This post sponsored by my baby’s butt
August 3rd, 2010
So! In case you were wondering (which I highly doubt you were), I’ve continued working with our friends at Huggies, this time to talk about wipes! WIPES! And poop. Yes, poop continues. Poop. I’m so sorry, to those of you who are sensitive to such things (Yes, Suebob, I’m looking at you).
I took another gig with Huggies because, again, they’re great to work with, and their wipes are genuinely fantastic and again, I swear, I wouldn’t say this if I didn’t use them. (I’m sorry, but everyone uses their wipes … don’t they?) I bounced around on diapers for a little bit, but I’ve used, and continued to use, with very few travel-related exceptions, Huggies wipes from the first day Sam was born. My mom gave me approximately 80 containers of them, and I thought that was SO MANY and would last until she was THREE, but HA HA HA, NO.
The idea here is that we’re all, through the magic of blessed, blessed wipes, living a poo-free summer. Which, um, WOULD THAT WIPES MADE POOP DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER, but alas, unless they are miraculous wipes that digest and sweep away poop without it ever leaving the body, never to be touched by human hands (and, uh, I believe that’s a colostomy bag, and no thank you), well, that’s never going to happen. Let’s face it.
And honestly, the wipes work great for their intended purpose — they do! Even when things get, um, less than fresh up in here (and trust me, there will be a VIDEO DISCUSSION of a recent issue with HELPFUL TIPS I wish someone had given me, but it’s likely that you are all much smarter than me, and already knew these helpful tips, in which case, you can just laugh at me. I won’t be offended), they get rid of all the offending bits, and my kid’s bum is fresh and shiny and hallelujah.
What I kind of wish people had told me before I had kids was that not only will I use wipes to remove poop (and, let’s be honest, substitute for a bath on the laziest of days) (What?), but though wipes might not be the miracle I prayed for, they are good for, um, EVERYTHING. You guys, I use wipes on my kid, on myself, on my kitchen floor, on her high chair, on flipping EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING.
I can’t think of anything in the world that is so convenient, yet so effective. Baby wipes! Equally useful on tiny baby asses AND ceramic flooring! And come ON, if they’re gentle enough for my child’s oh-so-sensitive baby behind (and though she has moments of Baby Bum of Steel, trust me, ‘TIS SENSITIVE), I know they won’t, say, peel the finish off of my dining room table (from, um, Target, so it’s not like I care), or ruin the grout on my ceramic floors.
Sometimes, and this is the truth, I think of a day when the wipes won’t be in my life anymore, and I don’t like that image one bit. Because I’m sorry, the adult wipes are not only NOT THE SAME (and also? EW), but the anti-bac wipes — excuse me, MOIST TOWLETTES for the purse are way harsh, dude, so … well, I might be the only person in the history of ever who continues to buy Huggies wipes in bulk, long after her children are out of diapers, and no longer pooping outside of the toilet.
(Disclaimer disclaimerflarketeckin: This is, shocker of shockers, part of a deal I did with Huggies. Yes, they pay me, but no, they don’t tell me what to say. Swearsies.)
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15 Comments Add your own
1. Dawn K. | August 3rd, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I’ll totally admit to buying baby wipes for myself while sans kids, single, and in college.
My mom ran a home day care, so I learned the joys of baby wipes early on.
When a hangover causes you to sleep through you’re alarm, and you can’t be late for work, baby wipe ‘shower’ FTW.
2. Mama Bub | August 3rd, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Now that I always have wipes with me, I wonder what I did without them pre-children. I use them for EVERYTHING.
3. Deb | August 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 pm
They also work wonders for cleaning mystery yuck off my sofa. Microfiber can only take you so far.
Plus – my kids are three and five. They both still want to use wipes even though they are way old enough to have graduated to t.p. “Paper is too rough, mom!”
And you know what – wipes ARE nice.
That’s right. I said it.
4. Jools | August 3rd, 2010 at 11:07 pm
I don’t even have kids yet, but I discovered many magical qualities of Huggies wipes after my nieces were born. Aside from their many baby- and toddler-related uses, they also will take the gasoline smell off of your hands if you spill a little while putting gas in your car (I swear, no soap will do it, but Huggies wipes will). And if you happen to drip a little latte on your white T-shirt, and don’t notice till it’s dry, these wipes will get almost all of the latte off your shirt. Oh, and during allergy season, I use them to wipe down my dachshund when she comes in from the backyard, so she won’t carry pollen into the house. They are truly fabulous!
5. Elsha | August 3rd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
I love huggies wipes and they are TOTALLY good for everything.
6. Denora | August 3rd, 2010 at 11:45 pm
I have no kids, and yet still use Huggies wipes for every damn thing. I am a klutz and prone to spilling anything and everything that can be spilled. Baby wipes will handle anything you throw at them.
Also, college people who may or may not have been Sharpied (yes, it’s a word) in the face while passed out? Baby wipes will be your new best friend. I’m just sayin’.
7. Karen | August 4th, 2010 at 12:29 am
I’ve been a parent for 16 years, and my youngest is 5. You can still find Huggies wipes stashed in my purse, car, kitchen…. love ‘em and can’t leave home without ‘em
8. Heather | August 4th, 2010 at 4:57 am
I dont even have KIDS and I cant live without huggies wipes! They’re awesome! I use them on my nephew and niece (both toilet trained) for cleanning up grubby arms/legs from the park and I use them to clean my rubber stamps when I make cards! I could sing their praises forever.
9. Becky | August 4th, 2010 at 7:41 am
I will never understand why my sister-in-law, who has THREE KIDS, gave me a partial box of bulk wipes when my daughter was born two years ago. “We don’t USE DIapers anymore,” she said (and yes, she said it all high-and-mighty just like I spelled it). WELL, SO? I, like you, will use them for all eternity. In case you’re curious, they happen to get crayon marks off of car upholstery. Um… yeah. Toddlers are fun.
10. chelle | August 4th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Yeah, I don’t have kids either, but the gentle nature of baby wipes are the reason I got them for cleaning off my dog’s head after he’s been slobbered on while playing with his neighborhood pals. Leaves him all fresh and baby soft!
11. craftyashley | August 4th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
I’m pretty sure that’s why Charmin came out with what are basically adult wipes.
Now that I’ve had kids and been though the whole wipes experience. I am 100% sure that my kids will be in high school… or I will be in a retirement home, and I will STILL have a pack of wipes in my purse. I love them for everything, and will be carrying them around forever.
12. Carolyn J. | August 4th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Never had kids, got the wipes. Really, I guess I cut out the middleman. They are the only thing to remove toothpaste spatters from clothing – even black clothing. I have a Sonicare and it can get a little messy.
Not to mention how nice they are on the bum bum.
13. lacoste observe | September 29th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Now that I’ve had kids and been though the whole wipes experience. I am 100% sure that my kids will be in high school… or I will be in a retirement home, and I will STILL have a pack of wipes in my purse. I love them for everything, and will be carrying them around forever.
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Really, I guess I cut out the middleman. They are the only thing to remove toothpaste spatters from clothing – even black clothing. I have a Sonicare and it can get a little messy.
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