Archive for March, 2010

The chive have a post on old-school advertisements that are oh so wrong. The thought of a child drinking Coca Cola makes me very sad.

Breastfeeding in public (warning – offensive content)!

Mr C was carrying Darwin about town on Saturday as he wasn’t happy about being in the pram. Darwin was wearing his bear outfit to keep him all cute and snug. Whilst in Game an assistant walked past us, did a double take and then laughed and said “I thought you were carrying a koala”! He promptly apologised to me and scurried off. I wasn’t offended at all but since when did koalas look like that?

Here’s Darwin in his reusable nappy. We bought Flip nappies which consist of an insert and a a cover. They fit from birth to potty by adjusting the poppers on the wrap to suit your baby. The wrap is waterproof on the inside but nice material on the outside so they don’t feel like plastic pants (actually I’ve never felt plastic pants)! You can add a stay-dry insert (made from microfibre and fleece) or an organic cotton insert and then a disposable liner on top (to catch the poo). They work really well on Darwin and don’t feel too bulky. We do have a few pooey leaks occasionally but we did with diposable nappies too. Breastfed poo is pretty runny and can go eveywhere whatever nappy one wears. Yes it involves more washing but we eventually save money and feel good about not throwing away heaps of used nappies.

I’m not overly keen on gender stereotyping but we purchased blue and green wraps and gave the pink ones a miss.

If you decide to use “real nappies” check with your local council to see if they run an incentive as many do. Chester council offered £25 cashback on reusable nappy purchases or 1 Month free nappy laundry service (worth £45).