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Switching from cloth nappies will give you many immediate benefits:

• significantly less laundry
• if previously using plastic pants and changing to our outers: less leaks, less nappy rash, less fiddling at change time, no need for safety pins or fasteners
• the economical option of continuing to use your cloth nappies with Eenee Designs outer pants, or swapping to disposable pads (some people prefer to use Weenees Disposable ecoPads for going out, and use cloth nappies at home).

Switching from "plastic disposables" will mean:

• a two-part system: Weenees Disposable ecoPads, worn with Weenees waterproof, reusable outer pants
• a more hygienic and greener way of disposing of wet or soiled nappies:
  • Soiled Weenees Disposable ecoPads can be torn and flushed down the toilet
  • Wet ecoPads may be flushed, or composted and turned into valuable mulch
• no rubbish bins full of dirty nappies
• so much less waste:
  • 1 baby = 5,000 nappies = 1,750 kilograms of waste!! 

Starting from fresh

If you are in the process of deciding which type of nappy to use, or are looking to change your nappy choice, rest assured you are not compromising by choosing Weenees. Weenees will afford you the quality of life of a disposable, while being a sustainable choice for your child's future environment.  The Weenees ecoPads contains no plastics, elastics, tapes or tabs, and is 100% compostable and fully flushable.

Fitting Weenees Baby Pants and Weenee Wraps

• Put a fresh ecoPad in the centre of the pant's inner gusset, tucking it under the plastic flap at the back, checking the edges aren't protuding from the inne gusset. Place your baby's bottom in the centre of the pad. Pull the front waistband up firmly securing the waist tabs to the Velcro type fastener at the back of the Weenees Pants, by lifting one of baby's hips then the other. You can also fasten the pants while toddlers are standing up. 
• A snug fit at the waist will minimise any leaks. This will ensure that the elastic around the legs is applied firmly and the genitals are in good contact with the ecoPad. There's plenty of give in the pant's elastic for your baby to feel comfy in firmly fitted Weenees.
• For boys: if the penis sits to one side, the nappy may leak. For less leaks and greater absorption lay the penis slightly upwards, to direct most of urine onto one of the bulkier ends of the pad. Some have more success with the penis pointing down (all boys are different).

Leaks
Despite all your efforts, all types of nappies will leak sometimes:

• check that you have the best size pants and ecoPad for your baby: small size ecoPads will fit babies up to about 6 months old
• ensure a boy's penis is not to one side, apply the pad firmly against the genitals, pull front of the pants up firmly and fasten the Velcro type fastener firmly at the waist
• check the whole ecoPad is within the gusset
• change ecoPads regularly (or you may choose to turn the pad around)
• be prepared to use 2 pads in an overnight nappy: 2 small pads inside the newborn pants, 1 small and 1 medium pad inside the larger pants. For boys, a small pad may be folded in half, placed in the front section of the nappy and used in combination with a larger pad to absorb more of the urine overnight
• if using a cloth nappy overnight, try a Weenees pad inside the nappy for extra absorbency.

Washing
No special care is needed when washing Weenees outer pants.

• to prevent the Velcro type tabs attaching to other garments in the wash, join the tabs to the back of the pants or fold them back on themselves so the pants remain open for washing and drying
• for a better wash of the inner waterproof gusset, turn the whole pants inside out
• tumble dry the Weenees right side out, since the cloth outer will need more drying than the waterproof inner  
• if you accidentally wash a disposable pad, put an empty load through the machine and shake clothes out over the garden.

Flushing ecoPads
As Weenees eoPads contain no plastic or elastics, they can be flushed down most standard toilets. A few helpful tips:

• don't try to flush down tree infested or faulty plumbing
• tear the ecoPad into two lengthwise strips, and shake a little -  most of the pulp will fall out of the pad into the toilet
• flush using the full flush button
• sometimes you may need to use the toilet brush to stir and separate the pad, even while the toilet is flushing
• if a lot of pulp is left inside the casing it may be too bulky to flush properly. If a bulky pad clogs the toilet, generate suction by plunging the toilet brush in and out of the water a few times.

Septic Systems

• some systems may not deal with all of your child's ecoNappies over a 24-hour period. Wet ecoPads are better composted (don't waste them), and just hygienically flush soiled ecoPads to reduce the overall load on septic systems.

Composting

Weenees can make your child's wastes a positive contribution to the environment.

• the ecoPads break down quickly in standard compost systems and are worm safe
• it is not recommended that soiled ecoPads be composted as faecal matter can sometimes contain infectious bacteria
• generally the best ratio for composting is two-thirds 'browns' carbon matter, in this case
  Weenees ecoPads, newspaper, paper products, shredded leaves, bark or straw, and one-thirds 'greens' nitrogen matter, for instance grass and soft food wastes
• when composting Weenees remember that they are usually wet, and your compost may need less water than normal
•  the inner pulp composts faster than the outer shell, so rip the ecoPads in half before you dump them in your compost 
• if you want to rapidly compost, it may be better to bury the outer shell separately where it
  will degrade in about 150 days
• for more detailed information about composting, Galway County Council have a simple to follow brochure that can be downloaded from the web at www.galway.ie/pdf/COMPOSTING.PDF

Suggestions or further problems?
If you have a helpful tip or suggestion to offer, or you need further help with our products, please feel free to contact us at ecoware@ireland.com

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