?Am I bad person if I don?t change my baby?s diaper at 3 a.m."? asks basically every new parent everywhere at some point during the first few weeks with a newborn. The answer might seem obvious to some, but wondering whether nighttime diaper changes are necessary isn?t a stupid question.
?I hear it all the time,? says Kathleen Mochoruk, a registered nurse and lactation consultant who teaches baby-care classes through her company, Baby Prep Prenatal Sessions, in Vancouver. You?ve probably been taught that you should change the baby after every feed. And if your infant seems uncomfortable, of course you?ll do a quick diaper change. But what about when they?re snoozing peacefully through a series of sleepy nighttime feeds" Should you fret about a potentially wet diaper in the middle of the night" ?I suppose my biggest worry was diaper rash or the diaper leaking,? says Ainsley MacIsaac, a new mom in Halifax who found herself wondering about the best time to change her baby. No parent wants to inadvertently leave their little one lying in poop too long?a missed change might result in a raging rash on baby?s bottom. And potential pee overflows could wake them, too?but so could a diaper change with startlingly cold wipes on a bare bum.

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