tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post1090240570525376082..comments2013-10-01T14:52:02.542-07:00Comments on BIG FAMILY, SMALL INCOME, NO PROBLEM!: How we do "Family Wipes."Katchmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028813711735207709noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-1693156895213233912011-07-12T13:26:37.865-07:002011-07-12T13:26:37.865-07:00Wow!...after using cloth diapers and wipes for my ...Wow!...after using cloth diapers and wipes for my youngest son, I am seriously considering this. I already have the wetbags and wipes that we used for him, so my start-up costs will be minimal. Only need a few more wipes...and I like the idea of using the flannel sheet. I will definitely have to talk to my DH about this, although I'm sure I already know what he will think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-70870694263310541992010-10-13T11:01:10.716-07:002010-10-13T11:01:10.716-07:00We have been using family wipes for a little over ...We have been using family wipes for a little over a month now. We ordered ours from wallypop.net. I love them! The only thing we do differently is we use wet bags(for one bathroom)for the used wipes. They have a waterproof liner and you wash them with your wipes. I made mine for about 4 dollars and its super cute and before that i ordered one from wallypop. We alternate. once about half the wipes are used up we wash them and hang up the new bag. Also I love the info that the nurse put up. I hate how people automatically think using cloth is dirty. We use cloth diapers and baby wipes too and wouldn't have it any other way :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-65005155790167116352010-09-12T14:36:09.429-07:002010-09-12T14:36:09.429-07:00Wow, what a set-up! I'm the only female in my ...Wow, what a set-up! I'm the only female in my family, so I keep my basket of wipes in 1 of 3 bathrooms, and call them "pee-wipes" since that's all I use them for. My used ones go into an open basket at the top of a shelf behind my toilet, and there's no odor.<br /><br />My washing machine is 2 feet from my toilet, so tossing them into a hot wash is no extra effort. (I formerly used cloth diapers & wipes, then graduated to these for myself)<br /><br />My son helps me hang and/or fold them, and doesn't seem to mind. He even told me which ones were the prettiest: the black ones with pink flowers. They're still in excellent shape after 4 yrs. Highly recommended! Got mine from wallypop.com as I can't sew.... still totally worth it...I got irregulars the first time and later ordered premiums.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-81674769312163132382010-01-28T07:32:34.471-08:002010-01-28T07:32:34.471-08:00Thanks for sharing the info on germs above. A frie...Thanks for sharing the info on germs above. A friend of mine had me concerned the other day when she was telling me that she uses bleach on all towels and underwear to kill the e-coli. I tried to find information online but couldn't. Good thing I just happened on your site today. I've been using wash cloths as wipes and was looking to see what other people do. I may have to switch to flannel. I think it may be a better option.Veronicahttp://www.experience-memphis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-32835238598069605172009-03-14T17:44:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:44:00.000-07:00Good for you! I've been wanting to do bathroom wip...Good for you! I've been wanting to do bathroom wipes for a few months now, but just haven't gotten to it, although we use cloth instead of Kleenex. If you dry your wipes in the sun, the sun will kill that bacteria, too -- as I'm sure you know. Hanging up the wipes takes me the longest, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-49165514982929938912009-03-12T13:19:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:19:00.000-07:00For those worrying about the cleanliness of this, ...For those worrying about the cleanliness of this, I am an RN and also have a degree in biochemistry. I don't say that to be snooty but to say I understand the science of bacteria. Just this last week, at my job, I have taken care of two men with life-threatening MRSA infections. MRSA is an antibiotic resistant infection most commonly found on the skin. One man has a hole in his leg you could fit an orange in. The other will likely loose a good part of his biceps muscle. MRSA has come about because of our germ-phobic society and the overuse of both oral antibiotics and the germ killing cleaners that are so common now. Germs are our friends when we let them live in balance as nature intended. Germs are everywhere; you cannot kill them all. I remember doing an experiment in college microbiology. We were given several petri dishes and could culture anything we wanted. I cultured both a spoon that had just come out of a commercial dishwasher and my fingers. The spoon