Here's how I did it.
I took a receiving blanket the hospital gave us when we took E home, and laid it out.
I folded it in half, fourths, & finally eighths. After folding it I cut it in to strips, and then smaller sections.
I did it while watching The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Hulu, and I think it took less that 5 minutes.
The final product yielded 16 wipes.
I then had to make the wipe solution. After reading many opinions online, I decided on dry storage, instead of wet. I took a water bottle the hospital gave me to recover (ahem) post childbirth to hold the solution, while storing the wipes in an old disposable tub.
Below are the materials I used to make the solution.
Emerson's Hiney Wash (This is a patented term):
2 T of Witch Hazel
2 T of Olive Oil
2 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
Water
Finished Product |
I store the solution inside the tub on top of the wipes, just to streamline things a bit. When it comes time to use them, I just hold the wipe over the tub, squirt a little solution on the wash cloth and use it. It's actually easier because I only have to open the cloth diaper pail, instead of the cloth diaper pail and the trash. Super easy, super cheap, and they smell great!
We just had our first poopy diaper, since I began using cloth wipes. I reached for a disposable. There is only so much I can stomach in the name of saving the earth and money. I believe that cloth wipes will be used for "Number 1's" only. Haha
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