Comments on: Guest post: Choosy moms choose wipe warmers

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:52:22 +0000

I happen to really like my wipe warmer. I live in a place where it is pretty cold in the winter and it does help with not startleing your baby during middle of the night changes.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:32:14 +0000

Call me gullible, but my baby isn’t here yet, and I was trying to learn from this article. If the site is for ‘rookies’, then maybe it shouldn’t have parodies that not everyone will understand.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:04:51 +0000

I love my wipe warmer. We recently travelled and used cold wipes. We all survived. But, my sister (parent of 4) told me to get one and I like it.

Funny parody though

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:48:47 +0000

I totally had a wipe warmer. In fact I had two one for upstairs and one for downstairs (both gifts). She hated it when we changed her diaper but the minute we got the wipe warmer she stopped crying and even began to laugh and smile at diaper changing times. She was so little (5 lbs) and born in October so it was so cold, and she was(is) such a good baby, she only needed three things from us, food, sleep, and diaper changes. Why wouldn’t I do everything I possibly could to make something she patiently endured once every two hours less uncomfortable for her? She stopped caring what temperature her wipes were at 5 months, so we no longer use to to conserve electricity, but I don’t regret it at all. Now it’s the gift I give at every shower (along with the belly book). Yes it’s an over indulgence, but you know what, the munchkin brand is $14.00 bucks at walmart, it doesn’t require a replaceable pad and works as a night light. Considering it’s one of the few things that makes a notable difference to a baby for like 4 months, I’ll spring for it over the 9 thousand blankets I couldn’t use for fear of SIDS, or the toys she didn’t notice until she was like 6 months old, or the socks that wouldn’t stay on her feet until…now, or those baby mittens. or any outfit that didnt have the fold over mittens for the hands and feet (another baby shower gift).

By: Erika Marie

Erika Marie — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:26:23 +0000

I got one as a gift but didn’t use it for about 2 months. I
decided to put it by the bed so that I could use them at night when
she was asleep. I think it helps not to startle her out of her
slumber but I would not pay more than $20 for this contraption! It
doesn’t warm it that much & since I don’t use it but for
night/early mornings, it dried out my wipes & the pad in
the bottom turned hard & brown. I have to check it to make
sure it’s not drying out now.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:45:32 +0000

With my first baby, we skippedcthe wipes warmer bc I thought it was a big plastic extra. I would put the wipes in my bra right before I changed my baby, and by the time I unsnapped his onesie, set up the clean diaper, etc. = warm wipes!!!

By: tobasco

tobasco — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:26:26 +0000

Ok, I have to admit I read this article thinking, what kind of freakin’ whackadoodle wrote this??? Totally went over my head, haha.

By: Mom101

Mom101 — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:30:47 +0000

“Trust me when I tell you that no child on earth has ever failed to thrive as an adult because his excrement was not dabbed gently off his posterior at a delightful 86 degrees Fahrenheit.”

http://42rules.com/workmoms_blog/?p=13

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:07:56 +0000

@Chelsea and @Jen, while I realize that everyone has their own definition of necessity, this post was a parody.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:03:25 +0000

ha ha ha. very funny post. yes, the wipes warmer would also make my “definitely skip it” list of baby items.

there are certain innovations where you think, “how did anyone used to live without this thing?” and then there are others where you think, “give me a break, no one needs this, children and parents have been getting along just fine without it for eons.” This falls in the latter category in my opinion.

By: Jen Levitz

Jen Levitz — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:46:29 +0000

We were given two (a home version and a travel one.)

Since we are cloth diapering, we exchanged the home one for the one that takes cloth wipes. (Then we made our own wipes.)

While we LOVE the home version, the travel version has not gotten much use. Sadly, you have to have access to power to warm wipes AND it needs to be plugged in for a while to get warm. Works well when we take our son to Grandma’s for a weekend, but that doesn’t happen as often as she likes.

By: chelsea

chelsea — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:55:26 +0000

They are wonderful – BUT – the changing table we got has that little section next to it on top that is divided from where the changing mattress sits to keep your sundries. The warmer does not fit and it has to sit flat, of course. Bought the furniture [Carters] at Babies R Us. So grab a warmer and walk around the furniture section and make sure it will fit. Having it on the second shelf was so inconvenient, we just chucked the whole idea. Now it sits in the closet unused.