do you change wet diapers at night? - Page 2

[octobermom]

Originally Posted by meesa143

I have also always changed diapers at night. I personally think it's gross, plus my DS has pooped almost every time I change him.

Id deffiently changed all poopy nighttime diapers. There were also times when I happened to check and she happened to be really wet than yes.. However ussually we we simpily asleep noone awoke.
SO those that do change at night and aren't still dealing with nighttime wakings and nighttime poo how exactly dos nighttime changing work?

[Twwly]

DS is almost 10 mos. I change him at night if I notice he is wet, but most of the time I just potty him when he nuzzles to nurse at 3-4am and then he will stay dry until morning.

[Neth Naneth]

I think that decision to change a diaper at nighttime depends on the situation, when DS was younger and waking up to feed at night (he practically sleeps through the whole night now) I did, but not always . . . you just feel out the situation. (If you know it super wet and they are in a deep sleep you might change them while sleeping, if they are clearly fussing because they are wet then you change it, etc) He wears thicker diapers at night time and I change him right before bed and right after getting up. If he was to wake up and poop, well then I would change it for sure, but since he is older now 13 months I don't usually, just depends on the situation. Sometimes I might check to see if he is wet when I go to bed, if he is then I'll change him while sleeping and if he isn't then I change him in the morning.

[*Karen*]

I did when DS was waking up every few hours. Once he started to sleep longer stretches I didn't. Maybe around 6 months. It wakes him more to change it now than to leave it. Sometimes he wakes up because he is wet. If that is the case, then of course I change him.

[rmzbm]

Originally Posted by octobermom

SO those that do change at night and aren't still dealing with nighttime wakings and nighttime poo how exactly dos nighttime changing work?

You just change them! They may wake, they may not. Not changing diapers promptly, dirty OR wet, is gross.

[rmzbm]

Originally Posted by dachshundqueen

leaving a kid in a dirty dipe was the equivalent of using the diaper as a toliet rather than a diaper (which I think personally should be changed ASAP)

[Ceinwen]

Like the majority of posters (so far) stated: not really/depends.

If dd woke up and was upset and wet or had a bm - then yes.

If she just wanted to nurse/cuddle - no.

This child would become hysterical at diaper changing. We just super fluffed her butt at night (around eleven pm or so) and let her go till morning.

Everyone was happier this way.

[octobermom]

Originally Posted by rmzbm

You just change them! They may wake, they may not. Not changing diapers promptly, dirty OR wet, is gross.

Why are you yelling??
Ummm and I ask again if YOU are asleep uncountious to the world and your child/children are asleep and DH asleep and no ones aware then how does this work??? Sorry I'm not trying to be rude or mean. I'm spent 4.7 years changing diapers and will again witn another child for however long. We always changed when wet I rarely used a cover to ensure prompt changing. However there came a time when she'd go to sleep and I'd go to sleep and for 8-10+ hours we'd all sleep. SO what does changing at night mean. : It was an innocent question I just really wondered what always changing even when EVERYONE was sleeping really meant? : Are you saying you like set an alarm so you can check every 15 mintues or something???

[nichole]

if you change at night, do you pull over every 20 mintues on longish car trips too? or do you just put them in something like a fuzzibun or disposable to make them more comfortable until you can pull over. i guess i feel like that is what diapers are for. if you change and signal all day long, but it is impractical during your only stretch of deep sleep, in the car, in the middle of the church sermon, or during a papsmear, i think it is okay for them to wait a bit especially if they are not uncomfortable. i admire those who are able to change every pee at night and feel so strongly about it though. i have no help at night with two small children, so for our family, changing at night would be a hardship on my already overwhelmed self.

of course if they wanted me to change (he knows how to ask by saying "diaper"), or if they were poopy, i would.

not too long ago my 3yo wore a fuzzibun at night that he peed in one time. he slept through the night and i did not wake him up. we had a short stint of taking him to the bathroom in the middle of night which made us miserable, so we waited til he could hold it all night to go to underwear.

[octobermom]

if you change at night, do you pull over every 20 mintues on longish car trips too? or do you just put them in something like a fuzzibun or disposable to make them more comfortable until you can pull over.

We used sposies for both nighttime and long trips. my DD was very skin sensitive and prone to rashes she also had some seriouus processing delays making her ability to signal (and thus EC) VERY difficult so I did the best I could I provided 100% good thick quality CDS and changed very often. during the day and almost all the time we went coverless. We changed asap. Diapers were never used as portable potties. However as she was sooo prone to rashes and we had a poly allergy and she was a deep sound sleeper (as am I) we choose to use sposies at night and I use them as extra skin protection on long trips I still took ample chances to change (usually on the hour or if we sensed/smelled she was wet/messy and were in a place we could safely change her). IF we were shopping or in church ect and she was wet yes I immediently changed if though say I was in line ready to checkout and it was my turn or say about to do communion or something then if she was just wet yes we waited a few mintues.
I use cloth pads for my own mentral cycles (keepers tampoons ect give me bad infections) while I change often and keep as "fresh and clean" as possible I also don't change at night unless I happen to wake. :

[~PurityLake~]

I used cloth diapers with Abigail the first three months and she was a super nighttime soaker. I had to change her at least 3 times the first month and then I tapered off to once a night. After the first three month, when she outgrew the diapers, I switched to disposable and found her so much less fussy about being wet at night. She finally slept well (she still woke to nurse, though).

