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> or he pees all over the table including the diaper that's waiting to be put on) Now, that's just you being n00b :-). Source: father of 3.5 years old and 4 mo

> or he pees all over the table including the diaper that's waiting to be put on) Now, that's just you being n00b :-). Source: father of 3.5 years old and 4 month old kids. And yes, I also think 12 is too many. 8-9 diapers a day was max for a newborn, now 4 months later it's around 6-7.

dpark 9y ago
12 doesn't seem that strange to me. That's every 2 hours on average. 8 a day is every 3 hours like clockwork to keep a fresh/dry diaper on. Add in the unexpected poops that don't land on 3-hour boundaries and it's not hard to do 12. It seems like the upper end of normal but not an outlier.
- toasterlovin 9y ago
  It's pretty common for newborns to be on a highly regular 3 hours schedule for diaper changes. Happened with all three of our kids. Like clockwork, basically.
  - dpark 9y ago
    I’m going to disagree that this is common. Newborn schedules in general are not super predictable. I don’t know anyone who has described their newborn’s schedule as “clockwork”.
  - jacquesm 9y ago
    Babies don't read books about how babies are supposed to behave they just do what they do, be it 2 hours, 3 hours or some baby unique interval.
tartuffe78 9y ago
I had the the same issue with my now 5 month old, I'd guess most first time parents do.
- Fnoord 9y ago
  This is one of the reasons why I am happy with Kraamzorg [1]. I learned from them that if you got a boy the first thing you do when you change a boy's diaper is put something on their penis (such as a burp cloth) so that they can't pee you in the face (or on the carpet/wall/door or w/e). I remembered that even though we don't have a boy; we had a girl about 2 months ago. :-) FWIW, we're changing diapers roughly every 3-4 hours. I can pretty much put my clock on it (a blue strip shows if she's pee'd). Every 2 hours is overkill. The strip wouldn't be full blue yet. There's also (washable) cloth diapers which are better for the environment and wallet though they're also an investment. We're planning on switching to them, but it is too early for now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraamzorg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraamzorg
  - jakobegger 9y ago
    That blue strip on newborn diapers must be generating billions of revenue. Newborns pee so little and diapers absorb so much that one diaper would be enough for the whole day. But with the strip, people switch them every few hours :)
    - Fnoord 9y ago
      A whole day? Until poo? Last night I last changed our little one at around 1 AM and my partner changed her diaper at around 8 AM. Suffice to say, she was completely wet.
    - plussed_reader 9y ago
      If you rely exclusively on the blue stripe you're gonna develop a skin rash. I would love to see the data on your one diaper a day newborn test.
  - Domenic_S 9y ago
    What makes it too early for cloth for you? They come in all kinds of sizes!
    - 9y ago
sspiff 9y ago
This seems like a classic case of annecdotal evidence being extrapolated into general truth. Two kids from an identical environment and sharing the same ancestors are hardly a significant sample.
- balls187 9y ago
  Read anything about child milestones, and you'll see a great degree in variability in the value. 6-7 diaper daily changes. Normal. 8-10 diaper daily changes. Normal.

dpark 9y ago

12 doesn't seem that strange to me. That's every 2 hours on average. 8 a day is every 3 hours like clockwork to keep a fresh/dry diaper on. Add in the unexpected poops that don't land on 3-hour boundaries and it's not hard to do 12. It seems like the upper end of normal but not an outlier.

toasterlovin 9y ago
It's pretty common for newborns to be on a highly regular 3 hours schedule for diaper changes. Happened with all three of our kids. Like clockwork, basically.
- dpark 9y ago
  I’m going to disagree that this is common. Newborn schedules in general are not super predictable. I don’t know anyone who has described their newborn’s schedule as “clockwork”.
- jacquesm 9y ago
  Babies don't read books about how babies are supposed to behave they just do what they do, be it 2 hours, 3 hours or some baby unique interval.

tartuffe78 9y ago

I had the the same issue with my now 5 month old, I'd guess most first time parents do.

Fnoord 9y ago
This is one of the reasons why I am happy with Kraamzorg [1]. I learned from them that if you got a boy the first thing you do when you change a boy's diaper is put something on their penis (such as a burp cloth) so that they can't pee you in the face (or on the carpet/wall/door or w/e). I remembered that even though we don't have a boy; we had a girl about 2 months ago. :-) FWIW, we're changing diapers roughly every 3-4 hours. I can pretty much put my clock on it (a blue strip shows if she's pee'd). Every 2 hours is overkill. The strip wouldn't be full blue yet. There's also (washable) cloth diapers which are better for the environment and wallet though they're also an investment. We're planning on switching to them, but it is too early for now. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraamzorg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraamzorg
- jakobegger 9y ago
  That blue strip on newborn diapers must be generating billions of revenue. Newborns pee so little and diapers absorb so much that one diaper would be enough for the whole day. But with the strip, people switch them every few hours :)
  - Fnoord 9y ago
    A whole day? Until poo? Last night I last changed our little one at around 1 AM and my partner changed her diaper at around 8 AM. Suffice to say, she was completely wet.
  - plussed_reader 9y ago
    If you rely exclusively on the blue stripe you're gonna develop a skin rash. I would love to see the data on your one diaper a day newborn test.
- Domenic_S 9y ago
  What makes it too early for cloth for you? They come in all kinds of sizes!
  - 9y ago

sspiff 9y ago

This seems like a classic case of annecdotal evidence being extrapolated into general truth. Two kids from an identical environment and sharing the same ancestors are hardly a significant sample.

balls187 9y ago
Read anything about child milestones, and you'll see a great degree in variability in the value. 6-7 diaper daily changes. Normal. 8-10 diaper daily changes. Normal.