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When my mum first realised that the fat nappy l was
changing my daughter into was made of cloth she held her breath for as long as
she could before she discretely (by her standards) said she would like to do
her bit as a grandma and cover the cost
of 'modern' nappies (she meant disposable ones). She thought we couldn't afford
disposable nappies as there was no other reason to explain cloth nappies in the
21st century in the UK. My mum put my choice down to having an English husband
for no right thinking Bengali couple would wish to re enact washing cloth
nappies when we had moved away from poverty only a generation or two ago. How could
I forget my childhood job of soaking nappies with Napisan in a bucket...There
was something almost visceral about washing your child's wee and poo out of
their nappies, and no denying that it was a process that needed quite a bit
more concentration than chucking nappies in the bin. After our second child
finally learnt to use the toilet we washed and packed the cloth nappies all
away ready for the time when we would get round to sending them on to a new
home. This didn't happen for a few years but when we did bring out the box to
wash the contents again before donating them, l felt a wee bit sad (did you see
what l did there?!). So did my partner. Very odd reaction. Those nappies had
made sure we were very closely connected to our babies during a fundamental
period in their lives, and perhaps we fleetingly mourned the passing of that.
Of course l've kept a couple of them for if/when l have grandchildren, and even
if I don't .....
From: Chand-ni-halz-mum
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