What do you use to wipe food off face afterwards?

[Jane7]

Baby wipes are obvious answer, but I'm nervous about the chemicals in them and using them on the mouth. Would prefer to use something simpler and greener? Kitchen towel?

ha - morning paper - love the lick it off yourself. since my few attempts at weaning ds, i have consumed far more steamed brocolli and banana than he has, i'm sure of it.
also, to those who thought my original post was odd, i honestly hadn't thought of flannel. but i'm right at start of weaning so hadn't really put my mind to it. had been using muslins and wondering what everyone else used, so don't think it's too much of a bemusing post. or am i weirdo?

Flannels give my dd a rash and we BLW so she has a lot of food stuck on her face after meals! So these days I put some water in a basin and hold it in front of dd and let her splash a bit while I wash her face and hands with my hands. Only takes seconds and is great - no rash, no crying and squirming, and gets her much cleaner, even gets the yoghurt/porridge/Weetabix out of her ears! She does try and tip the basin over though, and we get a bit, ahem, damp

Wee flannels, 7 for a pound at my loca pound shops.

What do you use when you are out and about though? Do you use baby wipes? i.e. the unfragranced ones for senstive skin?

I use a baby wipe when out and about, especially for hands, and if the face is really mucky I give it a bit of a clean with the wipe (I always make a face when I do this though, as I really don't like doing it - god, I need to get over myself!! ) Then I pour a bit of water onto a muslin and use that to clean properly (from dd's cup if no other water around) And I try to bring out really non-messy food!

notcitrus those are bum wipes here

Washable wipes made of various fabrics which get used for bums, hands, faces, tables, floors and anything else, all go in the nappy bucket all go on a hot wash.

ds1 - muslin square with a little water on it.
dd - teatowel
ds2 - my sleeve or his sleeve.

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I use a flannel as well - I have stacks of these cheap ones from IKEA. I also carry a wet flannel in a re-useable zip bag when I'm out and about.

We usually used to give fromage frais as a dessert, and found that as that got smeared around the ds's mouth, it loosened the previous course, so it could all be scraped off together and spooned back in. It might have tasted a bit odd, but they never seemed to mind.

Then we used a muslin to wipe off whatever remained.

Stayingsunnygirl - that reminds me of a friend who likened feeding babies to grouting tiles: fill and scrape, fill and scrape....

Lolol, LaundryFairy - just like that!!

some people have too much time on their hands

Well, at least we gave you an opportunity to demostrate your superiority, BabyBaby123.

Bugger - demonstrate. Note to self - always proof-read snotty posts.

Eh BabyBaby123? Is your baby's face self-cleaning then?

Same as LaundryFairy. Pack of flannels from IKEA.

lol stayingsunny!

I use reuseable wipes (nappy lady I think)

Once washed bung them in tupperware without drying, then you have a box of damp ones at the ready, same as 'normal' wipes

no, just surprised it warrants a whole thread tbh!!