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Blueberry Diapers and How to Make Baby Wipes

{By Emily ~ October 8, 2008} 

Diapers…life just wouldn’t be the same without them. ;) There are so many choices and there is quite a lot to consider too. Boy, girl, disposable (what brand of disposable?), cloth. We personally use disposable diapers at our house, my mom did, my mother-in-law did, I do…but I was recently introduced to Blueberry Diapers and I was intrigued.

Cloth diapers are making a serious comeback into the world of baby. These Diapers are new and improved and have snaps instead of pins, they are good for the environment, they are designed for no leaks, they will help you to save $$ in the long-run and they are really cute!

What do you think about cloth diapers? Do you use them? Why or why not?

And while we’re on the topic of baby diapers, I recently visited My Taylor Made and found this neat project for making baby wipes. So, so creative and I thought that more people should know about this!

{Quoted by My Taylor Made} “They are very simple to make and cheap. You need a 3 quart container that has a lid, bounty paper towels, baby oil, baby soap and water. Cut the paper towel roll in half. Remove the cardboard from the center. Put the roll into your container. Mix 1 Tbs. baby oil, 1 tsp. baby soap, and 2 Cups water together. Pour the mixture over the paper towels and you have wipes. They actually work very well.”

Shan of My Taylor Made also has a fabulous little Etsy shoppe you can check out too: mytaylormade.etsy.com

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Topics: Baby Blankets, Gear and Supplies, Crafty Projects & DIY, Creative Crafts and Projects

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3 Responses to “Blueberry Diapers and How to Make Baby Wipes”

  1. Teresa on October 8th, 2008 3:31 pm

    Dh and I had talked about it, and ended up using disposable diapers instead of cloth. 12 years ago when ds#1 was a baby, there weren’t nearly as many cool cloth diapers, nor the cleaning service (I was just too overwhelmed to deal with poopy diapers as a new mom), available then. According to The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices - Practical Advice From the Union of Concerned Scientist (by Michael Brower and Warren Leon), it’s really six of one, half a dozen of the other. But, if I were to have another child now, I’d definitely go the cloth route.

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  3. GG on November 19th, 2008 12:50 am

    I used to make those homemade wipes 12 years ago when my daughter was born…what a money saver! It’s very important to keep the roll in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Rubbermaid used to make a perfect container for this, but they’ve revamped their entire line and it’s no longer produced.

    Also, I found it best to mix the liquid in the container, then push the half-roll of towels in and put the lid on. Turn the container upside down over night and the towels will be saturated by morning. If the top of the roll ever starts to feel dry, simply turn the container upside down for several hours.

    Find the end of the roll where it was attached to the cardboard tube and just pull wipes from the middle. Always use a name brand of paper towels (Bounty was best). If you notice any black spots after a time, it means your wipes have mildew and should be discarded right away. This only happened to me when my daughter was older and required less frequent changing.

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