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How often is it normal to change a baby's diaper? (Not newborn)
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Every 3 hours |
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amother
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 10:38 pm
How often do you change your baby's diaper?
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amother
Brown
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 10:40 pm
I work in a daycare and we do official changing times at 11 and 2. Obviously if a baby has a dirty daiper in between we change it.
Assuming the baby was changed sometime in the morning, and will be changed twice before going to sleep = every 3 hours more or less
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bsy
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 10:41 pm
Depends on age, even after newborn stage. Recently my baby started needing less frequent changes. He's about 18 months. Every 3 hours is just fine. A few months ago, it would have been every 2.
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mummiedearest
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 10:49 pm
When s/he needs it. If the diaper is wet or dirty and the baby is awake, I change it. I don’t wait for full diaper saturation or a specific time.
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amother
Blushpink
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:00 pm
Nicu nurse here, we change the babies every 3 hours with the care times/feedings. Obviously if they're awake and crying in between, will check and change the diaper but babies need their rest and would never wake a sleeping baby to change a diaper...
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LittleDucky
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:29 pm
I change as needed plus right after naps.
I check periodically- depending on feeding schedule and facial expressions (my kids you can often tell if they are making by their face!!) but I never wake a sleeping child to do a diaper check.
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zaftigmom
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:44 pm
Daycare morah. 3 hours is fine. Plus as needed. More often is fine too but not necessary for most babies.
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michimochi
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:45 pm
My baby fills a diaper every 2hrs or less, except at night. When she poops she often poops multiple times in a 1hr period. The only time she goes longer without changing is at night. I usually change her right before bed, then one time about 6hrs later.
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amother
Candycane
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:49 pm
I bottlefed all my babies.
I was taught by the hospital to change the baby right before feeding them
So if they eat every 3-4 hrs then they are changed every 3-4 hrs.
So since birth every 3-4 hrs
Unless they needed it
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amother
Wheat
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:50 pm
LittleDucky wrote: | I change as needed plus right after naps.
I check periodically- depending on feeding schedule and facial expressions (my kids you can often tell if they are making by their face!!) but I never wake a sleeping child to do a diaper check.
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My baby stares into my soul and just as I'm thinking "aww, we're looking into each other's eyes, what a sweet moment", I'll hear the noise and know that it's time to change her diaper
She's just concentrating
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amother
Lemonchiffon
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Tue, Mar 19 2024, 11:53 pm
I change newborns with every feed.
Older babies, I’d say not longer than 4 hours
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amother
Feverfew
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Wed, Mar 20 2024, 12:08 am
I voted every 3h but obviously not including if I notice that diaper is very wet or dirty!!!
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Tzutzie
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Wed, Mar 20 2024, 12:23 am
Whenever I notice diaper is wet. Usually 2-3 hours.
As a newborn same. I never check timing. I pick up baby, I automatically feel the diaper.
Never wake a sleeping baby unless there is a safety concern. That's my motto.
My newborns tend to poop in their sleep.
I used to change them, waking them up and then they'd be awake for a very very very long long time. Sometimes 2-3 hours....
My kids old pediatrician taught me a trick, BF newborn poop (usually) doesn't irritate the skin. So if they pooped in their sleep, let them sleep in their poop. You can always change/ bathe them in the morning.
Of course if they wake in discomfort change them. But if they continue sleeping, let them. Was a game changer!!!!
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