nappy changing in nursery.

[pantspantspants]

Hi there DD2 has just started nursery 3 weeks ago. Only one day a week and only started full days this week.

She is 2years 3months and wears nappys, shows no interest in potty training and doesn't tell you if she needs a nappy change so, wears them full time.

Last week she went for 5 hours and in that time had a sleep and ate two meals there. Her nappy was changed twice. On collecting her her nappy needed changing probably 2 wees in it so not too bad.

This week she started at 9am and I collected at 5.30pm. When I got home her nappy was wet another 2 wees but looked well worn. Checked her nappy bag and only two nappys had been used. so in 8 1/2 hours she was changed twice. also I know she would of had a poo today (only goes every other day) and when she goes they aren't smelly but she will do three plus dirty nappys.

What's the best way of talking to nursery about this?, how often do nursery tend to change a child of this age?

Half of me thinks its because she's new and tall that they maybe don't remember and as she doesn't say or smell they don't realise. but the other half of me thinks that this is a basic hygiene and care issue and if they aren't doing this the what else are the ignoring with her care.

How many changes would you do at home? DD1 is just over 2 and we only use 3 or 4 nappies now in a 24 hour period - one overnight (around 12 hours) and then 2 or 3 further changes in the day. Nursery are roughly the same - the nappies aren't exactly full to bursting when she is changed with perhaps the exception of the night time one.

If you want her to have 3 or 4 changes during a nursery day I would just ask them, or have a word with her key worker? I'm sure it won't be a problem.

She might not poo at nursery with it being a strange place. Maybe?
Ask them what their policy is?

As JetLi says. I'd also ask generally if you can see a copy of their policies so you are up to date with all their expectations etc. Nurseries should make them available to new parents. They will have something about nappy changing and hygiene in there.

I would have expected one more change in a full day, more if dirty nappies.

I don't know if this is standard, but my daughter's nursery do three "routine" changes of nappy in a full day, one before 10 a.m., one after lunchtime, and one after teatime (4.30ish). They literally change all the babies nappies in a big cycle, whatever the age. Then dirty nappies are changed in between time as and when they are done.

I think they have missed dirty nappies for a bit longer than I would have done at home a few times, e.g. when they have been playing outside and haven't noticed the smell.

I would ask them about their nappy changing routine. I would also mention that her dirty nappies don't usually smell, so might need checking - and when you drop her off on a day when you are expecting dirty nappies I would mention that to the staff when you do the handover.

DS's nursery has set times for nappy changes, unless they do a poo out of these times, and he gets changed far more there than he does at home! I think they change him 4 times in a 10 hour period so on those days he has 6-7 nappies. On days he's at home, he has one at night, then three max four, (I would never leave him in a pooey nappy, of course!).

My nursery changes nappies at 10, 1.30-2, and 4, plus soiled nappies through the day. It may be that they just missed her out, and a mention of it next time she's in will stop it happening again. Nobody wants to leave a soiled nappy on, believe me, it just makes it harder to deal with!

I remember DS being changed far more often at nursery than at home. 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm were 'set' times but any dirty nappies would be changed in-between.

Most nurseries should have a policy and be able to tell you what they do. If you are concerned then ask.

pantspantspants
I am struggling a bit with what it is that you are concerned about. Is it that you think your DD is not being changed enough?
Or that she needs changing when you take her home? Or both?
It's just that you say that her nappy needed changing but "it wasn't too bad" which makes me think that she had been changed.
I would just talk to the nursery staff and ask them when their last nappy change is. They will have set times where everybody is changed, with soiled nappies being done as they happen.
As for your DD still having nappies in her bag, maybe they used spare nappies. It may be that they got to the changing area and had forgotten her bag so just used a spare.

I said about the first 5 hour day because both days she had 2 nappy changes each day although was there for considerably longer the second time. I.e. on the first day had she been there longer she would have soon needed another change.

I have no problem with changing her nappy at home and as long as its not too bad I would prefer her to spend the last 5 minutes playing than being changed.

I would have expected on the second day she would have atleast 3 wet changes and more if dirty. As this is our first time in sending a nappy wearing DD to a nursery I wanted to know if this was the norm or if I should bring it up with nursery and how.

I'm surprised they don't tell you what nappies they've changed - I might be wrong, but I thought for Ofsted they had to. We used to get a verbal report, but recently it's changed to a written sheet which says what each nappy was (wet or soiled), so I know he's changed three times (roughly as said above). I also know that I often pick him up mid-nappy changing time and if his nappy hasn't been done they always ask if I want it done before we go (and I always say yes!). The room leader has told me before that she thinks it looks bad if kids go home with a full nappy.

A bit of a late entry to this subject. The nursery (baby room) that I work at the policy is changes every 3 hours and more if soiled or if the nappy is looking/feeling full. Hope this helps.

Is it possible they have put other nappies on her rather than looking in the bag? My ds only goes one day a week and we agreed we'd take enough nappies and wipes in his bag for each session. However, the nursery girls forget (understandable - he only does one day a week!) and he often comes home in a nappy we don't recognise from where they've just grabbed one off the shelf.

If she has nappy rash or other signs of being in too long then I would speak to the nursery, otherwise I would not be hugely worried as long as i thought she was getting enough to drink and so needing to be changed regularly.

Gah! Just seen this is an old thread.

Time for bed I reckon...