Baby wipe warmer question

runnergirl29 · June 2015

Any mom's use them before?
How sanitary are they?
And if the wipes warm, are they considered sanitary after they get cold again?
I know it ssounds kinda dumb.. bare with me.

kmhefner01 · June 2015

I've never used one. My mom insisted that it was cruel to use a cold wipe on my DD but she never seemed bothered by it. I'm not going to get one this time either.

mommy1922 · June 2015

Lol so crazy you mention this. I bought one, but I ended up taking it back yesterday. I MAY go buy another one, but it's summertime. She might appreciate a cool wipe right about now lol

mnj05 · June 2015

I don't know about sanitary issues but DH felt bad for using cold wipes when DS1 was real little so he bought one. We only used it for a couple of months and he's insisted we use it again while DS2 is little.

BAYOUWIFE · June 2015

We never used one. When you're away from home they won't be warm. I don't know about sanity issues, but that is a very good question. I did hear that they can get dried out quickly.

katedewberry · June 2015

I am only going to use the warmer for nighttime changes. My thought is that a cold wipe might rouse the baby instead of getting him back to sleep. Otherwise, I do not intend to use the warmer.

roseec · June 2015

Don't do it. Yes, baby might be happier at first, but then you are doing your first diaper change out in public with regular old cold wipes and she'll freak! They get used to cool wipes, and it doesn't end up being traumatic.

kjuenke · June 2015

No need to use one.

Savanna111911 · June 2015

All of my mom friends have put this into the "don't get it it's a waste of money" category.

shanasheppard · June 2015

I've been told they dry out the wipes if you don't religiously keep water in it...& I don't want to have to worry about that when I'm sleep deprived lol.
Just pull the wipe out at the start of the change & put it down your shirt, once you get to needing the wipe, your body heat will have "warmed" it a bit

Bugs1718 · June 2015

Never used one with DD. She never cried or fussed when I used a cold wipe. I think it's one of those mommy guilt items where the manufacturer tried to make you feel like a bad mom for using a cold wipe.

we thought it was useless since we wouldn't be warming them when out and about anyway. No sense getting them used to it.

A couple of years ago (after our DD was born so it didn't impact our decision), I read some stories about warmers that actually warmed them too much and babies were burned. I even remember one recall where the warmer caught on fire in the nursery. One less thing to worry about.

2babes3angels · June 2015

I have no science backing me up here, but my thought is a warm & moist environment for wipes is asking for trouble...

oneblessedmess · June 2015

Nah. You won't always be able to use a warm wipe on them and if they are used to the warm wipes they throw a fit if a cold wipe has to touch them. Plus like PP said, the wipes dry out faster when they are in a warmer.

daniellelea1985 · June 2015

Baby is going to be pissed that you're messing with her clothes and diaper anyways... a cool wipe isn't going to make much of a difference.

alanna7777 · June 2015

Waste of money. Had one with our first and barely used it.

kalyth76 · June 2015

We ended up buying one and using it mainly at night with DS1. He did not like cold wipes when getting changed during the middle of the night. So, we'll probably be using it again with DS2 this time.

Kate

deliladejesus · June 2015

I had one, thought about it for a few weeks, and decided to return it this past weekend. It's not worth it, especially since it's summer time. Even with the winter coming in a few months, I don't see a need for it either unless your house is kept at a very low temperature. If that's the case, you can always hold the wipe in your hand for a few seconds, and that'll warm it up a bit!

babymorgan72015 · June 2015

katedewberry said:
I am only going to use the warmer for nighttime changes. My thought is that a cold wipe might rouse the baby instead of getting him back to sleep. Otherwise, I do not intend to use the warmer.

This is exactly what my mom recommended we do. Warm wipes help them fall back asleep faster at night.

Bugs1718 · June 2015

babymorgan72015 said:

katedewberry said:
I am only going to use the warmer for nighttime changes. My thought is that a cold wipe might rouse the baby instead of getting him back to sleep. Otherwise, I do not intend to use the warmer.
This is exactly what my mom recommended we do. Warm wipes help them fall back asleep faster at night.

I wouldn't bet on it. Babies are already going to be jostled from the diaper change itself. My DD would wake up and cry for feedings and I would change her diaper first and then feed so the wipe temp didn't matter much.

Your baby, your choice but I honestly don't know anyone that found them helpful. Of the people I know that bought one, they either returned it or it sat unused.

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