Cheeky wipes, who's using them?

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Morning all!

I've decided to use reusable wipes and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks?

Is it better to wet when needed or presoak?
Do I need different containers for face and bum?

Is there any point in getting the cheeky wipes full system with the containers or is there an (nicer) alternative? I heard somewhere that soaking in a glass tub was better than the plastic ones.

I've not decided about cloth nappies yet, I haven't managed to get the partner on board yet and I don't know if I want to do it on my own.

Any other advice?

I've been using cheeky wipes for about 4 years now. They're still going strong!
We presoaked till the weather got hot then it was easier to wet when needed. We're back to wetting when needed now as everybody is toilet trained and so only using them for faces /going out

Glass tubs sound like a recipe for disaster when your child is old enough to want to "help"!

I use washable wipes but not cheeky wipes. I prefer The Nappy Lady wipes. Bigger, better texture (cheaper!).

I do a mixture of wet as I need and soaked. I didn’t buy a kit as not needed if also doing cloth nappies. Just need a container and a wet bag.

We have completely different designs for faces and bums, just keep them in the bathroom/kitchen and run under the tap when needed. They’re so useful, face one much less irritating than disposable baby wipes for snot/food repeated wiping.

I haven’t quite figured out what to add to get rid of wee smell on wiping so I hope someone here has a good tip!

Re the cloth nappies, I find making small changes gradually more successful than lots of changes at one particularly when baby is small. Lots of people do a mix of cloth and disposable, and the nappy lady website is generally fantastic. Good luck!

Also from eBay you can buy reusable cloth wipes with awesome designs

I have some ready for when my baby is due in June. A family member rates them really high and I decided I wanted to use re-usable wipes and nappies from little lamb.

Following now for tips

We bought the cheeky wipes kit when DD was little and used it then but after a few months switched to wetting them when needed because we found they were starting to go musty. Buy a decent wetbag like Baba+Boo to put the wet ones in - they’re fab to have anyway when you’ve got kids to use for dirty clothes/swimming kit rather than plastic bags.

We prefer our micro fibre or bamboo wipes to the flannel ones because they’re softer. I just chuck mine in with my normal washing and we have no issues. We don’t bother with separate bum and face ones.

Cheeky wipes advise against using micro fibre wipes for bums because poo clings to them. We used cheeky wipes terry wipes for DD and they were fab. So much easier to clean a poo with those than with disposables and it worked out much cheaper. We bought the full kit including the boxes but didn't bother with the essential oils once they ran out, we just made sure to wash the dirty wipes frequently during the hot summer months.

I ordered a kit this morning from cheeky wipes for my baby due early July. They’ve got an offer on at the moment where you can get extra wipes for free (last months was reusable makeup pads that I’d never use as don’t wear makeup unless a special occasion!)

A couple of drops of lavender oil in boiling water for the pre soaked wipes stops them from smelling musty and gives a lovely fragrance. I'm sure other oils would work just as well - just research first as essential oils can be dangerous for little ones

I use cheeky wipes on my DC. They're way better for cleaning poopy bums than disposables. My DC gets no nappy rash in his cloth nappies/wipes at home, but ends up with it after 3 days at nursery when they use disposable nappies and wipes. I don't know whether it's cause and effect, just seems conincidental.

I store them wet in the 'clean' tub (definitely don't use glass - when they're a toddler they'll wriggle and want to help), using water that's been boiled and cooled (it stays fresh smelling). When they're dirty I just throw them in the bucket with the nappies a d they go in the wash.

I also use cheeky wipes microfibre for hands after eating. They're good but haven't worn as well as the Terry wipes I use for bums.

We use cheeky wipes. The oils made my baby’s bum a bit red so we stopped using them on the clean ones. We put a little coconut oil in with the clean wipes now and it keeps them soft as well as his skin. If it solidifies I wipe the box round with a wipe and warm water and refill. We were using the dirty wipe box with tea tree oil for a while but now just throw them in with dirty nappies. If your considering cloth nappies I wouldn’t bother with the full kit just get the blue lid box and cloths. We use the basic terry cloth mainly but also have premium and the premium are far softer when dry but you can’t really tell the different once in water and coconut oil. I recommend the nappy lady website for advice on cloth nappies. I was a member on here last year and was recommended her and she was fantastic and your not committed to buy from her but their service is amazing too. My partner wasn’t convinced when I said about them but he is now very much a convert after using them. There might be a nappy library near you so that could be a good place to start as you can try before buying anything which might give your partner more of an insight into what is involved. Also check out the nappy ladies advice section as she discusses cleaning routines etc so you will know what’s involved. It seemed daunting at first but it’s super easy once you get started

We use cheeky wipes, white cotton Terry for nappy change and rainbow colour microfibre for hands and face. Using £1 Asda plastic food container for all dry clean wipes and wet as I go/need with water only..dirty nappy ones go to nappy bin as we also using cloth nappies full time..dirty face and hands ones go to normal laundry bin..I have tiny wet bag for wipes when go out it is waterproof so you can wet wipes at home and have them in the bag like that or wet when out and store used ones in the wet bag until you get home..
It's been absolutely fantastic to use these and the nappies too I would never go back to disposables now..
Currently looking into replacing kitchen roll and start using washable wipes for general house/kitchen cleaning too..

