I'm not 100% if its sweat or pee but my 8 day old lad is soaking when i get him up for his feed etc.
It's hot in the room but I have stripped him to either just a nappy or a nappy and a vest.
He is not clammy or red or indicating that he is hot.
His nappy changes are normal, wet and heavy as you would expect, doesn't indicate that there is a leak.
His boy bits are down.
When I pick him up his back is soaked, like ringing wet.
The mattress is soaked.
Just now, everything was fine, I changed him from a long sleeve onesie to a vest as was putting him for a nap in a room that was a little warmer.
Within 3 mins, the best and cot was soaked.
Makes me think it's pee not sweat.
I called 111 (I don't have a midwife at the moment so had nobody else to ask) and they got a doctor to check him over.
Verdict was all ok just dry skin which may make him sweaty. Use baby oil on his skin.
Seeing as it happens so quick I'm thinking it's pee. Doesn't smell. Doesn't appear to be any yellow or anything.
Lil man is 5.9lbs so been using pampers micro as the pampers newborn swamped him.
He has a tiny bum and legs and a lil round belly. I wonder if that's the cause of the wetness? Somehow pee is sneaking up the back?!
I'm gonna try different brands and see if it makes a difference. Any recommendations?
Read somewhere that It's better to use a size bigger for boys?