name your wipes solution...

kris_kelsey · January 2012

Like many other women here, I will be a new CDing mom once this little one arrives. I am buying some cloth wipes on Etsy, and am wondering what you use for wipes solution (or if you just use water). It seems like there are many out there but I can't keep track of what oils are ok and what aren't, and what all will cause skin or repelling issues.

pixy_stix · January 2012

Tap water

amoerizzle · January 2012

I'm a FTM, but I'm just going to use tap water.

tokenhoser · January 2012

Water.

No baby is allergic to water, so why not just start there?

StefandTodd · January 2012

I just use water...sometimes a few drops of a lavender oil that I also moisturize him with after baths, just for kicks

helenazoo · January 2012

yup, i am also team water. my DS is only 8 weeks, and so he's got the watery breastfed newborn poop, so water is all it takes to clean it off. maybe once poop gets more solid we might need something else, but for now water does the job so we're just sticking with that

i put it in my peri bottle, which i leave at the changing table, and just squirt it on the wipes.

helenazoo · January 2012

oh, and if you end up needing more wipes, i just chopped up a receiving blanket to make wipes. zigzag stitch the edges and you're good to go

kaeti_su · January 2012

LuSa Organics Baby Wipe Juice. It's a concentrate that you mix with water, and it smells great.

turtlewifey · January 2012

H2O. I use a spray bottle and either spray the wipes or spray it directly onto her butt if she has a big poop. Surprisingly, she doesn't mind room temp water sprayed directly into her skin.

veruca5839 · January 2012

Water with a squirt of DD's CA Baby wash.

FullHeartMama · January 2012

I use a gallon jug and put:

1/4 c. Burt's Bees Baby Bee Unscented Wash

50 drops of Lavender and Tea Tree Essential Oil

1/4 c. baby oil (makes the solution glide over LO's bum really easily)

Fill the rest of the jug with water.

I keep a spray bottle full on the changing table and spray my wipes with it. I have a peri bottle in my diaper bag that's full as well. I like that I have a full gallon of it I can refill my smaller bottles with. I only need to make one batch every 4-5 weeks or so. I love the way it smells, too.

Indiechixor · January 2012

Water in a peri bottle- I couldn't possibly keep up with making a solution!

MrsCarroll.6-10-07 · January 2012

I have a squirt bottle in both girls' rooms with just water and my home made flannel/cotton wipes. I have some regular diaper wipes for really bad poos.

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