Cloth nappies in Laos and Vietnam?

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vivienne123
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We are travelling to Hanoi and Luang Prabang with our 14 month old son this April. At home we use cloth nappies, but on holiday we are wondering whether we should use disposables. Our guidebook says that it's irresponsible to leave behind a stack of used, disposable nappies in a developing country, which is fair enough. But I feel bad about paying someone to wash a pile of dirty nappies (particularly if they don't have a washing machine and have to wash them by hand). I also have to admit I don't relish the idea of spending our holiday hand washing nappies myself.

Has anyone else travelled in these countries with cloth nappies? Did they have any trouble arranging for them to be washed?

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eclipsepearl
eclipsepearl

I have no idea. I was there pre-baby.

I have to admit that while mine were cloth diapered at home, we did travel with sposies. I used to buy biodegradable ones which I found nearby over the German border. Not sure if you could get a hold of any of those. I used Oko brand and honestly, they worked just as well as the chemical ones and were less expensive.

You may want to try to contact an actual expat forum and ask this question there.

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momof4
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I also used cloth for all 4 of my kids (including twins!) but even I would draw the line at bringing them with me on vacation. In the grand scheme of things you are only going to be using disposables for a fraction of the time most people do so don't beat yourself up over it. At 14 months those are not sweet smelling little infant poops anymore!

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There are plenty of laundries in Laos and Vietnam, though from memory most parents simply use openable cloth pants rather than nappies. I'm sure they'd charge you enough in their currency to make it worth their while and make it a meanginful contribution to the economy.

Why not take cloth nappies with you, then buy disposables there if you need to?

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