to wake a sleeping baby to change their nappy?

[MoveYourArmsLikeHenry]

Friend thinks I am. I always change ds soild nappy even if it is at a late hour and he is asleep. I would definitely not like to be lying in my own waste all night if it could be helped and dont expect my son to either.

Said friend said she just leaves it til the morning to change her dd. I have looked after her dd many times and this would explain her awful nappy rashes I guess. I know obviously sometimes it happens when mum and dad are asleep and of course dont know their child needs changed so thats not included here.

Whats the verdict? What do/did you do in this situation?

[Jengnr]

Not everyone does though Jolly. My son went into his room at 3 months. It was more than enough.

[lionheart]

Wow. Everyone is agreed on this one.

Move, does your friend not realise that the nappy rash and not changing might be connected?

[2tiredtoScare]

Thanks for that jolly I dont see why you are telling me that ( like I didnt know) I have 3 DCs and the youngest is over 6 months in any event

[JollyStoutGiant]

You asked : If it didn't wake them up and it was after your last check on them why would you be in their room to smell it?

So I said why I'd be in the room. I was just answering the question.

[pinkr]

Flip where are these people getting the babies who sleep through nappy changes? ! !
I've just changed dd and the screams she makes are ear shattering....in the dark, soft voice, quickly etc....none of it bloody works. That said she wakes if she hears a spider fart

[2tiredtoScare]

Yeah right

[Theironfistofarkus]

Your friend is being v unreasonable. If you know your child will very likely be hurt unless you take action, you can't just do nothing even if it is the middle of the night and you are both knackered, tempting though it may be (and I was seriously tempted when one of my Dc went through a phase of pooing in the night, twice a night).

[BuntyCollocks]

My midwife with dd told me unless they have a nappy rash they're good to leave, wee or poo. With ds if changed him regardless. Dd was the queen of getting her fed, asleep, just put in bed ... And then she'd do a massive, breastfed baby shit.

So, we left her as per instructions. She slept. We slept. She's never had nappy rash. It went againsty instincts, but I didn't have an upset newborn at being fiddled with when she'd just gotten back to sleep being woken with freezing wipes (December baby).