To change baby after every 'wet fart'

[Applesauce29]

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!

[KimchiLaLa]

Yes, unfortunately but you must. Their little bums get very sore, especially when they are so young.

[Kellygos89]

My 2 year old is going through the same thing at the minute that’s how I found this page from googling . My daughter has such a sore bum and as she sees the nappy she’s had the biggest meltdown and won’t let me near her. Its breaking my heart and I put creams on to. But every nappy change shes got a like a skid mark so I feel like heartbroken and can’t leave her sitting in her own poop so have to change but it’s really getting me down now and sure it is my baby girl too 😔

[Curiosity101]

Oh wow facepalm didn't notice the original date.

[Curiosity101]

I only ever changed my baby before a feed or if he did a 'proper' poop. Like your DH I just applied a decent amount of Sudocrem every time I changed him. He never had nappy rash and if he'd shown any signs of it I'd have started changing him more regularly, but I didn't see the point in disturbing him for the sake of it.

[Kellygos89]

I know right hahahahaha I’m fine me love .... just wanted to put my 2pence in hahaha

[NoveltyFunsies]

@kellygos89 are YOU ok? Pretty sure the OP will have changed the nappy by now seeing as this thread is from 2016

[Kellygos89]

Let her sleep ? Are you ok? You can’t leave her like that her bum will be red raw in morning

[ThereIsNoFelange]

My nephew pooed about ten times a day. Turned out he had a cows milk protein allergy. Worth getting checked?

[eggyface]

It's going to get easier very soon. Til then you are a feed and nappy machine and just have to lean into it. Tbh even if you weren't changing her you'd probably have 2hr rocking sessions ...hang in there. And congrats on your new baby x

[ScarletForYa]

husband thinks I should just put on cream and leave her

Tell your husband he's wrong, very, very wrong!

[YouAndMeAreGoingToFallOut]

This drove me mad when my 4.5 month old was newborn. I was changing her constantly (one day we went through over 20 nappies!) and she still had awful nappy rash. It didn't go until she stopped pooing with every feed, which was at about 7 or 8 weeks. I felt so horrible about the state of her bum.

[Stormwhale]

Yes wind with a bit of pop needs changing. Even that tiny bit of poo can start off nappy rash if left. Carry on op you are doing fine.

[WankingMonkey]

"Poo yes, wee no"

You didn't change for wees?

I can't imagine sitting in wet pants and I know nappies absorb most of it but the thought of leaving my baby wet horrifies me.

Mind my sister did this too. She didn't go through half as many nap[pies as I did. maybe I'm just a bit neurotic about changing

[WankingMonkey]

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.

[DownWithThisSortaThing]

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!

[Applesauce29]

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.

[percythepenguin]

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!

[PrunesForElla]

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.

[SpookyPotato]

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.

[DownWithThisSortaThing]

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

[ConvincingLiar]

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.

[newmumwithquestions]

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

[TataEs]

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

[Mol1628]

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

[ButtMuncher]

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