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Oh sorry - they looked like plastic to me in the photo. I use 3" pins these days - they're more robust than all the 2" ones I've used.

If she changes your nappies, then who's in control of nappy changes? If it's Mommy, then you shouldn't be deciding when you're changed, or what you're changed into. Who's responsible for making sure your nappy doesn't leak? Who decides when you can have snacks? Chocolate, sweeties etc? You shouldn't be helping yourself. Parental controls on your internet use, and on your phone. Hope you have a good time!

Thanks. I think I'd have to import those from the US - they're not on amazon.co.uk as far as I can see. I've been buying my pins from NappiesRUs here in the UK. 3" long, all metal with a locking cap. Not perfect, but they're strong and long enough. The dritz pins look to be a bit shorter, and I'm wary of plastic caps as they can fail without warning in my experience. Anyway, I'm stocked up now!

Yes, I've been surprised at the lack of chafing. The plastic-headed pins I was using were OK, but I had to look out for when the heads started to crack, & bin them before they disintegrated. I've now got a stock of metal-headed pins again though - they fail gradually and obviously, in my experience. First the paint starts coming off, then the head starts rusting, then it's time to bin them. I wouldn't want to change a terry nappy anywhere other than at home, somewhere private such as a hotel room, or at an ABDL event, where there's always a changing room or two, and everyone knows what you're up to anyway. I've changed disposables all over the place, including fields, woods, motorway service stations and cliff tops. I'm fairly slim, and that probably helps hide the bulges, or I like to think so. I don't worry about it much these days though - I just don't want to be in anyone's face about it. They can suspect what they like, but I guess nobody's ever rumbled me so far.

Ever since I went full-time into nappies I've been wearing terry nappies at night. I use 4ft terry squares, folded in the Chines fold, with an additional cloth soaker pad. This gives a big absorbent wodge of nappy between my legs, and it will easily last the night without leaking. I've always assumed this sort of set-up wouldn't really be practical for daytime wear. I can't get my knees together, and have to walk with a bit of a waddle. The nappy feels very bulky when I'm wearing it, so I've always assumed it would look pretty bulky from the outside too. But I like wearing terry nappies - that's what I was in when I was a real baby. So a couple of weeks ago I thought perhaps I'd give it a try for daytime wear. And guess what - they don't appear to be any more noticeable than the padded velcro nappies I was normally wearing during the day. I added a second soaker, which means I can usually get through the day until bedtime. They feel good, they're comfortable, they're babyish. I can only change into a terry nappy lying down, which means I can't change in most public toilets, but then I rarely do that anyway. So far I've been out and about walking the dog, doing the weekly shop, staying overnight in a hotel, attending an ABDL event last weekend, and in about an hour I'm off to my local hospital for a blood test. All this in a big terry nappy with a bit of a waddle, feeling little and feeling good. And nobody's going to notice. I've usually been carrying a couple of spare nappy pins and a Snappi just in case of catastrophic failure, but it's not happened yet (touch wood!). In a few weeks I'll be changing out of dungarees and into shorts for the summer months. I doubt I can get away with my terry nappies under shorts, but I'll give it a try anyway. Mummy will soon tell me if they're too obvious!

If your nappies will fit them, adding soaker pads will increase absorbency. Medical ones don't cost a lot.

Occasionally I'll clean one with hot water and a nail brush, if it's got a bit crusty. Once or twice I've boiled one. But generally they stay fine. That's all night every night and a fair bit during the day as well. I've usually got 2 day-to-day dummies on the go. One is on a strap for daytime use - it's nearly always dangling on its clip under my top layer of clothes, for easy access. That'll have to change soon when the warmer weather arrives, & then it'll be in my pocket when not in my mouth. The other is not on a strap & is for overnight. During the day it lives on my bedside table.

Indeed. Me too. And as for wearing terry nappies at night, I always do, unless we're away on holiday or staying somewhere else that means no washing machine. We've just come home after a week away, with me in disposables. It was a big relief to pin myself into a dry terry nappy last night. I didn't have any night time leaks while we were away, and in face haven't had any for a long time. I suspect that may be in part due to using booster pads at all times, whether in cloth or disposables. A Betterdry and a booster kept the bed dry while we were away, but I always worry a bit when I overnight in a disposable. I suspect the booster cups my leakage area better than without, so reduces the risk of wee tracking along my skin to the outside world. Anyway, I don't exercise any control over my wetting these days. When my body says 'go' it just happens, on my side or not. I did have a leak while we were away, but only because I maxed out an Overnight one evening. I was on a wooden chair, so no harm done. And alcohol was involved - it was my birthday after all (2 again, if anyone wondered). Today I'm in a cloth nappy with 3 cloth boosters to celebrate being back in cloth. I should be OK till Mummy sends me to bed this evening.

Today's St Valentine's Day. I came downstairs to find a card and a new teddy from Mummy! I'm a very happy toddler today 😃.

I wear one type of washable for daytime in the summer, and a different type in the winter months - the winter ones are too bulky to get away with under shorts, but hold more. At night I prefer terry nappies - they never leak for me, but they're too bulky for daytime. When we go away I switch to disposables, and I like to try all sorts of different ones. Betterdry if I've got to be a bit careful someone might find them in my bag, but preferably printed - Astronauts, Overnights, etc etc. For long walks I wear Tena pullups as they chafe least and don't disintegrate with wear. So - loads of different ones.

My nappies are now an essential part of my life. I'm always in one, and always will be. Everything else has to fit around them - and it works OK for me. I don't look back.

I remember seeing the Beatles in concert in London.

I posted a bit on this on anther thread yesterday. I'll try to find time to post a fuller account - I'd guess there aren't many full-time washable wearers about, so my experience is probably potentially useful to others. Watch this space...

Where to start? Firstly, I'm in cloth nappies full-time, and have been for about 4 years, and part-time for years before that. I wear disposables only when we're away on holiday without access to a washing machine, and for long walks, to avoid chafing. As far as leaking overnight is concerned, that hasn't happened to me for a year or two. I'm wet every night, but no leaks. I wear different nappies at night from daytime. My nighttime nappies are terry squares (4ft square) with an extra washable soaker pad, folded in the butterfly fold (aka Chinese fold, origami fold). I fasten the nappy with a Snappi at the waist, and pins at each thigh. The objective is to keep the nappy pretty tight up against me, with no gaps to allow leakage at waist or leg. I tuck the fabric in round each thigh as well. Then a pair of large plastic pants - big enough for there to be no risk of the nappy getting out at waist or leg, with elastic taut enough for it to keep my nappy properly enclosed. Finding the right pants is important - I've been wearing Gary polyurethane pants for the past year. They are expensive, but they're bombproof, and they fit me properly. I've no idea how long they last as I've been alternating the same 2 pairs for the past year, and they're still as good as new. What will fit you depends on body shape, but the principle of leaving no gaps is key, whatever your shape. My waist is 34 inches, my Gary pants are Large size, to give an idea of what sizes work for me. My experience of other cloth nappies overnight is limited, but my daytime nappies do work overnight, as they are a snug fit. Again I use an additional soaker. They're Mediums from the Dotty Diaper Company here in the UK). I wear Medium disposables overnight on holiday, and I've found that the addition of a soaker makes leaks a lot less likely. Of course if you drink too much you'll saturate any nappy, but 'normal' fluid consumption is easily handled by a cloth nappy overnight once you've worked out what works best for you. Good luck!

Mainly for that reason, I'm in washables apart from odd times such as holidays and long walks, when that's impractical. Now I don't feel guilty. Have you tried using washables?