Real Nappies = Real Change!

By madlyn | Published: May 14, 2013

Real Nappy Change Flashmob. Photo by Emily Gray Photography
We have had fantastic few months swapping 150lbs of textiles at the Hackney Picturehouse in March, gathering for a real nappy flashmob on the Southbank for Climate Week and helping to create a new world record of 8,301 babies changed into real nappies at the same time for Real Nappy Week in April. Thanks to all those that made these events happen!Coming up we have nappuccinos, an info stall and a swap! There are also murmurings of short film screenings, a banner sewing session, early toiletting support group, wellbeing workshop and a dads get together. We need you to help make them happen! Get in touch.

 

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Nappuccino at the Dalston CLR Library
Fri 17 May 10-11.30am (talk starts at 10.15)
Education room, Dalston CLR James Library
Dalston Square, 60 Roseberry Place, E8 3
Get your free £54 real nappy voucher, learn about the benefits of using real nappies and meet other local parents. Mini pop-up shop from GreenPomelo and free homemade cake from ABC Cafe. Registration required: http://hackneynappuccino.eventbrite.co.uk/

Open Morning Real Nappy Advice
Mon 20 May 10.45-11.45
Millfields Community School
Hilsea St, London, Greater London E5 0SH
Join Su from GreenPomelo for free Real Nappy advice. Book your space: admin@greenpomelo.com

Real Nappy, Maternity and Baby Clothes Swap
Wed 5 June 10.30-12.30
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
Celebrate World Environment Day with giving preloved real nappies, maternity and baby clothes a new home. Give or take good quality items, no need to bring to take. Real nappy demos and baby toileting and potty training advice provided by local parents. *short film screening to be confirmed*

Info Stall at Well St Common Festival
Sun 9 June 12-5pm
Well St Common, E5
Find out all about real nappies and have a fun family day out on the common. Stalls, food, live music, the Hackney Playbus and the Albion Kids Show and a real nappy info stall! Su from GreenPomelo will also be joining us with a selection of nappies and accessories for sale. Real nappy users needed to volunteer on the stall – get in touch!

Nappuccino at the Hackney City Farm
Wed 12 June 6-7.30pm
Straw Bale room, Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
Nappy Ever After real nappy information and mini pop-up shop. View products or make advance orders at www.nappyeverafter.co.uk Registration required: admin@nappyeverafter.co.uk/ 020 7383 5115
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Meet network volunteer and real nappy fan Katy

By madlyn | Published: May 14, 2013
Katy and Ada at the Flashmob. Photo courtesy of Emily Gray Photography
Katy lives in Homerton and has volunteered for the network since the birth of her son Harper in 2005. With the recent arrival of her daughter Ada, Katy shares her experiences of using real nappies second time around:

Why do you use real nappies? I hate the thought of contributing all those disposable nappies to landfill and I know exactly what real nappies are made of. Oh and money saving is great too.

Which is your favourite nappy? I mostly use the Motherease brand – their Sandys nappies are natural cotton, absorbent and fairly quick drying. Their wraps are the most reliable I know of (though they could do with bringing out some more interesting prints). I’ve tried quite a few other types, but always end up coming back to Motherease. At night, we use A Mama Knows bamboo nappies and wool wraps to go over the top – these work by the lanolin in the wool helping to contain any moisture, whilst being breathable – no leaks so far! We found that paper liners caused a rash for Ada, so switched to fleece liners and have had no problems.

Any washing, drying or stain removal tips? As we live in such as hard water area, we use 1/2 soda crystals and 1/2 powder detergent. This seems to really help soften the water in the wash and means that nappies aren’t getting a build up from using too much detergent. And SUNSHINE (finally we have some!) is bar far the best stain remover, I’m always happily surprised at how it bleaches out all stains.

Can you share your experiences of early potty training? At around 10 weeks, we started to experiment with early potty training. I was rather skeptical at first, but I’m now often able to read Ada’s signals (a certain squirm, or pulling off the breast when feeding) that she needs to go. I hold her on the loo seat and make a little grunting noise – and then she tends to empty her bowels. Amazing! I’ve started doing the ‘pss pss’ noises for when she goes for a wee too, so she’ll start to associate this with going to the loo.

 
Ada in a Bumgenius and Harper in a Motherease

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Real Nappy Week in Hackney!

