Warm water for bums?

[berri]

I'm using cotton wool and warm water on our 1 month old, he was 2 months prem and has quite dry skin so don't want to use wipes etc at the moment, but I'd like to change him upstairs in the middle of the night and am finding it a hassle to boil the kettle to get warm water and take it back upstairs with me! Sounds lazy when I write it down! But is warm water really necessary - will he find water out the tap too cold?

Don't want to be a neurotic new mum but trying to keep nighttimes as easy as possible....

Well cold water might give him a bit of shock but you don't need to boil the kettle everytime. Do you have a radiator in your bedroom you could leave a small jug water on/near?

Haven't you got a hot tap in the bathroom? Or use a flask? Cold water would be very cold at the moment.

sorry but rofl at boiling kettle

warm water from bathroom tap, or just keep a sports bottle on the radiator
or sports bottle not on radiator and warm the damp cotton in your hands

and do start using flannels or fleece wipes rather than cotton wool- they are 1000 times easier and don;t leave fluff everywhere. Wash at 60 with towels etc.

Keep some warm water in a flask for use upstairs

And you don't need to change disposable nappies in the night unless they are very very wet or poo-y!

The mw in the prem unit said to use cooled boiled water - thought it was a bit ott myself but that's why it's been a hassle for the last month! Just wanted some reassurance it wasn't necessary....first time mum taken by surprise by such an early arrival so still trying to learn the best way of doing things.

Good idea about flannels, washing machine is certainly on enough to keep up with them.

seeker - really? I have been doing it religiously with every feed (3 hourly) as I thought he would get a rash or something otherwise?

really!
every 3 hrs in the day yes, but he should last at least 10pm - 6am in a paper one.
feel it when you take it off - the top sheet against their skin is usually completely dry

Ok thanks for your advice, much appreciated.