Newborns, diaper counts, and CDs

scootRN

I've read that it can be difficult to tell when a CD is wet, and you just change them frequently. I'm all for that...I'm also creeped out by how many pees a sposie can take.

The problem I've thought of is how do you count the wet diapers in the early days? The only thing I can think of is putting some toilet paper in there.

Has anyone done this? But, then I'm worried about getting wet TP off of microfiber, and what happens to it (if you don't get it all off) in the wash, like if you've ever washed a tissue that was in a pocket. You have a huge papery, linty mess all over everything in the load. Hmm...

tokenhoser

I've read in a few places not to worry about how many wet diapers, just to count the dirty ones.

There's a diaper log here: https://www.llli.org/docs/0000000000000001WAB/WAB_Tear_sheet_Toolkit/02_diaper_log.pdf

scootRN

tokenhoser:

I've read in a few places not to worry about how many wet diapers, just to count the dirty ones.

There's a diaper log here: https://www.llli.org/docs/0000000000000001WAB/WAB_Tear_sheet_Toolkit/02_diaper_log.pdf

Huh. That is interesting. I hadn't read that before...but it definitely makes life easier.

Thanks, Token!

mabst196

It might be hard to tell if a diaper is wet when its on, but as soon as you take it off, you'll see its wet.