If you've ever heard of how hard it was in the previous centuaries to do cloth nappies, it would be enough to turn you off for life! But that isn't how it is anymore!!!
Gone are the days of soaking, scrubbing, ironing and folding! Thanks to the modern marvels of design and innovation, we can bring you a product that is both absorbent, functional and easy to use!
Modern Fabrics like Microfleece and Suedecloth are used on the inside which allow liquid to pass through while letting baby's skin breathe and stay dry! This avoids nappy rash and lets baby enjoy wearing their nappies for longer.  

 

Fabrics like Bamboo and Microfiber are used as absorbent inserts to allow the nappy to have maximum absorbency as well as maximum convenience by allowing it to tailor the absorbency level to your child's needs. These inserts also come out to allow you to dry the nappy in parts to speed the drying process up!

The nappies now "Snap" on using little plastic snaps that allow you to change the size and fit to perfectly suit your child's growing size and shape. So much so that they can be sized from Newborn to Potty training sizes! These snaps are on the outside of the cover which is waterproofed on the inside and cute on the outside!

What are the Advatages to using Love Bugz Nappies?

Cost
With the average Aussie bum needing 5000 Nappies from Birth to Potty training, this adds up to a minimum of $2500 if you are totally organised and hit the specials every week... but this doesn't include the times where you run out and buy 1 nappy from local servo or a very expensive mini pack from the local chemist. Buying a complete package of Nappies for all your needs from Love Bugz allows you to pay yourself for the priveledge of doing cloth... A big pay day of $2000 per child! That works out to a $50 per month saving if you use them for 3 years and $80 per month saving if you use them for 2 years!

You don't pay for convenience with Dispossable nappies either. These calculations don't take into consideration the extra cost you invest in time and fuel in driving to and from the shops or the disposal costs involved with throwing away a disposable nappy... Think that it works out much for muchness when you include detergent and time spent maintaining your nappy stash? Think again! You use 1/2 or less of the amount of powder for a normal wash. With water, detergent and electricity included this only works out to:

Electric Water heater: approx. $0.34/load
Gas water heater: approx. $0.10/load
Total washing costs=$36.00-$122.40 depending on your water heater 

 Another bonus and savings...If you use cloth wipes instead of disposable, you'll save a minimum of $3 a month if you are using the thin generic wipes. A single box of the really nice wipes are around $4 and it's easy to use 2 boxes a month! If you use our cloth wipes you will save an additional $250 per child!

Healthier for baby!
What should be of serious concern to all parents are the toxic chemicals present in disposable nappies. Dioxin, which in various forms has been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, liver damage, skin diseases, and genetic damage, is a by-product of the paper-bleaching process used in manufacturing disposable nappies. Trace quantities may even exist in the nappies themselves!

Dioxin is listed by the EPA as the most toxic of cancer related chemicals. Disposable nappies contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal problems in humans and animals. Disposable nappies also contain sodium polyacrylate. If you have ever seen the gel-like, super absorbant crystals in a disposable, then you have seen this first hand. Sodium polyacrylate is the same substance that was removed from tampons because of its link to toxic shock syndrome.

No studies have been done on the long-term effects of this chemical being in contact with a baby's reproductive organs 24 hours a day for upwards of two years. Studies have also been done to show that the chemical emissions from disposable nappies can cause respiratory problems in children. Cloth nappies, on the other hand, are free of the many chemicals contained in disposable nappies.

In their September 2005 issue the American Academy of Pediatrics magazine, not exactly known for being a a promoter of natural health care, published an article about Diaper Dye Dermatitis. You can see some of the rashes these dyes and chemicals can cause in sensitive babies here.


Environmental
In a nutshell - Every disposable nappy that has ever been used is still in existance. Ewww...!
Over 136kgs of wood, 22kgs of petroleum feedstocks and 9kgs of chlorine are used to produce disposable nappies for one baby EACH YEAR.
There is a cup of crude oil in every disposable nappy made.
We know that this is bad for the environment once we put them in landfill, but what about before it gets there? Check this link out for a complete presentation on the journey of a disposable nappy from the craddle to the grave...HERE

 Cut the contents of your garbage bin in half and avoid the awful smell... just use cloth!

