Diapers Q&A
Home made diapers and baby wipes?
Whats ur suggestion in using home made diapers and baby wipes ? Of course, it can be difficult while travelling.But how about using it while @ home? Is it hygenic and safe enough ?I read in couple of websites on how to make them at home and found it easy and cost effective.But my concern is abt the safety.
Public Comments
- Of course they are safe! It wasn't that long ago that cloth diapers were the norm, and I've never heard of anyone getting sick or dying from them. Just make sure you follow the directions for cleaning them, and your baby will be perfectly fine.
- My brother and I wore them all the time, and we're both fine! (we were babies in the early 80's and our parents just used a square piece of cotton, folded in half diagonally and then pinned). We also wore a plastic pull up cover over top (washable as well).
- Yes. I make them myself out of flannel, towels, t-shirts, other old or worn out fabrics. I layer them together and sew them all up in "diaper" shapes and I put elastic in the legs... There are a LOT of "free cloth diaper patterns" out there. I just drew one up myself on a paper bag, it's not that exact a science. I bought "Junior Joy Finn Nappies" on eBay for cheap (they're the leakproof covers - very flexible, breathable, and soft). and I make wipes out of flannel and birdseye cotton, flannel to be soft on his bum and birdseye so I can catch a good grip and the wipe doesn't slide out of my hand. The size is about 7" x 4", when I fold them in half they fit perfectly into a plastic wipes container. So I put them in there and cover them with A homemade wipe solution (a fresh batch every day - covers 8 -12 cloth wipes): 1 c. distilled water (or boiled tap water) 1 tsp. baby wash 1 tsp. baby oil OR (my favorite) 1 c. distilled water (or boiled..) 2 drops lavendar essential oil 2 drops tea tree oil I soaked his diapers in 1/4 c of borax (small load) on cold, since there's still poops that need to be soaked out. Then I'd wash them on Hot with some more borax and laundry detergent. Then I'd rinse them and dry them on Hot. I never dried the covers in the dryer, though. Hang those. It is safe. Once they go through the wash, it kills bacteria by having the temperature high and by using borax. My mom used to use the brown bottle of lysol on diapers back in the day. I even used them while travelling. Just get some bags, maybe the cute little scented dispenser of bags, and put them in there.
