Reusable nappies - do I need to change if baby has pooped?

[Cherry85]

Hi guys first night using reusable nappies.

Just been up to check on baby who is sleeping soundly and I smell that smell.

What should i do? Do I need to change him? I know they are designed so babies sleep through if they have peed but what about poop? Will he wake on his own? Or can I just leave him?

Change to avoid a sore bottom.

I would never wake a sleeping baby for any reason except the house being on fire

Poo in a washable is no different to poo in a disposable so do what you would normally do.

Yes change. Leaving will result in a v sore bottom regardless of the nappy type. If you're gentle, you can do it without waking the baby. You'll be a pro at it in no time

I would change if he had pooed

I would wake for a poo yes otherwise the skin could get sore.

Change for poo, no matter what type of nappy.

My dc are teenagers now, but I remember having the same dilemma one night. I got my dh to hold the torch for me and I changed the nappy in the cot with minimal disruption!

Yes you always change for a poo, always

Definitely change.

Would you want to be sleeping in your own muck? Saying they I'm sure my baby enjoys a nice we warm bum from having done a nice fresh poo soooo... She certainly doesn't seem to care. Obviously i always change her.

Fortunately though she only poops during feeds!

Always change! I missed one the other week, it can’t have been there more than two hours, and when I went to wipe her bum it was so raw it bled. The enzymes in the poo break down the skin, and poo + stale wee essentially causes chemical burns.

Try and change the nappy as quietly and with as little disturbance as possible. It needs changing but if you're very very lucky, baby might not wake too much.

Of course you change the nappy. Disposable or reusable.

Thank you.... went and checked and turned out it was just a big fart 🙈🙈

I assume he would cry as he normally would through the night if he had though?

Not always. Sometimes they will be unaware. How old is your baby?

I always would for a poo, DS used to get dreadful nappy rash in next to no time and wake up screaming if we missed one.

I would usually give my babies bottom a sniff before I went to bed, so that I could change him (while he was asleep) if he had done a poo before I went to bed. Otherwise he would get a change at every feed, and sooner if I noticed a poo.