Can someone explain washable wipes?

[littlelamb]

Now we are using cloth (and very successfully- am at how easy it all is and at the lack of nappy rash) I am actually thinking that washable wipes would be a good thing too, so when ds has a horrid nappy I can just chuck it in with the nappy in the bucket rather than having to put it elsewhere [yuk]. So what do I need? Can I make them myself?

we use little flannels they are brilliant. We bought ours from the nappylady.co.uk but could just have easily bought a big tesco value white towel and cut it up into small squares.

I store them dry and just have a little bowl of water to dunk them in immediately prior to use - but I know others take more time with nice smelling things.

i just chuck them in with the nappy bucket or it is very pooey I rinse it in the loo first.

We use fleece cut into squares which my mum happened to have in her box of fabric but you can buy it in fabric shops or the market. You don't need to hem or anything.

My plan was always to prepare a bowl/jar/tupperware of cammomile tea with a drop of tea tree oil but like baileys I just wet before use and then just chuck in the nappy bucket.

I don't use them all the time but saves a lot of 'bought' wipes just having a pile there and using them when we can be arsed whenever.

I stole the stack of ghastly patterned 70s flannels from my mum's airing cupboard

guarantees no-one uses one for their face by mistake

and yes, just wet before use, eitehr under tap or from a sports bottle if in dd's room.

IKEA do packs of cheap flannels in their kiddie section which are v. good value. Also, if you're looking for fleece for wipes or for fleece liners they sell a light blue fleece blanket for less than 5 quid that can be cut up and used as either.

I use the wipes from nappylady too, but any kind of flannel would do.

I put a dollop of babywash, dollop of olive oil and a few drops of lavender oil into a tupperware box, fill it to about a quarter full with warm water, and then pack the tub full of washable wipes. Keep them by the changing mat and you've always got wet wipes to hand. I make up a box every couple of days - it takes about a minute.

When out and about, I put the wipes in a freezer ziplock bag, and the dirty wipes just go in with the nappy bucket.

I'm so glad we made the change to washable wipes. They're so easy to use when your using cloth nappies anyway.

Glad the cloth is going well

I use any old fabric I can cut up.
I tend to use chamomile tea on them because it smells nice.

Wow, I was convinced there would be more to it than all this! Bitofasnowqueen, that sounds likie a great idea, I wil lbe buying the 'ingredients' in the morning

Hope it goes well littlelamb. I usually keep a few dry wipes in my changing bag too - in case the wipes are very wet. I can use the dry wipes to dry of his bum before putting the nappy on.

It really is that simple! I always change nappies in the bathroom, so I usually wipe the worst of the poo off with a handful of loo roll and flush it all away with the nappy liner, then use a wipe just dampened with water to clear up the rest. Another really good thing to use is a squirt of baby lotion on a dry wipe - it REALLY clears off any yucky stuck poo and leaves bottoms lovely and soft!