Baby wipes

Squall Leonhart · 01-09-2019 09:40PM #1

My wife is due our first early next year, she's 16 weeks gone. We've been picking up bits and pieces as we go, and everyone is advising sticking up on wipes now as they get expensive.

Does anybody know a good place/website to order wipes? Since I have the time to purchase online and wait for delivery, I'm trying to use it to stock up on a few bits to spread the costs.

awec · 01-09-2019 09:45PM

Firstly, this stocking up thing is way overblown. Wipes (and nappies) are always on offer somewhere, there is no point having a house full of wipes or nappies to save yourself a really insignificant amount of money.

But even aside from that, don't stock up on any of this stuff now. You don't know what will work for your baby and what won't.

If you're happy to order online, Amazon have offers all the time. Boots too.

Electric Nitwit · 01-09-2019 09:52PM

Kind of agree, water wipes are often on offer so don't worry too much. Dunnes (in person) and boots (in person and online) often have the boxes of 9 or 12 packs on offer (not at the moment though, just looked)

Car99 · 01-09-2019 09:52PM

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

My wife is due our first early next year, she's 16 weeks gone. We've been picking up bits and pieces as we go, and everyone is advising sticking up on wipes now as they get expensive.

Does anybody know a good place/website to order wipes? Since I have the time to purchase online and wait for delivery, I'm trying to use it to stock up on a few bits to spread the costs.

Amazon for things like waterwipes and pampers when they are on offer.

PhoenixParker · 01-09-2019 09:53PM

Also for newborns you're generally advised to use waterwipes or similar. Water wipes have best before dates and last year I remember lots of people stocking up, only to find they'd gone mouldy.

As Awec says, there's always an offer on somewhere. Keep an eye out for offeres and track prices so you've a good idea what constitutes a good offer but keep your money in your pocket/account for now. Buy when you know what works for baby.

Squall Leonhart · 01-09-2019 09:53PM

Thanks for the replies.
I know, naivety is playing a part here!!

Electric Nitwit · 01-09-2019 10:09PM

Squall Leonhart wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.
I know, naivety is playing a part here!!

We've all been there! You'll be grand once you're in the thick of it, don't worry

jlm29 · 01-09-2019 10:14PM

As above- water wipes have an expiry date, I wouldn't go mad.
As for nappies, I wouldn't buy them either in bulk for a child you've never met. Different nappies suit different bums. Pampers leaked constantly on my last baby, had to switch to aldi.

Re the wipes, I switched to cloth wipes recently (baby no 4), and I wouldn't go back. I'm sorry I didn't do it sooner, had an idea that they'd be stinky and hard work, but they are neither, and will definitely save money long term.

work · 01-09-2019 10:25PM

wow you are organised
consider the environment look at biodrgradable options and despite what they say never flush them, just googly wet wipes and environment,
consider something like Eco by Naty – Unscented Wipes, Biodegradable & Hypoallergenic

fits · 02-09-2019 06:41AM

Yes I agree with the others. Don’t go mad stocking up and consider using cloth wipes. There is a kit called cheeky wipes that could be worth getting.

s7ryf3925pivug · 02-09-2019 06:45AM

We use the pampers pure wipes and little rascal and friends nappies.
You can get reusable nappies if you dont mind washing them. Might find yourself with space in your bin for something else some weeks.

maxsmum · 02-09-2019 07:03AM

Some wipes can cause rashes etc eg mine could have Aldi extra sensitive but not Lidl extra sensitive. Water wipes are so expensive that it was great to discover we could use Aldi extra sensitive and saved a fortune.
Nappies Jesus do not buy more than a couple of packs as like everyone else says your baby will suit certain ones! For us Aldi were the best and I still can't get over how much Pampers cost...they leaked for us all the time!

irelandrover · 02-09-2019 07:14AM

We use these wipes. We find them far better than the disposable wipes.

https://www.cheekywipes.com/

jlm29 · 02-09-2019 10:48AM

irelandrover wrote: »

We use these wipes. We find them far better than the disposable wipes.

https://www.cheekywipes.com/

These are the ones I got too. I'm just raging I didn't get them sooner

Midnight_EG · 02-09-2019 10:51AM

We've found Dunnes Stores own brand XL wipes are the best for our baby.

bee06 · 02-09-2019 11:23AM

They grow out of the nappies really quickly at the start as well so “stocking up” may end up being a false economy.

