Re: Nappy Changing and Wipes

[Guest guest]

At first we used cotton wool and warm water, then switched to wipes

(J&J). Since I switched to cloth nappies four months ago we have been

using reusable wipes - IKEA flannels cut in half and hemmed, soaked in

camomile tea (need to soak as we don't change dd in the bathroom,

otherwise I guess we'd use the tap!). When we are out and about we use

Tushies wipes (when I remember to get them from the health food shop)

or J&J.

Cream - if she has nappy rash (caused by a 'UP " or 'unidentified poo'

as we call them in our house) I use some sudocrem or Active Birth

Centre nappy cream. Otherwise nothing!

And as a variation of 's theme of laying a terry on a cold

changing mat, I am always armed with muslin squares which I put over

the mat - useful for drying in all those crevises!

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>To: nct-coffee >

>Subject: Nappy Changing and Wipes

>Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2001, 1:19 PM

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> I use cloth nappies so also use cloth wipes (ie. cut up pieces of sheet!)

> which I soak in Camomile tea and lavender oil wring out and use.

>

> I can't get on with any of the commerical wipes as my son reacts to most

> chemicals it seems!

>

> As for cream I don't use that either due to above, but probably wouldn't

> use it anyway as I can't stand the thought of covering his butt in zinc

> which is what most of them contain.

>

> Also someone said something about using creams and disp being a no no - I

> also heard that because the chemicals can react together!?! - don't know

> how true that is!

>

> Joanne King

> SAHM to Ethan - HB 29.06.00

> Minute Secretary Colchester & District

>

[Guest guest]

> And as a variation of 's theme of laying a terry on a cold

> changing mat, I am always armed with muslin squares which I put over

> the mat - useful for drying in all those crevises!

I ended up using kitchen towel under DS's bottom as he invariably did a poo

or wee mid change - when he was wheeny that is. I always had a piece of

kitchen towel at the ready to stem the fountain flow of wee, especially as

he was being changed on the desk between 2 monitors and we didn't wish the

electrics to suffer!

- reminiscing of DS's wheeny days - aarrhh!

[Guest guest]

> And as a variation of 's theme of laying a terry on a cold

> changing mat, I am always armed with muslin squares which I put over

> the mat - useful for drying in all those crevises!

I ended up using kitchen towel under DS's bottom as he invariably did a poo

or wee mid change - when he was wheeny that is. I always had a piece of

kitchen towel at the ready to stem the fountain flow of wee, especially as

he was being changed on the desk between 2 monitors and we didn't wish the

electrics to suffer!

- reminiscing of DS's wheeny days - aarrhh!

[Guest guest]

> Also someone said something about using creams and disp being a no no - I

also heard that because the chemicals can react together!?! - don't know how

true that is!

>

> Joanne King

> SAHM to Ethan - HB 29.06.00

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What about Vaseline and disposables? Is that considered a cream and

therefore a no-no?

Come to that - why / where do we get the idea that baby needs cream or

something on their butt anyway?

And what's best (if anything) with cloth nappies?

This has been going around my mind recently (as things do)!!

Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet said:

What about Vaseline and disposables? Is that considered a cream and

therefore a no-no? - I don't think so, probably more along the lines of the

commerical butt cream

Come to that - why / where do we get the idea that baby needs cream or

something on their butt anyway? - the manufactuers! at a guess

And what's best (if anything) with cloth nappies? - personally I don't use

anything can't see why bother, never had any problems

Joanne King

SAHM to Ethan - HB 29.06.00

Minute Secretary Colchester & District

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

>

> Come to that - why / where do we get the idea that baby needs cream or

> something on their butt anyway?

> And what's best (if anything) with cloth nappies?

>

> This has been going around my mind recently (as things do)!!

>

> Janet

>

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I don't use any cream at all on Bec. Just let the air circulate from time to

time.

It does not seem to do her any harm !

Hilary

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