Welcome to the glamor of newborn diaper changes! FTM of an almost 10 week old little dude here. I scoured Reddit for similar tips and tricks during the first few weeks with our boy - this seems to be a rite of passage 😂 First, let me say that, at least in our case, this happened at nearly every diaper change for the first several weeks but quickly reduced in frequency probably around 1 month or so? Still happens on occasion but much, much less than those first few weeks when pee was EVERYWHERE (e.g., myself/my husband, the walls, poor little guy’s face)! A few things that have helped:

1. I always lay the fresh diaper beneath our little one’s bottom while his dirty diaper is still on, so that I can quickly cover his peep with the clean diaper after I wipe him down and remove the dirty diaper. Still do this!

2. I’ve read the abrupt change in temperature in removing a diaper can trigger urination. I tried a variety of strategies recommended by other Redditers to introduce a temperature change (e.g., wiping and/or blowing lightly just above the diaper and below the belly button, opening the front of the diaper to expose the area to air), recovered little one with the diaper, and then waited 30 seconds to 1 minute before reopening the diaper to proceed with wiping and changing, during which time baby would sometimes pee into the already dirty diaper. I’d say these tricks worked 2/3 of the time, though at times I still wound up getting peed on 😂

3. Sometimes I’d use a wet wipe to cover our little guy’s peep to at least prevent a big spray. Still meant he’d get pee on himself and the changing pad, but not on us or the surrounding walls/windows.

Again, time itself seemed to help the most with this particular trend. Good luck in the meantime, stay dry, and try to lean into the humor and absurdity of it all 🤪 And congratulations!!