Cloth Wipes

I thought I'd never use cloth wipes because disposable wipes seemed so convenient. Instead of buying cloth wipes first I decided to cut up some bumGenius newborn inserts that came with my bumGenius 4.0's. I'm not using the newborn inserts for anything so might as well try them. I filled the bathroom sink with some warm water, added a couple of squirts of California Baby diaper rash spray and viola I have cloth wipes. I wrung the wipes out really well and put them in a Pampers travel size wipe container. Although my wipes were nothing more than cut up diaper inserts I noticed I could use one instead of 10 to clean dear daughter's bum. I tossed the wipe and diaper in the wet bag.

Since the cloth wipes seem to be fairing well and I'm not throwing away $2-$4 a week on wipes I think I'll buy some actual wipes from Thirsties and put them in my case. I also notice dear daughter isn't irritated by using the cloth wipes, probably because there isn't any alcohol in my wipe solution. I wash the wipes as I would the regular diaper inserts and they come out clean and fresh. When using the newborn inserts I cut them into equal thirds. Since the solution is alcohol free the wipes are great for wiping up after dinner and cleaning dirty hands and faces.

Try cloth wipes, you might be surprised at how much you like them.