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May 17, 2011

The essential wipe

I never used to be overly concerned about the hygiene of public places until our we became three.  Wee B now has me seeing MRSA, hanta, avian flu & other unwanted immune invaders everywhere.  Restaurant tables & highchairs, shopping carts, airport seats, door knobs, toys that were ejected onto the floor in public places, you name it.  Everything within touching (or licking) distance of B now goes through a TSA-esque screening process prior to contact with the munchkin.

I don't want to sound neurotic (trust me, I'm not ... my kid eats dirt, after all).  I'm just a concerned mum trying to minimize B's risk of contracting "the junk".

Wipes are a staple in my travelling arsenal.  I use antibacterial ones as well as more earth- & baby-friendly LOC wipes.  I always have a pack in my purse, one in the diaper bag, one in the car, and another easily accessible in a carry-on or daypack.  I usually follow-up the cleansing with a good rinse of water from our drinking bottles so no chemicals are ingested.

Trust me, while travelling through Ecuador with a 5-month old munchkin in her "oral" phase and no running water nearby, they're irreplaceable.

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