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Wet Bags and Baby Wipes
Approximate $ Savings: $15-20 per month
I have my baby in modern cloth nappies (MCNs) but was still using conventional baby wipes (which are plastic based, thus not flushable) so I cut several old flannelette nappies into wipe-sized rectangles which my mum overlocked with coloured thread (to prevent mix up). I keep them dry in a drawer next to the change table, along with a spray bottle of scented water and I now use this when I change my baby. I still use commercial wipes when out and about, but for my older kids, a dry face washer with a little water from their drink bottle is great for clean ups. A plastic bag (or nifty 'wet bag' made from shower curtain fabric by clever Nana) is used to bring home wet face washers/dirty clothes/nappies and keep them all separated from the dry things when out and about. Bonus is this - two wet bags and a dry washer is lighter than a pack of baby wipes anyway - and no need to find a bin. Basic sewing machine skills can zigzag around flannelette pieces. Online sellers of modern cloth nappies also sell their cloth baby wipes and wet bags but not quite as cheap as this!
Contributed by Tamsin Wesley
I have my baby in modern cloth nappies (MCNs) but was still using conventional baby wipes (which are plastic based, thus not flushable) so I cut several old flannelette nappies into wipe-sized rectangles which my mum overlocked with coloured thread (to prevent mix up). I keep them dry in a drawer next to the change table, along with a spray bottle of scented water and I now use this when I change my baby. I still use commercial wipes when out and about, but for my older kids, a dry face washer with a little water from their drink bottle is great for clean ups. A plastic bag (or nifty 'wet bag' made from shower curtain fabric by clever Nana) is used to bring home wet face washers/dirty clothes/nappies and keep them all separated from the dry things when out and about. Bonus is this - two wet bags and a dry washer is lighter than a pack of baby wipes anyway - and no need to find a bin. Basic sewing machine skills can zigzag around flannelette pieces. Online sellers of modern cloth nappies also sell their cloth baby wipes and wet bags but not quite as cheap as this!
Contributed by Tamsin Wesley