Weeing when I take her nappy off.

[mrsjuan]

My baby girl is 5 days old today and has the cutest habit of weeing when I take her nappy off - however I'm very inexperienced with babies and could do with some advice as to how to stop it soaking her babygro & vest most times it happens - I do try to roll them up underneath her but it doesn't always work! I'm reluctant to strip her off entirely every time I change her because she hates her clothes being off! I'm sure there's a simple answer to this one

My DD did this too.

One thing I did was fold up a couple of pieces of kitchen roll into a thickish strip and put this beneath her, just under the rolled up vest. Often this stopped the puddle creeping up to her clothes. I called this little invention the "vest saver" IIRC

Congratulations!! Isn't weird how they do this? DH threatened to strip dd off and change her in the bath every time she needs a change?? I think not!!
I changed her on an old towel, that would soak up the wee and I'd wash it every now and then (it's only wee...) DD uses the same towel now for nappy free time every morning and it still only gets washed every week or so

MrsJuan - I was ing while reading your post. Reminded me of our baby sons who used to do the same thing but little boys can do it further and straight at you or all over the room if the mood takes them.

Our solution was to have the fresh new nappy fully ready to go before taking off the old one. Then be incredibly quick, lay them on their back and lift them up by the ankles with one hand, whip off the old one, slide new one under and bring up through legs and hold in place with other hand in one continuous movement. We used to say it was like doing a Formula One motor racing pitstop. It takes practice, and at 5 days old we were all fingers and thumbs just like you are so we got 'hit in the eye' quite often to start with.

Good luck - and congratulations on your new baby too!

Congratulations!!