Our latest prenatal visit to our midwife showed that my wife’s pregnancy is going great and that our little girl growing inside seems to be right where she needs to be. It’s hard to believe that in just about 90 days, that little life inside of my wife’s belly will be plopped right into our arms. I’m excited and know it will be such a tremendous experience.
In the meantime, I have run across some more homemade items that you can use for your baby and that I will use for mine once she’s here. Blog reader Misty responded to my homemade baby lotion recipe post and said:
“I also know there are good “recipes” out there for make your own baby wipes, both using traditional paper towels (goodish), and using rag squares (much better).”
Misty’s comment got me looking and sure enough, there are recipes out there for homemade baby wipes. I imagine they can get expensive after awhile so if you’re resourceful and are looking to cut down on your baby costs, you might want to give this a go!
Homemade Baby Wipes:
- 5 large plastic containers with high sides
- 1 roll of Bounty paper towels
- 2 cups of cold tap water (I would probably use distilled because I don’t like the added chemicals in our local tap water supplies)
- 6 Tbsp. of baby oil
- 2 Tbsp. of baby bath liquid
Slice the roll of paper towels in half and remove the center cardboard tube. Place the ingredients into a medium bowl and mix. Don’t mix too much because the mixture will foam up and you’ll have to start over again. Place the paper towels in the container and pour the solution over the top. It will take about 1 hour for all the liquid to be absorbed into the paper towels. Place the baby wipes in a well-sealed plastic container and use as needed.
This post reminds me of an adult friend I have who has always sworn by using baby wipes for his own bum. The thought has always cracked me up but maybe he’s got a point. At least now I have a great homespun present to whip up for him that I know he’d truly appreciate!
I’m still on the lookout for a recipe that uses rags instead of paper towels. That would be more sustainable considering you could probably just wash those and resue them instead of buying paper towels all the time. If you have any homemade recipe or remedies, please share them with us and I’ll post them on the blog. Thanks Misty for your great idea!
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I’m so glad you found a “recipe”! I have a friend who makes them for shower gifts, and gives them in a sealable tupperware with the recipe written on paper taped to the side, but unfortunately I removed the recipe a long time ago. It looks like you can find lots of “recipes” for reusable ones just by googling “make your own reusable baby wipes”, but it pretty much looks like the same idea, except you put the solution in a squirt bottle of some sort and apply it to the cloth wipe just before using it on the baby, then toss it in the bag with your soiled cloth diaper and wash it at the same time.
Misty: Thanks for the clarification on the reusable cloth wipes. I was wondering how that worked out and think we’ll give it a shot along with the cloth diapers!
Your friend may have ‘roids, and didn’t want to tell you.