How Often Are You Changing Diapers?

[Blackcat31]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

I wouldn't.

I replied in my first post that I change every 1 to 2 hours (depending on the age) AND that I change "as needed" in between that time line.

Every 2 hours. Regardless of whether they are wet/soiled or not. Changes also occur if anyone wets/soils their diaper in-between the 2 hour change schedule.

Infants, obviously are changed a bit more frequently.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

I can not image mine going 2 hours dry, but they are 4 mo and 1 yr.

I wouldn't.

I replied in my first post that I change every 1 to 2 hours (depending on the age) AND that I change "as needed" in between that time line.

[happymom]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

I do, and I wouldn't expect my daycare provider to do different.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

I do, and I wouldn't expect my daycare provider to do different.

Well for me it would be against regulations. Aug 14, 2008 "Diapers shall be changed immediately when wet or soiled. "

[happymom]

Originally Posted by Blackcat31 View Post
I change my cloth diapered kid MORE than I change others the same age. While I love cloth diapers, they definitely don't hold more than one bladder full.

Same here. Been a few years since I watched a baby who used cloth, my 2 nieces to be exact, and they are now 20 and 23, but cloth does need to be changed more often.

It will depend on your diapers, too. Mine sleeps 11-12 hour nights in cloth, I have extra absorbent ones for night. His daytime diapers only last about 2 hours before they get leaky though...although sometimes daycare says he's dry when they go to change him (a phenomenon I have never experienced, haha)

[Crazy8]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

no, but I don't check them every 5 minutes to see if they happened to pee a little. My kids are here 9 hours and 3 hours of that are sleeping so if I went thru 7-10 diapers a day it would mean I would be changing them every 45 minutes! I generally go thru 3-4 diapers a day. All my kids are 1.5-3.5 years old.

[happymom]

Well for me it would be against regulations. Aug 14, 2008 "Diapers shall be changed immediately when wet or soiled. "

How would you know immediately when a kid has peed? And why would you be required to change a kid every two hours regardless of the diaper being wet? You would really throw away a perfectly good/dry/unsoiled diaper?

I'm definitely not questioning you following licensing regs, but more questioning regulations.

[Miss A]

I will be sticking with my every 2 hour schedule, with a diaper change immediately if there is a BM. It just seems like such a waste to me to change a perfectly dry diaper on my older infants.

Also, I know mine drink enough, 8+ ounces at each meal and snack is typical for my older infant, as well as plenty of fresh fruits and veggies containing natural water stores.

[Unregistered]

Hmmmm.......I never heard of changing a dry diaper! I change kids around every two hours. Ages one to almost three. Of course I check and change messy diapers.

[Mike]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

Nope

It will depend on your diapers, too. Mine sleeps 11-12 hour nights in cloth, I have extra absorbent ones for night. His daytime diapers only last about 2 hours before they get leaky though...although sometimes daycare says he's dry when they go to change him (a phenomenon I have never experienced, haha)

Also depends if the diapers are washed properly and if they need to be stripped.

[Nurse Jackie]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

No if they need to be changed before hand I change them. I just started a new infant this week and I have to change him every hour to hour and a half.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

That's against licensing regulations in my state to knowingly leave a wet diaper on. You must change if the diaper is no longer dry.

[MunchkinWrangler]

so ya all would leave a knowingly wet diaper on a kid? just curious?

No absolutely not. If the diaper is soiled I change, I do the squish test and if wet, I change. Most of my kids have dry diapers when I check and will need a change at our transitions.

[MunchkinWrangler]

How would you know immediately when a kid has peed? And why would you be required to change a kid every two hours regardless of the diaper being wet? You would really throw away a perfectly good/dry/unsoiled diaper?

I'm definitely not questioning you following licensing regs, but more questioning regulations.

I have changed unsoiled diapers.

The reason most of the time is that if we were outside and they are sweating I view the diaper as dirty. I will wipe them and give them a fresh, dry diaper.

[MunchkinWrangler]

How would you know immediately when a kid has peed? And why would you be required to change a kid every two hours regardless of the diaper being wet? You would really throw away a perfectly good/dry/unsoiled diaper?

I'm definitely not questioning you following licensing regs, but more questioning regulations.

Oh and certain types of disposable diapers have a strip that turns blue indicating a wet diaper. So even if it isn't full you can still tell they peed.