soiled. The thing I found with these is that they can be a bit fiddly if you are out and about plus you obviously have to wrap the nappy and carry it round with you until you next go home unlike with a disposable. A drawstring bag is included for this. They are washed at 60c with a normal washing tablet plus a tablespoon of nappy bright, which helps keep the nappies nice and white. I had problems with mine that one of the covers came apart after only 1-2 washes and Tommee Tippee said this was unusual...

ruderocks 09.01.2008 · Read review
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