More than 140,000 families in Australia can't afford to change their children's nappies as often as they need to, and charities say demand for free nappies is increasing as cost of living soars.
Since then, money's been tight.Naomi Livingston and her son Wyatt celebrate his first birthday.
It has been a relief to have one of her biggest regular expenses — nappies — provided to her free of charge through a local family support service. "[It] takes a massive stress, a huge stress away knowing it's there and I don't have to struggle and space [the nappies] out," said Ms Livingston. Around 140,000 families across Australia can't afford enough nappies to change their children as often as they need to."I've heard stories of parents not putting children in nappies, letting them sit on T-shirts or other bits of clothing to try and save nappies," said Sarah Witty, the chief executive of the Nappy Collective, a charity that collects and redistributes disposable nappies to support services.
Sarah Witty says some parents resort to leaving a child in a soiled nappy for longer if they can't afford more.
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