Making my own reuseable wipes

[LoisLittsLover]

I would like to make my own reuseavle wipes for when dc2 arrives. Would flannels be a good material or would old muslin be better? Or something else? How many and how would you moisten when out and about? Tia

Flannels would be better then muslins. I wet them and put them in a wet bag when I go out, but alternatively you can take them dry and wet them with a spray bottle if there’s no taps. Definitely worth doing, they’re so much better than disposable wipes. 20/25 should be plenty but I use them for wiping hands and faces as well.

I'd use Muslin and get a small spray bottle to fill with water to moisten x

I've looked at cheeky wipes but they seem quite expensive. They use essential oils i think in their spray but guessing just water is okay?

My mum used to carry a wet flannel on outings. That was many many years ago; my own children are grown up now!

I have face cloths I made of calico, they’re not brilliant. I would look for something lighter than flannel and with a bit of jersey to it, like a li earl face cloth.

Liz Earle

I have cheeky wipes but you could definitely make your own - based on what works best from my cheeky wipes I'd say flannel/towelling/bamboo rather than Muslin - grippier!

Really cheap flannels work great - they are thin so dry quickly. Ikea do a big pack for not much

No need for essential oils. I used them for PFB but the others just got water. My wipes are terry towelling on one side and fleece on the other. You need something with some grip to deal with poo efficiently.

I used Ikea flannels and a sorta bottle of water, with a few drops of lavender or tea tree oil. If I was really together, I used cooled camomile tea.

I made my own from old muslins and burp cloths and also a flannel sheet. I used a spray bottle of water to start but soon abandoned that and just took them wet in a clip lock tub. ( have to remember they're there so they don't go mouldy!) I still use some of the muslin ones as kitchen cloths. I also had some I bought from the Poundland baby section they're just tiny facecloths which are quite thin so you can pack loads in a travel pot.

I also used those packs of white flannels from the Ikea kids section for hand and face wipes which my kids still use and my eldest is 12! I just keep them in a basket in the kitchen and use them wet and dry as needed.

Ours are made of fleece which I cut with pinking sheers. You can buy fleece by the metre or cut up old blankets.
Be sure to wash the fabric in the machine a few times to bring it to full absorbency.

We colour code our baby's wipes...face and bottoms.

I then wet a load and put in a screw top pot to take out

I bought a bulk bag of flannels online (worked out at about 25p each) they last 2 kids and I sold them on!

We had a pile of flannels and also I cut up an old brushed cotton sheet. All worked well. I second or third the spray bottle of water for the nappy bag.

We used camomile tea for newborn and a bit of lavender oil and maybe tea tea tree as they got older. I brewed up the tea and left the little flannels to soak in it. I bought fleece and terry ones, we are still using them today for faces and hands and in the bath. (DCs are 10 and 7).

I also used washble nappies.

My my always brought a wet flannel in a bag for wiping hands

I got a big bag of terry squares from Costco - the automotive aisle! - and started carrying them around (with DS's cloth nappies). I used to fold them into quarters, then run hot water over the very inside corner (maybe 1"), just about soaked. Then fold that very wet part back onto the next inch out from the centre. So you now have a soaked section, then damp, then dry, all on one cloth. Use the wet and damp bits for wiping, then use the dry bit.