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Liverpool Cloth Nappy Library
Frequently Asked Questions
We are based at Big You Little You on Aigburth Road. For a Google Maps link click here.
Click here for our current opening hours.
We hire out kits of reusable nappies to families interested in getting started with reusable nappies, from birth or later. We also offer support and advice throughout the loan period to get everyone off to the best start.
Click here to read our Mission Statement.
Yes! We believe reusable nappies should be accessible to everyone, and that's why we created our Long Term Loan kit. This kit is made up of older style nappies, that aren't available anymore in the shops and that we therefore don't include in our other nappy kits.
You can hire these for as long as you like, for a suggestion donation of £5 or more.
In your nappy kit, we provide a wet bag to put dirty nappies in until you put them in the wash. You can keep this wherever you like; common places are near the washing machine or in the room.
When you have your own nappies, you could use a nappy bucket (or 'pail') to store the dirty nappies. It is more common to dry pail than wet pail (aka soaking them) nowadays and doesn't impact the nappies' performance at all.
We recommend:
a wet bag for dirty nappies
spare dry nappies (already made up if using pockets/2 parters)
spare clothes (don't forget vest extenders if using!)
wipes. If you're using reusables, you can keep them already wet in a wet bag and then pop them in the dirty wetbag with the nappies.
Read our more detailed blog post here.
Generally we recommend looking at the manufacturer's instructions but we have a general advice post here that you can look at. There should also be advice in your padlet link provided with your kit.
Click here for detailed information on how the hiring process works.
Essentially though, you choose one of our kits and then fill in a booking form.
There are a few ways to do this!
Fill in our Nappy Hire Questionnaire
Read our Nappy Kit pages
Check out our blog posts
Attend one of our workshops
Send us a message on Facebook, Instagram or by email if you're really stuck!
Absolutely! Night nappies are a common sticking point for families.
We run a dedicated
which includes hire of a bespoke night nappy kit to get you started!
We are able to customise our Newborn Nappy Kits if your baby is particularly small, to include brands that are either designed for smaller babies, or are generally found to be good for small infants. Just let us know on the hire form when you book.
Definitely! Whatever works for you. We hear a lot of "can I use this insert with this nappy" and things like that and it's important to remember that if it works for you, then it's fine.
The only thing we would say you're not 'allowed' to do is use bleach or fabric softener on your nappies as these will a) stop them working and b) void your warranty.
If you've been looking at buying nappies on Facebook or other secondhand places, you might be slightly mystified by all the abbreviations you've seen!
We're planning a blog post about this but for now here's a few to get you started:
AIO - All-in-one
BTP - Birth to Potty
ISO - In search of
Check out our glossary here for more definitions.
