While researching how best to care for our new baby, we came across some sites with interesting thoughts on things as mundane as baby wipes. The sites basically advocated using as many natural products as possible and keeping as many chemicals and other artificial products away from your baby as possible.
Now I’m not the hippy type that thinks you should wipe with leaves or anything, but they made some very compelling arguments.
Considering all of the childhood diseases and conditions that seem to be on the rise whose causes are unknown, why take chances by exposing your child to chemicals and artificial products if you don’t have to?
Do you really know what is in diaper wipes? What chemicals are in them? How they are made? Neither do I. The alternative suggested is simple. Cotton Balls and warm water. They are as natural as anything I can think of and I’ve never heard of anyone having an allergic reaction to this great combination.
Now, again I’m a practical person first and foremost. We did buy a box of wipes at Costco under the Kirkland brand which are hypo allergenic and fragrance free. They are as close to natural as we could find. We decided we’ll use them in situations where warm water and cotton balls wouldn’t be practical.
Our decision was made that much easier when we went to the doctor recently for baby Alexandria’s checkup. We needed to change her in the examination room. I asked my wife to pass me the wipes (referring to the cotton and water), the doctor said “Oh, no you don’t, here use these”. He handed me a jar of cotton balls and some water.
Another thing to consider using is BPA free baby bottles. If you are going to use plastic baby bottles, the BPA free ones are free of several chemicals that have been found in plastics for years that get released when the bottles are warmed up (think microwaves and bottle warmers). These chemicals can get into your baby’s milk and can affect their developement.
We use the Born Free Brand Bottles which are known as one of the first brands to offer BPA free products for babies.
Since it doesn’t take much effort to follow these precautions, why not use them and possible keep your baby a little bit safer?
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