5 month old waking at every wet nappy

nqtfarmer

We have a 5 month old who nearly wakes at every wet nappy. At night this is getting really tiresome and we’re concerned he isn’t getting solid sleep as a result. We’re using pampers baby dry size 3 nappies, has anybody experienced the same type of problem? And what nappies helped?

tobdom

When you say wet, how full does the nappy seem when you go to change it? Size 3 sounds small for a 5 month old (particularly if hoping for it to last through the night), although all of ours have been big babies :-)

Maybe it's a skin irritation thing, you could maybe try using coconut oil or something to act as a barrier, maybe worth a try...

Probes

nqtfarmer wrote: »

We have a 5 month old who nearly wakes at every wet nappy. At night this is getting really tiresome and we’re concerned he isn’t getting solid sleep as a result. We’re using pampers baby dry size 3 nappies, has anybody experienced the same type of problem? And what nappies helped?

Is it your first or is this baby acting different to your others? My experience has been that it took to around the 6 month mark before nights became much more manageable and the babies would start to sleep through so I would have thought it was fairly normal behaviour.

mojesius

Are you sure it's the wet nappy that's waking baby and have ruled out anything else (E.g. too hot or cold, wants a feed, start of teething, wind/reflux)?

Are they leaking out of nappies? As above, maybe try sizing up for night time.

nqtfarmer

Yes our first baby. Baby can’t bear a wet nappy and wakes unsettled, not wanting to feed. No nappy isn’t leaking but obviously baby is uncomfortable. Will try sizing up and see how it goes

Pistachios & cream

By 5 months we were also onto size 4 pampers baby dry. Is the baby irritable after every wee, even when awake?
If they are maybe get the sample checked for a UTI.

Eireog1

Is the baby waking every 2 hours? Are you sure its just he wet nappy that is waking them? How do they normally settle to sleep?

shesty

Do they feed or settle once you change them, is it?