Cold wipes?

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
New parents here -- and we're wondering if cold wipes are the likely reason our newborn tends to pee all over the changing table pad as we're in the process of changing her diaper. We know a wipes warmer is an option (though many people tell us it's a complete waste of $) but we're curious if there are any other ways to help prevent this -- and all of the washing we've had to do of the changing pad covers!

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

We just ran out a bought a "Wee Block" at Babies R Us for our two-week old son - not sure if it's the cold air or cold wipes that set him off, but now at least we only have one thing to wash! I'm not sure if it would work on a girl though, but maybe even laying a burp cloth or something down would help?

[Anonymous]

Place the new diaper right under the dirty one so that all you have to do is quickly remove the old one and then cover the baby up with the new one -- no more accidents

Remember: you don't need to use a wipe if the baby only urinated -- just pat dry and diaper.

Also: it's not a good idea to use wipes on a newborn b/c their skin is so sensitive. Instead, try a warm washcloth or warm, wet paper towels. If you must use wipes, make sure you are using ultra sensitive newborn wipes and rinse them first with warm water (just bring a small cup or bowl of warm water when it's time to change the diaper).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Also: it's not a good idea to use wipes on a newborn b/c their skin is so sensitive. Instead, try a warm washcloth or warm, wet paper towels. If you must use wipes, make sure you are using ultra sensitive newborn wipes and rinse them first with warm water (just bring a small cup or bowl of warm water when it's time to change the diaper).

That really depends on the baby. I agree with buying the ultra sensitive/newborn wipes...but neither of my kids had trouble with these (even though my daughter has really sensitive skin). If your child is doing fine with them, I wouldn't worry about doing the extra step. As for the cold-- I did buy a wipes warmer, and agree that it was a waste of money. I felt like by the time I got the wipe from warmer to baby, it had already cooled off. If I feel like the wipe is paricularly cold (sometimes the more moist it is, the colder it feels), I try to warm it up between my palms first.

[Anonymous]

It's the cold air, not the cold wipes. This is what babies do.

[Anonymous]

I am going to disagree with the cold air/cold wipe theories. For us, our baby urinated when we changed diapers because the legs were up in the air which presses against the bladder no really whether we used wipes at room temperature.

Also, I am not sure I would use a papertowel to wipe the genital area of a newborn as one of the posters wrote. That seems rather rough and harsh on sensitive skin.

I know there was a poster, too, that suggested the baby blocker to use while changing, to us, it seemed like a waste of money. We designated a few hand towels to cover up while changing and when the towels get soiled we simply through them in the hamper.

[Anonymous]

My husband swore we would not get a wipes warmer but I was a big advocate....if someone woke me up in the middle of the night while I was wrapped up and nice and warm and cozy and slapped a cold wet cloth on my bottom - I would certainly protest! We got one a few weeks after DS came home.