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5 month old waking at every wet nappy

  • 06-05-2021 6:28am
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    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭


    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?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 510 ✭✭✭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...


  • Registered Users Posts: 466 ✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭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


  • Registered Users Posts: 762 ✭✭✭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.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭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?


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,890 Mod ✭✭✭✭shesty


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


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