Comments on: Switching to Cloth Baby Wipes

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:25:56 +0000

My husband was hesitant to use cloth wipes too, but I just never bought disposibles and so it made it pretty easy for him to convert. He had no choice!

By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead

Kendra at New Life On A Homestead — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:00:12 +0000

I LOVE using cloth baby wipes. I have an EASY recipe for homemade baby wipes. Just make the solution, put it in a spray bottle, and spray your cloths before using. Simple! I’ve got the recipe on my blog… check it out!! I’ve used this recipe for each of my three babies, it’s the only thing I’ve found that doesn’t irritate their skin.

http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=210

By: Natalie of Go Green Baby

Natalie of Go Green Baby — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:35:53 +0000

We use our cloth all the time – at home, out and about or for weekend visits with friends and family. We brings wipes, diapers and doublers in one wet bag and bring another wet bag for the dirty diapers, etc.
We find it just as easy to travel with cloth as disposables. The only yucky part is rinsing poopy diapers in the toilet (as we have a sprayer at home!).

We just rinse our wipes under the faucet before each change. It seems to work well! We have tried spray bottles, wet wipe containers (filled with oils and water) and reverted back to the faucet. We find it easiest and we have a bathroom on each floor so it makes it easier.

I find cloth wipes much easier to use and it usually only takes one wipe!

By: Morgen

Morgen — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:20:56 +0000

We use the cloth wipes with just water. They work great! I use the peri bottle when we are out and about. I do keep a pack of travel disposable wipes if we are leaving baby with a sitter or family that refuses to use the cloth wipes or diapers. My husband hated the idea of cloth diapers in the beginning. But I splurged and bought the OS pocket diapers (they look and work like disposables- you just throw them in the bag instead of the trash) and my husband was less freaked out by it. Now it’s not a big deal to him. Since most people buy diapers and wipes for baby showers, I asked for one cloth diaper and/or set of cloth wipes instead.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:13:56 +0000

I have to confess that we do use disposable wipes when we’re on the go. We try to use cloth diapers though and tote along a dry bag. Our seven-week-old isn’t all that sensitive about getting her diaper changed immediately and our errands are usually pretty short so we haven’t had to change diapers in public restrooms that often yet—but that could change!

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:07:45 +0000

Great post.

I haven’t used them but plan to for baby #2. I’m wondering how people manage with poopy diapers and wipes when you are away from home (ie where do you store them and how do you manage the message when you are out and about or at someone else’s home. – or is this the time for disposables?)
Thanks for any input.

I’ve recently decided that it doesn’t have to be all or nothing next time around. If I choose cloth part time and if more moms did, it would still be a great reduction of waste. Ciao.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:26:05 +0000

we LOVE our cloth wipes!

we keep a stash of them, dry, in our little guy’s dresser with his diapers. when it’s time for a change, i’ll quickly wet it in under the faucet, and that’s that! no oils, scents, nothing…just water. we use a diaper service, so if it’s a messy change, we’ll wipe with a cloth diaper first, and then finish off with the wipe. although, we’ve sometimes skipped that first step, and just wiped the mess with the cloth wipes, and it all comes out in the wash.

i have to say, if i use a disposable wipe now, i feel like it leaves a film on baby’s bottom that the cloth wipes don’t.

suzannah…we don’t rinse them after using them…we just put them in a wetbag, and throw the whole thing in the wash (wetbag and all) on hot, and it all comes out.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:14:49 +0000

i wish i had done that–it makes so much sense!

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:15:57 +0000

Brittany–we used the peri bottle and just plain water, too! I never tried using anything else; one of the advantages of cloth wipes is that you can avoid chemicals and scents.

Suzannah–We always just tossed the wipes in with the diapers “as is,” but they never got that messy in the first place. (We very rarely needed to even dunk diapers. Not to get too graphic, but we were able to simply shake the “deposits” off the diaper into the toilet. Everything just fell off the diaper. If you have a messier time of it, it may be worth getting flushable diaper liners.)

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:48:51 +0000

We started with cloth wipes before cloth diapers (we didn’t CD until my son was about 4 weeks). I serged two-ply squares of old flannel sheets. I also made some out of jersey knit sheets for a friend. To keep the water warm, we use an “airpot” like they serve coffee out of. Hot water and lately, a squirt of California Baby soap.

Like others have said, it’s really no big deal. I actually find disposable wipes more inconvenient now. Our cloth wipes are stacked and totally accessible and I don’t worry about sealing them up and them drying out.

Oh, and we wash “as is” — I use flushable liners and wipe off any extra with the liner *first* before wiping with the cloth.