Laundry, Laundry
Ok, so here's a question for all the parents on teh internets: The Wild Boy sleeps about 10-11 hours overnight now, and his diaper just isn't doing the trick. We're talking a complete soaking roughly 3 nights a week. This doesn't seem to bother him, but it sure as heckfire bothers me (the one doing the laundry). Anybody recommend a good diaper solution?
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posted by Courtney at 9:07 AM
6 Comments:
I suggest letting the husband do the laundry...he has new found free time these days
Also I bet he would find a solution...even if it involved duck tape; which I find works wonders on almost anything. May not be so great for skin care, but it would solve the laundry issue.
Men...always finding a solution with a bigger problem
Gracias! Gotta love the mommy-network.
ps. No kidding, anon, my sister used duct tape on her second child, who used to take off his diaper the minute her back was turned. I think the secret was not getting it actually on the skin.
Overnights combined with diaper doublers (sold in the diaper aisle, they're really big sanitary napkins with no sticky backing) usually did the trick for us.
Also, Jody of Raising WEG, suggested making the bed "lasagna style". Mattress cover, sheet, mattress cover, sheet. So that if you have to change the bedding in the middle of the night, you just pull off one set and voila! the bed's already ready.
I was just trying to be funny with the duct tape comment...no idea it was actually used...It really is good for just about anything
We used overnights to good effect. Since you live in the wet state now, you can probably refrain from giving WB a water bottle at night. If the pee stays clear (not yellow), the he's staying hydrated. If it's yellow, go back to the water bottle.
Also, occasionally, AE would pee right out of the diaper. Make sure his penis is actually IN the diaper pointing down, and not hanging out the liner or pointing up. This should help get all the pee in the absorbant liner, not on the sheets.
or you could switch to cloth so he notices when he pees ... but you have to be willing to get up every 3 hours.
Cloth diapers are WAYYYYYY easier to wash than sheets
--K :).
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