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To change baby after every 'wet fart'

38 replies

Applesauce29 · 31/10/2016 03:02

Newborn poops about 10 times a day. I usually change her every feed, tho if she has wind I'll change her again (sometimes two / three times if I'm up with her and she won't settle after feeding during the night). Husband thinks I should just put on cream and leave her unless lots of poop, and not disturb her so much. I don't know what's best to do - just wish she'd sleep without the near 2 hour episodes of rocking / feeding / changing at night!

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Haggisfish · 31/10/2016 03:05

I wouldn't change unles there's actual poo, so a fart, no. The time does get longer between nappies quickly!

Ohdearducks · 31/10/2016 03:08

Yanbu would DH like to sleep with sharty pants all night?

Keep changing her, it will settle down soon but leaving it will lead to a very sore bum- not nice for little DD.

AppleMagic · 31/10/2016 03:09

Imo Any poo and they need changing. Wee absorbs so is fine.

Ohdearducks · 31/10/2016 03:09

To be clear I do only mean if she has poo, wee nappies are not so bad with the level of absorbency of nappies these days.

DorotheaHomeAlone · 31/10/2016 03:24

Every pop needs changing if she'll get nappy rash, which is horrible. She'll poo less soon.

Aibohphobia · 31/10/2016 03:27

What do you mean by wet fart? If you mean a skid mark then I'd leave it and let her sleep.

Why do you change her if she has wind?

SpotTheDuck · 31/10/2016 06:03

Definitely change her for any poo. If she sits with poo in her nappy (even a little) she'all get nappy rash, which is really horrible and hard to shift once she's got it.

At that age you do change a LOT of nappies, but the rate slows down pretty quickly.

whothefuckhas5children · 31/10/2016 06:14

You do need to change for every little shart - it's a pain in the arse (see what I did there Grin) but nappy rash is just so awful and difficult to get rid of. It's not just a matter of putting lots of cream on as a barrier. my 16 month old has really bad nappy rash over the last 6 months and it's awful to see their little skin bleeding and red raw. I wouldn't wish it on him and certainly not on a new born baby.
It's not worth it. Poor you - the new born phase seems relentless but it does get easier - I promise.

Alorsmum · 31/10/2016 06:20

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YoHoHoandabottleofTequila · 31/10/2016 06:25

Poo yes, wee no.

BeverlyGoldberg · 31/10/2016 06:26

I would change her after every shart. There's bacteria in the poo which can spread, plus as PP have said she could get nappy rash. Mainly though because I wouldn't like to sit in pants with shit on them.

It gets easier. On a good day my DD does one nice big poo a day and if I'm lucky that falls when she's at nursery!

MiscellaneousAssortment · 31/10/2016 06:30

As YoHo pithily writes:

"Poo yes, wee no"

(I'm not quite sure why you change her after winding her? 'Bottom burps' are fine and nothing to do with changing nappies, unless she poos, in which case it isn't a fart, it's a poo! I'd take the farts out of the equation and just stick with the whole 'poo yes, wee no' thing).

dangermouseisace · 31/10/2016 06:32

definitely needs changing if there is any poo as otherwise your poor baby will have a red raw bum.

Unfortunately the 2 hourly routine is a common newborn one. It'll calm down within a few weeks and you'll be likely to just have the one nappy all night (most of the time).

My BF son went from poo with every feed to one poo-a-ghedon once every 5 days!

ButtMuncher · 31/10/2016 06:35

If she's expelling any kind of poo, yes change. If it's just a fart, or wind - don't need to, it will wake her up each time which will dramatically increase the time it takes to get her down again. Also, as she starts to take more milk, setting her down so soon after a feed to change her will end up in her probably spitting up a lot, if not projectile vomiting.

It's not easy - DS only goes once/twice a day now (is. 6w old) but has never poo'd tonnes - he stores it for explosive mid morning shits Grin

Mol1628 · 31/10/2016 06:43

My youngest would shart often. Leaving a little yellow streak. It had to be changed ASAP or he got sore.

TataEs · 31/10/2016 06:53

ds2 had to be changed at least 10 times in a 24h period, often more for a long time... it was like the kid just leaked poo! on the occasion i missed it, (didn't notice or was in car etc) nappy rash would develop quickly so yanbu

newmumwithquestions · 31/10/2016 07:02

Poo yes (including little poos from a shart)
Every feed - no
When they have wind - no

ConvincingLiar · 31/10/2016 07:09

Change for poos and sharts. I don't think babies poo in their sleep (do they?) so you're not really disturbing her that much.

DownWithThisSortaThing · 31/10/2016 07:13

If there's any poo at all in the nappy then change it.

SpookyPotato · 31/10/2016 07:51

I agree with others, if there's any poo there then change.. I remember the feeling as a kid when I didn't wipe properly and it was so uncomfortable and irritating! You're doing the right thing.

PrunesForElla · 31/10/2016 08:00

He thinks the two hourly thing is bad, but he'd rather deal with the constant crying of a child who has a sore bum? Nappy rash is horrible, once the skin is broken and wee or poo instantly stings and the baby is in pain.

Tbh I would consider it neglectful of him to suggest leaving any poo in a child's nappy on purpose.

Suggest to him that next time he has the shits he does it in his pants and leaves it there for a few hours.

percythepenguin · 31/10/2016 08:06

I would change the nappy if there is any pop at all but I wouldn't change after every feed! I changed DS1 after every feed for the first while until the MW told me not to unless he pooed, it was the best advice anyone gave me in the early days and got us all a lot more sleep!

Original poster
Applesauce29 · 31/10/2016 12:16

Thanks for all the responses. By "wet fart" I did literally mean a tiny dot of poop with wind. Will keep changing her - don't want her to have a sore bottom.

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DownWithThisSortaThing · 31/10/2016 15:25

I am chuckling a bit at wet fart and shart (because I know exactly what you mean! Bless her) but yes you are right OP, change even for a tiny bit of poo. A small bit on one spot is enough to irritate her skin and nappy rash or a sore spot is horrible, it's only happened to my baby once but it took a couple of weeks to clear up.
The good news is the poo frequency and sharting will calm down as she grows. It's normal to go through a dozen nappies a day with a newborn!

WankingMonkey · 31/10/2016 15:28

I changed my babies after every feed and everytime they were wet/dirty, even a tiny bit. Yes I also changed with wet farts. I don't believe you can ever change them too much tbh. Neither of my kids ever got nappy rash so I must have done something right.

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