5 baby essentials to hang onto when your baby grows up

When the baby stage is over, it’s tempting to throw out all the items you think your child no longer needs but there are some uses for these items you may not have thought of….

Here are 5 great uses for baby items after your baby has outgrown them!

Baby wipes: These still come in handy for cleaning dirty hands and wiping dirty surfaces long after babies and toddlers bottoms no longer need wiping.
Sudocream: Not just useful for nappy rash, a dab of sudocream can ease the pain of eczema, dermatitis, cuts, minor burns, sunburn, itchy skin and insect bites.
Nappy bags: These come in handy as rubbish bags in the car, to collect treasures at the park or beach or to pick up dog poo.
Baby powder: This has many uses other than on a babies bottom! Put it in your shoes to help with odour, sprinkle some on your hair; it works the same as dry shampoo, take it to the beach and sprinkle it on sandy feet to help remove the sand, add it to play dough to make it extra soft and it will even repel ants from your house.
Nappies: A disposable nappy is great way to store keys or valuables when you’re at the beach. Thieves won’t be looking inside a rolled up ‘dirty’ nappy!

What baby item do you still find a use for? SHARE with us in the comments below.

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22 Comments

- - mom249812 said
  - 15 Jun 2017
    9:02 pm
So true, or keep them for another baby

- - tessie said
  - 26 Apr 2017
    10:11 am
All of these ideas are great.

- - mom70876 said
  - 18 Apr 2017
    3:57 pm
Not sure about no5. Everyone knows about this now. Perhaps a sanitary pad is safer!

- - rovermum said
  - 12 Apr 2017
    9:20 am
Wipes are always good to have on hand in the car or in your handbag. You never know when you’ll need them. And the little nappy bags. I agree, great for in the car or to pick up dog poo.

- - mom103920 said
  - 12 Apr 2017
    5:24 am
We still have a healthy supply of the first four, and are used regularly, but the nappies I passed on to a friend. Ingenious suggestion for the nappies though. I had retained a newborn nappy for a doll, but long gone now (well used first).

- - Ellen said
  - 11 Apr 2017
    10:43 am
Definitely baby wiprs ! I like the tip to roll your keys in a nappy !!

- - ella12 said
  - 11 Apr 2017
    9:33 am
I will definitely continue to buy baby wipes and sudocrem. They are a must have I believe.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 11 Apr 2017
    7:21 am
I still regularly use the first three and mine are all in primary school now. I wouldn’t leave the house without my wipes even if it’s just my hubby and I going out, in fact, they have come in handy at work too!!! I love the ideas for the baby powder-still think I have some too. And the nappy is too funny but ingenious. Don’t think I’ll buy a bag of nappies just for that though. GREAT Ideas

- - deb_gs said
  - 10 Apr 2017
    8:18 pm
I use those plastic baby rings that attach toys to a pram to hang things off. I use tiny baby clothes for dolls clothes and cleaning rags.

- - mom134803 said
  - 20 Aug 2016
    3:41 am
Love the idea to keep the valuables in a nappy ! And oh yeah, always buy baby wipes for every day use. We use the nappy bags for rubbish in the car too, it’s just the perfect size. I never used baby powder for the bottoms but always bought it to use after swimming to sprinkle in the swimming caps so you it’s easier to put them on the next time you use them.

- - Jodilb said
  - 25 Jul 2016
    12:52 pm
Haha it took me a second to realise by nappy bag you meant disposable nappy bags. Here I was thinking you were suggesting I use my il tutto to store dog poo!

- - Lori-Anne said
  - 24 Jul 2016
    10:40 pm
Great tips. Some of which I already use and others I will be putting to good use in future too. Thanks.

- - Janine said
  - 24 Jul 2016
    10:25 pm
They all are awesome tips but the last one about the keys on the dirty nappy. OMG! That’s so clever!!!! I’m definitely ginna remember that tip! Awesome

- - taynik46 said
  - 24 Jul 2016
    7:59 am
My girls are 9 and 5, we still have baby wipes around the house, and i love sudocream – great for eczema, I still have my lovely bag that I carried around with all the nappies etc when the girls were bubs – it’s black and very stylish! Baby powder is still in our house too as it is a great thing to use to make easter bunny footprints at easter!

Didn’t keep any nappies, but I love the idea of a rolled up nappy when your at the beach or park! – perfect hiding spot.

- - mum4107 said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    9:24 pm
Definitely sudocream. We never used baby powde

- - cherz said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    9:16 pm
Thieves won’t be looking inside a rolled up ‘dirty’ nappy!

Thinking that the valuables are in a clean nappy. lol. and inside a nappy bag so as to not getting thrown out for being mistaken as garbage.

- - mom70876 said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    8:08 pm
no good if someone bins the nappy thinking it’s rubbish! Would love to see an article on old baby ITEMS – e.g., baby bath etc.

- - nealsq said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    7:16 pm
everything but the baby powder here, I love the nappy for valuables at the beach!

- - BellaB said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    6:33 pm
I still use a baby bottle as an extra measuring cup for liquids.

- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Jul 2016
    6:33 pm
Baby wipes. I still buy them regularly! Very helpful!!