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| Just curious how many diapers you go through in one day? My DS is 4.5 months old. I thought the diapers from my diaper service were just thin but I'm still changing his diaper at least 10 times a day. He hates a wet diaper and lets me know! Maybe he's just a peeing machine... |
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Hopefully your DS's awareness of being wet will make potty-training a little easier.
In the meantime, though, although 10 times a day at 4.5 months is maybe a little on the higher end of average, it's certainly not abnormal. My DS#2 was a heavy, frequent wetter as long at he was breastfed, so I was probably changing him at least 8 or more times per day until he was over a year old. One he was weaned, he didn't pee as much, and also as kids get older they will naturally start holding it a little longer between pees, so the number of times he needs to be changed will likely decrease a bit.
If you would like to reduce his feeling of wetness (especially if it's causing him to wake at night), you might want to try a fleece liner. Just cut a piece of cheap fleece to whatever shape you want and it will work as a bit of a stay-dry layer to keep him feeling drier. |
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| That's what we are hoping with the potty training! He sleeps through the night so I'm not worried about liners so much. I actually ran out of liners the other night and he didn't even feel that wet so it seems like he can pee less during the night. He is breastfed so I supposed that must be why he pees so much. |
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| Yeah, who knows--#1 was a heavy eater and thus had prolific output while also looking like Jabba. #2, not so at all. Same parents, same boobs, totally different kids! :-) |
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When my little boy was an infant he went through 12-14 diapers a day. This lasted until he was about 12 months old and he would go longer between peeing. Then it was 8-10 times a day and now at 2 I change him 6-8 times a day.
I would not consider him a heavy wetter by any means. |
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| How many diapers do you have in rotation? Do you line or machine dry? I bought a complete set (24) + 2 AIO and I'm trying to line dry which is taking too long so I end up throwing them into the dryer because I need more diapers. I guess I am partly line drying so saving some energy consumption. |
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I started out with 36 prefolds and washed every other day and line dried, but they get stiff, so I put them in the dryer for 15 minutes and then line dry the rest of the time. I would need one extra day of diapers to line dry completely, at first I washed every other day.
Now that he's two (and we HAVE to have trim diapers because he was badly burned and I need the diapers and covers to not touch the scars as they heal) I use 12 prefolds and 18 flats (sandys and MEOS are relegated to nighttime because they slide down his leg in the day) and I wash every 3rd day, dry in the dryer for 20 minutes and line dry the prefolds and sandys the rest of the way on a drying rack.
To line dry you may have to wash every day |
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| I currently have an insane number of diapers (52 L Sandy's, 30 Toddle-ease, maybe a dozen AIO) for twins. However, I have found that my best bet with line drying is to wash after the boys go to bed, get the diapers on the line before I go to bed, and if it is sunny out the next day the diapers (including bamboo) may very well be dry and crunchy by the end of the afternoon. This doesn't work in winter, of course. I would be willing to bet that up to a year each of my boys went through ten diapers a day. Now we vary from 6-8 each and some days possibly more. If I catch the boys each time they wet it is on the higher end, but recently (at 26 mo) the boys are having a nice dry period between breakfast and lunch. |
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| Thanks, mom to twins! That's exactly what I figured out. I wash his diapers after he goes to bed and try to put them on the line before I go to bed since he sleeps through the night. I do have bamboo diapers and yes, they are usually dry by the next night so then my set of 24 diapers is perfect. This will have to work for me for winter and I think it should because our dining room is south facing so it is very warm in there. |
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| Liramom -- sorry to hijack this thread but I am curious about diapers and covers that don't touch the toddler's legs much. my toddler has had an itch-to-the-point-of-bleeding rash for a year now and despite everything we have tried it will not go away. So, I am curious if a diaper/cover system like you describe would help. Do you use a liner with your prefolds? a snappi? what cover do you use? again ... sorry to post this question on another person's thread! |
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I use flats folded into the kite fold (found on the Nappy Lady web site) and another flat folded as a doubler and laid inside. When I put the diaper on, I fold in the wings and roll the edges (sort of like a jellyrolled prefold) Then I pin the diaper in place. The best high cut covers are Nikky poly or cotton. They are very trim!!
I also found that g-diapers are cut in a bikini style and only cotton touches the leg holes. I lay infant prefolds, trifolded, into the snap in liner part. The problem with this system is that it's not as absorbent and poos are really messy.
Is the rash on his leg or on the diaper area? Does it seem to be caused by his diapers? or covers? |
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