Availability
Don't ever be stuck with nothing to put on your baby! Having your own stash of cloth nappies means that when your newborn has an explosion in their nappy at 2am, you've always got a nappy on hand! No more running to the shops and paying the inflated convenience store prices!
Don't fill your boot with boxes of nappies when they are on special - save that space for more fun things like books and toys that you'll be able to afford with all the savings!
Found that your baby has had a growth spurt overnight!? Still have half a box of the last size and none of the new ones? You don't have to worry about that with the One-Size-Fits-Most System that is Love Bugz nappies! Just snap it to whatever size you find your child in!

Cuteness!
Have you SEEN how cute our nappies at Love Bugz are!? See HERE

 So how easy are they to look after? Just take a look at our Care instructions to see!!

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

BEFORE YOUR FIRST USE: Please WASH your nappies! The wash instructions overleaf need to be observed to retain your product warranty and ensure that they get the best and easiest clean possible. The rule of thumb is to keep washing them until the “smell” clean. Approx. 3-6 times before the first use – drying them inbetween each wash. Both the organic and synthetic fibres in our nappies contain some manufacturing and transport residues that you need to remove before using to maximise their absorbency.

WASHING INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Dry Pail
Dry Pailing is the term that MCN (Modern Cloth Nappy) people use to describe the act of NOT soaking their nappies! Until they have a load to wash, they simply store them in a dry bucket, with a lid, to keep the smell down and keep them out of the way!
Step 2: The Washing
Simply remove the inserts from your nappy and undo all the snaps (This extends the life of your covers). Then pop them into the washing machine with about ¼ of the washing powder you would normally use on a regular wash and rinse cycle.
Why powder? Please see the Do's and Don'ts below!

The Do's and Don'ts

• Do wash your nappies after each use
• Do wash them within 3-4 days of use
• Do contact us if you have any problems or questions!

• Don't expose your nappies to high heat for prolonged periods of time. (this means a heater or dryer, electric clothes horse, towel warmer and even line drying in the sun on hot days for extended lengths of time) as it can damage the elastic in your nappies and may cause the PUL Lining to de-laminate
• Don't use detergents that contain dyes, enzymes, perfumes, whiteners and brighteners. Failure to do so will cause damage to your nappies and void your warranty
• Don't use bleach, borax, Napisan or whitener’s. Oxidising bleaches can leave a film on your fleece causing it to repel moisture. They will also destroy the waterproofing PUL and elastic on your nappies and will void your warranty.
• Don't use Fabric softener! The fabrics we have chosen for use in our nappies ensure that they stay soft and suple for their lifecycle! Using Fabric softner will void your warranty.

→ Enzymes, petrolium (Or glycerin) based detergents and fabric softner liquids all “waterproof” fabrics in the process of cleaning them. Even using too much powder does the same thing! This leads to more frequent nappy changes and leaks! If this happens, please use the “Strip Wash” Instructions below

  Smelly Nappies when they are “Clean”?
Leaking Nappies when they are barely wet?
It may be time for a STRIP WASH!

Strip Wash Instructions

• Use a liner to quickly deal with big messes. Flushable ones work well for breastfed poos that are very sloppy. Polar fleece ones (Like what are available at in the Love Bugz accessories range) work well for babies on solids or formula with harder poos as these will just roll into the toilet
• Get rid of poos ASAP before dry-pailing
• Expose your nappies to UV light after every wash – it is how they get sanitised and bleach stains!

Un-explained Purple, Burgandy or Brown Stains: Notice that your nappies or inserts come out with dark stains on them after they have been dry pailed for a few days even if they only had urine on them? This is the Purple Nappy phenomena! This is caused by a chemical present in infant painkillers such as panadol. The only way to deal with this is by multiple washes and lots of UV light. The nappies are fine to use between washes, it is just a cosmetic issue and doesn't effect the function or lifecycle of the nappies themselves.

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