Cloth Wipes - Tell me about them & suggestions on ways to reduce costs on wipes

we have old towels chopped up and some bamboo ones and a flannelet sheet chopped up. Last night i spent 3 hours chopping up and sewing 8 baby wipes from flannelet i bought it for 3 bucks a meter. and sewed a pretty pattern on it. these are for baby might need some more tho IYKWIM.

oh and we have a squirt sauce bottle filled with water at home to wet wipes and take then everywhere dry and wet when needed via tap. Even daycare uses them.
Maz saw ur photo on face book and took my machine outside to sew lol.

I use small face washers that I bought from Nature's Child, they are soft/smooth on one side and rough/textured on the other. I wet them and put them in a zip lock bag or plastic container for outings. At home, I just wet them under the tap before I change his nappy, and they get thrown in the nappy bucket after use.

I have done this since the birth of DD, so I estimate that I have saved hundreds of dollars! (I don't know where it is though!):D

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poo chunks

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Oooohhh the things I have to look forward to!!! :o

Haha, yep its all rainbows, unicorns and lollipops before they arrive, then reality... Spew, wee, POO CHUNKS! But thats not even untill they are on solids, you will get amazing poo slop up untill 6 months :D Fun! (Sorry to hijack;))

I Take dry ones out with me and wet them via a tap before use. At home, i just wet when needed. I used to pre wet them when bub was little but i found that if i didnt use them they would start to smell a little cause they were damp for so long.

Wow so glad I found this - have great ideas now to keep using cloth wipes when out & about :D

I use "Big softie" brand face washers - i think you get them from Big W - and they're very cheap. I take them every where, out and about and just wet with a tap or a water bottle and then into the wet bag when used. At home my b'room is really close to DDs room so I just wet them under the tap when I need to use one, then I rinse them off if needed and then into the bucket.

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An corn that seem's to come out in poo filled kernal form along with plump raisins :sick:

lol maz i really need to get a wetbag lol

I got a "hot water carafe" on the change table at home (extravagant I know) but DH fills it with warm water in the morning and DD get a warm bum wipe all day!! Pop the washer in the plastic bowl and pour a bit of water in and your set to go.
For out and about just keep a small water bottle in the change bag - those ones they give you on airplanes are a great size or the kids poptops juice things are great and you can pop it open, squirt some water out and off you go - but they can leak occasionally if you don't keep them upright so a screw on lid is better.

I had thought that cloth wipes were too hard when I was out, but this thread has given me great ideas.

And I just bought a great big box of disposable wipes today :doh:

I keep meaning to make up some wipes. I'm just using the Aldi brand at the moment. i heard you can just use those soft face cloths -- Baby Bunting sell a 10 pack for about $5. Also those using water bottles you can buy mini water bottles from Chemist Warehouse for about $3 which would be useful for a nappy bag/travel system. Hope that helps.

love these ideas

ohh i have ideas now... just need an overlocker and sewing machine lol

we are going through so many wipes at teh moment its costing us a fortune..
will look into that foaming spray and different materials..

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the foam wash I bought from Bubbly bliss on WAHMnaps. so easy to use really, its not as hard as people think

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I love this stuff and have just ordered more and some for sil and a preggy friend. I use the spunky butts wipes which i love as well. depending on how full my nappy bag is then admittedly i use throw away wipes when i am out but only cloth wipes, bubbly bliss and water touch her bum at home.

well i just got some of maz's wipes :D they were to cute to say no lol..
now for some of this wash stuff :D

hopefully save some money this way..

I brought some baby washers from Kmart and a wash from the chemist (one I know won't irriatate DD's skin). And so far we are going really well with these. I think i've even got the cloth wipes out and about down pat now! :dance: