As the UK works to ban wet wipes...what did the old timers use? (babies, son)
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I'm not even much of an old-timer (my youngest is 15), but yes, we just used soft cloths. My son was fine with baby wipes, but my daughter always got a rash if I used them. So I had baby washcloths and also flannel squares that I kept in a baby wipes container.
Most important is that they not be flushed. Why ban them entirely?
Plastic. The wipes currently contain non-biodegradable plastic in them. Manufacturers will simply need to revise their product to conform....which means they will probably be terrible.
Speaking as an old-timer I remember using soft wash cloths wet with warm water and a little mild soap on my babies.
I also used cloth diapers. Pampers were available but expensive, and I used them only when traveling.
Ditto to all. Wet washcloth and cloth diapers with pins. Mine were born in '82,'83,'98 and '99.
I was too frugal -though middle class- to use disposables except in the diaper bag for away from home.
Ditto to all. Wet washcloth and cloth diapers with pins. Mine were born in '82,'83,'98 and '99.
I was too frugal -though middle class- to use disposables except in the diaper bag for away from home.
There are baby washcloths available commercially, but as an alternative, use pinking shears to cut up old t-shirts or even flannel receiving blankets to make reusable wipes.
My kids got rashes from the baby wipes so I would cut and fold good quality paper towels, moisten with water only, and keep in a little tupperware type container. No more rashes.
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