I would say there is a deal on wipes in Dunnes at least once a month too.

andreac · 02-09-2019 11:45AM

We are using these now. Exact same as water wipes, only cheaper, bigger pack and the wipe itself is bigger, so they are much better value.

https://babywipesdirect.ie/

awec · 02-09-2019 12:49PM

irelandrover wrote: »

We use these wipes. We find them far better than the disposable wipes.

https://www.cheekywipes.com/

These wipes are great if you're looking some reusable stuff.

We use them for cleaning her face and hands after she eats, we don't use them for nappy changes.

fits · 02-09-2019 01:10PM

I also use regular baby wipes for nappy changes (aldi) But when they were newborns I used cotton wool and water.

IKEA sell packs of ten towelling wipes which are fantastic and we use those after meals, and cleaning faces and hands now.
https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/krama-washcloth-white-40054538/

shesty · 02-09-2019 01:51PM

Think I will get those Ikea ones.I use the kitchen cloth usually but it gets so dirty and smelly and has to be dumped regularly.

jester77 · 02-09-2019 03:40PM

At best you'll only end up with out of date wipes or nappies that don't fit after a few weeks, worst case would be the wipes you have may cause some skin irritation and you have to change them all, or nappies that don't fit so good and leak.

We had subscriptions with Amazon family, saved a small fortune that way and you can easily pause and change size if you have more than you need.

Milly33 · 03-09-2019 02:05PM

Might save ye a couple of bob but wipes are way overhyped... If you have a big pump bottle, put a dash of coconut oil and lavendar in it and keep it where you will be changing the baby. Fill it with water and it is perfect, use cotton pleats instead of wipes

ted1 · 03-09-2019 02:06PM

Car99 wrote: »

Amazon for things like waterwipes and pampers when they are on offer.

But first find a brand you like. People like different brands

04-09-2019 05:49PM

It never occurred to me to either stock up on wipes or that some wipes suit better than others. So much to learn, just as well I've plenty of time to panic before it really counts

Neyite · 05-09-2019 10:59AM

ted1 wrote: »

But first find a brand you like. People like different brands

Certain brands suit different babies as well. Some wipes can cause a rash on one baby but be perfect for another. Pampers were useless on my baby but Lidl nappies worked well, yet his cousins it was the opposite.

If I was doing it again I think I'd steer clear of wipes or at least use them more sparingly than I did. As handy as they were, I feel guilty given that that they are essentially plastic, not flushable and not environmentally friendly at all. I'd probably try cloth nappies too.

kylith · 05-09-2019 06:56PM

We use bamboo washable kitchen 'paper' on our baby,I but we cloth nappy too so washing them is easy. I lave them; we only had to buy them once and they get softer with each wash. I got them on Amazon, but I've heard that Supervalu is stocking them now.

awec · 05-09-2019 08:28PM

We're very eco-friendly in our gaff, and go the extra mile compared to most people.

But cloth nappies and reusable wipes that had been used on a dirty arse was a line that I was not willing to cross.

Neyite · 06-09-2019 02:30PM

awec wrote: »

We're very eco-friendly in our gaff, and go the extra mile compared to most people.

But cloth nappies and reusable wipes that had been used on a dirty arse was a line that I was not willing to cross.

Yeah it's a tough one - I mean, new parents and parents of babies and toddlers already have enough work to juggle without laundering nappies as well and I'd have probably caved within the week on that eco resolution.

But I think I'd use them less for things I used to use them for -and when they are handy and you are doing stuff one handed you do tend to go for them all the time like wiping hands and faces, spot wiping spilled food, highchair etc and I wish I'd only used them for the baby's bum using a facecloth or kitchen cloth instead of a wipe.

lazygal · 09-09-2019 09:58AM

awec wrote: »

We're very eco-friendly in our gaff, and go the extra mile compared to most people.

But cloth nappies and reusable wipes that had been used on a dirty arse was a line that I was not willing to cross.

Really? What an odd way to think. Cloth nappies and wipes are easy to use and are a huge saving of money and for the environment. If the baby poos on their clothes you're hardly going to throw them out.

bee06 · 09-09-2019 10:13AM

lazygal wrote: »

Really? What an odd way to think. Cloth nappies and wipes are easy to use and are a huge saving of money and for the environment. If the baby poos on their clothes you're hardly going to throw them out.

Depends on how bad the poonami was. I did throw out a few vests that were covered when my little boy was small.

lazygal · 09-09-2019 10:15AM

I always found the cloth nappies were brilliant for containing the poo. Never got the up the back poo experience with them unlike the disposables.

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