October 31, 2025 • 6 mins
Kate Hall joins Jack Tame to share her experience with using reusable nappies for her newborn.
She covers:
- How to wash them (a very commonly asked question on social media)
- Her favourite brands - Clever Wee Fox, Fluffy Ducks and Kekoa
- Her daughter is 4.5 months and has saved over 1000 nappies from going to landfill!
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks a'b.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's time to catch up with our sustainability expert. Kate
Hall is with us this morning, Guilder Morning Jack. So
your daughter is four and a half months old. I
feel like we are far enough through this journey, not
that you don't have a wee way to go. Still
to check in and see how your plan around nappies
and communication with your daughter is working out, because it's
(00:36):
fair to say that you took on a pretty brave stance.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yes, yeah, I mean I had high hopes and I
was prepared. I have some disposal nappies and I was like,
I'll use these if I need to if it all
gets too much. But I have done nappies since day one,
along with elimination communication. But yeah, I guess like I
was counting it up the other day and I have
(01:03):
saved probably over a thousand now and Sony in four
and a half months. Oh my god, I suppose all
nappies from them.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Okay, so very quickly before we get onto the nappies,
how is the elimination communication going.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
It's actually I'm on like currently a winning streak.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So this is just a remind you of one. This
is when you you, you and your daughter basically communicate
and you hold her over the toilet, right.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Yes, yep, So since day one, I've just offered the
potty to her, so okay, yeah, a little potty or
over a toilet, or just to catch you're catching it
rather than catching it in a nappy.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Yeah right, So.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Yeah, My winning streak at the moment is I've gone
thirteen days now without having to change a pooh nappy.
So that means every time I've heard her make her
little pooh sounds or watch her face or I genuinely
just offer it to her at normal times. But people
would want to go to the toilet too, like when
you first wake up or after a meal, or if
(02:00):
I hear her honey rumble. Yes, so I have not.
I have to just don't deal with it much.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Per That's incredible. Thirteen days and four and a half months.
Good for you, k. Honestly, there's just I really like you.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
That's amazing.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, it's blown me away as well, like there's no
I don't know. I just sounded too good to be true,
but also sounded very natural to me when I heard
about it so wells.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
How they I mean, it's how everyone else survived right
before before we had reusable nappies. Yeah, yeah, and I'm
sure there's been a few, you know, incidents, but I mean.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
And there's cultures that still exist, like it's not really
we call it elimination communication, but it's not. That's kind
of a fancy term that we called it in this
you know.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Yeah, but there's cultures who you can't actually buy a
big pack of nappies there because that's just not what
they do, and the kids have like crotchless pants and
different things like that. It's it's actually on the elimination
communication as people's you know, standard way of doing things.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
And when you when you've nailed the elimination communication as
you seem to have done, it means that reusable nappies
are an even better option, right, So talk us through
your reusable nappy journey.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yeah, so they it appairs really well together. Reasonal nappi
is an elimination communication because you're not having to wash
as many So I yeah, I all of my nappies,
most of them are sick in hands. There's a great
market there for secondhand reasonable nappies, and I guess mainly
it's about how to wash them and being familiar with them.
(03:34):
So I started learning about reasonable nappies like months before
Orchard was born, and just like putting them on soft toysn't,
you know, practicing how to use them because some of
them do just feel like you use in a disposal nappy.
That's about crow, which is really cool. I'd recommend that
to people who are first starting out because it's you know,
you don't have to deal with all the little domes
(03:55):
and everything, which could be quite overwhelming. But yeah, we
use I know, six to eight resinal nappies in a day,
depends on how good I've been with catching her wheeze.
I mean poos now seem to be dealt with, But yeah,
how to wash them. I'll take you through my washing routine,
because I mean that's a really big one that freaks
(04:16):
people out and you can feel overwhelming for when you
know that is the extra step. It is more work.
Like I think some people go, oh, it's so easy,
just do it, but it's more work. You know, at
the end of the day, I have had moments of
oh my gosh, okay, so I have to stuff most
of minor pockets stuff an insert into a shell, and
(04:40):
so that's something a task I have to do, you know,
in the evenings or so. It does take my work,
but honestly it means we've saved a lot of money
so we don't have to buy soznapi and getting a
whole lot second hand is great. But in terms of
washing them, I put them through two cycles so they
are very clean. It is very hygienic way of doing Neppi's.
(05:02):
I put them through a hot, like sixty degree wash first,
and then I put them through a mainwash. And because
they're already washed, that mainwash can also contain like orchards,
clothes and just little bits and bobs, and it's a
fully degree wash and quite a high spin as well,
so you really get like, so.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
You are really getting in there, right.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Yeah, yeah, you really gotta get there, and they are there.
I've taken that method of washing from Clean Class Nappi's Guide,
which you can find online. It's a really great, like
scientifically backed way of you know, cleaning nappies and dealing
with nappies. I've got all sorts of tips, so that's really.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Helpful, fantastic. How do you have any brands, given you've
done so much research, any brands that you recommend.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
Yeah, I've tried about ten different brands. Right, I'm going
to make a blog on it soon. But you know,
I say this, but I have I'm too busy changing
the nappies to write a blog about it. Yes, my
favorite brands A Moment, a Clever, we Fox, Fluffy Ducks,
and Cocola. So they're all good, most of them a
small New Zealand owned businesses too.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
So yeah, yeah, best sounds amazing, well done. I mean,
I know it's a lot of work, and I know
that you know, they've probably been ups and downs, but
I just, yeah, I think it's really amazing what you've
been able to do. You guys, so long may you
continue that? What is it a thirteen day streak so far?
