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Note that once you confirm, this action cannot be undone. This is especially important if your baby is sleeping for more extended periods during the night. Be sure to clean thoroughly as bacteria grows in damp, moist areas in the fold of the groin. There is also a range of dedicated night time diapers available on the market that are more absorbent than the daytime variety.
They may be slightly more expensive, but they are also less likely to leak, making nighttime diaper and bedding changes less likely. Avoid playing and chatting to your bundle of joy as this stimulates your baby, making it more difficult for them to fall back to sleep.
If your baby tends to fill their diapers toward the end of a nap, it may be better to leave them to sleep until they wake naturally. If you need to wake your baby to change their diaper, try to keep the same routine throughout. This regularity comforts the baby because they thrive on routine.
Of course, if your baby has had a blowout, has a severe diaper rash, or if their diaper has leaked, then a change is needed. Try to keep a consistent nap, feeding, and changing routine to provide comfort and stability, and make sure you choose the best diaper option and size for your little one. What do you do? Getting a baby to sleep can be an epic battle of wills. I know that with my son, when he slept, I was so grateful that the idea of waking him to change his diaper could reduce me to tears.
He was a terrible sleeper. Poor guy had acid reflux that just wouldn't quit, and he was displeased. Everything we did revolved around his schedule because he needed routine so badly. To have to adjust said routine because his stomach didn't get the message was devastating. Likewise, I also didn't want him to develop a painful rash, making sleep that much more uncomfortable, and even less likely to happen, or to develop any complications from his diaper rash.
Which are rare, but his cousin developed an extreme form of diaper rash, and I was nervous. If you have to wake up your baby after falling asleep with a diaper change, make it as quiet and fast as possible. You can even keep the lights off so that your baby still thinks they should be asleep. It would be best if you came up with a particular nighttime diaper routine. It should be different from what you usually do, like playing with your baby while changing their diaper. This routine will teach your baby to fall asleep immediately after you change their diaper at night.
These are usually more absorbent and expensive but well worth the purchase. You also need to make sure that they fit your baby perfectly so that there are no leaks. If you think that your baby may develop diaper rash from wearing one all night long, you can apply some diaper cream on their skin before bed.
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