You can also get washable liners and silk liners are great for sore bums (I was sceptical until my friend gave me a couple to try when my now 4 year old had terrible nappy rash).

When you’re out and about you can keep a small flask of warm water, or alternatively a tub of wipes soaked in camomile tea for an alternative to ‘wet wipes’).

I like Tots Bots Fluffles as they’re very quick to dry, come with a detachable liner and you can either leave them as is in the day or stuff them for night-time use (so a good multi-purpose nappy).

There are a few good places online to get nappies secondhand :0)

I now hate the smell of the chemicals in disposables, something I was reminded of when we went camping at the weekend – washables would have been too much trouble there. We recently dropped the disposables I was using when we went out, and the night time ones went when I got some excellent “stuffable” nappies which last all night without getting soaked through. Its working really well and we manage on 10 (now 12 as I treated us to 2 posh all-in-ones for a slimmer look) plus the night time ones (which are very bulky!)

I’m pleased that I managed to finish my nappy shopping last week too – going around trying to get enough of the nappies we like in the next size for a decent price. The baby show helped a lot with this and I was pleased to see so many washable nappy sellers. Its a good thing we have them now, as Rowan only has 2lbs before he officially needs them! If I hadn’t found them for under 6 quid each I would have been looking for second hand.