Going coverless...

[Perdita_in_Ontario]

Those of you who do this a lot, can you talk to me about logistics? I assume you put something under the baby - what do you do? I need to do this with DS - he's got very reactive skin like his sister - and can use any hints you can send my way - I'm sure it's not rocket science but it's a bit of a shift in thinking!

[chase_mommy]

DD went coverless a lot as a toddler. I would just put her prefold on and let her go. I would check her often and change as soon as I noticed her wet. With a non mobile baby I suppose you could put a large prefold, wool pad, thick blanket (fleece works well) or a towel under them... but I am willing to bet, if you caught them wet with the first pee you wouldn't need anything under them. It gets easier after a few days going coverless... I noticed that I would just know when it was time to change DD, her diaper would still be warm. Oh, you could also add a doubler in the diaper for extra absorbency and ditch the padding under baby, just change as soon as baby wets. Hope that helps some.

[CherryBombMama]

i just end up changing ds ALOT. with a cover, he gets changed about every 2 hours, so probably every hour w/o a cover. just one pee and he is wet enough for me to not want to hold him. he is 13 months, so he still gets held a ton. i also dont put pants/shorts on him when he is coverless - instead of spreading out, ive found that that one pee just stays in a little spot that goes through all the way (but doesnt leak.)

...hmm, does that make sense? lol

[DevaMajka]

Ds is mostly coverless. We change him after every pee, or his rash gets worse. I've never noticed anything getting wet, except that I can feel the wet when I carry him to the changing pad.

A few ideas:
Fleece pants or shorties make awesome covers- it's all we use.
Fleece blankets would work under non-mobile babies.
If you put a doubler in the diaper, it would be less likely to soak though and get anything else wet.

[lifeguard]

While ds was still immobile I would just keep a stack of prefolds close by & every time he'd wet I'd change him asap. The dipe would get soaked but whatever he was lying on wasn't in contact long enough to get wet.

Alternatively I would just lay him nakey on top of a bunch of prefolds & when he wet I'd pull the wet one off the top of the pile. He was never one to pee up in the air though - not sure if it would work so well with a baby that does.

[Katie T]

Like pp have said, as a immobile baby I put a water proof mat down on my lap, or against by belly depending on how I was holding them. Really it didn't matter unless they were napping on me and then I don't change as soon as they pee.

With a toddler I just let them go checking often and when they wet throw a new diaper on.

[Channelle]

stupid question, but what's the reason for going coverless?

[Katie T]

Originally Posted by Channelle

stupid question, but what's the reason for going coverless?

I do it for better air flow and so I know when she needs a change as I like to change after every pee.

[Lineymom]

Originally Posted by Channelle

stupid question, but what's the reason for going coverless?

It is much cooler.

[bluebirdiemama]

my ds was coverless a lot. he ran around with just the prfold and nothing really got wet, other than me
I also let him go entirely without a diaper quite a bit, and he was potty trained when he was 28 months as a result

[Perdita_in_Ontario]

Thanks to you all. I've been trying this the last couple of days (the doubler had never occurred to me, but I have some preemie prefolds that are working like a charm for this!) and his skin is already looking better.

[octobermom]

We go coverless around the house and dung naps we cover when out and over night.. or when diaper does the diaper change since he uses the AIOs, overall I don't do anythign special she is in arms so when I feel a litttle dampness I go change her sometimes f shes nursing I just stick another prefold on my lap as extra protection.

As for why we go coverless..
A few reasons
1) heat I live in southern AZ its jsut down right hot so the more air can flow the better
2) not sitting in a dirty diaper.. I will NOT for very personal reason I wont go into staight out EC but I try to do the next best and that to do my best to ensure my LO gets a fresh clean diaper ASAP when ever possible.
3) child dislikes being wet... Shes doesn't like being wet and since she can alert me to a wet diaper at LEAST each hour once less step it jsut easier

Deanna