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Homemade Gentle Baby Wipes

2/15/2016

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When I started cloth diapering I was so proud of myself.  I was doing something that I had wanted to try for some time.  However, it wasn't long before I realized that there was a problem.  When you are cloth diapering you dump solid matter into the toilet and wash everything else.  When I change a diaper (as any other mom I know) we fold all the wipes up into the diaper and toss in the trash...but, if you are cloth diapering and using disposable wipes this makes for a tricky situation.  I have a wet bag to put my dirty/wet diaper in until it gets home and into the wash but I don't just readily have a trash bag handy for those dirty wipes, and you can't flush them.  I was in a bit of a situation.  So, I decided that if I was already going to be doing the diaper laundry, I might as well launder the wipes too.

Enter in a bit of ingenuity.  I had some flannel in my sewing stash and I had some homemade liquid soap (recipe here) that I could easily dilute.  I got busy.

I cut my cute flannel scraps into roughly 4 x 5 inch sections (I totally eyeballed this).  NOTE:  I SHOULD HAVE USED EITHER PINKING SHEARS OR SURGED UP THE SIDES BECAUSE THESE HAVE SINCE STARTED TO FRAY ON THE SIDES A BIT...At the time though I was in such a hurry to find a solution to my problem that I didn't consider the unraveling/fraying factor.

I then used a wide mouth pint sized mason jar.  To the jar I added 1/8 cup distilled water and 1 Tablespoon of homemade liquid hand soap.  I took my flannel scraps and wet them first then added them to the jar and gave it a healthy shake...voila!  These work wonderfully, they are very soft on the skin and they do a great job with diaper clean up!  win-win!
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Babyvenue.com link
3/3/2016 05:37:05 pm

oh look so easy to homemade baby wipes, i will try it for my kid, thanks. keep sharing...

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incidentalfarmgirl link
4/3/2016 05:12:50 am

Hi there, thanks so much for stopping by my blog and reading this post, you are right, this is so easy, just don't make the mistake I did of not either hemming the edges or using pinking shears to cut the sides so your wipes won't unravel. Have a blessed day!

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thebabyguides.com link
4/2/2016 09:30:50 am

In this culture everyone at some point has been the “baby”of the family and as such are more than happy to be a “parent” for someone else’s little one. Love is shared freely and family is without borders.
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incidentalfarmgirl link
4/3/2016 05:11:32 am

Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting on my blog, you are so right, it takes a community to raise a child!

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