[D-nuts]

Our change table is a desk so nappy off and over to the side of the desk where DD can't reach it. Wet cloth wipes are stored in the wipes container with disposable wipes, I use cloth wipes for wee and disposables for poo.

For wee nappies/wipes we walk past the laundry and drop them into a bucket that I can reach by leaning into the laundry.

Poo nappies, DD can run off and play while I scrape solids into toilet with toilet paper, then rinse in laundry and into bucket. Or if I am busy/DD is clingy I drop the (rolled up) nappy on the bathroom bench and come back to it later to scrape/rinse (I am lucky that DDs poos don't stink too bad so leaving dirty nappies laying around doesnt stink out the house).
Soiled wipes go in the bin beside the change table, this gets emptied when full or stinky.

I wash every second day.

Both the laundry and bathrooms are gated so DD can't access without supervision.

[kazzamama]

I have a 2yo and 6mo, so twice the nappies. We are mostly in cloth, with a mixture of cloth and disposable wipes. We have a change table in DD1's room, and one in the lounge room (DD2 sleeps in our room, no space for change table).
There is a little basket beside DD1's change table, where I put the nappies and wipes after changing (also a bin for sposies and wipes). Once a day (or as needed) I take the basket to the bathroom where I have a little squirt hose and a nappy pail. Dirty nappies get sprayed and everything gets drypailed.
DD2's changetable has another nappy pail for wet nappies, dirty ones go to the bathroom. I keep a pile of cloth wipes and a little container of water (I use an old huggies wipes refill box) within reach. The kitchen bin is just out of reach, so I carry DD2 or put her down when I throw out the wipes, although I'm trying to get into the habit of using only cloth there.
Every 2 days both pails go to the laundry, along with any chuck cloths that have been dirtied (we have clean piles of them all over the house for burping, cleaning up accidents, wiping noses, etc). This usually equates a full load in our 8kg machine. Rinse, long wash, rinse, and line dry in the sun for at least a day.
As PP's have said, it looks like a lot more work than it is! As long as I stay on top of the spraying and keep lids on nappy pails, there is no smell. No single step takes more than a few minutes, except for hanging and folding, which DD loves to help with so it counts as a play activity for her.
You will find a routine that works for your house!

emmielou, what a great idea to use a spray bottle! I am forever finding (once bub is un-nappied and dirty) that I am out of water in my little bucket.

[mrs_bubbles]

We have a large wetbag (with a zipper) hanging on DS doorknob. I place all wet nappies and wet cloth wipes into the wetbag and zip it up. This contains all the smells. If it is a soiled nappy, I take it to the laundry and clean both the wipe and nappy and put it into the dry pail.


You can buy flushable biodegradable liners which make poo alot easier to dispose of. If the poo is hard, I just tip it straight down the toilet and if it's sloppy I rinse it off into a bucket in the laundry and then pour the contents of the bucket down the toilet.

I haven't invested in a little squirt for the toilet, but definitely something I'm going to look at for the future. I rinse off all nappies before placing into the washing machine.


I only wash nappies with nappies as I use different detergents for different stuff. Ie: the ecostore or lectroc soda and borax mix for the nappies, soap nuts for DS clothes and regular laundry powder for our clothes.

Once I had changed DS nappy, I leave it at the top of the change table until I have finished changing his nappy etc and then I have a fisher price rock and play where DS is most of the day or a rug on the lounge room floor, so place him either in the rocker or on the floor in the lounge room and do what I need to do with the nappy. Just like where you would put him if you needed to go to the toilet or do the dishes.

My nappy pail is kept in the laundry. You could keep it in your bathroom though??

[busymumof1&1/2]

I have 2 in cloth nappies at the moment, and don't worry, you will get into a routine which is best for you. My routine with DD1 was much different to DD2. For one, DD1 would always be changed on her change table, up until she was 12 months old. I had a bucket beside the change table which I would throw all of the washing into, and I would deal with it at the end of the day. Then she got mobile, and inquisitive.
Now she is changed wherever I can get her to lay down long enough to get the job done.
We are living in a 2BR apartment so alot of the time DD1 is asleep in her room when it is time to change DD2, so I also change her wherever we happen to be. I try to at least rinse out the nappy when soiled, and find that more runny poo (exclusively BF) comes out when using warm water to rinse, rather than just plain cold. I really scrub the nappy, to get out the most stains possible before putting on a wash. I am usually washing at least one load a day, nappies plus cloth wipes plus wraps, plus spew rags. This is more to keep up with the wraps, than runnning out of prefolds. I don't use liners, this was on recommendation from our doctor. DD1 had a UTI which was exacerbated by the liners.
Don't worry about any staining left on the nappy from poos after a wash cycle, just hang out on the line and the sun will bleach it out for you, as well as sanitising them for you.

[beebs09]

Thanks for all the replies. They've all helped. I can now picture a routine for myself.

I have a nappy bin already which uses rubbish bags to line the bin. I keep this in the toilet as there is nowhere else to keep it. I think I'll buy a couple of wetbags and use them to line the bin instead and rotate them when they're full. I think I'll keep a poo bucket in the toilet too, filling the bucket with water from the bath tap and rinse pooey nappies then tipping the water into the toilet before putting the nappy into the nappy bin.

I reckon I'll then be happy to use reusable cloth wipes and just wrap them up in the nappy. The spray bottle sounds like a good way to go coz then I can spray DS's bum directly as well. I think I will use toilet paper to scrap bulk poo off into the toilet for now and will look into disposable liners when he starts solids.

You've all given me the encouragement to give it a go.

Cheers.