CP: Pee diapers - do you wipe every time?

MrsGreen620

We mostly use prefolds, and also use cloth wipes with a peri bottle of plain water.  DH and I were getting my little girl ready together the other morning and he asked why I didn't wipe her.  I told him that I didn't know really, but that sometimes if she is just wet then I'll pat her dry with one side of the new prefold and then flip it to use it.  

I imagine this is maybe a "to each their own" sort of thing, but I'm curious what everyone else does. 

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lageorgiapaperie

I have a boy and don't wipe him every time. If I had a girl I would.

I've had to drip dry a couple times and I've gotten itchy from it. Boys never wipe after going to the bathroom, so I only do DS if his diaper is really full.

kacelle

We wipe every time.  I think you'd get better results with more options on your poll: "Yes--we have a girl," "Yes--we have a boy," "No--we have a girl," and "No--we have a boy."  I wouldn't wipe every time with a boy, but I absolutely do having a girl.

jennyann28

We do every time. I mean, I do every time I go to the bathroom, why would it be different for DD?

lwsnake

Nope. I have a girl and I usually wipe about every other time. I dry her off with a dry part of the prefold if she's visibly wet. 

HALFM00N

Yes, you need to wipe every time. Somehow I thought this was a no brainer but residual pee can cause an infection, rash amongst other things.  My friend, who is a pediatrician, thought it was funny that people ask him this question!

bunniekrissy

I have a boy and I wipe every time for the most part. Occasionally I will skip it. And when I still changed him in the middle of the night I'd skip it then.

Lennongirl

HALFM00N:

Yes, you need to wipe every time. Somehow I thought this was a no brainer but residual pee can cause an infection, rash amongst other things.  My friend, who is a pediatrician, thought it was funny that people ask him this question!

This. Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't quite get why you *wouldn't* wipe. 

noryang

lageorgiapaperie:

I have a boy and don't wipe him every time. If I had a girl I would.

I've had to drip dry a couple times and I've gotten itchy from it. Boys never wipe after going to the bathroom, so I only do DS if his diaper is really full.

True. Boys/men don't wipe but they also don't sit in wet undies either. Meh. To each their own. If LO isn't rashy than it seems like NBD. I wipe DD about 95% of the time.

Alliebooberz

Yes. Definitely. 

veruca5839

jennyann28:

We do every time. I mean, I do every time I go to the bathroom, why would it be different for DD?

This.

sayruh

DS has even gotten red after not wiping after a pee, and he's potty trained and not even sitting in his pee.  We wipe both kids every time.

loyaboya

We don't unless her diaper was super wet.  Also it depends on the diaper.  I'm more likey to wipe her if she was wearing cotton against her skin than if she was wearing suedecloth or fleece against her bum. We've never gotten a bad diaper rash.

But I wouldn't consider wiping with water or a dry cloth to be cleaning the baby.  It's just drying them off, which is the same as not wiping if their bum wasn't wet to the touch.  The urine is still there until you wash with soap. 

Wipe if you want (or not) but I really don't see how not wiping someone's skin is going to cause an infection.  You would get an infection from bacteria getting into the urethra.  How is wiping a baby's stomach and thighs going to prevent that?  Rashiness I can see, but an infection?  I just don't see how thats likely.

Also- babies sit in wet diapers for hours at a time.  My LO is in a wet diaper for 12 hours overnight. If urine against the skin was a big deal, wouldn't that be the bigger problem?

I get that people just want to wipe for cleanliness but I don't understand the concern that not doing it could cause a huge problem.

namara5532

DS doesn't get wiped every time.  Probably every third time (or when he has a poopy diaper, then he definately get wiped) and after an ON diaper or very soaked diaper.

cassoppea

I do now.  I used to skip it and she started to smell funky! 

EclairAngst

noryang:

lageorgiapaperie:

I have a boy and don't wipe him every time. If I had a girl I would.

I've had to drip dry a couple times and I've gotten itchy from it. Boys never wipe after going to the bathroom, so I only do DS if his diaper is really full.

True. Boys/men don't wipe but they also don't sit in wet undies either. Meh. To each their own. If LO isn't rashy than it seems like NBD. I wipe DD about 95% of the time.

This.

DS is a pretty heavy wetter so we wipe with a water/cleanser solution every time or he gets rashy.