categories

• Australian Nappy Association
• Baby Beehinds
• Bambooty
• Behind the Brand
• Brolly Sheets
• Bubblebubs
• Bumboo
• BumCheeks
• BumGenius
• Bummis
• Carriers/slings
• Cheeky Wipes
• Close
• Cloth nappy accessories
• Cloth Nappy Awards
• Cloth Shot A Day
• Cushie Tushies
• Darlings Downunder
• Designer Bums
• Diaper Dawgs
• Environmental considerations
• Ergobaby
• Ethical manufacture
• Flip
• General Info & Advice
• Giveaways & competitions
• Great Cloth Diaper Change
• Green Kids
• GroVia
• itti bitti
• Little Extensions
• Monk n Bear
• Monkey Doodlez
• Nappy charity
• New arrivals
• Out & About
• Pea Pods
• pikapu
• Planet Wise
• Rarpz
• RAWr Nappies
• Rumparooz
• Sales & Promotions
• Seedling Baby
• Smart Bottoms
• SoftBums
• Splash About
• Super Undies
• Sweet Pea
• Swim nappies
• Thirsties
• Toilet training
• Tots Bots
• Traditional Flat & Prefold Cloth Nappies
• Twinkle Lily
• Washing & care of cloth nappies
• Wetbags

recently...

• Platinum Baby Beehinds Retailer!
• COVID19 Stage 4 Restrictions at the Shop
• Antibacterial Laundry Rinses & Cloth Nappies
• Why you should consider the fitted nappy style (even though it needs a separate cover)
• How to stuff a pocket cloth nappy
• How to replace the elastic on a fitted nappy
• Local Councils with Cloth Nappy Programs
• Happy Birthday Baby Beehinds Giveaway!
• Cloth Nappy Week 2020 Giveaway!
• Updated Shop Hours
• The best backup nappy to have in your stash
• Is the shop open? COVID-19 Update
• How to make an emergency cloth nappy
• Layering inserts in a pocket modern cloth nappy
• Cloth Nappy Fabrics: Minky v Smooth PUL
• Adjusting a reusable nappy with a snap down rise
• How bulky is a One Size Fits Most nappy on a newborn?
• Cloth Nappy Fabrics: Microfibre V Microfleece
• Christmas & New Year Hours 2019
• Cloth Nappies and the impact of Microplastics

All posts in Out & About

Local Councils with Cloth Nappy Programs

Does your local council provide cloth nappy education or support? Many local councils across Australia offer cloth nappy services such as nappy hire libraries, rebates, demonstration kits, and workshops. Here's a list of councils that in 2019/20 have a cloth nappy program: Rebates & Subsidies Albury City Council, NSW (trial 1 May – 20 June 2020) Brisbane City Council, Queensland Cardinia Shire Council, Victoria City of Augusta Margaret River, WA City of Casey, Victoria Shire of Federat... READ MORE

Updated Shop Hours

This week there's been a change to our opening hours so we can also offer private appointments for those parents who need it. We're still open from 9:30am to 12:30pm all days except Tuesday and Sunday when we're closed all day. We are restricting the number of people in the shop at one time and washing hands/wiping surfaces between customers. Hand sanitiser is available. We also offer contactless pick up of orders. From 12:30pm to 3pm most days, we will have appointment slots available for... READ MORE

The Nappy Collective 10-24 May

We’re very excited to be part of the Nappy Collective! Plenty of cloth nappying families use disposables sometimes and it’s not uncommon to have some left in the packet as your child moves sizes or into undies (or perhaps you’ve transitioned to reusable full time!). Maybe you received a heap at your baby shower and just didn’t end up using them all. If you have disposable nappies left over and don’t know what to do with them, you can now drop them off at the shop 10-24 May 2019 a... READ MORE

Cloth Nappy Week Nappycino Morning Tea

  We're hosting a Nappycino morning tea for the Australian Nappy Association's Cloth Nappy Week on Saturday 27 April 10am to 12pm at our shop in Ringwood and everyone’s invited: (new, ex, and prospective) cloth nappying parents, people interested in reusable options or natural parenting, brand reps and consultants, nappy biz owners and wider members of the cloth nappy community. Even if you’re a local who’s just curious about the whole thing, please come along! You’re very welcome!... READ MORE

Earth Day - Cloth Nappy Flash Mob

April 22 is Earth Day and we're going to flashmob social media with lots of nappy photos! Take a photo - actually take LOTS of photos! - of cloth bums at your place today, and post them everywhere you can with the tags #earthday #clothnappies #darlingsdownunder. Post on your own social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, blogs - whatever social media you use), and share with all your fave cloth nappy pages! Search those tags, and share, retweet, and like them. Apologise to your non-... READ MORE

Our shop is now open on Saturdays!

...well, Saturday mornings anyway. That's right, our Melbourne Cloth Nappy Shop at 42C Wantirna Rd, Ringwood, is now open on Saturdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm! So come and say hi! ... READ MORE

Cloth Shot A Day 2018 (1)

Did you take part in last month's Cloth Shot A Day event run by the Australian Nappy Association? It's heaps of fun, and there were over 4,000 cloth nappy photos shared by parents around Australia during October, which is awesome!  Here are our pics - one photo every day - just for the sake of record keeping! #clothshotaday2018 #getintocloth          ... READ MORE

Our article in Nurture Parenting Magazine

Have you seen the article we wrote for the Australian Nappy Association in the summer edition of Nurture Parenting Magazine?  It addresses the main myths surrounding cloth nappies and let's hope it inspires some parents to give reusable nappies a second look. Grab your copy and let us know your thoughts...   ... READ MORE

123>