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Cheeky wipes/reusable wipes

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OlympicBlue · 10/08/2024 21:54

Going to be doing disposable nappies but want to use reusable wipes. Are cheeky the go to ones and how many do I need what kind of set up? Think will use water wipes out the house for ease.

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lochmaree · 11/08/2024 07:57

OlympicBlue · 10/08/2024 23:04

That’s interesting @lochmaree which brands do you use? I’ve found flat old school nappies look like they’ll be better than muslins!

we've got cheeky wipes some cotton and some bamboo. maybe a couple other random in there too but can't remember which. MIL gets the hotel cloths from Ebay.

spudnik1 · 11/08/2024 08:47

We got the premium ones from the nappylady one side terry one side soft fleece

SpecduckularlyQuackers · 11/08/2024 15:06

pitterypattery00 · 10/08/2024 23:57

Agree with PPs that they clean bums so much better than disposable wipes (the one time I tried to clean up a poo with disposable wipes still haunts me 😂). But one issue we found was that the cheeky wipes leave the bottom wetter than a disposable wipes. Interested to hear how others dried baby after using them? (We tended to use hairdryer at home which baby loved but I can't imagine that's what most people do!)

We use a muslin to dry, we've got so many there's always plenty to hand!

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stargirl1701 · 11/08/2024 15:55

I used Cheeky Wipes with both DC. DD1 is now using them again when she has her period. Certainly a good buy!

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OlympicBlue · 11/08/2024 19:38

I’m still confused as to which are the better/softest ones!

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Meloncat · 11/08/2024 20:56

I had the cotton ones when DS was a baby- still used daily for cleaning 14 years later! Money well spent!

(To the poster who asked how you dry them- I'd just use a dry wipe and dab dry! But thanks for the laugh at the mental image of someone pointing a hair dryer at their baby's butt!)

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OlympicBlue · 08/09/2024 15:29

Do people use them as directed in the box damp waiting, or just use a bowl of warm water when you need them or will they be too wet?

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pitterypattery00 · 08/09/2024 15:39

OlympicBlue · 08/09/2024 15:29

Do people use them as directed in the box damp waiting, or just use a bowl of warm water when you need them or will they be too wet?

I used them as directed when baby was young as easily went through the box of 25 within a 2-3 days (I found they stay fresh for that time). When older with fewer nappy changes, I tended to still make up a box but would only put in as many wipes as I'd need for a couple of days rather than the full 25.

Wanderinghome · 08/09/2024 16:01

I bought cheeky wipes in 2018 and they were great, i have heard that the quality has changed but i havn't used the new ones so can't comment. When i needed more i cut up an older towel and hemmed them. They've lasted the longest.

Porridgeislife · 08/09/2024 17:19

OlympicBlue · 08/09/2024 15:29

Do people use them as directed in the box damp waiting, or just use a bowl of warm water when you need them or will they be too wet?

When my daughter was little I would make up the box as directed as you’d get through them so fast, but now she’s older we tend to just wet a wipe under a tap as we go.

Oldraver · 08/09/2024 19:10

I cut up a load of fleece, different colours for him and face

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