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Pampers Sensitive Baby Wipes
by icklekittykat
When my daughter was born, I started off with just cotton wool and water on her delicate skin. When I started to get out and about with her more, I needed some wet wipes. I heard good things about Huggies newborn wipes and was happily using those but they are expensive and I decided to shop around and try a few others. I saw the Pampers ... were a lot cheaper and were on offer at the time too, so decided to try them out. I chose the sensitive as baby skin is so new and delicate, I always want to use the mildest toiletries for her.
As soon as I opened the packet and took out the first wipe, I was unimpressed. Compared to the Huggies ones I was used to, these wipes are very thin and flimsy. They are fine if you just need to give a quick wipe around after a wet nappy or wipe up dribbled milk, etc they are fine, but if you have a poo of any sort (so even a pretty "clean" poo, not a super sonic up to the elbows number), you are in trouble, I found I needed to double up and use two wipes for them to be effective. They are so thin I found poo coming through onto my hands!!!
In terms of the positives, the wipes smell pleasant and were perfectly kind to my daughter's skin. Shame they are just not up to the job of wiping up anything more than non messy situations.....
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Tesco My Baby's Sponges
by Chippytarka
Shopping on Tesco.com for my main grocery shopping this week, there were afew items I needed for the children in regards to their bath time, including bubble bath and these items, baby sponges. For a pack of 2 they cost 60p.
Why did I buy them?
I bought them because I wash both my childrens bodies with ... baby sponges, and I tend to buy this particular product from either Tesco or Asda as they are more of less the same thing and quality. For 60p, working out at 30p each its reasonable value.
What are they?
2 circular sponges with the diameter of 4 inches, 2 inches depth. Soft yellow in colour. Designed for use on babies from birth.
How are they packaged?
Looks alittle different from the picture on this site. Sponges are wrapped in a plastic clear packet. On the front in a blue rectangular shaped section it has the ' Tesco Loved Baby 'logo in a red heart. Underneath it says theres 2 sponges, product is baby soft and suitable from birth.
On the back is directions of use, usual warnings and company contact details.
How to take care of
Rinse in clean water after use and allow to dry in a well ventilated area. Keep out of direct sunlight to avoid discolouration.
How do they perform?
These sponges last quite awhile. They obviously get changed on a regular basis for hygiene reasons, but also for the fact my daughter has an odd habit of biting, chewing and trying to eat them!
They hold there shape well whether in or out of water. They are very absorbent, but equally are very easy to get rid of any excess water by squeezing out. They are super soft, so very gentle on my childrens skin. Perfect size and shape not only for their sized bodies, but also for them to hold in their small hands, as they both my children like to attempt to wash themselves.
Despite their size, they are very flexible so easy to get into all the body areas that need to be washed and cleaned.
Dries very quickly after being rinsed and left on the side of the bath.
I don't tend to find these sponges hold any odour after use, as you possibly could after they have been wet. So each time they have been used and finished with they are reasonably fresh in smell.
Depending on what product I put in the bath, if it's a bubble bath type product for my son, these sponges aid in making the bubbles increase and in a way making the product go further.
So what do I think of these sponges?
They are priced very well and good quality. For me much more ideal to have 2 in a packet rather than one, so both children can have one each. Shame they are the same colour as having them in different colours would have helped them know which sponge is whose in my household.
They are easy to use, helps clean the children quickly, effectively and gently. What more could I ask for?
Would I buy again? Yes because they do exactly what they are supposed to at a price I don't mind paying.
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Cuckoo Alex Rub a Dub Farm Stickers for the Tub
by karlsm93
Quite frequently my mother in law, who has two grandchildren at a similar age, buys them both a little 'treat' and since one is a girl (my daughter) and the other is a grandson, she tried to buy things that would suit either girl or boy. About three or four months ago, my mother in law bought this little 'treat' - the Alex Rub a Dub ... range of bath stickers and in particular this farm set. There appears to be quite a selection of these bath stickers available which I wasn't aware of until my mother in law told me. I don't know exactly what was paid by my mother in law, but you can certainly pick them up in the likes of amazon for around £9, which despite me liking the product, is a little steep in my opinion for what is fundamentally reusable stickers.
These stickers immediately caught my daughter's attention and I think the initial draw was due to the brightly coloured foam stickers that are contained within a netted bag with two suction cups to allow you to keep them hanging on the inside of the bath for easy storage, if you chose. I find it a great way to allow the stickers to dry off and there is no fear of any fusty smells accumulated because the air can get at the stickers to dry them quickly.
WIthin this bag, there is a good amount of brightly coloured farm stickers including a range of farm animals and fence, tractor and even some green hills thrown in for good measure. This range of stickers allows my daughter to play with these toys rather than simply stick them to the inside of the bath. She likes to put the animals on the hill, have a pig sitting on top of the tractor and close the gate to stop the sheep getting out! As well as sticking to the bath, these foam stickers can be used on tiles, as long as they are wet, but they can be moved around very easily, so my daughter can use them for pretend play without any difficulty and even more so as she gets older.
These stickers are recommended for children from 3 years probably because of the size of the stickers, but my daughter is never left in the bath by herself and myself or my husband are always beside her to avoid the potential of putting any of them in her mouth, which she has never done probably because she is so busy sticking them and moving them around the walls of the bath.
This tends to be a toy that my daughter plays with for a while every bath time, and then I put them away for a while, bring them out and they are like new and she will sit and play with them on the floor of the bathroom in the morning etc.
All in all, these are lovely bright colourful bath stickers that have good educational value too, with my only gripe being that I think that they are over priced for basically reusable stickers!
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