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    Posted: 13 February 2008 at 4:43pm
I am going to change from using disposable wipes to cloth wipes. I have a couple of wipes from tweedle which are good, but it seems quite expensive to buy lots of wipes @ $2 each. So I am just wondering what do you use? Also, does anyone use the wipe solution cubes? What else do you put in your wipe water? I was just going to use tea tree oil. Oh, and how many do you use a day?

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I use ones I got from Tweedle when I was an agent plus ones that I've made as well.

I don't bother with the wipes solution, we just use plain water. You can pop tea tree oil in the water but I usually forget.
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I just use the little flannels and muslin squares we had for bathing Seb or cleaning his grubby little face/hands when he was little - You can easily make your own, or bought ones tend to go for between $1 and $2.50 each. I just run my wipes under warm water and wring them out a little before changing. I use toilet paper for the big messes - I'd probably do that for your toddler, but not for the little one. (unless toddler gets rashes easily)

Seb is a mini-wetter it seems, and only needs a nappy change every 4 - 4 1/2 hours with 1 trifold insert (microfibre) so I only go through maybe 4 wipes a day.

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I have cheeky wipes and they're great. They're all I use now, and I prefer them over disposable wipes even if there wasn't the cost thing.

They come in a pack - a little bucket, the wipes (can't remember how many sorry, but I've found there's enough.. though you can order more if you need to) and tea tree oil.

I generally only use 1 wipe with each change - sometimes 2 but hardly ever.

And yeah so I put the tea tree oil in the water - 2 to 3 drops.
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I use cut up chux cloths you can get about 40 wipes out of a oacket of 10 for about $2.50. They wash fine and when they get grubby or holey, I bin them. As for solution I use 2 chamomile teabags steeped in 2 cups of water and cooled, then 2 tblsp almond oil and sprinkle of tea tree oil Lasts for ages in a little squirty bottle, I have a small one in myu nappy bag too and just put the dirty wipe in with the dirty nappy. Nice and cheap
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Thanks! The cheeky wipes kit is a great idea! Would make a great gift actually. (must store than in mummy brain for future reference)

I have heaps of little clothes I use to bath the kids, but they are a bit small. Might have a go at making some!
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I got some cloth wipes from Debbie (ohbaby member) and they are great and they were only $1 each.


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Not longer after I switched to cloth nappies I switched to cloth wipes too (it just makes sense!). I tried a few different ones and found that my favourites were Dandilionz wipes - either the terry & velour combo or the flannel & sherpa combo. At $2.20 each they do seem expensive but I invested in 15 wipes which is plenty and nearly a year later have worn so well I can't ever imagine having to throw them out. Also, when you consider that it was only the price of about 3 tubs of disposable wipes it really is great value! I got them from Green Beans, which has free postage on orders over $10.

Saying all this, I also got some lovely sample wipes from Stacy (Foxybots) which look gorgeous and are really well made - but I'm yet to use them because they're so gorgeous and girly I'm going to save them as a gift

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I've got some of Staceys and I love them . I only have 10 of them but that is enough as Josh usually only poos once a day - sometmes twice.

I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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i used cloth wipes before i even used cloth nappies and in the beginning used those little flannels too, and i only used water.
i love the dandelionz ones and mothers instinct sell them as well as greenbeans and i think snazzipants, lots of other cloth nappy sites sell them also, prob can get them from TM too.

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Forgot to add, I don't use any solutions, just plain old water

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I used flannels - the little ones were the best for little bots. And just plain water.
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I tried the little flannels on Sophie last night, and they worked well. I just put a couple of drops of TT oil in the water to make it smell nice. I might try some wipes from foxybots (there is other stuff I want to order from there), and maybe the dandelionz too. By the time I try them I will nearly have enough!!

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I use muslin wipes.

I find that the waffle texture of the muslin picks up all the messes, but washes completely clean.
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I use a type of cloth that looks like chux cloths. i was given a couple of boxes of them when Tom was born and I still havent opened one box. We have them everywhere. But I must admit lately I have gone back to using disposable wipes for the massive poos we have been getting. Must get back to cloth
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Originally posted by Bee Bee wrote:

I use muslin wipes.

I find that the waffle texture of the muslin picks up all the messes, but washes completely clean.


you forgot to mention you sell some lovely looking muslin wipes on your site too... they look really good!

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For those that use cloth wipes do you soak them before you wash them or just chuck them in the nappy bucket?
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Straight in the nappy bucket. If there's any stains the sun gets rid of them.
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if theyre pooey i rinse them with the nappies first.

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I just bought a couple of metres of muslin cloth, cut it up and stiched around the edges to stop fraying - they work well and were cheap. I just throw them in the nappy bucket - before the intro of solids I would soak the nappies and cloths but now I don't. I also just use water to wet them
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