Me and my wife have a 7 day old baby boy. When changing him we usually put a burp cloth over his body, however with all the squirming he does he kicks it off and usually pee's on us and himself.
2006-10-24 18:27:15 · 21 answers · asked by rschmitz25 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I feel for you and your wife My three month old son did that almost very day until I got the hang of changing him quicker( you will get quicker with practice) I was thankful that my mother in law was there to help me She told me to look and see if his little winky was standing up and it is hard to tell if he has been circumsized If it was then Change it quickly!!!!!!!!!or you will get hosed( She learned from experience having 5 boys of her own)
Make sure to have a raincoat until then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-24 18:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by nette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have seen the PeePee Teepee! I thought it was the funniest thing and wondered how it would stay on a wiggling baby?
I had a girl so I don't have any tips for boys, but my daughter used to do this sometimes and you just have to know that eventually it stops (when baby's a bit older), and eventually you just get really quick!
I usually leave her arms in her pj's with the top buttons still done up when I change her and just pull the pj legs up behind her and out of the way to try to help keep her a bit warm. Another good option is nightgowns instead of sleepers. (I've seen these in gender neutral colours and boy patterns too. I got plain white ones made by Gerber at Wal-Mart.) They are VERY practical for newborns until they're rolling or crawling or standing in an exersaucer or anything like that. That way you can keep his upper body covered. Also, I always put the new diaper under her bum before opening the old one.
Not exactly related to the fountains little boys grace you with, but the absolute BEST diapering trick I was told is "ruffles out." The public health nurse that visited when my daughter was 5 days old saw me putting on a diaper (after she'd weighed the baby) and told me to always make sure the ruffles around the legs (of disposable diapers) weren't tucked in the elastic. She said the diaper material acts like a wick and will cause leaks if it's inside the diaper.
Poop's a whole other story, but sure enough 99% of the few peenie leaks that we've had in 11-months have been when a bit of ruffle is caught inside.
Take care and congrats on your new little one!
2006-10-24 20:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have a 4 week old son and I have run into the same situation and what I have found is that putting a diaper wipe over him helps alot. Make sure u have the diaper wipe out first then take the diaper off. I also have the new diaper ready so if I wanted I could slip the new diaper under the old one and then pull the old diaper out and cover him up right away with the new diaper. It took me 4 pees and 3 poos to figure it out. Good Luck on the little man.
2006-10-25 03:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that if I wait till the front of the diaper (from the outside) feels quite warm its because he just peed recently. Using this method I have only gotten any pee twice (6 weeks old) and both times I was too tired to remember to check how warm the diaper was first.
If the diaper is not warm like a fresh pee, then open the diaper, fan him a second, then close it and hold the diap down or it runs down instead of into the diaper.
See the idea isn't to avoid being peed on, its to avoid having baby pee while the diaper is open at all, lol.
2006-10-24 19:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by laketahoedragoness 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found that if I opened the diaper and let that cold air hit the pee would come. I got wise and started holding the diaper there for a second or two, maybe even blowing to make even more of a draft. If the pee could resist that, I probably had time to get the diaper changed before it was time again. Good luck!
2006-10-24 18:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem with my son also. My daughter however has been much easier. The trick is to just be fast. Place the clean diaper under him before removing the old one. Once you remove the old one cover him up quickly with the new one and fasten the diaper. Always make sure he is pointing south also, or he will pee out the top of the diaper. Hope this helps. Congratulations
2006-10-24 19:13:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two boys and with both of them we tooka baby washcloth folded into quarters and slipped it over his penis even before the diaper was completely open, it almost always worked for us, but just in case he does pee, it would usually end up running down his sides instead of in our faces, so we went to Goodwill and bought a couple good condition hand towels and we'd put one under him at each diaper change. If we got lucky one towel would last us a day. We got very fast at diaper changes though. Also, make sure that when you open the crotch snaps of his outfit don't just leave the outfit under his diaper area during the change. Completely fold his outfit in half up under the top half of his body. That way even if he does pee, and it runs down his sides it will just go on the towel and not his outfit. I'm really surprised that a 7 day old can wiggle that much to get the cloth off of him. Just wait till he's about four months old and starts to reach down there when you change him and take the towel and go straight for his mouth with it. That's something fun to look forward to. Me and my husband usually changed him together so that we could make it go as fast as humanly possible, to avoid these pee accidents.
2006-10-24 18:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by summer_00_butterfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a boy, but what I do is fold the tabs back right away after opening the diaper and have a clean one to quickly slip underneath while removing the dirty one. Huggies disposable changing pads are great too. I leave one on the changing table, so if my baby pees I just toss the pad out.
2006-10-24 18:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the cold air that hits him that makes that happen. I have only had girls but now have 3 grandsons, so I do feel for you. What I would always do is open the diaper and then just hold it over his penis and then if he pees it just goes on the diaper and gets soaked up. Hope this helps.
2006-10-24 18:32:48 · answer #9 · answered by Diane T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as you take the old diaper off, drape the new diaper over him and work it into position from behind and then velcro it. I hope I am making sense. Good luck. Don't worry, he won't do this for long. It will only last 2-3 weeks.
2006-10-24 18:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep a stack of cheep wash rags near by and use those, they are smaller then a burp cloth. Also trying to get him focused on something like a funny face you are making or in time a toy that he can hold will help him be less squirmy.
You have to be quick when changing diapers that is for sure!!
Congrats on your son.
2006-10-24 18:34:33 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