To wash the sheets every time ds spits up?

[guajiraguantanamera]

Ds is almost 8mo and has discovered he can roll and does it in his cot, this usually results in him being a bit sick or at the very least dribbling all over the sheet. I put a muslin or blanket over the sheet but sometimes it leaks through. I usually just change the sheet but Dp says that if it is just a little bit it is fine to just dry it of with a cloth or muslin.. Am I being a bit precious changing it every time??i know I wouldn't like to lie on a damp sheet..

[MrsTerryPratchett]

5 times a day - YABU, once a week - HIBU.

[AGrinWithoutACat]

I bought value towels for DD1 as they are more absorbent and beat changing sheets in the middle of the night

[guajiraguantanamera]

Where do you get them? Just in a normal shop?

[Iamnotloobrushphobic]

I change the sheet in baby's cot every time he is sick on it. I don't want his face pressed up against sick residue.

[SquinkiesRule]

I used to put multiple sheets on the cot with a waterproof pad in between each layer, I had loads of sheets.
I don't like the baby lying on dried sick it smells bad and can't be good for their sensitive skin even if dried out.

[dontaskdonttell]

I have 2 DC who both had reflux so we had a lot of sick in their beds! Sometimes just a little, sometimes lots and lots but I always changed the sheet, same with Moses basket etc. I wouldn't want to lie in sick, even if it's just a little bit and like a pp says, it does start to smell.

I'm pregnant with dc3 and with this one, to save time, I'll do as a pp said and layer them with waterproof sheets in between to save time, especially at night!

If it was just a tiny bit of drool, I might not, but sick, definitely requires a change for me

[TaliZorah]

DS has reflux so if I changed the bed every time he was sick, I'd get through all my sheets. If it's just a little bit I leave it. If it's a massive patch I change it

[WanderingTrolley1]

I would change sicky sheets.

[ragged]

If it dries quickly I might go a week before washing. You know we evolved to deal quite well with a bit of gunk & germs.

[thunderbird69]

I used to rotate the sheet so the sticky bit is the other end of the cot.

[WitchWay]

I put another small double-folded sheet across the bed , like an old-fashioned hospital bed drawsheet & changed that daily, rather than changing everything. It was well tucked in, so no risk of his getting tangled. I used a muslin when he was small enough to still be in the carrycot.

[villainousbroodmare]

Dribble I'd blot and ignore, milkypuke I'd change if they were going to be lying in it, otherwise not, certainly not in the middle of the night. I'd put a towel or blanket over it, hate waking them up fully in the night if it can be avoided at all.
But layering up the sheets is a great idea.
You can do the same with bin liners.

[RubbleBubble00]

you could put an draw sheet across the top then you can just change that sheet without taking all the bedding off

[guajiraguantanamera]

WitchWay that's what I do aswell,
Used to work well until he started rolling lol

[Babbafish]

I changed every time they were sick... Just stocked up on sheets xxx

[redexpat]

I used to put multiple sheets on the cot with a waterproof pad in between each layer this works a treat.

[schokolade]

If actual sick soaked through I'd change it. But a bit of spit up... I'd put a new muslin down, or turn sheet around so head part is on feet part first. Too much washing anyway with a baby..

[guajiraguantanamera]

Well that is the least of my probs now. Ds has been screaming for 2 hours since I put him to bed and dp is working til 4am. Think it's gonna be a long night!

[SunsetDream]

Why don't you go and cuddle him? Or lie with him?

[nickelbabe]

We used to put towels on top of the sheets and change them. It was easier than changing the entire bed each time
But every couple of days is enough

[nickelbabe]

Please tell me you haven't been allowing an 8 month old to scream for two hours.
Ffs

[guajiraguantanamera]

Obviously I haven't been leaving him to cry on his own for hours. I got him up And took him to my bed for s cuddle, changed him, cooled him down, let him lie on the floor watching nursery rhymes and he calmed down so I put him back to bed and it started back up ahain. He's teething.

[guajiraguantanamera]

Again. *

[MrsTerryPratchett]

Why is he screaming?