What Does Everyone Think About Baby Wipes??

[childondaway]

Im trying to get organised by figuring out which products I would like to use for my baby so I can purchase small amounts before the baby arrives.

I have been speaking with a number of people who have already had children about certain products I think I would like to use (baby shampoo, massage oil, moisturiser, etc). However, when I talk about baby wipes so many people tell me not to use them b/c they cause rashes etc....

What does everyone think? Is there certain brands I should use, whats recommended etc?

[BellyBelly]

Baby wipes scare me! They can get pen and texta off walls and sofas, imagine what its doing to baby's bum! But they are handy I know. There is a recipe for your own baby wipes posted somewhere

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Cloth Wipes and Water.

I hve never had a problem with wipes causing rashes - rashes are caused by nappies being on too long. However, I prefer my Maz-a-licious cloth wipes anyday, mostly for the reasons Kelly mentioned - I can clean stains out of carpet, i don't want them on babies backside.

[Danni]

I never knew they were bad.

I use big w brand wipes which work well for us. And Ds has never had a rash. I use them for lots of all purpose stuff too!

[Arimeh]

I found the best disposable ones the coles brand.

But now I use cloth wipes and water.

[~clover~]

I've always used Huggies unscented ones. If they have nappy rash I rinse them with warm water first. I think a face washer is too rough, but I've never tried anything else.
Never really knew you could before I found BB.

[BellyBelly]

Course they are bad, full of chemicals I know people who can only use water and cloth on their babies because it does irritate their poor little bums. Especially if they already have nappy rash or broken skin, those chemicals have to sting too.

[Curly]

Well I've tried quite a few. J&J complete pain, pull out one wipe and you get four, so annoying. I liked Curash. Huggies very thick but seem to tear more easily. Amolin gave DS nappy rash.

However I'm getting into trying to cut back on chemicals where possible and I am now using Nature Babycare wipes which I quite like, no problems. Can't talk DH into cloth wipes yet which would be my preference. I've tried going for the $$ angle (ie how much disposable wipes cost over a year) and he said he didn't mind.

[sweetpea678]

I love huggies wipes and have used them on all 3 kids. The only time I have had to deal with nappy rash was with dd#1 when she was realy little in terry flat cloth nappies from a nappy service, I even tried re washing and rinsing them and she still got a rash so put her back in Huggies nappies and it cleared up in 2 days.

With bub at the moment if she has the slightest red bottom I put a cream on it, trying to think of what it is called, in a grey conatiner and gone again by next change.

[feeb]

sudocream!!!

huggies wipes here ALSO

[Curly]

You mean Sudocrem I think! In the grey pot. Lots of people swear by this.

My DS had very sensitive skin...the only thing that kept nappy rash away was Aromababy Barrier Balm...not Bepanthen, Sudocrem etc (but "natural" products didn't help his eczema, he was a tricky customer! I used disposable wipes and disposable nappies on him no problem (apart from Amolin wipes).

DD's skin is not as sensitive, I can use just about anything on her except Sudocrem...but I'm now phasing in more "gentle" products to use on her, I figure if she doesn't need the "hard stuff" why use it, IYKWIM.

The other thing to look at is laundry detergent...the only 3 brands that didn't give my DS eczema and just generally irritate his skin were Omo Sensitive, Bio-Zet and Ecostore.

[AJC]

The only baby wipes I use on Sam's bottom are 'Seventh Generation' brand, I get them from my local organic shop. Although the other brands say they are soap free, alcohol free, unscented etc I found them still to be too harsh. I suffer from allergies and when my hands broke out in a rash I knew they aren't as gentle as the packets claim so I stopped using those brands. The Seventh Gen ones are lovely and no probs with Sam's bottom or my hands.

[onthefly]

Aside from chemicals etc, I've always found that the disposable wipes are just pretty useless - by which I mean you seem to need half a dozen to get anywhere, whereas nice cloth wipes are much more effective.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

huggies user here too... never had a problem with nappy rash. I use the ones in the yellow packet, i found they were thinner than the unscented ones. I dont know why. I would find using cloth abit annoying.. with her spewing as it is, i have enough washing. Mayb im just slack tho..

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Mayb im just slack tho..

pretty much Hollye - honestly, three of four cloth wipes for one day is equivalent to one babysuit in my load of washing, it doesn't make a dent of difference. Especially with BLS and the fact he changes clothes at least three times a day.

[alioops]

When I have the girls in cloth nappies (most of the time) they use cloth wipes, it all goes in the same load. When we are away or have a challenge or illness they use eco sposies with nature babycare wipes.

[little_Miss_Chez]

in the first 6 months due to skin irratations i used cotton wool and warm water .
i do use when out and about , Target or i buy the boxes or woolworths ones 6 x 80 for $18.
i use pawpaw cream to sooth baby's bum
they make for excelent carpet cleaners !

[~ Mylitta ~]

I've been wondering about baby wipes too. I'm happy to use cloth wipes and water, but I'm wondering how people make it a "convenient" option? As in, with pre-packaged wipes they are already pre-moistened in a nice handy little package to travel with. How do people who use cloth wipes make them easy to transport and even to store pre-moistened in the house?