Any cloth diaper mamas not use wipes with every diaper change??

psuash7 · June 2009

I read somewhere that when using cloth diapers that you don't need to use wipes with every wet diaper change because the urine actually has antibacterial properties. I think it sounds gross, but wonder if anyone else has heard that of that?

luvlieK · June 2009

lol I did a poll on this a while back. ?We don't.

Mommy2Gav · June 2009

I tried that. Twice. Both times my ds got a horrible rash. SO now I wipe his entire area with every diaper change.?

psuash7 · June 2009

luvlieK:
lol I did a poll on this a while back. We don't.

Curious, what were the results of your poll, and why don't you?

papie · June 2009

I wouldn't try that. ?Or you could just dry wipe? I wouldn't want to leave th urine on her skin.?

I use cloth wipes and when it is just urine, I usually just wet my wipe with ?water and wipe her with that. ?With poo, I use wipe solution because I want to make sure nothing is left.

Lotte134 · June 2009

I know a lot of people don't especially if they use disposable wipes because they are so harsh. Since I use cloth and water I figure a quick cleanup is no big deal and better for him especially since we do a bath every 3 days or so.

papagena · June 2009

From what little I understand - fresh urine can sterilize things, but when it's left to sit, especially in a dark, warm environment, it can play host to plenty of bacteria, etc. We wipe (at least as much as we can as DS crawls away from us).

luvlieK · June 2009

psuash7:
luvlieK:
lol I did a poll on this a while back. ?We don't.
Curious, what were the results?of your poll, and why don't you?

I had read in a magazine about urine being sterile and it isn't necessary at every changing. ?But (obviously) if there is even a tiny amount of poop to wipe.

I can't remember the exact numbers, but A LOT of us don't.

I think though more moms of boys don't than moms of girls?

psuash7 · June 2009

That sounds similiar to the same thing I read, i just can't remember where it was. I guess I just think that since I wipe after every pee I couldn't imagine not using wipes for DD, but if I were in a pinch (out of the house and no wipes available) I guess it wouldn't hurt??

smurfetteinred · June 2009

I don't. Even when we used disposables we only use wipes when he's got a dirty diaper or if he's visibly damp from a soaked diaper. Really it's the same theory as tp - unless you use moist wipes every time you go to the bathroom it's basically the same thing.

smurfetteinred · June 2009

luvlieK:
psuash7:
luvlieK:
lol I did a poll on this a while back. We don't.
Curious, what were the results of your poll, and why don't you?
I had read in a magazine about urine being sterile and it isn't necessary at every changing. But (obviously) if there is even a tiny amount of poop to wipe.
I can't remember the exact numbers, but A LOT of us don't.
I think though more moms of boys don't than moms of girls

I did this same poll awhile back too (great wives think alike) and I had the same results. I'm actually suprised that we seem to be the only ones this time. My poll it was like 80 - 20 for not wiping.

papagena · June 2009

psuash7:
That sounds similiar to the same thing I read, i just can't remember where it was. I guess I just think that since I wipe after every pee I couldn't imagine not using wipes for DD, but if I were in a pinch (out of the house and no wipes available) I guess it wouldn't hurt??

I did have to do without wipes this weekend (when I forgot to pack some), so when it was just a pee diaper, I went ahead and did without any wipes (otherwise I would have used napkins, TP or whatever I could find). I think you'd probably be ok if you didn't do it very often, and you tried to make sure DC was completely dry before you put on the next diaper. I don't know that I'd continuously do it, though. And I'd be careful of doing it if you had a rather sensitive DC.

proudarmywife08 · June 2009

I have to wipe DD every time, other wise she gets horrible rashes and quick! However, I've skipped once or twice while out an w/o wipes...that's how I know about the rashes.

innerpeace · June 2009

I use cloth wipes and my own solution but I still only wipe when there's poo. Now I feel like I am supposed to be wiping every time? But we haven't had any rashes yet so I must be doing something right.

Dobie_Mama · June 2009

I don't wipe after every pee diaper. I don't not wipe after every pee diaper either. Maybe every 3 or so?

Alirebco · June 2009

I think there's a big difference in this depending on whether you have a boy or a girl. We never use wipes if DS just has a pee diaper - urine is sterile - and he is mostly dry when I change him. He has extremely sensitive skin and hardly ever has rashes. I do wipe him in the morning since he's been sitting in his pee longer and we have had some ammonia issues there.

I know most people with girls wipe at every single change.

Sam78 · June 2009

I only wipe if its a poop diaper or if she's super wet (like after overnight or a random super pee filled couple of hours). I do let her completely dry out and I will say that she gets diaper rash more often when my husband takes care of her and he wipes after every diaper regardless of what is in it.

dieselmonkey · June 2009

my MIL didn't wipe DS with just pee diapers and it irritated me so much. ?he also seemed to get very red after an afternoon w/MIL so i felt it was related. ?

warm, moist environments are a breeding ground for bacteria. ?my son's diapers are not somewhere i want things growing.....

DomerJenC · June 2009

I never wipe for pee diapers, and just use water for poo diapers.

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