By madlyn | Published: April 7, 2013

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Swap, Flashmob, Nappuccinos and more

By madlyn | Published: February 28, 2013
We are celebrating Climate Week with a Nappy Info Session, a Real Nappy, Maternity and Baby Clothes Swap and a Real Nappy Change Flashmob. See below for details and join us! The March fun continues with two nappuccinos, info and demos at children’s centres, parent education classes and parent and baby classes. See our events calendar. Volunteers always needed to do this important outreach work.
Real Nappy Week is in April and we have confirmed our plans for the North London Great Nappy Change. We’ll be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most real nappies changed simultaneously (8,251 babies at 189 locations in 11 countries in 2012) plus offering info stalls, activities and taster classes for parents and babies. Save the date! Sat 20 Apr 10-12 at the Museum of Childhood.
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Open Morning Real Nappy Advice 
Mon 4 Mar 10.45-11.45
Millfields Community School
Hilsea St, London, Greater London E5 0SH
Join Su from GreenPomelo for free Real Nappy advice.
Book your space: admin@greenpomelo.com
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Real Nappy, Maternity and Baby Clothes Swap 
Wed 6 Mar 10.30-12.30
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
Bring good quality real nappies, maternity and baby wear. No need to bring to take. Real nappy demos and advice available. Plus info on nappy free time, infant toileting and potty training. We hope to see you there! (thanks Emily Gray Photography for the photo of our Swap last November)
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Real Nappy Change Flashmob
Fri 8 Mar 11-12.30pm
11am – meet. 11.30am – walk 5 mins to flashmob location
National Theatre Ground Floor Foyer (MEETING POINT ONLY)
Celebrate Climate Week and International Women’s Day with direct action  to raise awareness about real nappies and climate change. All welcome! Any further updates will be posted on our website and facebook event
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Real Nappy Info at Ann Taylor
Tues 12 Mar 11-2pm
Ann Tayler Children’s Centre
1-13 Triangle Rd, E8 3RP
Real nappy advice and demos from 11-11.30am and 1-2pm at Ann Taylor’s Roll and Crawl (10-11.30am for age 0-1) or Tiny Toes (1-3pm for breastfeeding support) sessions. Hope to see you there!
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Nappuccino at the Hackney City Farm 
Wed 13 Mar 6-7.30pm
Straw Bale room, Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
Nappy Ever After real nappy information and mini pop-up shop. View products or make advance orders at www.nappyeverafter.co.uk
Registration required: admin@nappyeverafter.co.uk/ 020 7383 5115
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Nappuccino at the Dalston CLR Library  
Fri 15 Mar 10-11.30am (talk starts at 10.15)
Education room, Dalston CLR James Library
Dalston Square, 60 Roseberry Place, E8 3
Get your free £54 real nappy voucher, learn about the benefits of using real nappies and meet other local parents. Mini pop-up shop fromGreenPomelo and Party Baby and free homemade cakes from ABC Cafe. Registration required: http://hackneynappuccino.eventbrite.co.uk/ 
(Thanks to Su from GreenPomelo for the February Nappuccino photos!)
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Meet real nappy fans Karen and Ava-Lucia

By madlyn | Published: February 27, 2013

Karen and Ava-Lucia live in E9 and are committed real nappy advocates. Karen first volunteered with us running natural DIY cosmetic workshops before the birth of her daughter and has continued to help run and promote events. Karen also creates and posts delicious and healthy vegetarian recipes for children at http://broccoliandricecakes.wordpress.com/ Ava-Lucia is pictured in a GreenPomelo Minke Giraffe (a popular nappy here in Hackney).

“My partner and I love real nappies because they are more sustainable, cheaper and beautiful than disposable alternatives. I couldn’t bear the thought of contributing to the tonnes of nappies that are sent to landfill each day.

We have been using a variety of real nappies since my daughter was born almost 2 years ago. We used our voucher to buy a small set of pre-folds and used these with our newborn daughter because they were cheap, simple and quick to wash and dry. We then needed to expand our collection and discovered the ‘Flip’ brand of re-usable liners. We loved these for their simplicity and quick drying. We added to our collection as our daughter started nursery: we wanted to provide a nappy that was easy to change with a wriggly toddler so got a few ‘all in one’ nappies. We are particular fans of the stylish nappies from Green Pomelo, Charlie Banana and Fuzzi Bunz. All of these brands offer funky nappies that disposable users will envy! They are absorbent yet quick drying and some can be adjusted as your child grows. 

We are now onto the next chapter of our toileting journey as our daughter has started to regularly use a potty. I think that using real nappies has helped my daughter to better understand and communicate her toileting needs so hopefully she will be wearing stylish pants in no time!”

