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We had one poop blowout...it happened when we were out to brunch...thank goodness I had dressed my son in a dark blue Ralph Lauren polo one piece and had a blanket. It was hilarious because I came back down from changing him and my friend wanted to hold him, ha ha. Little did she know!
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@regberadaisy: @looch: I hope I'm not threadjacking....But WHY do blowouts occur - is it just because it's SO much poop sometimes? Diapers are expensive! It seems like for that $$$ they should hold even high volumes of poop in the diaper! We are not CDing, and I had some tiny hope that maybe it happens less with disposables? No?
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@jholler25: DS did have quite a few blowouts. We cloth diaper, which helps, but there were still a few outfits that had stains (and two sleep'n'plays that we just threw out - seriously the poop was from calf to neck!)
One thing, try BacOut. It's a stink/stain remover and a spray right after taking the clothes off helps keep stains from setting. Wash or rinse clothes in cold water first, again to keep stains from setting. Sunning is a great way to get stains out too. I just lay the item out on a flat surface in the sun for a few hours and the stain vanishes. Just don't forget about it, and check it now and then because you don't want the natural colors of the outfit to fade. It really does work though.
Thicker fabrics, and avoiding lighter colors helps to keep the stain from showing on the outside of the outfit. If the stain was only on the inside, I would still dress DS in that outfit since no one could see it. Or if it was hidden by shorts/pants.
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@regberadaisy: ok so it sounds like I should get more long sleeved onesies that can be worn with leggings, and some plain short sleeved onesies for layering when he's wearing a sleeper (depending on the temperature, since he'll be swaddled for sleeping I imagine). Does that sound right?
And yes definitely planning on holding off on actually buying any clothes til after my 2nd shower! I was just trying to organize his stuff and got overwhelmed!
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In our case, it was user error...disposables have wings that you're supposed to fan out, and it wasn't fanned out all the way. Plus the poop was a bit runny, so it leaked.
I don't think blowouts happen more or less in disposables or cloth. IMO it's a combination of things, like incorrect sizing, diaper is already too wet, runny poop, etc.
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@looch: good to know!! I will be checking our diaper positioning a lot in the beginning I'm sure lol.
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What is funny is that when we were in the hospital, my husband did the diaper changes, so I had no idea about the wings until he saw me changing a diaper and commented that I was doing it wrong. I had no idea what he was talking about, lol.
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As for easy outfits in 3-6 months, I'm with the pro romper crowd. It's perfect for layering in the fall/winter. I plan on putting her in a long sleeve onesie with a romper/overalls and a knitted sweater over. If it's cold, I can add thighs under. It should be cozy enough indoors during the winter and not so thick that I can't throw on a footmuff or snowsuit for when we're outside.
Here are 2 of my most recent finds (Gap EU had an awesome promo recently).
This was very cute but a bit thin:
http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=82231&vid=1&pid=914968&scid=914968002This will be part of her new fall essentials:
http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=78077&vid=1&pid=175449 -
@mediagirl: it was our post partum instructions. I had to take his temp a couple times I day, as well as mine. I'm glad I did too because for awhile his temp was 96! We had to do lots of skin to skin the first week to keep his temp up.
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@hilsy85: You might want to look into a side-snap gown. That way you don't have to worry about putting anything over your newborn's head. I bought this because of the reviews and it's absolutely perfect for a fall/winter baby. The material's thick and it's really convenient, although I never got to use it much because it was too warm when LO was born (summer baby, no air conditioner).
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@jholler25: You would be surprised at how much force those little baby poops can have. We CD 90% of the time. We've never had a CD poop explosion, but I can't even count the number of disposable poop explosions that we've had.
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@looch: I agree. I LOVE the gap. But I do think that until after 6 months, it isn't worth paying the high $$. The only gap I own is what I was gifted, and a few pieces I found in the clearance rack. Perhaps once he's over a year old I will be able to invest in some gap pieces.
@Jholler25: - wanna know the crazy thing?! Even though carters shrinks a lot... they were the only brand of NB that fit Cobi!! He was 7 lbs 1.4 oz at birth and dropped to 6 lbs 9 oz when we left the hospital. So he wasn't even super tiny, but NB was HUGE on him!! Someone had got him a preemie onesie, which I thought was crazy, and it was the only clothing that fit him for 3 weeks! BRU also is a little smaller, so those sleepers were the first to fit!
@regberadaisy: yeah agreed... I'm so cheap. I won't pay more than $5 for one piece of clothing... especially 0-12 mos! They are in each size for only a few months, if even. However, I must say the gap sleepers I got from my SIL are next to none in quality, coziness and cuteness!! I would love some more. I think once he's a little older I will feel a little better about paying more like $10 an item
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@Coco Bee: yes! In the $5 and I better really like it for me to pay $5
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@regberadaisy: hahaha me too!! lol
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I think we'll dress DD in outfits more when she is older. For now, she is only 3weeks and it's summer so she lives in onesies. It's too hot for footed sleepers, but I'm sure she'll be wearing them in a month or so.
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