It was not always like this. There was hard work,diligence and pride of workmanship.. sometimes work was thrice a day.. sometimes in the middle of the night.. the load was small though.. but as time went by it got bigger, stronger.. almost exploding off the nappy.
The warm water- sterilized cotton balls routine started getting messier. Needed around 6 cotton balls to swipe clean the area..then some more for my clothes and almost everything in the vicinity of the poop. ( my baby has this amazing ability to poop while nursing!)
He turned 3 months and out went the cotton and in came the baby wipes! They were handy, did the job well and smelled sooo good... In this short span of time I went through a few brands.. was so excited to smell them all..to lay my hands on as many baby fragrances as possible. ( crazy addiction!)
But then came the rude shock when i opened my first pack of Babyhug wipes.. they smelled like roses..lots and lots of roses..like those stalls where women sell rose garlands outside places of worship! God no! i don't want my baby to smell like that! That's when i started examining them closely...and here's what i learned:
Broadly speaking some wipes have a cloth like feel and some are papery thin. The papery ones I am not comfortable with as one swoop does not gather all 'shit' and when it does, it cleverly deposits some on your hands.. Then some are silky and papery ones.. how on earth will it clean the poop? It's like trying to wipe your secretion with satin...who does that? Guess the ones at Libero do.. oh but those wipes smell so good, you almost want to cuddle it!
So these cloth ones and almost cloth ones like Himalaya, J&J and my go to wipes MeeMee are just divine. though Himalaya is a tad too wet.. so you have to air dry your baby's bum for a nano second more..don't see how that would be a problem.. but just so you know, you know?
Anyway, back to MeeMee..i Love them.. they smell good, are thick cloth like..so i end up using less and i got a pack of 80 for 99 INR!!! THE CHEAPEST AND THE BESTEST!
Now all was going well with these wipes, till i saw Mothercare ones on sale..I HAD to try them out! Thought i would love them from the first whiff! But i didnt. Nopes..far from it.. ok..so they had the same thickness like J&J and Himalaya but they smelled like fresh lillies! ok, i love that smell..ON ME! (caps indicate my level of disappointment). they do the job alright..but wait a minute what does it read? 'Paraben free'..so do other wipes have paraben? does it really cause cancer? but if they don't contain paraben. wouldn't it get bacterial contamination? i don't have an answer.. but i did start reading on all the ones i was using.. some were recyclable like Himalaya, Libero and Pampers. NONE were biodegradable (which means that if you throw a used wipe into the garden, mother earth will not engulf it and sprout a flower from it!) MeeMee and J &J mentioned nothing..No recyclable logo, no paraben free..no..nothing!! Infact, other than mothercare, none of the ones i used mentioned anything about paraben!
This thing about being a mother, it suddenly makes you responsible..not just about your baby but also the world you will leave behind for him..so out goes my MeeMee wipes..unless they tell me they can recycle it (you know, like that Levi's ad)..Responsible parenting can be heart breaking at times :( Going back to my ever faithful Himalaya and pampers..oh, i didn't tell you, pampers are wonderful!! they are thick, smell baby like and are recyclable! yeah, but they cost 100 INR more than Himalaya..Worth it? Maybe not..Oh and the baby hug ones, i don't care if they sprout a flower after disintegrating, they are not touching my baby's behind!
P.S: If you do know anything concrete about paraben. do let me know. i am quite on the fence about it!
The warm water- sterilized cotton balls routine started getting messier. Needed around 6 cotton balls to swipe clean the area..then some more for my clothes and almost everything in the vicinity of the poop. ( my baby has this amazing ability to poop while nursing!)
He turned 3 months and out went the cotton and in came the baby wipes! They were handy, did the job well and smelled sooo good... In this short span of time I went through a few brands.. was so excited to smell them all..to lay my hands on as many baby fragrances as possible. ( crazy addiction!)
Broadly speaking some wipes have a cloth like feel and some are papery thin. The papery ones I am not comfortable with as one swoop does not gather all 'shit' and when it does, it cleverly deposits some on your hands.. Then some are silky and papery ones.. how on earth will it clean the poop? It's like trying to wipe your secretion with satin...who does that? Guess the ones at Libero do.. oh but those wipes smell so good, you almost want to cuddle it!
So these cloth ones and almost cloth ones like Himalaya, J&J and my go to wipes MeeMee are just divine. though Himalaya is a tad too wet.. so you have to air dry your baby's bum for a nano second more..don't see how that would be a problem.. but just so you know, you know?
Anyway, back to MeeMee..i Love them.. they smell good, are thick cloth like..so i end up using less and i got a pack of 80 for 99 INR!!! THE CHEAPEST AND THE BESTEST!
Now all was going well with these wipes, till i saw Mothercare ones on sale..I HAD to try them out! Thought i would love them from the first whiff! But i didnt. Nopes..far from it.. ok..so they had the same thickness like J&J and Himalaya but they smelled like fresh lillies! ok, i love that smell..ON ME! (caps indicate my level of disappointment). they do the job alright..but wait a minute what does it read? 'Paraben free'..so do other wipes have paraben? does it really cause cancer? but if they don't contain paraben. wouldn't it get bacterial contamination? i don't have an answer.. but i did start reading on all the ones i was using.. some were recyclable like Himalaya, Libero and Pampers. NONE were biodegradable (which means that if you throw a used wipe into the garden, mother earth will not engulf it and sprout a flower from it!) MeeMee and J &J mentioned nothing..No recyclable logo, no paraben free..no..nothing!! Infact, other than mothercare, none of the ones i used mentioned anything about paraben!
This thing about being a mother, it suddenly makes you responsible..not just about your baby but also the world you will leave behind for him..so out goes my MeeMee wipes..unless they tell me they can recycle it (you know, like that Levi's ad)..Responsible parenting can be heart breaking at times :( Going back to my ever faithful Himalaya and pampers..oh, i didn't tell you, pampers are wonderful!! they are thick, smell baby like and are recyclable! yeah, but they cost 100 INR more than Himalaya..Worth it? Maybe not..Oh and the baby hug ones, i don't care if they sprout a flower after disintegrating, they are not touching my baby's behind!
P.S: If you do know anything concrete about paraben. do let me know. i am quite on the fence about it!
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