baby wipes bad for baby???

meritaten

didnt have baby wipes when my kids were born! so used the cotton wool and water - and that certainly didnt prevent nappy rash!

all the grandkids have had baby wipes used on them! UNLESS they were sore - then thier mums sensibly used just plain water and kitchen roll to clean them up!

for crying out loud - are baby wipes the next bat to beat new mums up with?

just be sensible and if baby's skin seems to react with wipes dont use them - if baby's skin is fine then use them!!!!

clairibel

Theres a good thread here about No nasties toiletries and also the enviromental impact as well as just the product. It certainly opened my eyes and now i try to use skin, animal and earth friendly products...when i can and can afford it But supermarkets and high street are making it easier.

Al1x

we were told to use cooled boiled water and cotton wool for the first month. after that we used fragrance free tesco wipes.

GobbledyGook

I don't see any harm in baby wipes, but personally I don't use them because they break my skin out so I wouldn't use them on my children in case they have the same allergies.

Also I wouldn't use any chemicals on a newborn unless I really had too so the new Mum is probably just doing what they've told her at the hospital and she'll find her own way of doing things in good time.

Besides which I always found a big bag of cotton wool worked out much cheaper than wipes.

moggylover

Another vote for letting mum decide for herself what she wants to use. I used baby wipes, even in the hospital (nobody had a go or told me not to, and indeed there were packs in the Bounty packs that they gave us in hospital).

I did try the water method: I found it useless as it didn't seem to get the poop off half the time and all that rubbing and scrubbing was more likely to make them sore than the wipes were.

Mind, mine only ever seemed to get nappy rash if they were teething or ill and I used the sensitive wipes even then, and plenty of sudocrem after.

The offers of help I loved were those of taking baby for a walk in the pram or doing some washing or floor washing for me so that I could have a rest: the other advice I rather resented unless I had asked for it;):o

Pauline-1976

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

I have read some stuff about Parabens being less than fabulous, but you can get wipes without.

For more information on chemicals found in baby wipes (and any cosmetic/skincare products) visit www.cosmeticdatabase.com.

Loulou2010

i've not heard of any this about wipes being bad for them. well apart from the obvious of not using them when sore. there are so many natural wipes out there and compared to what wipes were 10yrs or so ago, they're a hell of a lot gentler on the skin

it amazes me that everything has to scrutinized these days. whats it going to be next? not allowed to wear certain clothes til their a certain age? not allowed to go out til they are a month old? it makes me think that there are more allergies etc because babies arent exposed to anything!

rant over

Js_Other_Half

We used cotton wool and water for the first 4 weeks or so. After that I used reusable wipes most of the time, saving Simple wipes for out and about.

faithcecilia

Mum used cotton wool on my brother, so I assume on me too as Im older. But we also had the old fashioned terry nappies too, with rubber pants! We moved house by train when bro was 4mths old (from London to Sunderland, so no short journey!) and parents decided to try disposable nappies on him for ease. I vividly remember dad having to unpack a case in the middle of a packed train to find a real nappy as the disposable had wrecked his skin, so probably a good job wipes werent the norm then!

zaksmum

Well...I'm surprised. Most of you seem to agree that the wipes shouldn't be used on newborns. I suppose the antenatal class people know what they're talking about.

But as moggylover says, the cotton wool and water method's useless for getting baby clean from all but the smallest of poos (and this little fella doesn't bother with small ones!)

New first time mums have enough to worry about without unneccesary messing around but if it's what's best for baby it's worth persevering.

I will have to remember not to give advice unless it's asked for, too...!!