How to Make a Baby Burp Cloth

Ready to burp, little one?

Babies do several things in the first few days of their life: they eat, sleep, fill a diaper and burp. If they don't do these things, they are uncomfortable, and we all know what babies do when they are uncomfortable ... make everyone around them uncomfortable.

If all of these things are going smoothly, as they eventually will, you'll be feeding your baby and then burping him to get up the air. Unfortunately, air isn't all that comes up. Here are some ideas for burping cloths that won't break your budget

Things You'll Need

• Cloth diapers
• Old towels
• Old facecloths

Instructions

Look Around

1. Purchase one bag of white cloth diapers. If you are using disposable diapers, you'll never be confused. If you're using cloth diapers, you may want to dye the ones for burping a pale yellow, because that's what color the stains will most likely be. Using cloth diapers for the first few months is great because they are soft, and you can toss them in with baby's laundry. You can also bleach them to keep them white. (When you no longer need burp cloths, cloth diapers make excellent cloths for dusting the house or waxing the car.)

2. Use old washcloths as burp cloths as the baby gets a little older and the softness doesn't necessarily matter. It doesn't matter if they're already stained. Once they get too stained, toss them out or use them as cleaning rags.

3. 

   Cut your old ragged towels in thirds to create burp cloths. Just trim the loose threads with scissors. As the child grows, the amount he can spew increases, and the longer towels will help protect your clothes. As the child reaches the age of eating in a high chair, the towels can be used as bibs; sew on Velcro or use a safety pin to attach.

Tips & Warnings

• Burp cloths are going to get stained no matter what, so don't spend a lot of money. Carry a small pack of wipes with you to clean up those people who grab the baby but don't grab something to protect their clothes.

• Using dark cloths isn't the best idea, since you can't bleach dark fabrics.

References

• Ideas for personalizing burp cloths