Baby Wipes

[Amiamiamiunx]

So i'm soon to be a parent to my first child. We're buying everything we need much in advance so there isn't any stress.
I'm wondering about baby wipes, I've been doing some research online and I've seen there are many different types!
Woven, unwoven, different types of fabrics, non fragranced etc.

What should I be going with?
If anyone with any advice or that can help clear up the differences between them, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

I never used any baby wipe on my children when they were baby's to clean them.
Thes wipes are impregnated with some very nasty chemicals that should not be put any where near a baby, totally unnecessary.
Only thing I ever used was warm water, flannel and towel, never had any skin problems or nappy rash.
Also do not use talcum powder on your baby, or yourself as the latest scare about it is it contains cancer causing products.

Ive tried all quite a lot of them, huggies i did like as they were good for new born skin however they ripped very eaisy even taking it out the packet, johnsons were ok but no clip lid so would dry out, pampers seemed too over fragranced, tescos are too dry not enough moisture on them, had to use double amount of wipes during changing. Someone suggested aldi wipes, i kinda stuck my nose up at it but i have to say they are alright and work out to be pretty decent price wise.

OP, the crunchy mum hierarchy is:

1. Cheeky wipes
2. Other reusable wipes (including flannels/cut up fabric etc)
3. Cotton wool and water
4. Water wipes
5. Everything else.

We use reusable wipes (just some flannel/towelling squares) as we cloth nappy and have found them superior to Water Wipes as they take more off, you don't get your hands as covered in poo for some reason and they don't give my baby nappy rash.

We got a big box of Water Wipes from Amazon which we have used in the hospital and when out and about as you do need a water source for the other options which you can't count on.

Don't flush any of the wipes though or you will contribute to the fat berg!!

Can I just ask how do you wash these pooey reusable wipes. Doesn't it contaminate your washing machine?. I usually throw anything with poo on it .

most of the poo is wiped off with the nappy itself, so that only smears are left. those are washed off with the cloth/flannel.
the yoh can either 'wet pail' (i.e. collect the damp flannels in a bucket until you have enough to wash)
or hang it up to dry and then put in a wash basket.
then just wash with whatever you wash hot anyway or on their own.

Femfemlicious with the nappies. TBH he is a breast fed new born so it is pretty innocuous stuff and is water soluble. If you do a rinse cycle first then the wipes and nappies aren't being washed in pooey water. I don't think it is any worse than washing a babygro which has got a bit of poo on it tbh.

Aldi sensitive ones have been fab for my ds who has sensitive skin.

Avoid the branded ones like Pampers/Huggies, a waste of money!

For the sake of your little one's future on this planet, if you use disposable wipes please, please DO NOT FLUSH them.

According to water companies, who have to clear up the mess, NO wet wipes sold in the UK as 'flushable' are actually safe to flush away. Instead, they are responsible for 80% of sewer blockages, and awful pollution to beaches etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46188354

More very concerning photos here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06rm26j

Can we not pretend that disposable wipes/nappies have no function or convenience? Of course they are easier, you just chuck them away when you're done, and don't have to stash stinky pooey laundry in your house, and then you don't have to worry about finding chunks of poo in the washing machine or alternatively cleaning them off by hand in a vat of foul poo soup, and then still having to do extra laundry.

Of course it is more environmentally virtuous or if you have a baby with unusually sensitive skin you might need to do it for those reasons but most people find cloth wipes and nappies justifiably gross and time consuming.

@willow1992. Yes they’re gross and disgusting. But no worse than the works our kids and their kids are going to inherit. It’s perfectly possible to use toilet roll (flushable) and wet cotton wool (biodegradable) which create less permanent waste. The nappy issue is harder, but there are biodegradable options. And also biodegradable disposable liners to catch most of the really nasty contents of reusable nappies.

I think (but may be wrong) that cheeky wipes are micro fibre which is a whole other Pandora’s box of environmental issues.

Not works, world

Whatever you choose

Don’t flush them down the toilet!

The sets of Cheeky Wipes I used were bamboo or cotton. I think there was microfibre avaliable, but it wasn't the only option.

With DS's multiple food allergies and their explosive consequences, I didn't have the luxury of being grossed out by washing poo. Quite simply, if I'd dumped oufits with poo on, he'd rarely have got more than two or three uses out of each outfit before it succumbed to a neck to knee attack. It took half a packet of wet wipes to cease to smear it around and to actually clean him. 4 Cheeky Wipes did the job, and prior to that, if I was at home, he was showered as the quick option. Nursery resorted to requesting a baby bath.

The worst of the poo would be tipped in the toilet, and heavily soiled items were pre-rinsed before a proper wash.

We've all been healthy and DS had rarely missed time off nursery/ school due to illness, and the washing machine is going well too

I must be positively underclass in the wiprs heirachy. Morrions Savers baby wipes
42p for 80 odd wipes. No rashes. Clean well.