A local mum is running free workshops showing parents how to be sustainable and save money by using cloth nappies.
Iman De Vos said she cares deeply about the environment and the community, which drove her to start using reusable nappies.
“I wanted to do better for my baby, our budget and the planet,” she said.
Ms De Vos completed the environmental champion program with Hume council which she said helped her to create her Nappy Wise workshops.
“I decided to help other parents on a larger scale rather than talking one on one,” she said.
Ms De Vos said she hopes to help parents feel less hesitant about cloth nappies.
“These workshops are going to be to demonstrate how to use them… it can be confusing to fit them properly.
“A lot of parents have tried and failed… and never go back to using it.
“I also want to demystify how terrible it is to wash dirty nappies, it is very simple.”
Ms De Vos said she has been using cloth nappies on her two-year-old son since he was one month old.
“I started with 30 nappies initially full-time, but for part-time you could start off with one nappy at a time.
“Once you get the routine right then you can add more and reuse them again with other children.”
Ms De Vos said reusable nappies mean less in the bin more and more in the budget for families.
“We send roughly 2 billion disposable nappies to landfill each year.
“Mums are complaining a lot about ,,, nappies building up … there’s a huge need for [cloth nappies].
“You can even buy them second-hand at a portion of the cost but still in very good condition.”
The first two workshops will be held at Mickleham North Community Centre from 10am-11am on February 12 and March 26.
Details: https://events.humanitix.com/modern-cloth-nappy-workshop-55sdfp4y
