Do you change babies diaper before or after nighttime feeds? Does it really make a difference?
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I used to do it first very quickly so that as soon as they are fed they are then settled quickly and not disturbed, especially if they fall asleep mid feed

Before. Then feed. Burp, rock a bit then back to bed. Easy and simple. And if they fall asleep at the bottle, you don’t have to worry about waking them for the diaper change

Either before or inbetween

I think it's better to change it before they're fed so when they're fed, they fall asleep with no disturbance.

Depends on how upset baby is when they wake and if they are upset because their diaper is on the verge of leaking or because they are "starving." Deal with the more pressing issue first.

Just to add, We were bottle feeding and at times to help my partner would go prep his milk whilst I did the nappy quick and vis versa which saved time if we were both up.
I also remember When he was old enough to hold his bottle (can’t remember the age must of been 6 months or a bit older) we would change his nappy in our bed whilst he was propt up on a pillow and he was holding his own bottle and feeding himself, then once we finished changing him hold the bottle for him and cradle him

Before the feed so after the feed they go to sleep

I do it before I feed that way if they fall asleep while feeding I don’t have to disrupt them afterwards

Early on I'd do it as part of her midnight feedings, so feed, burp, diaper change, and another burp if necessary before going back down. But as she got older I started to change her diaper right in our bed (we've mostly bed shared since she was tiny) after she fell asleep after her feeding, it was easier on me to feed and burp her to sleep then carefully do a diaper change while she slept. But she used to poop in the middle of the night early on too, so some of the diaper changes were inevitable.

We did ours before the feed cuz she’d fall asleep right after the feed and don’t want to wake her up again

Breastfeed baby… before and after 😆

After a bath I put on his cloth night nappy and I don’t change it until we wake up in the morning- 8-8.30am. Never any leaks, we use cloth. When he was still pooping at night I would change it but if no poop I don’t change nappy here. He’s a really good night sleeper becuase of it, he’s never ever woken up at night and “partied” he always goes straight back to sleep after his feed.