grew out just as many bugs! But when we kill off the weaker bacteria over and over with antiseptic cleansers and unnecessary antibiotics, the strong ones take over. My lack of fear of everyday germs doesn't mean I want to wipe feces on my countertops, of course, and that brings me to the second half of the equation. Germs have to have the right environment to grow. Warm, moist heat is perfect for them. So, yes, your washing machine is going to have some in there. No matter what you add, some will survive. Some will transfer to other articles in the washing machine. But then, as the items dry, most bacteria will die, because they no longer are in their ideal environment. They are also not getting fed anything. The types of bacteria found in the gut do not commonly form spores to survive dry temperatures. They just die. A very few will survive again, and may get transferred to my countertop. Again, they will die, and even faster because no moisture can hang out on my dry hard countertop and they are not being fed. The final result is a countertop that has far fewer bacteria on it than what is normally found on my skin or in my mouth As it happens, my children are extremely healthy and rarely get stomach flu. We drink raw milk, which is teeming with bacteria. We eat fermented foods, also full of bugs. This keeps our guts full of the "good guys" so that the occasional bad guy gets run out of town. At work, yes, I use antibacterial hand cleanser all the time. I am surrounded by extraordinarily strong bugs that I don't want to bring home with me. At my home, I am at peace with our germs and we live in harmony.Katchmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028813711735207709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-76304275793305300722009-03-12T12:41:00.000-07:002009-03-12T12:41:00.000-07:00You are BRAVE! I wouldn't mind doing this if it we...You are BRAVE! I wouldn't mind doing this if it were just me, but rubbing something on my bum that someone else has previously used on THEIR bum? I know it would be washed, but still, that's a hard one to wrap the brain around. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-80844525090854822072009-03-12T05:30:00.000-07:002009-03-12T05:30:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I had been thinking about...Thanks for sharing this. I had been thinking about it before I even read your first mention of this and I think I am going to go ahead and do it. Like your DH, my DH said he didn't think he wanted to do it, but he has his own bathroom so I could start it with the girls. I am going to start this as soon as I get some extra money that is coming to me.Darcy Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713248793030578923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-11578017408941026782009-03-11T17:42:00.000-07:002009-03-11T17:42:00.000-07:00It's my E. Coli, which already lives in my gut, so...It's my E. Coli, which already lives in my gut, so I ain't ascared of it. Now if a cow that carries the virulent kind of E. Coli drops by and uses my bathroom, I will be a little more concerned.Katchmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028813711735207709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-19325185300269167312009-03-11T15:54:00.000-07:002009-03-11T15:54:00.000-07:00Need to put a half a capful of lysol concentrate (...Need to put a half a capful of lysol concentrate (the stuff in the little hourglass shaped brown bottles) in with them along with the laundry soap. And then let them soak for about 30 min. Detergent doesn't kill e. coli or other baddies. And I guarantee your hot water isn't hot enough to either. And you're not putting them in the dryer. (which doesn't kill everything either btw) <BR/><BR/>Read a study where they washed some clothes including underwear in a washer & then dried them in the dryer (and you're not using a dryer). They then swabbed the insides of the washer and cultured it. e. coli out the wazoo. Literally. And into the washer.<BR/><BR/>YMMV. Think about it.<BR/><BR/>(probably do the lysol bit with an underwear load as well, for the same reason)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-24188744129169700922009-03-11T13:25:00.000-07:002009-03-11T13:25:00.000-07:00Wow. You are incredibly brave. Your daughter's c...Wow. You are incredibly brave. Your daughter's comment cracked me up. I actually don't think the actual washing would bother me, but the hang drying would do me in.Kayceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900625521252075702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715608857066822997.post-77545709381185655472009-03-11T12:51:00.000-07:002009-03-11T12:51:00.000-07:00Oh my, you are a brave soul! I just don't think I...Oh my, you are a brave soul! I just don't think I could go that far. But, I admire your frugality and smart thinking :)<BR/>SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com