When we arrived home from the hospital with our two bundles of joy, we were greeted by a very generous gift from a friend of two extra-large boxes of Costco brand wipes… I mean enough to last us 6 months. And in the first week home we were using disposable diapers along with these wipes. But sure enough, about six months in they ran out. For a few weeks I continued to buy Pampers wipes, whats a few extra bucks at the store anyway?
Then at Christmas, we received a wipes warmer as a gift, the Prince Lionheart brand that’s designed to work with cloth wipes. Now I had no excuse not to at least try the cloth wipes. We had purchased some when we initially bought the cloth diapers so I gave it a try, and I’ll venture to say I’ll never go back!
Here’s what I do… every 3-4 days I combine 3 cups of water, a few drops of olive oil and a squirt of California Baby Wash in a bowl and mix it up. I bring the wipes warmer to the counter, rinse and wipe it out, squeeze out the sponge in the bottom and rewet it with fresh water. I then dip all of the clean wipes in the bowl one at a time, squeeze them out and roll them up to place in the warmer. I do about 20 wipes at a time and it takes a total of 10-15 minutes tops. I love it. I think the wipes get the baby’s bottoms cleaner, are softer on their skin and I love that they’re warm to the touch. I have been ending up with extra liquid in the bottom so I still need to figure out the perfect moistness for the wipes.
And the best part is, we have zero trash at the changing station. I used to think, just a few wipes a day wasn’t a big deal but it was still garbage… sitting right in the middle of our family room; and poopy garbage at that! Now we are even considering moving the trash can we keep there back to the garage where it belongs!
Here is my set-up:
Prepare the supplies (all-natural baby wash, olive oil, filtered water, a clean bowl and the clean, dry wipes)
Mis the solution and dip the first wipe
Squeeze out the excess water and roll each wipe so it stays wet and warm in the warmer
Load them in
Close the lid and in 30 minutes you have warm wipes!
The Accidentally 'Crunchy' Mama 