to buy Tesco 9p baby products for a newborn?

[rubberducky24]

Hi there - just wanted to see if anyone had tried the Tesco Every Day Value range of baby products and if they were any good? The baby bath, lotion and shampoo range from 9-11p - AIBU to buy these for my newborn? My husband says yes but compared to branded products, how different can they be? I have bought one of each to test on me but just wanted to see what opinions were and if anyone had tried them? Thanks very much!

I find baby-oil really drying for my own skin. Great for the first half hour and then my legs go scaly. Definitely wouldn't use it on my kids just because of that!

Oh - here's a useful thing. If the hv tells you that using plenty of olive oil is really good for cradle cap and also not to use products in the bath, ignore her. Trust me, after 3 days the rancid olive oil is HORRIBLE on their hair and even worse if you try to bath the little mite without using products to wash it out properly. That was strike one against listening to my hv.

Nothing smells nicer than a johnsons baby!!

Ds1 recently said could we try a different bubble bath as he wasnt keen on the smell now and besides which its baby bath and he's 18!!!

Tesco value baby wipes make DD's arse bleed and she is in no way a delicate flower, not allergic to anything. I would be careful of wiping a wood table with them, tbh, think they'd strip the varnish.

Can't speak for any of the other products though.

My hairdresser told me that she went on a course recently and the speaker recommended using johnsons baby shampoo (no tears) on hair to remove hair colour! That's how harsh it is!

as others have said a new born doesnt need all that stuff maybe a gentle baby bath but thats all , Id avoid cheap baby wipes cotton wool and warm water is fine ,

It's not done my baby any harm rainy

Yes YWBU

I only used cotton wool and water for the first 6 weeks. After that baby organics for washing (hideously expensive but smells great and no reaction, keeps skin lovely and soft) and pampers sensitive for bums. Any other wipes are rubbish.

I think warm water and cotton wool is old fashioned i have seen new mums using baby wipes on newborns

I always used baby wipes. I only used cotton wool wash his face when I topped and tailed in the morning.

Just because its old fashioned doesnt mean its not good. If something hasnt been changed for many many years it means it works!

Wet wipes are easy yes, but they can be very searching on a new borns precious skin. The little thing has been protected by nature inside its mother and then the day it is born it gets the best chemicals Johnson and Johnson can come up with? Not nice, not nice at all, it must feel like sandpaper to a baby who has bathed in amniotic fluid for all those months :(

I did use baby lotion and cotton wool for the nappy area, but wet wipes can be too harsh.

Water and cotton wool, maybe some olive oil for meconium is all the rage round my way mrsjay!

First 6 weeks, water and cotton (though tbh used a little bit of the freebie Johnsons for a first hair wash to remove matted birth gunk and vernix) then used the purple J&J for 2 years (does f all to get them to sleep IMO).

The a Halos and Horns all in one DS wants to use the massive nibble bah filled plastic waybaloo head he got as a gift. I am not convinced

Provided no reactions 9p sounds a bargain for toddlers!

Be careful with olive oil! it strips the skin off my kids.

(nice in salads!)

Pmsl at water being "old-fashioned"

you are rightbogey I used water and cotton wool on my newborns years ago but it seems to have been replaced with wipes. Im glad its still being used because chemicals on young skin isnt great Imo

No not water the cotton wool and water method im sure water will stay in fashion for many many years

ha ha bringmesunshine, I use that purple shite on my 2, they are MANIC after bath!

I'd try it on my rubbish sensitive skin, then if ok on babe. Johnsons products are evil IME!

Johnsons stuff strips my skin; I can't imagine what it does to a newborn baby.

Agree with the others that it's best not to use products on baby skin.

Cotton wool in a pain in the arse especially if you have dry cracked skin on your own hands, it gets stuck everywhere!

I'd use water and cloths and a teeny tiny bit of baby wash if you don't want to use baby wipes.
But why are babywipes suddenly out of fashion for newborns then?

If a baby doesn't have allergies or reactions does it matter about using wipes etc from birth?
I wouldn't use if the looked like a reaction was happening but don't see the issue. I can't imagine cleaning poop using cotton wool but was told by a friend that using wipes on her pfb was hideous as they're cold etc.

cotton wool balls and pleats suck, we buy giant mountains of cotton wool pads on special instead. much better for actual wiping and don't go fluffy and fall apart. my two have super sensitive bums so wipes are just for out and about or really bad nappies.

also just used water at first, for at least a month i think. DS1 got a present of Burt's Bees baby bubble bath when he was born, it was lovely and lasted till he was about 10 months! then i got him some more

I didn't think they were suddenly out of fashion?

I have always had the same advice with my two who are 6 years apart that my mum got 13 years ago when she had my sister, and that was to not use chemicals on a newborn baby for about 6 weeks. Their skin is too delicate, and they are simply not needed, so why bother?

When my kids have nappy rash I rinse baby wipes in water to at least dilute the chemicals - much less fluff everywhere than with cotton wool. Simple's baby wipes are good, and j&j sensitive, but even they are awful on red raw sores.

I used Johnsons baby bath because they used it in hospital. It never occurred to me not to. DD never had any problems with it and smelled lovely after a bath. I used water and cotton wool at first but soon went on to baby wipes because DD's poos were pretty explosive and often went all the way up her back. Using a baby wipe was easier than cotton wool and water. She never had any problems or suffered from nappy rash.