Katikati mother Kate Meads is using a potential worldwide Nappygeddon to remind people cloth nappies are the number one nappy solution.

The supply of disposable nappies to New Zealand and the world is in jeopardy after an explosion took place on Saturday, September 29 at Nippon Shokubai in Japan – the company responsible for the leading production of super-absorbent polymers used in the manufacturing of disposable nappies.

Kate Mead and baby Vincent.

Kate, Tauranga's self-appointed Nappy Lady, says this is the perfect opportunity to start using cloth nappies.

'If disposables suddenly skyrocket in price because of a worldwide shortage, cash-strapped parents will really struggle to afford this basic baby product. Nappies are something you really can't do without if you have a baby.

'Modern cloth nappies are in ready, ample supply, and once parents start using them, you'll never have to worry about running out of nappies again.”

Kate says one million disposable nappies are used every day in New Zealand.

'If the world is on the brink of a disposable nappy crisis, we could see empty supermarket shelves and parents buying disposables on the internet for inflated prices – much like the Marmageddon crisis we're also experiencing here in New Zealand.”

Kate says modern cloth nappies are so advanced in design they are just as convenient to use as disposables. She says using them can save parents about thousands of dollars.

'A single baby will need 6000 nappy changes in the first two-and-a-half years of life, and at about 50cents per nappy, parents are literally throwing their money away.”

Kate made local headlines when she travelled 2100km in April from Invercargill to Auckland, hiding nappies in towns as she went as a way to promote the benefits of cloth nappies.

The mother-of-one now holds conferences encouraging sustainable parenting.