Nappy changes leading to bankrupcy

Really old school ... cornflour

metanium is fab for nappy rssh

only need a thin layer

and if stains so don’t wipe on Your clothes

I was trying to remember the name of the yellow cream as it's a long time since mine were babies but I remember it being the only thing that worked. I also sometimes put a thin layer of vaseline over the top of it for a barrier so that it stayed on longer.

I would second @CoralPaperweight about lactose intolerance especially if the gp mentioned it as a possibility. There are lactase enzyme drops that can be added to the formula to break down the lactose in it.

Hold her over a potty after feeding. She may just poo in it.

Oh bless you

def no need to change after a wee

but the squirming - small feeds - how much are you giving. Remember they have a small tummy

8 feeds a day so every 3hrs perfectly normal for a bottle fed baby - I’m a maternity nurse

if you were trying to give more and feed less so say 6 times so 4hrs she is too little and again maybe why unsettled as hungry

and lots of poos makes me think she probably has cmpa

You need to see your doctor and ask for a cmpa milk - Neocate or sma alfamino

My DS pooed really frequently and that was due to cows milk allergy.

I did see an improvement when we found the right nappies, we used the Aldi nappies and the ASDA wipes. A few years ago now, so not sure they are still that good bur definitely worth trying an alternative brand out. I have always found pampers to be e least comfortable and absorbant of all the brands

Sorry I meant I was breastfeeding so wasn't sure if any milk allergies

My dd used to cry every time she had a wee in disposable nappies, regardless of brand. We tried washable nappies and found she was much comfier in them. Gone from ~15 disposables a day to 7-10 reusables which get chucked in the washer overnight and pegged out first thing in the morning. Might be worth a try! Three months in and they’ve now paid for themselves compared to what I’d have spent on packs of disposables.

I had one who was so, so fussy after every change and still has massive sensory issues now. Not breastfeeding and no CMPA as far as I knew but who knows what she may have been reacting to in my breast milk. She would feed around the clock, and wee and poo constantly. About 10-14 nappies a day and she barely slept either (because she'd wake if her bum was slightly wet).
I was absolutely shocked when my son slept through the night once with a full poo in his nappy, as I had only had fussy kids before that!

Cloth nappies! I bought 24 prefolds and 4 small wraps for dd1 when she was 8 weeks old, they did her and her sister, plus I bought 4 medium wraps and 4 large wraps obviously, but 24 nappies and 12 wraps, 2 kids though to potty training and I then sold them for more than I paid (4 years later )

Pampers are TERRIBLE!

I always found they leaked moreso than supermarket alternatives. We used to love Aldi's or Lidl's. I was similar to you and changed them far more than I should have done but even I didn't used to just change on the blue line!

Change it hourly if you want ensure she's dry but any more is excessively excessive!

My first baby cried after weeing in his first few weeks, turned out he had a urinary tract infection. Ended up very sick and on intravenous antibiotics. Not trying to alarm you but just something to watch out for. He also had a cows milk protein allergy which was diagnosed much later but I'm sure played a part in his early feeding issues.

Aveeno make a good cream.

DS was allergic to Sudacream. Newborns have very sensitive skin. I didn’t use wipes until DS was over 6 months old and then only water based ones. The cheap ones are very astringent, try them on your face.
Water and cotton wool are so much cheaper.
Waitrose use to do a barrier cream, Bottom Butter, it was olive oil based so not a mineral oil. They no longer sell it but I’m sure if you google you can find an alternative non mineral oil based cream/ointment.
Also do not trowel it on, a very thin layer is much more effective.
If they have no rash there is no need to use a barrier cream especially if you change them regularly.

Oh and the NHS has advice on nappy changing - www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/how-to-change-your-babys-nappy/

Using baby powder really helped my nephews. Even patting them dry and waiting left their skin just a tiny bit damp and a bit of powder absorbed the last bit of dampness. Iirc it was cornstarch based so no worries about talc.

I didn't use normal unfragranced baby wipes on my DD until she was over a month old as due to the fact I suffer from contact dermatitis and wasn't sure what her immune system would be like. I just used cotton wool and water then water wipes.

Also don't change her every time she wees that's partly why she is sore due to continued wiping. Wait until her nappy is full - the blue line will be a strong blue line - or she has done a poo and finished before changing her.

In regards to nappies most supermarket own brands are fine. The exceptions in reports seem to be Co-Op and Boots. Just find a brand that fits your baby's body shape. You may have to change brands as she grows.

Metanium is brilliant and don't use wipes just cotton wool and warm water when she is sore.

Also recommend the yellow metanium ointment for nappy rash, clears it better than anything else.

Try mataniumn nappy cream, it’s the best.

First baby? That's kind of all they do for a while...

Look up paced feeding because the baby could be pooing too much as they are overfull.

Babies don’t poo too much from being overfed, they throw it back up if there’s too much in their stomachs.

Paced feeding is a better way to forumla feed but the OP doesn’t need specific bottles. It’s about the way you feed, is used MAM bottles and the midwife showed us how to do paced feeding. I think most people get told about it by midwives or health visitors or at antenatal classes these days.

I remember we bought in bulk, a pallet at a time from Costco.
The nappy changing slows down with time, eventually, we left them both with dangling nappies and changed them when they were ready. As they get older they'll take them off anyway.😁😂