Mom Achievement Unlocked: complain about amount of laundry
I just wasn't prepared for the amount of pee-induced laundry...
TMI Alert:
...both his and mine
hot tips:
- i knew that when diapering little boys one must gently point is little pee-er downwards...didn't think about it being straight...as in, not pointed towards the leg hole of the diaper!
- also, while the yucky umbilical cord stump was still attached i was trying to be so careful around it and not making the diaper tight enough around his waist. don't. it's fine. make those diapers snug!
- one night i resorted to putting a puppy training pad down under him in the bassinet (before you freak out it was tightly tucked into the mattress and only at his waist down). but honestly, it made a crinkly kind of noise every time he moved so i eventually took it out.
- rub under his belly button with a wipe and wait a minute before changing him. the theory is the cold wipe will stimulate him to pee rather than the cold air when you remove the diaper. total confidence in this technique has backfired on me...and on my feather duvet.
-do not get suckered into the belief "oh he just peed, it will be fine" there is always more pee. be vigilant. I use those little pee-pee cones ( I made some, there are lots on how-to videos on youtube) but NTH is both new and tiny, so they don't stay on super well. again, be vigilant.
TMI Alert:
- no matter how healed you think you are, keep wearing a pad, 24/7 for the first month, even if you just went to the bathroom, heck, especially if you just went to the bathroom. every time you sneeze you will most likely pee. it just is. trust me, there is nothing more demoralizing than having to wash your bed sheets (again!) due to your own urine control issues.
i've heard it will get better and pinterest assures me there are a million things i could do to correct it or even prevent it from happening in the first place.
Bonus Mom Achievement Unlocked: i can survive 2 sneezes before it gets dicey.
I just wasn't prepared for the amount of pee-induced laundry...
TMI Alert:
...both his and mine
hot tips:
- i knew that when diapering little boys one must gently point is little pee-er downwards...didn't think about it being straight...as in, not pointed towards the leg hole of the diaper!
- also, while the yucky umbilical cord stump was still attached i was trying to be so careful around it and not making the diaper tight enough around his waist. don't. it's fine. make those diapers snug!
- one night i resorted to putting a puppy training pad down under him in the bassinet (before you freak out it was tightly tucked into the mattress and only at his waist down). but honestly, it made a crinkly kind of noise every time he moved so i eventually took it out.
- rub under his belly button with a wipe and wait a minute before changing him. the theory is the cold wipe will stimulate him to pee rather than the cold air when you remove the diaper. total confidence in this technique has backfired on me...and on my feather duvet.
-do not get suckered into the belief "oh he just peed, it will be fine" there is always more pee. be vigilant. I use those little pee-pee cones ( I made some, there are lots on how-to videos on youtube) but NTH is both new and tiny, so they don't stay on super well. again, be vigilant.
TMI Alert:
- no matter how healed you think you are, keep wearing a pad, 24/7 for the first month, even if you just went to the bathroom, heck, especially if you just went to the bathroom. every time you sneeze you will most likely pee. it just is. trust me, there is nothing more demoralizing than having to wash your bed sheets (again!) due to your own urine control issues.
i've heard it will get better and pinterest assures me there are a million things i could do to correct it or even prevent it from happening in the first place.
Bonus Mom Achievement Unlocked: i can survive 2 sneezes before it gets dicey.
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