https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 08:45:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-up-with-dirty-diapers#post-468693 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:02:30 +0000 red_seattle 468693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I have been watching for signs of constipation. He's had a few bouts of it here &amp; there, but overall, no. I add a generous splash of pear juice to his sippy cups when there's a diet change (like now, we're still transitioning to cow milk mixed with frozen breastmilk) or he's had more constipating foods. That seems to keep things under control. </p> <p>@Thehistoryofus: well, I do add pear juice to his sippy cups when he's constipated or likely to be constipated bc of what he ate. I haven't tried feeding him more earlier today. He's a finicky eater but I'll give it a try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-up-with-dirty-diapers#post-468224 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:39:54 +0000 mrbee 468224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is the stool showing any signs of constipation... is it dark or hard? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-up-with-dirty-diapers#post-468220 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:33:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 468220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there anyway you could give him lots of fiber foods early on in the day like juice and prunes to get him on a new "cycle"? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-up-with-dirty-diapers#post-468193 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:01:35 +0000 red_seattle 468193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's 1:40am, and for the 3rd time this week, I'm rocking Toddler X back to sleep after a poopy diaper has woken him up. (Or perhaps he half wakes to poop, &amp; then can't fall back asleep.) He has always been this way-- he can't sleep after he has poop in his diaper, understandably. But this is driving me nuts. Usualy he poops closer to wake up time, but lately it has been 4, 4:30, and tonight, 1:15. I know this sounds crazy, but is there anything I can do to encourage pooping at more opportune times so he doesn't wake himself up?</p> <p>As a sidenote, we have been ECing, but we've had limited success since he usually poops in his room, alone, while in his crib for bedtime or naptime. Also, I'm afraid that this will continue &amp; it will interfere with his ability to avoid soiling his sheets in his sleep in the future I'd like to address this sooner than later for these reasons, but for now, I'd love to just go a night without fumbling with a poopy diaper in the dark. Thanks for any ideas! </p>