Now, two little munchkins later and my brain back to slightly functioning mode, I realize that our bank account slowing drains each month buying diapers and wipes.
I did the math. If you buy an 8 pack of wipes verses a four pack of paper towels(which you need for these), you save $10! After a couple months that's a new pair of shoes ; ) or you could just put that money into savings.
So...this seemed easy and simple enough. Hope you enjoy!
I learned about these homemade wipes here on the Frugal Wife = Wealthy Life blog.
Buy a Rubbermaid, Servin' Saver, 6 cup container. I know you can find them in a 3 pack (with 1 bigger and 1 smaller) but I haven't had much luck finding them by themselves. They are pretty much exactly the shape of 1/2 a roll of paper towels, with a rounded-edge square lid.
The paper towels that fit perfectly (once cut in half with a sharp knife) in them are the regular Bounty ones (not jumbo roll, I buy the 8 pack, makes 16 batches of wipes). I use 1/2 a wipe at a time. Though we recently discovered that the bigger roll Bounty towels that are separated into 1/2 size paper towels work great too if you just tear off a few of the paper towels before you cut them. Then they are already 1/2 sized and you don't have to tear them. (This is my husband's preference). My aunts swear by homemade wipes, but they also say that Bounty is the only brand that really works, so I haven't experimented much there.
To make them: stuff 1/2 a roll of paper towels into your tub. In a bowl, combine 1 1/4 cups water + 1 heaping Tb baby soap (I use the Wal-Mart brand Johnson & Johnsons copy). Pour over the top of the wipes. They probably need an hour to soak all the way through and then you can just pull out the cardboard in the middle and you're good to go.
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Nice! I will have to try this with our travel stash. At home I just use the sink to rinse and then towel dry the babes bottom. She's been rash free so far!
ReplyDeleteAlso, check out these cloth diapers at http://www.theluvyourbaby.com/
we just sent away to purchase the stay dry covers which are 4.50$ a piece and then we have some prefolds (24) which we got for 1$ each. these covers fit from 8-35 lbs and should have us covered through potty training stages.
the washing is not bad since i typically do a load daily anyways.
It is amazing how much disposables are!