What Does Everyone Think About Baby Wipes??

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?

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

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.

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!

I found the best disposable ones the coles brand.

But now I use cloth wipes and water.

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.

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.

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.:rolleyes:

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.

sudocream!!!

huggies wipes here ALSO

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:rolleyes:...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.

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.

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.

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..

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Mayb im just slack tho..

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:rofl: 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.

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.

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 ! :D

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kelly, that sounds right..... trust me to choose the worst product on the market :-(
Might have to investigate some better alternatives.
Oh, I just remembered, I used and liked the Curash ones for a while when DD had a really nasty nappy rash. It was the only rash she ever had, but took forever to clear up. And that's although I was using cloth nappies and only water and cloth wipes at the time. I then used sposies for a while to keep her dry (still used cloth wipes, though) and a friend's chemist's miracle cream and it finally went away. But I think she was teething something shocking at the time, too and it would have most likely cleared up even if I had continued with cloth nappies.

Saša

They just have loads of money and effective marketing and for some reason land themselves in many maternity hospitals who should be more proactive about this stuff, but money talks.... they do loads of branding and own one of the big parenting sites too. Clever these people with money ;)

No to baby wipes. I used baby wipes up to when DD was 4 weeks. But within 4 weeks old she started having nappy rash. I stopped using it and cleaned her with water at all times, her nappy rash went away. I started using the wipes again, within a couple of days, nappy rash. After that, I have stayed away from baby wipes unless we are going out. I don't think its fair. Water is better. ;)

Oh, I will never use wipes again unless for emergency cases, for example, when away from home. Sometimes I still prefer to use water to clean her even if we go out.

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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.

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check out the chemicals in most of them - i bet you wouldnt wipe your own butt with them once you know, let alone a babies!

cloth wipes and water here - too easy, and when we go out I use seventh generation wipes (none of the nasty chemicals :D)

miessence make grat baby products too - I LOVE the baby barrier balm

and you dont need baby shampoo etc for quite some time, keep it simple, water is all they really need for the first year or so, unless you want to screw with their natural oils ;)

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 :)

Actually, now that you mentin it, I didn't use any babywash or shampoo for a long time. Every now and then I used colloidal oatmeal when she had a rash or such, but that wasn't really necessary either.

Saša

I buy Huggies ones on special and love them. Have tried others and found them quite thin so I used more.

Huggies are great and thick. I've NEVER had a problem with nappy rash at all with my DD! She has never had nappy rash!

Good luck with everything!

Thanks Everyone for your responses, very much appreciated!

Kelly - Do the huggies wipes have those nasty chemical in them?

Are there wipes available from Aromababy Gaia baby or miessence?

there are nature I think that their name baby wipes available in most supermarkets - they also do the nappies, i havent really checked them out, but iu have a friend that uses them and she says that they were the best option for her as she didnt want to do cloth...
White packet with green or orange writing/logo on them

We use the nature babycare ( i think thats what it called) they are supposedly better for the environment. We have never had a problem with them, the unscented ones are good too! You just get them from the supermarket!

Good luck with your choices there are so many to make :)

Aromababy do wipes but they are very expensive. I would go Nature Babycare as your cheapest option, they are about the same price as J&J etc and you can just grab them at the supermarket. You can buy other disposable wipes online for about $7-$8 per packet, one brand is Seventh Generation, there is another couple of options out there, the brand names escape me at the moment, organic something-or-other. Google!

well i dont really have a problem with baby wipes as everyone i know uses them and have never had an issue i bought unscented ones off the internet for really cheap to save money will have to see how they are for mine but i'll also be using disposable nappies 2

Well I can say that sposie wipes DO give my boy nappy rash, if used too often. We only use them occasionally as we use cloth nappies, and so it's easier (and cheaper) to also use cloth wipes. I just use a face washer with water. I don't think it's too rough at all, and they clean his bum so much better than sposie wipes. IMO some of the sposie wipes are pretty rough - I wouldn't put them near my bum!

Krystie, I have a little bag with a zip, and when going out I just pre-wet the cloths and pop them in the bag. Too easy! I have a friend who could not ever use sposie wipes cos her DS had such a bad reaction to them - she would take a packet of cotton pads out with her, and just wet them as she needed them. Whatever works for you I say. As for at home, I used to have a container of water on the change table, but then DS became mobile and found it lol. Now I have the wipes folded in a pile on the change table and a bottle of water (like a pop top drink bottle). I just wet the wipes as I need them. It really is just as easy!

I use Coles loves baby brand (in the purple packets). If they have run out then i go back to J&J as ive never had a problem with them and they are by far the nicest smelling wipes on the market.

I have heeeeeaps of cloth wipes here but i just havent used them, wet chuck aways seem so much easier to me and quicker!

Less washign for me to hang and fold then as well :p

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

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???

Cloth wipes and water here too.

I use velour wipes, The ones from Itti Bitti are my favourite.

I always leave cloths dry until needed and I just quickly run under the tap. If I know I will be at a place with no tap easily available I will put a couple in a tupperware container or take a pop top water bottle. And do as Ali does, fold a wipe into each nappy in my bag and a couple of extra in her little bag that holds her spare clothes JIC.

There is no way that I will be using any chemical wipes on my precious babies bum.

I just chuck them in a bucket and in the wash with her nappies and clothes.