[dachshundqueen]

I would like to add a caveat to my response.

My kid has always let me know from birth if she was wet - like an alarm bell.

The pee would be warm and she'd be screaming or she would be in my arms (even as a newborn) and I'd just know.

I just never could stomach letting her cry for that kind of issue. At 18 months she also initiated potty learning, so maybe she's just REALLY that sensitive.

We tried the whole thing with fleece and such - didn't cut it - she simply didn't want to be in a wet diaper. She was allergic to sposies so that was out.

Yes we pulled over as soon as she cried in the car. Yes I would step out of line to change her. Yes I'm a spaz.

Liz

[ldsmom06]

I only change my ds at night if he wakes up. We never have a problem. I do put cornstarch on him at night. It seems to prevent rashes. I use a cricketts hemp fitted with a HH stuffin and wool cover. I change him every time he wets during the day when at home. I don't us a cover at home and no more then 2hr when out.

[painefaria]

We change him each time he wakes at night before he nurses. I have found that he nurses better if I take a couple of minutes to change him (and the bathroom is on the way so I usually have to go anyway ). We have left him in a wet diaper for about 7 or 8 hours if he doesn't wake up. You have to love wool soakers!

[snt88]

Definitely changed the diapers while dd was still pooping at night. Now I don't unless she's been up and nursing more than usual and I think she's going to leek.

BTW I use a triple stuffed BG at night. My other pocket dipes all seem to leek before the three inserts are soaked.

[reducereuserecycle]

if i know dd is wet I ALWAYS change her. i wouldn't want to sleep in wet panties so i can't justify letting her sleep in a wet diaper.

[sagira]

I think that's the key. If I knew he were wet, I would change my ds. But during the night while we were sleeping did I know? Nah. We were all asleep, and ds never cared when he wet or dirtied himself. He still doesn't What he hated was changing diapers. Depends on the family, children again as usual

With her we'll have to see. If she wakes me up because she's wet, I'm not going to let her cry and fall back asleep. I would change her. However, if she were fine and I was asleep too, I wouldn't know she was wet, YK? Then I would change her promptly after I wake up.

If I happen to notice during night-nursing that she's obviously wet, then by all means I'll change her. Depends on her personality, though. Especially since I'll be using cloth, which are going to be less absorbent than my old Seventh Generation disposables with ds.

It's as simple as that

[midwestmeg]

Great posts!

Of course, I have the same to add...

I guess my mom ALWAYS changed us at night so I did that with my first and guess what I taught her? That night time sleeping involves waking up several times. GRRR. Mama was a wreck by 9 mo or so! I finally wised up and put a doubler in her diaper (we always used prefolds and prowraps with a hemp doubler).

With #2 I changed him at night when he was little when he pooped. I am getting so much more rest at night when my only nightwaking involves nursing; versus changing diapers and nursing.

My mom says the boy smells like pee in the morning and he does but I'm rested! :

[OldFashionedGirl]

When my 6 mo. old wakes up to eat (once or twice a night....sigh), I change him. When he used to sleep thru the night (what a glorious month!) I most certainly did NOT wake him up.

Mom's who religiously change thru the night: do you set an alarm for every X hours? Seriously, no snark intended. I mean, if your child is not waking you up, then how do you wake yourself up for this?

The way I see, my son is an intelligent individual. I truly believe that if a wet or dirty diaper was causing him discomfort, he would wake up and let me know. Otherwise, I assume that sleep is more important.

If I was sleeping soundly, but had wet the bed, yes, I would be very angry if you woke me up (assuming I am sleeping alone, here!). I think I'd probably change the sheets better after a good night's sleep, anyway. Mildly disgusting, yes, but in the long run, I think disrupted sleep is more detrimental to me (and my child) than sleeping in urine.

Also: I'm not understanding the diaper vs. toilet argument. To me, the diaper IS a portable toilet. The toilet catches the waste. It is flushed/changed as soon I know about it. I know of no one who allows waste to sit in their toilet, unflushed, for any length of time. Thus, this argument puzzles me.

[Llyra]

I don't LIKE not changing them at night. I'd rather they were changed as soon as they got wet. Of course I would. But seriously, how in the heck am I supposed to find the time during the night to nurse two kids, change three sets of diapers, AND actually get enough sleep to avoid going over the edge?