Disposable nappies for a cloth baby?

[wrenb]

Next month we are going on a whirlwind tour of Britain, showing our progeny off to my extended family. We'll have long days, lots of car rides, and no access to a dryer or washing line. Danny will be 5 months old and has worn maybe 10 disposable diapers ever (free from the hospital). On our recent holiday in the Caribbean we were able to stick with cloth because we had clothesline access, hot sun, and a breeze. Our diapers dried in 2-5 hours. That's not going to happen in a hotel bathroom in England in October.

I bought a packet of g-diapers as emergency back-up but didn't actually use them. I'd like to use them in Britain but according to the website they aren't sold there. Does anyone know if there's something similar available? They're a disposable liner that goes in a reusable cover.

Short finding the UK-equivalent of g-diapers, what brands of disposable nappies do you like? Ideally something I can find at Boots or Waitrose/Tesco/Asda. We'll be staying in Chester and Aylesford.

Thanks!

Comments

[iuil.livejournal.com]

I use Tesco's own nappies. There's two types, one in a green packet, the other in a purple packet - I use the green ones for M and never have any problems with them.

I used to use Boots own-brand on R and had no problems with them either. There is a disposable booster type insert that you can get in some Boots stores but I wouldn't bet on being able to get them in all stores.

Stick with the 'sposies, it's for vacations like this that they were invented!

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

What iuil said. Tesco-own are very good and Boots would be a close runner-up. I haven't heard of g-diapers or an equivalent here but they sound interesting.

[geekette8.livejournal.com]

There are some bio-degradable 'sposies available - I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but we used to use them for travelling.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

Nature?

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

I agree with iuil and bopeepsheep - Tesco's own, the green ones, are very good. I recommend them as well.

There are some eco-disposables out there. Boots, Waitrose and Sainsbury's do the Nature Babies ones in their biggest stores. I've used them and they are *ok* but not as good as non-eco ones and in any case are generally not biodegradable if disposed of with normal household waste.

iuil's DD had a nasty reaction to some eco-disposables sold over here, but I forget which ones.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

Nature is the brand. Boots do them about the same price as Pampers

[wrenb.livejournal.com]

Good to know about Nature. I saw those on the Boots website and wondered about them. It bugs me when things are labeled "biodegradable" but aren't actually biodegradable when handled normally.
Tesco generics will be easy to find, especially since we're staying first at a self-catering cottage or flat or something (I didn't book it).

Thanks folks!

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

Yeah, go for the Tesco. A lot of towns in the UK now incinerate their rubbish (and the incinerators often generate electricity) - in which case whether they are biodegradable or not is immaterial!