I will be using disposable wipes.
Is a wipe dispenser useful, even if the warming is not?
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When you buy a big pack of wipes it comes with a plastic wipe dispenser. You want to store them in some sort of dispenser so they don't dry out. But a warmer seemed silly to me. My LO never seems to be bothered by her wipes, and the temp doesn't make her pee, so I see no benefit to it.
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No, wipe warmers can promote the growth of bacteria....plus if you have a baby who is used to warm wipes at home, when you go out diaper changes might cause a lot of fussing. Warming them between my hands for two seconds gets the job done!
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Not even necessary for us
We just use one of the plastic ones that comes with 180 wipes and refill with a economy pack of wipes.
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Totally not necessary and can actually dry your wipes out.
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Not necessary, but I always wiped my son with warm water when we were at home, lol!
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We got a wipe warmer as an off-registry, shower gift, but we don't use it on the regular. However, I remember the first wipe we warmed, and DD actually gave a little coo, in response. I think she likes it, but tough dice, little one!
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No ... I have one and prefer the dispenser to the more disposable ones ... But we leave it unplugged.
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Thanks, this is reinforcing my suspicions.
But I didn't know that cold wipes might make them pee! Oh no! And I am having a boy! Maybe I should buy a hazmat suit for changings. Or at least register for a teepee, ha.
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I have this exact same question! At first I was totally leaning towards getting one, but now I think I might just get the OXO tot perfect pull dispenser (doesn't warm) and call it a day.
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@ElbieKay: Def nope on the wipe warmer. Also, the teepees are cute but totally impractical. Just use an extra washcloth or burp rag to keep him covered
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@ElbieKay: we had all sorts of tricks to avoid the pee shower! Our son peed as soon as cold air hit his wee-wee... didn't matter if the wipe was cold or not. At first we would open the diaper (take off the tapes) and dangle a wet wipe to touch him. He'd start to pee and we'd close the diaper again to catch the pee (just put it back over his wee-wee), then once he was done we would go ahead and change him.
Pretty soon the wet wipe didn't work anymore and we got hit a couple times, so we started blowing on his wee-wee... and that worked!
Peepee teepees are useless unless your baby is the stillest, calmest thing ever! I used to try using an open diaper as a teepee and it would go flying at the first kick.
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Yeah, I know, the tent comment was a joke. I really don't know what I am going to do with a boy. My only sibling is a sister!!!
@char54: That's what is currently on my registry (which I am slowly refining).
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I'd say a wipe warmer isn't needed. We never got one.
As for what to do with a boy, just use a washcloth. Then if they do pee it doesn't go everywhere. Now I just hand him the washcloth to play with since he pulls it off anyway. Plus it had been a long time since he has peed without a diaper on.
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I guess I'm the minority but I loved our wipe warmer. We had a fall baby and I liked using the warmed wipes on him. I would pour a little water into the container and it kept the wipes moist. We used it for the first 6 months.
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@ElbieKay: I didn't register for one because everyone said I wouldn't need one. Our house gets a tad chilly and I had a December baby. Diaper changes were the only time my sweet newborn would cry hysterically. I bought one. $20 to keep my sweetie smiling was well worth it.
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@ElbieKay: I never used a wipes warmer. I didnt want to have to worry about carrying that around. I buy wipes in the big multipack box from costco and it comes with a new plastic dispenser box each time
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I love our wipe warmers!
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You don't NEED it...But I LOVED ours!
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Nope, we never used one because my nurse cousin said they can harbor bacteria growth!
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@ElbieKay: haha I think you'd get more use out of a hazmat suit
We did not have any desire for a wipe warmer since LO was born in the summer in Texas! I liked that the wipes cooled her down!
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@ElbieKay: Its not the pee you gotta worry about, its the high velocity poop jets - I got showered in it yesterday morning and it actually hit the opposite wall too! Sometimes when we wipe her bottom it stimulates her to go! We put a nappy over her usually but sometimes I become complacent and that's when she explodes!!
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we didnt use a warmer, but we do have an oxo wipe container. and we love it! we bought economy size boxes of wipes that only have a plastic film as the opening and rip easily, so we use it for that in our downstairs changing station
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We have one I registered for because I just wanted a nicer container to hold the wipes on the dresser. We don't plug it in though. Maybe in the winter we will.
We just use one of the plastic ones that comes with 180 wipes and refill with a economy pack of wipes.
We did not have any desire for a wipe warmer since LO was born in the summer in Texas! I liked that the wipes cooled her down!
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