I have cheeky wipes ready, im due in 2 weeks time.

I bought the system (comes with clean and mucky tubs, clean and mucky waterproof bags for out and about, oils and the wipes themselves). They seem really simple to use. I dont plan on separating wipes for bums and faces. As long as they're clean on using I dont see the point.

We use these. Use loo roll for wiping the worst of it then wet under warm tap and rub over the bar soap. Bar soap is the only thing I've found that gets rid of wee smell. Still use them to give toilet trained DC a face and bird wash before getting dressed in the morning. Don't have separate ones for these purposes but do face first then bits of course! They then go in a net bag on back of door and when bag is full it goes in wash on hot with extra rinse (with other stuff). Bag can also be tumble dried which is nice and easy (sorry planet!).
Good for you for using fewer disposable wipes - imagine if we all used 50/50, how much less landfill and manufacture.

Oh - and they're great for cleaning glass (shower, windows, too!)

*bits wash

Not sure what a bird wash is. How filthy can birds realistically get in the fresh air?!

We use the white cotton terry cheeky wipes, no kit. I went for cotton as I wanted a natural fibre that could be washed at 90°C post rotavirus vaccine and during stomach upsets.

I keep them dry in an old peanut butter tub above the sink and wet as needed, so they can be extra warm if it's cold or extra cold if anyone has a sore bum. Out and about, I wet them from a bottle of drinking water unless we are somewhere with a wash basin. They go in a wet bag. They are great and very gentle. I used them from birth and the midwives were very impressed as they thought DS2 would need a bath to clean him up after he did such a massive first poo! I am still using the same 50 wipes five years on, with both son's day potty trained but using them for faces and hands etc. They still looked nice until we started using them after painting. Washable paint? Hmph!

I use them and love them. We got them on a deal at a baby show. My husband was sceptical but he really likes using them (as much as you can enjoy changing nappies!) Our little one is really sensitive to disposable wipes and shes had some awful nappy rash in the past so they work really well. We do use dispoable nappies those so we use the mucky box with the lemon and tea tree oil.
We have the plain white towelling ones, i just bung them in a hot wash. I don't use separate ones for face and bum but the face ones get chucked in the normal wash.

I have used Cheeky Wipes since my 18 month old was born. A set of white for his bum and a set of multi-coloured for elsewhere (hands/face). I use cloth nappies too so the bum wipes go in the nappy bucket and the coloured wipes go in a large tupperware in the kitchen and I wash those with normal clothes.

I keep them dry and have a spray bottle to wet as we go (mainly camomile tea with lavernder oil, olive oil and baby bubblebath).
They are great, so much better than dispoable wipes!

I’ve just had a thought thanks to this thread - we’ve been keeping the dry wipes in DD’s room out of habit but actually I might as well stick them in a box in the bathroom as I’m always having to walk there to wet them anyway!

Been using cheeky wipes for 6 years nearly. We have white terry wipes for bums and colourful microfiber for faces. We did presoak bum wipes when the DC were in nappies. Now we use them less often we wet as needed. We have plastic tubs. I'd always use plastic as the DC help themselves to wipes. The tubs have been dropped and 1 did break. Not worth the risk of glass imo.

I just bought a 10 pack of massive flannels from IKEA (£3), and cut them all in to quarters. Quick hem on a sewing machine to stop fraying and they are still going strong 4 years later. Stained to heck but still work.

I cut up old soft flannelette pyjamas into 6 inch squares, and kept a tub of water by the nappy mat (fresh each morning). Didn't bother with hemming - they mostly lasted until dc2 stopped needing them.

Actually some boxers that were past it got used first as maternity pants and then as four to six wipes for new baby.

I bought flannels and cut them into quarters, I think cut up 6 flannels so cost me about £3. I have a tub in the changing room which I fill with water, I fish a wipe out and give it a quick squeeze before using it. When out and about, I store them dry in a wet bag and take a bottle of water to wet them. I wash them with the nappies, but recently the grandparents took DS for a weekend and just used the cloths (they're that much better than wet wipes), I gave them a prewash and then washed them at 60 degrees with DS's clothes.

@gorbashthecat You shouldn't have a wee smell, perhaps review your washing routine? Clean cloth nappies has some great advice if you've not tried it already.

Thanks for the pointers everyone, it's a big help!