Originally Posted by
charley26
I saw your post about nappies/diapers yesterday. I used cloth/terry nappies, with a liner; I think these were quite new then. This was 40 years ago. Disposables were available 35 years ago (I think), but were expensive.
I babysat for a family from England in the early 70's (don't remember what region they were from), but the mom used British towelling squares (that I had to fold), pins, and plastic pants. They resembled big bath towels.