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February Nappuccinos and Upcoming Events

By madlyn | Published: February 12, 2013
We have two nappuccinos this week! Scroll down for details. We are also busy plotting lots of great events for the coming months to celebrate Climate Week and Real Nappy Week. We hope that you will join us at our swap, flashmob, great nappy change and more! Below are some events for your diary (more details to be announced soon). Volunteers to help behind the scenes and at events always needed – don’t be shy – we are very friendly! THANK-YOU Emily Gray Photography for the gorgeous photos of our Jan nappuccinos – we love them!
Real Nappy, Baby and Maternity Clothes Swap
Wed 6 Mar 10.30-12.30 at the Hackney Picturehouse

Real Nappy Change Flashmob
Fri 8 Mar (around midday, meeting point to be confirmed)

Info stall and DIY washable wipes for NHS sustainability day
Thu 28 Mar (details to be confirmed)

Great Nappy Change, info stalls, taster parent and baby classes
Sat 20 Apr 10-12 (venue to be announced)

Nappuccino at the Hackney City Farm
Wed 13 Feb 6-7.30pm
Straw Bale room, Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
Free real nappy information and mini pop-up shop. Find out about real nappies and how to wash them with the opportunity to buy nappies, wraps, liners, reusable wipes and special nappy detergents. View products or make advance orders at www.nappyeverafter.co.uk
Registration required: admin@nappyeverafter.co.uk/ 020 7383 5115
Nappuccino at the Dalston CLR Library  
Fri 15 Jan 10-11.30am (talk starts at 10.15)
Education room, Dalston CLR James Library
Dalston Square, 60 Roseberry Place, E8 3
Get your free £54 real nappy voucher and learn about the benefits of using real nappies. Info and demos are provided in a relaxed environment where you can ask questions and meet other local parents. Mini pop-up shop from GreenPomelo and Party Baby and free homemade cakes from ABC Cafe. Registration required: http://hackneynappuccino.eventbrite.co.uk/ 
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Meet Real Nappy Fans Kim and Odin!

By madlyn | Published: February 12, 2013


“Real nappies benefit the environment and your economy. I use them in combination with disposables and lots of nappy free time! I have used Tots Bots prefolds which are great but will be using my voucher for my new baby on all-in-ones for quick drying and convenience” Kim, Clapton

If you are a real nappy fan and would like to be featured in our March newsletter and on our website please email us a photo and a quote!

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January Nappuccinos

By madlyn | Published: January 9, 2013

Nappuccino at the Hackney City Farm

Wed 9 Jan 6-7.30pm

Straw Bale room, Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA

Free real nappy information and mini pop-up shop. Find out about real nappies and how to wash them with the opportunity to buy nappies, wraps, liners, reusable wipes and special nappy detergents. View products or make advance orders at www.nappyeverafter.co.uk Registration required: admin@nappyeverafter.co.uk/ 020 7383 5115

Nappuccino at the Dalston CLR Library  

Fri 18 Jan 10-11.30am 

Education room, Dalston CLR James Library
Dalston Square, 60 Roseberry Place, E8 3Get your free £54 real nappy voucher and learn about the benefits of using real nappies. Info and demos are provided in a relaxed environment where you can ask questions and meet other local parents. Mini pop-up shop from GreenPomelo and Party Baby and free homemade cakes from ABC Cafe. Registration required: http://hackneynappuccino.eventbrite.co.uk/ 

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Meet real nappy fans Soso and Gabriel

By madlyn | Published: January 9, 2013

“I love real nappies as they are fun, easy to use and help to save the planet one nappy at a time. At five months old Gabriel (pictured in a Bummis prefold nappy and Flip wrap) has all the nappies he needs till potty training which is really convenient as there’s no need to budget for nappies or do trips to the shop. We used the laundry service for the first six weeks and it was great. Now we wash them at home and use prefolds and all-in-ones, plus swim nappies for the pool too!” Soso, Homerton

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Real Nappy, Maternity and Baby Clothes Swap

By madlyn | Published: January 9, 2013
 
 
Thanks to everyone (all 70 of you!) who came to our swap for European Week of Waste Reduction in November. It was brilliant and I hope people found useful info, items and met some friends : )

Thanks also to Leo, Su, Anmol and Jana for working so hard to provide real nappy and baby toileting info, advice and upcycled crafts, to Emily Gray Photography for the beautiful photos and to the Hackney Picturehouse for hosting us. Our next swap will be in March to celebrate Climate Week.

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