Eh. Apart from sleep/scheduling it's probably the worst part about babies. We just had our first boy and we're adjusting to the whole penis spraying piss everywhere...thing. I didn't realize just how far they could spray. Also, somehow the back of his clothes keep getting wet while he's fully dressed in and in a diaper which completely boggles my mind.

Personally I'm really bad with smells, though. Even with hundreds (thousands?) of diapers changed I still really have to focus on not losing my lunch on the bad smelling ones.

Toddlers...yeah.

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lurking_swe 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> I didn't realize just how far they could spray.

i’m assuming you’re the mom? ;) Yes the pressure starts off strong, can easily fly onto their face lol. happened to me…fun times.

> somehow the back of his clothes keep getting wet while he's fully dressed in and in a diaper which completely boggles my mind.

We just solved this recently with our baby boy. I can try to offer some tips. He likely needs a different diaper size, or (more likely), his penis isn’t correctly facing downward when putting the diaper on. 1st secure one side, and before you secure the other, peek at his penis (looking into the diaper from the side - near his hips). Make sure it’s pointed straight down and adjust if necessary. then quickly strap the other side. Basically you want the diaper to gently and firmly keep that penis pointed down all day. When boys are about to pee, the penis becomes briefly erect. If the diaper is not firmly holding that penis down, the penis can easily drift sideways and shoot urine in a weird direction. When this happens the urine can leak around the hips and up the back - instead of going into the absorbent pad. A quick test - when you change his diaper, is his penis still pointed down? If not then that’s the issue. If it is, try other troubleshooting steps.

Girl diaper changes are “easy” in this regard.

	▲	jeffreygoesto 40 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Two things that helped us: 1) "activate" the diaper [0], they are tightly pressed for transport and have to unfold the fabric to soak well. 2) Make sure the side guards are up, tight fit around the legs and a short pull around it to adjust them and not have the guards folded under the seam also helps. [0] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0700/5519/8950/files/brief...
	▲	dismalaf 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> Yes the pressure starts off strong, can easily fly onto their face lol. Into their face? Try onto the ceiling or a 6-8ft arc in any direction. One of my coworkers warned me so I usually had the situation under control but my wife had only ever changed girls (young cousins and kids she babysat), thought she was prepared but wasn't.

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com2kid 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Size diapers based on the amount of pee not on the size of the baby.

That was life changing advice for me.

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wombatpm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you have a pee-er, the make a pee-pee tee-pee to place over the wenis to protect from errant spays.

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manwe150 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think our baby boy peed on his face once when getting changed and decided never to do that again. While I think our daughter might take it as a matter of pride to pee and poop while being changed, after the diaper is off.

Also, if he’s still healing from birth, that problem solves itself over time as swelling reduces and it starts to naturally point in the preferred direction on its own

	▲	omikun 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		We got a top hat plus potty for ours. We put her on after every diaper and it’s surprising how often they go! After a while they know to hold it until they sit in the potty