How Can We Avoid the Double Diaper Change?

So, we will either change him right before he eats or after (unless it's obvious he needs a diaper change besides that.) Sometimes, when we change him after, we'll wait a good 20 minutes - even if we know he's wet, to see if he will poop first - never will, we change - bam - 5 minutes later - major poop explosion! Should we wait longer even though we know he needs to be changed or are we doomed to double change?

Thanks!


Also - is it normal that he's waking up literally every three hours on the nose overnight if not a little sooner?

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yeah when you figure the diaper thing out let me know. My kid has yet to poop in a wet diaper. the minute I change him boom. Poop.

And the three hour thing, totally normal. It may decrease in hours in a week or so, when the have a growth spurt. you may notice feeding him more frequently. But totally normal.

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Thanks, ladies. When does the crying stop - mine not his? Never???

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My DS is 3 mos and wakes up every 3 hrs to feed...when he was a newborn it was crazy like every hr - 2 hrs - so yeah consider yourself lucky =). As far as the diaper situation goes, its tough b/c I find that changing it after he eats = he's up, so I like to change it before he eats, that way he falls asleep easier after a feeding. Of course if I hear him go, than I'll change it rt after.

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Thats what newborns do, eat and poop! I cried for 2-3 weeks after I had my son, completely normal!!!

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it gets better i promise!

i cant help u out with the diaper issue. when u figure it out let me know

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Oh My...the crying. I know all about it. For the first 4 weeks, I cried multiple times a day. I cried because his feet were so perfect or because he made eye contact with me or because the lyrics of a song symbolized my new love affair. I cried when he cried and I cried because I was exhausted. Now at 6 weeks...I still cry, but not every day, and not nearly as intense. It's usually song lyrics when I'm holding him and dancing with him or it's when I'm totally exhausted from 4 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period. It does ease up....and ironically, I now look back on the first 4 weeks as the most beautiful time in my life....despite the intense overwhelming feelings I had.

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my cousin would say it best.....

"every baby likes a fresh bowl!"

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Nope, nothing you can do! They all go through that phase! It's pretty damn hilarious!

As for sleeping - 3 hour stretches at this stage is great. As the weeks go by, he should stretch a little longer...but, especially if you're nursing, right now, he needs the milk that often.

As for the crying... it lasts a few weeks... tooooootally normal

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Thanks so much, girls. I think the lack of sleep is getting to me - three hours was last night - the night before was every hour!

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Also - is it normal that he's waking up literally every three hours on the nose overnight if not a little sooner?

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Posted by jlk51496

my cousin would say it best.....

"every baby likes a fresh bowl!"

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My general rule was to change DD every 2 hours and every time she pooped. It was alot in the beginning because they poop a lot. Buty it eventually gets better.

Don't worry. You will feel better in a few weeks.

The tree hour thing is normal. Babies that small can only fill their stomaches so much. So they get hungry very frequently. Every 2-3 hours.

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I do the diaper change right before feeding and it seems to work most of the time. But yesterday there was no avoiding the double change, it happens

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Posted by mrswask

Thanks, ladies. When does the crying stop - mine not his? Never???

It will eventually stop. I swear, I never cried so much in my life as I did the first 4-6 weeks of DDs life.

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So, we will either change him right before he eats or after (unless it's obvious he needs a diaper change besides that.) Sometimes, when we change him after, we'll wait a good 20 minutes - even if we know he's wet, to see if he will poop first - never will, we change - bam - 5 minutes later - major poop explosion! Should we wait longer even though we know he needs to be changed or are we doomed to double change?

Thanks!


Also - is it normal that he's waking up literally every three hours on the nose overnight if not a little sooner?