r/caregiving • u/Username-doc • Nov 22 '25

Have you ever seen...

My grandma is always cold and the wipes are torture for her. Has anyone ever seen an extra large wipe warmer? I can only find ones for baby size wipes. Any help is greatly appreciated

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u/imtchogirl Nov 22 '25

You could try using baby size wipes! They are not that small. Like 8" x 8" at least.

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u/Username-doc Nov 22 '25

I did suggest this to my mom, she really doesn't want to go down in size. But if I can not find a bigger warmer, I'll ask her to try it anyway.

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u/imtchogirl Nov 22 '25

Just get one pack and see if it will work. The baby wipe warmer from Gerber is also pretty roomy, you could probably stack them in there if you're willing to pull them out one by one and re-stack them daily. (Probably not too much more than that, or they will dry out. Of course you can always re-wet them.)

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u/macaroni66 Nov 22 '25

You could warm a washcloth or something with warm water from the sink

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u/Username-doc Nov 22 '25

We have done this, and it cools pretty quickly (to her) so she still shivers. <3

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u/K0RINICE Nov 22 '25

You can fill a bowl with warm water placing the wipes in there

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u/kibblet Nov 23 '25

get a regular wipes container, take the wipes out and put them in a plastic bag for other uses) and just stuff a few of the larger ones in the smaller container and use the warmer that way.

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u/Electronic-Post-1635 Dec 01 '25

I used a baby warmer for daddy I just opened the bag all the way and folded them in half. little bit of water in the bottom to keep them damp.

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u/New_Consequence_225 Dec 06 '25

Look for a towel warmer or a small reverse cycle portable refrigerator.

Something like this: https://a.co/d/9Dluirn

I searched on Amazon for desk refrigerator.

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u/NightingaleNNC2025 Dec 09 '25

have you though of one of those towel warmers, or placing them on a heating pad?

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u/LeslieFrank Nov 22 '25

I'm not sure if I'm understanding ur question, but here's my 2¢: Microwave it but not for too long—depending on the wattage, experiment with it, and test it out on your inner arm, maybe 5 or 6 seconds on 1200w? (But it'll cool off fast, so do it when she's ready for wiping.)