Well, it happened... our first diaper leak in the spica cast. With an 18 week casting assignment, I suppose it was inevitable. Today marks the end of her fourth week in the cast and so we cannot complain too loudly about one month without incident.
How did it happen? We are scratching our heads a bit on this one. By the apparent freahness of the leak, it appears that she awoke us with crying as soon as it occurred. We were shocked to see the leak was through the top of her cast. We immediately pulled off her soiled nightgown and changed her diaper. Oddly, it was not the fullest diaper I have seen.
With her laying on her back, I was able to use baby wipes to clean her skin from the chest opening down into the cast and all the way to her diapering area. She has lost some girth over the past few weeks and I was pleased with the roominess this afforded me for cleaning. I did this multiple times, to also wipe the cast liner. The remaining concern was the fuzzy liner at the top of the cast opening, at her chest. I wiped it to the best of my ability, but remain skeptical. Depending on the day's progression, I may take a toothbrush and dab of baking soda to that area.
Meanwhile, Mommy brewed a cup of coffee. Pardon the dark photo, but it's an early day in the Hip Chick household!
Addendum:
I did not need to attempt the baking soda, as our cleaning methodology worked. I did smear a very small amount of antibacterial hand gel on the fuzzy liner, at the chest opening where the urine leaked out. I also took a barely damp cloth which had a little lavender scented baby wash rubbed into it and wiped all of her exposed chest, arm, and neck areas. I followed with baby wipes again. So far, she does not seem to smell. Hopefully this will still be the case as the weather warms.
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