posseting

[lizzyfish]

son is moving into big cot and often possets about 10 mins after being put down no matter how long burped or kept upright after feeding. i don't want him to be uncomfortable in small wet patch and usually change moses basket sheet. this will be more of a faff in cot (esp at 3am feed!), do i need to change sheet or just move him up a bit (so long as still positioned foot to foot?). thanks!

hi lizzyfish, my DD sometimes does this and I put a folded up muslin under her head, have done this in both moses basket and now in big cot, and this has worked really well for us and don't have to change the sheet under her. Hope this helps!!

I did similar to littlemefi and it worked well (although with DD2 and DS it resulted in the muslins eventually becoming their attachment items - which was fine too as I have lots of them and easy to wash). I also had some flat moses basket sized sheets and I would use one just across the head end of the cot and change it most mornings or after naps if they had been a little sick, meaning I didn't have to be constantly changing the main cot sheet.

Also it's fine to move them away from the damp bit. If your little one is in a sleeping bag you don't have to worry about foot to foot thing so much as this is designed to stop them from getting stuck under sheets and blankets (not an issue if in a sleeping bag).

thanks both, dd is still swaddled at mo (5 weeks but very tall!) so will not use sleeping bag yet, so muslin advice great. no chance he'll grab it and smother self? first time mum...

DD doesn't even seem to notice it's there, mind you, she is in a sleeping bag to stop her scratching herself as she has eczema.

You have probably tried already but raise the head end of the cot on a few books, this might help reduce the posseting.

If you are worried about putting a loose piece of cloth in the cot fold a flat sheet over a few times and tuck it in under the mattress either side. You should still be able to remove it without disturbing him too much.