What Does Everyone Think About Baby Wipes??

[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?

[satya]

I use Pigeon wipes. So far we've had no nappy rash issues (touch wood) despite having a bub who gets eczema. We also use disposable nappies & the combination works very well for us.

I tried the cotton wool & water thing at hossy & didn't like it. I would just get covered in poo if I did that these days.

Pigeon wipes are not sold in many places but they are available at Baby Bunting for around $10 for a 3 pack of 80 & some independent grocery stores & chemists sell them. They last me ages. I have tried others but believe that this brand is better than the others.

[alioops]

Krystie, I put some water in a tupperware container with my wipes, and put fresh ones in every day (I have about 5 in there at the beginning of the day) but for going out I take them dry, and use a foamy solution from one of the online nappy retailers. I have 1 folded in each nappy and 1 or 2 spare, so I know I have enough.

[sunshine_sieben]

I only use J & J unscented ones. I dislike Huggies ones. They're so thick I find it hard to get into the tiny little gaps and creases. Would be even harder with a boy.The Wollworths brand ones aren't too bad either.

[BellyBelly]

I used to use Huggies when mine were little and I would rip them in half, last double the time and save double the money. Easier to wipe too. J&J are the worst brand for nasties in their products.

[Sammiejane]

Havent read all the post so i am sorry if i am repeating.

i make my own soothing and calming solution with calandular flower and camomile tea... i mmake a batch, add some cold water and use that on cloth wipes...
the cloth wipes, i just bought a metre of fleece from spotlight, cut up lenghts for nappy liners so that i reuse them and then squares for bum wipes, i just check them in the wash and all done.

We have only once had nappy rash and that was when we were away camping and we used shop bought wipes and she had no nappy free time and not very many baths (it was freezing)
As soon as we were home, i switched back and also bathed her in this tea mixture too and it was gone really quickly

ETA - when going out i prewet the wipes so that they are soggy then pop them in a plastic bag... or you could use a tupperware (or similar) container or even stuff some in once of those commercial baby wipe containers...

HTH

[sunshine_sieben]

WOW, I just used some baby wipes on myself (J&J unscented) to try them. And I was really surprised how much they stung. Not gonna use them on my babies anymore. I don't really wanna do cloth wipes either, though. Does anyone have a good suggestion for gentle and affordable disposable wipes?

Sasa

[Maruschke]

If you were to use cloth wipes, how many would you need? mel / maz?

Can I cut up old terry cloth nappies into wipes or would they be too harsh???