Hi everyone,
I wonder if any of you with youngsters have gone down the reusable wipes route?
Our baby is due in a weeks time and we have already got reusable nappies in. I definitely wont be using any form of supermarket wetwipes and will use just cotton wool and water for the time being. I have ordered some terry towling rectangles that I want to use for reusable wipes - has anyone else done this? If so, did you use / make a solution or just use water? What did you do when you were out and about? Did you pre-wet the wipes or have a solution in a bottle that you just used as and when?
Really looking forward to any replies!
Many thanks,
Laura.
Hi Laura
I didn't use reusable wipes, but why don't you just carry a roll of cotton wool around to start. Anywhere you change your baby will have water so you could just wet it as and when. I think water is fine, if you think about it, your changing your baby when it's just wet your cleaning off the wee before it has time to cause nappy rash. I think we all get caught into the trap of thinking our babies need absolutely everything. What did our parents use back in the day. Cotton wool and water! I never really thought about it before now, but I think I will for my next one. Good luck
I used muslin squares, cut up and carefully hemmed (done before birth, definately not after!!!). If we were going out, I made a few damp and stuck them in a small tupperware sandwich box (yes, tupperware had been invented then!) and took a spare box to pop the used ones in when i had used them. I also used terry nappies - we lived in the USA for baby number 2, and the neighbours were astounded that I could be bothered to wash and dry stuff!
We don't use facewipes or bum wipes in our home even now, basically because they clog up the septic tank!
I used good old fasioned water with cotton wool when mine were little. No chemicals ('cept what the water company add!) and just disposed of the cotton wool when used. Once they were slightly older then I kept a damp face cloth in a plastic bag (ooh not a good idea now, plastic bags.) washing the cloth after use. This was good if you were out for the day and they got their dinner everywhere! Zinc and castor oil was the barrier cream used to avoid nappy rash. Terry towelling nappies, with a muslin square as a liner. Memories, I can still see the changing of small babies with this post!
Thanks very much for your replies 🙂
I've just washed and line dried 36 reusable terry towelling wipes, so think I'll give them a go with just water - great idea about using a tupperware container of pre-damped wipes - will definitely be using that idea!
Thanks again x