Does my bum look big in this?

Being out here on the island, away from the rapid pace of life in London where it is easy to get caught short, I am putting Senan in washable nappies. I have been using eco-friendly disposables (ie: those that are marketed to busy mums with a desire for a greener lifestyle), but now that I am not so busy, i have no excuse not to go washable. Here are my observations:

A washable nappy...

• provides a softer landing to a baby who is learning to walk and keeps falling on his bum
• makes a baby look like he has a fat ass even when he doesn't
• is not the easiest thing to deal with when out and about - think large scale pooperscooping
• requires at least one full change of clothes a day - making yet more washing...

I'm glad I'm not adding yet more crap (fnar fnar) to landfill, but there is a fair amount of water and electricity in this washable thing. I'd say so far I have averted 40 nappies to landfill and run probably 15 washes (with other stuff obviously), I need someone clever to run the numbers on that one to find out which has the larger overall impact.