Speaker 3 (06:29):
I know, now.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
We're all touching wood for you, you know, like yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
but thank you so much. You can find Kate on
social media, of course, just search ethically Kate. Her name
will pop right up and we'll put those brands up
on the news talks he'd be website as well.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks that'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks a'b.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
It's time to catch up with our sustainability expert. Kate
Hall is with us this morning, Guilder Morning Jack. So
your daughter is four and a half months old. I
feel like we are far enough through this journey, not
that you don't have a wee way to go. Still
to check in and see how your plan around nappies
and communication with your daughter is working out, because it's
(00:36):
fair to say that you took on a pretty brave stance.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yes, yeah, I mean I had high hopes and I
was prepared. I have some disposal nappies and I was like,
I'll use these if I need to if it all
gets too much. But I have done nappies since day one,
along with elimination communication. But yeah, I guess like I
was counting it up the other day and I have
(01:03):
saved probably over a thousand now and Sony in four
and a half months. Oh my god, I suppose all
nappies from them.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Okay, so very quickly before we get onto the nappies,
how is the elimination communication going.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
It's actually I'm on like currently a winning streak.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So this is just a remind you of one. This
is when you you, you and your daughter basically communicate
and you hold her over the toilet, right.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Yes, yep, So since day one, I've just offered the
potty to her, so okay, yeah, a little potty or
over a toilet, or just to catch you're catching it
rather than catching it in a nappy.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Yeah right, So.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
Yeah, My winning streak at the moment is I've gone
thirteen days now without having to change a pooh nappy.
So that means every time I've heard her make her
little pooh sounds or watch her face or I genuinely
just offer it to her at normal times. But people
would want to go to the toilet too, like when
you first wake up or after a meal, or if
(02:00):
I hear her honey rumble. Yes, so I have not.
I have to just don't deal with it much.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Per That's incredible. Thirteen days and four and a half months.
Good for you, k. Honestly, there's just I really like you.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
That's amazing.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
Yeah, it's blown me away as well, like there's no
I don't know. I just sounded too good to be true,
but also sounded very natural to me when I heard
about it so wells.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
How they I mean, it's how everyone else survived right
before before we had reusable nappies. Yeah, yeah, and I'm
sure there's been a few, you know, incidents, but I mean.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
And there's cultures that still exist, like it's not really
we call it elimination communication, but it's not. That's kind
of a fancy term that we called it in this
you know.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Yeah, but there's cultures who you can't actually buy a
big pack of nappies there because that's just not what
they do, and the kids have like crotchless pants and
different things like that. It's it's actually on the elimination
communication as people's you know, standard way of doing things.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
And when you when you've nailed the elimination communication as
you seem to have done, it means that reusable nappies
are an even better option, right, So talk us through
your reusable nappy journey.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yeah, so they it appairs really well together. Reasonal nappi
is an elimination communication because you're not having to wash
as many So I yeah, I all of my nappies,
most of them are sick in hands. There's a great
market there for secondhand reasonable nappies, and I guess mainly
it's about how to wash them and being familiar with them.
(03:34):
So I started learning about reasonable nappies like months before
Orchard was born, and just like putting them on soft toysn't,
you know, practicing how to use them because some of
them do just feel like you use in a disposal nappy.
That's about crow, which is really cool. I'd recommend that
to people who are first starting out because it's you know,
you don't have to deal with all the little domes
(03:55):
and everything, which could be quite overwhelming. But yeah, we
use I know, six to eight resinal nappies in a day,
depends on how good I've been with catching her wheeze.
I mean poos now seem to be dealt with, But yeah,
how to wash them. I'll take you through my washing routine,
because I mean that's a really big one that freaks
(04:16):
people out and you can feel overwhelming for when you
know that is the extra step. It is more work.
Like I think some people go, oh, it's so easy,
just do it, but it's more work. You know, at
the end of the day, I have had moments of
oh my gosh, okay, so I have to stuff most
of minor pockets stuff an insert into a shell, and
(04:40):
so that's something a task I have to do, you know,
in the evenings or so. It does take my work,
but honestly it means we've saved a lot of money
so we don't have to buy soznapi and getting a
whole lot second hand is great. But in terms of
washing them, I put them through two cycles so they
are very clean. It is very hygienic way of doing Neppi's.
(05:02):
I put them through a hot, like sixty degree wash first,
and then I put them through a mainwash. And because
they're already washed, that mainwash can also contain like orchards,
clothes and just little bits and bobs, and it's a
fully degree wash and quite a high spin as well,
so you really get like, so.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
You are really getting in there, right.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Yeah, yeah, you really gotta get there, and they are there.
I've taken that method of washing from Clean Class Nappi's Guide,
which you can find online. It's a really great, like
scientifically backed way of you know, cleaning nappies and dealing
with nappies. I've got all sorts of tips, so that's really.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Helpful, fantastic. How do you have any brands, given you've
done so much research, any brands that you recommend.
Speaker 3 (05:48):
Yeah, I've tried about ten different brands. Right, I'm going
to make a blog on it soon. But you know,
I say this, but I have I'm too busy changing
the nappies to write a blog about it. Yes, my
favorite brands A Moment, a Clever, we Fox, Fluffy Ducks,
and Cocola. So they're all good, most of them a
small New Zealand owned businesses too.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
So yeah, yeah, best sounds amazing, well done. I mean,
I know it's a lot of work, and I know
that you know, they've probably been ups and downs, but
I just, yeah, I think it's really amazing what you've
been able to do. You guys, so long may you
continue that? What is it a thirteen day streak so far?
Speaker 3 (06:29):
I know, now.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
We're all touching wood for you, you know, like yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
but thank you so much. You can find Kate on
social media, of course, just search ethically Kate. Her name
will pop right up and we'll put those brands up
on the news talks he'd be website as well.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to news talks that'd be from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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