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Washing terry nappies

If you wash the nappies yourself at home (in some areas you can use a nappy service which washes, dries and delivers the nappies to you) you will need to develop a system so that you don’t run out of clean nappies. It’s worth buying two nappy buckets so you can make up a fresh batch of nappy sanitising solution every day. A full washing machine load will wash about two days’ worth of nappies.

  • Each day make up a fresh batch of sanitising solution in a lidded bucket
  • Shake out the nappy liner and any faeces into the loo
  • Very mucky nappies can be sluiced off in the loo: hold the nappy firmly while you flush the loo and with luck much of the mess will be sluiced away
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  • Place the soiled nappy in the bucket
  • Every other day drain the buckets (most nappy buckets have strainers on the side to make this easier)
  • Wash the nappies on the longest, hottest wash possible
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  • Dry the nappies outside or in a tumble dryer
  • If you have time, it's a good idea to fold nappies into the right shape ready for use as you stack them