Weaning- the clean up!

I have silicone bibs that I wash up with the plates etc. And I bought some face flannels to wipe baby up with for bigger messes, then just throw it in the washing machine drum to be washed with the next load. If baby isn't too messy I'll just use a wipe. I do also have some long sleeved bibs as well which I just wipe down when washing up plates etc as well or put in the wash with clothes if really bad.

We used silicone bibs so they get washed up straight away and stored in the baby/kid section of one of our cupboards. If we used a full cover bib I would stick it in my cloth nappy wash which went on every other day and it would wait to be washed but rinsed in a wet bag. We also use cheeky wipes as a clean up for baby's face and hands but usually pick them up and wash their face/hands at the sink if they were extra messy. For the floor/chair/table I just cleaned up as usual with a dish rag and spray or hoovered the floor. We used a catchy thing though to catch the bulk and that could just be rinsed out and stuck back on. I plan to do all these same methods with number 2.

We have a stack of flannels we use. I bought black for stains but we ended up soaking them in Milton whilst waiting to be washed and bleaching them anyway so maybe go for white. Some people use muslins. We bought the bibado bibs that go over baby and high chair and I highly reccomend this style but they are pricey so id look for an off brand version. We had a washing up bowl in the sink filled with water and a bit of Milton and just chucked all flannels and bibs in there after use then chucked both in the washing machine at the end of the day.

Silicone bibs are great, I wipe them down after dinner and let them hang dry. Cleaning is done with antibacterial spray and a cloth. Also, weaning doesn’t have to be done with overly messy food, and they definitely don’t need to be given a spoon too early to make their own mess.