I used to change DD1 all night in the first few months. I just thought I should, and she didn't wake all that often anyway, and it seemed gross to leave her in a wet one at night, and anyway she got back to sleep so easily and so did I, so it wasn't an issue.
Then I had the twins.
And I learned that sleep has to come first, above all else, barring serious threats to health and safety.
So I learned to put a LOT of diaper on them, and unless they were poopy, I left their butts alone during the night. Roll this way, insert boob, go back to sleep. Roll the other way, repeat for other twin. If they leaked, stick a prefold under them and go back to sleep. If I'd changed wet diapers during the night, I would have gone stark staring mad from lack of sleep.
In the first month or so, though, they mostly poo with every feed, and sometimes more than once with a feed, so you do have to change them more often. But you don't have to get up to do that-- leave the pail and the supplies next to the bed, and a little changing pad, and you can accomplish the job without even having to totally sit up, once you get used to it. If the dark is an issue, you can get a little dim reading light. I needed one in the first week or two to get a good latch, anyway, so it was on a lot during the night.
Once the poops space out, though, forget nighttime changes. That's my opinion, anyway.
Then I had the twins.
And I learned that sleep has to come first, above all else, barring serious threats to health and safety.
So I learned to put a LOT of diaper on them, and unless they were poopy, I left their butts alone during the night. Roll this way, insert boob, go back to sleep. Roll the other way, repeat for other twin. If they leaked, stick a prefold under them and go back to sleep. If I'd changed wet diapers during the night, I would have gone stark staring mad from lack of sleep.In the first month or so, though, they mostly poo with every feed, and sometimes more than once with a feed, so you do have to change them more often. But you don't have to get up to do that-- leave the pail and the supplies next to the bed, and a little changing pad, and you can accomplish the job without even having to totally sit up, once you get used to it. If the dark is an issue, you can get a little dim reading light. I needed one in the first week or two to get a good latch, anyway, so it was on a lot during the night.
Once the poops space out, though, forget nighttime changes. That's my opinion, anyway.
i wish i could try changing her in the bed, but you would not believe how small our bedroom is. i literally don`t even have room for a bedside table. so i don`t really have anywhere to keep the stuff. but we`ve been doing without her middle-of-the-night change[s] for the most part and it seems to be working out, so that`s good. i`m so glad i found this out when i did, because the past several nights i think maybe she`s not feeling quite well or something and she`s been up a lot. so you guys saved me a lot of effort! and i can just focus on getting her fed and helping her to feel secure and to get her rest, which it seems is what she really needs.
