Homemade Wipes

Ok so last post I mentioned that I had been doing some things to save money. One of the things I tried was homemade wipes, and I love them.

I have tried several different solutions and have looked at several different blogs, but when it came down to it I had to do my own recipe.

I end up saving about $10 or so a month and they work just as great as regular wipes. So here is the recipe

First you need a big container to put them in. I found mine at Big Lots. They were $2.40 for 2 containers!



This container is about 8 inches tall. It is the perfect size for your homemade wipes.

Next you need
1 roll of huge select a size bounty paper towels
2 cups hot water
2 Tablespoons of baby oil
2 Tablespoons of baby wash
1 Tablespoon of rubbing alcohol




I bought a huge pack of the bounty paper towels for $12.00 at Target. They need to be the select-a-size kind. They will probably last me for at least 6 months.

First you cut the paper towels in half, so that you have two mini rolls. Put them in the container cut side down.

Next, mix the hot water, baby wash, alcohol, and baby oil. I use the alcohol so that the wipes won't mold.

Take your water mixture and pour it over the paper towels. Start at the center where the cardboard roll is and work your way outward. Let the wipes set for a few minutes and pull out the cardboard center.





Start pulling your wipes from the center and use them on your baby's bottom!
I have been using them for a little while now, and neither of my children have had rashes or any problems. They also smell great!

If you like your wipes a little wetter, just pour some more water on them, if you like them not so wet, then you can squeeze them out!

Add them into your wipe warmer or into your travel case and you are ready to go!

I also make my own disinfectant wipes...recipe for that tomorrow!

To Cloth Diaper or To Not Cloth Diaper

I love saving money. Since my husband is in school, we try to make our money stretch as far as possible. We spend about $50 in diapers a month, so I thought that cloth diapering would be a great way to save money. I have two kids in diapers, and know that more kids are in our future. Just think of the savings.

My friend had some cloth diapers that she wasn't using, so she let me borrow them. I was really excited about trying them out, and they look so cute.





The little boy also looks adorable! My favorite little boy!



She brought them by on a Friday, and I started using them on Sunday. Now I don't what happened next. I don't know if I shouldn't have started on a day when we were going to be out and about a lot with church, or if my kids just had a ton of wet diapers that day. It wasn't pretty though. Sunday morning went pretty good. I just put Zoë in a cloth diaper to try it out. It was great. She wore it for about an hour and I changed her as soon as we got home.

After lunch it went downhill from there. During Zoë's afternoon nap she leaked out of her diaper all over the place. I figured I probably just put the diaper on wrong or put the insert in wrong. So I gave it another try.

We were getting ready for church that evening and I put a cloth diaper on both of my kids. Halfway during church Zoë starts getting really red in the face and starts grunting. Zoë is a pretty explosive pooper, so needless to say I wasn't too excited about dealing with a dirty cloth diaper at church.

I start getting the diaper bag ready to go change Zoë when I notice that Jonah has wet all over himself. His shorts are soaked. He had two inserts in his diaper and had it on for less than an hour and had still wet through. I gave Jonah to Hopson and I took Zoe (who has also leaked through all over her clothes at this point) and we changed our kids. When we changed them we put disposable diapers on them both. They haven't been back in cloth diapers either!

Thankfully I have found other ways to save money! I don't think cloth diapering is in the future for this family, unfortunately.