Comments | pregnant: Leaking boobs, dogs in the bedroom and diapers.

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Leaking boobs, dogs in the bedroom and diapers.

Jul 08, 2010 06:33

I thought I'd throw everything in one post. I hope that's ok.

At the 14 week mark yesterday, I had the great luck of leaking. I was talking to my brother at the time and, the minute he looked down, I felt something wasn't right. Last I checked, my nipples weren't near any water, so I had the fortune of sprouting a leak in front of my brother. ( Read more... )

diapers - cloth, leaking breasts, pets

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soltantosogni July 8 2010, 11:53:19 UTC

I'm 34w and we still let the cats sleep with us. We DON'T let them in the babes room anymore, which has them heart broken. That used to be our office, so they're used to being in there with us all the damn time. They freaked out more when we tried to sleep without them- so we figured it was easier to let them sleep with us and not let them in her room for now.

happysaid July 8 2010, 11:55:16 UTC

Yeah, I'd definitely pick up some breast pads. After I started leaking, it happened pretty often & there was no telling when, where or how much. Bras helped a little, but nothing reliable.

Have you decided on a type of diaper you want to use, or a mix?

wishingforrain July 8 2010, 12:15:01 UTC

Our dog sleeps in our room but not in our bed. She has her own bed next to my husband which she loves. She's an older dog and I have no plans in disrupting her routine anymore than I already have to with the baby. I am not sure what I would do if she actually slept in the bed though. My advice with your pup is to start as soon as possible.

rosewalker July 8 2010, 12:28:14 UTC

I found a really great "diaper checklist" somewhere, it's a .pdf and I saved it, but now I can't find where I got it from. It's called "Diaper Safari Diaper Checklist" if anyone else here knows what I'm talking about and knows a link... if not, I'd be happy to email it to you if you want to PM me with your email address.

(I have also had no luck joining the cloth diapering community... I've submitted 2-3 requests over the last 3-4 months and heard absolutely nothing back).

Diapers - your mileage may vary. hjart July 8 2010, 12:33:16 UTC

In general, you probably want 3 dozen of something. Newborns go through a lot of diapers. 3 dozen will let you wash every 2-3 days early on. One-size diapers do not fit newborns very well (and frankly never fit my son well) so most people do a newborn stash and a baby stash. A common thing is to do prefolds or Kissaluvs, size 0, with covers for the first month or two and then move into a one size diaper that should last for the rest of your diapering days. A lot of people will buy 1-2 of a number of brands and styles to try out before buying a whole stash in the next size up ( ... )