what does your dc sleep in and night nursing ? - Page 2

[Mamatoabunch]

Finnian sleeps in a footed sleeper. I do not change him at night. I have tiny light, like a flashlight that I turn on, no big lights so he knows it is night, not day time.

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by Mamatoabunch

Finnian sleeps in a footed sleeper. I do not change him at night. I have tiny light, like a flashlight that I turn on, no big lights so he knows it is night, not day time.

Lucky you! If I don't change Jules diaper, he (and I) are soaked in the morning.

[texaspeach]

Originally Posted by bluebirdmama1

Lucky you! If I don't change Jules diaper, he (and I) are soaked in the morning.

Wyatt freaks out if his diaper is dirty/wet.. there is no waiting till morning to change him

[Mamatoabunch]

Originally Posted by bluebirdmama1

Lucky you! If I don't change Jules diaper, he (and I) are soaked in the morning.

Well we would be too, but I put a cloth diaper in a paper diaper for night w/ a cloth diaper cover over that. He pees a lot! He does freak out w/ a poopy, but thankfully he doesn't often poop at night, just all day long.

[Koalamom]

Originally Posted by Mamatoabunch

Well we would be too, but I put a cloth diaper in a paper diaper for night w/ a cloth diaper cover over that. He pees a lot! He does freak out w/ a poopy, but thankfully he doesn't often poop at night, just all day long.

Good idea. Oh please do tell, what diapers and sizes work?

[Mamatoabunch]

Originally Posted by bluebirdmama1

Good idea. Oh please do tell, what diapers and sizes work?

He is 9lbs. I put on a size 1 paper diaper w/ an infant preemie prefold inside folded in thirds. I can check if an infant prefold will fit, but I have the preemies so I use those at night and as doubler during the day just in cloth. Over the paper diaper a small Bummis or Thirsties cover.

[Bellabaz]

I keep a small flashlight by the bed. It lays flat on the nightstand so I can turn it on to latch and then turn it off. ANd it is less light for everyone. I hope to get the hang of it everntually so we don't need any light.

Giada sleeps in footed pjs. We don't change her at night.

[GradysMom]

dd sleeps in a open bottom night gown, I've been calling it a "sweet pea" outfit - remember popeye...

Anyway... we just started sleeping in the dark. I'm forcing myself to make the latched work in the dark. I had to build up on practice latches during the day - where I feel around for her mouth and my nipple - by closing my eyes and such. Turning the light on was becomming a trap -dd and I evicted ourselves to the guest bedroom our first night back from the hospital. Ds and hubby are using the master rm. The light being on was giving her the wrong idea and she was staying up alot and wouldn't let me turn it off.

Anyway - some latches I do sitting up and some laying down. I save the harder laying down ones for early morning when I'm trying to grab just a few more winks and it is to my benefit to keep her unjostled. I can see a bit better then too

As for diapers - we are doing cloth and though a few weeks ago I think I changed 15 one night... we are down to about 4 diapers a night. I have some fancy snap cloth I save for night time and use the prefolds during hte day.

When she stirs I get up and get a diaper and change her in the bed then sit up and nurse her. Changing table just became pointless... it is like a matter of building the courage to just do what works... like changing her in bed and trusting that and keeping the light out and getting those dark latches to work.

Now for getting back into "my bed" and having a true family bedroom again.