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18 Month Old's Diaper Has Leaked 3 Nights in a Row.

This has never happened before and i know the size is fine. He is only 18 months and hes on a size 5 (and has been for quite some time). i'm not whether its because he is peeing more during the night but the entire front side of his pyjamas are wet by time he wakes up at 7 am. (He goes to bed at 9) and his last diaper change is at approximately 8:30-8:45.
Does anybody know why this may be happening? Cause i am bummed.

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So What Happened?™

Thanks for the wonderful responses. I have ordered the huggies overnites through amazon and have also ordered the kushies diaper cover. But until they arrive i know there will be messes. Its amazing how its happening EVERY NIGHT for the last three nights and never happened before that. He is 26 pounds and hes wearing the baby dry size 5 so i really dont think its a size issue. Lets hope these remedies work. WIll post what happened. Thanks again!

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Had the same problem out of no where at around the same age. The diapers we had been using forever just started leaking. We ended up changing brands and that solved the problem. We just changed brands not the size. Good Luck.

So sorry! This has happened to my son as well a few nights in a row. Sometimes, I think it might just be the position they sleep in if you think the diaper size is not the issue. I know a few times it's happened, I've changed his diaper size and that's done the trick. Good luck!

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Try a bigger diaper, or a different brand, or a diaper insert (they sell them at Babies R Us). If you are not using an overnight, try that instead. Usually when my DD peed through her diaper she needed a different size.

My little guy did the exact thing at 18 months! Try folding the top of the diaper down about a 1/2", front and back, before fastening as tightly as you can with him remaining comfortable, and pulling out the elastic around his legs so the diaper is fully opened. Also, if you're not already using an "overnight" type diaper at night start doing so, this worked instantly for us.

If it continues I would guess that his little wee wee is pointing out the top of the diaper and when he pees it naturally ends up on the front of him, so make sure it's pointed down before you fasten his diaper.

Hi NewmommyIZZU

might be that he is drinking too much before bed. Try not to give him ANY liquid an hour before bed time, and if he does not go straight to bed after bath, change him before putting him to bed. Night time diapers by Pampers or baby dry diapers by pampers works great. Even cruisers I find keeps them dry even with a bulging wet diaper - no leaks. Then change him first thing in the morning as he wakes.

You will soon see he will have less and less bulging, leaky diapers if you withheld liquids an hour before bed.

good luck

You may want to check which way he is pointing at night. My son started pointing up and peeing out of the top of his diaper. Once I figured this out I would tuck him to point down and the that fixed the problem.

So sorry! This has happened to my son as well a few nights in a row. Sometimes, I think it might just be the position they sleep in if you think the diaper size is not the issue. I know a few times it's happened, I've changed his diaper size and that's done the trick. Good luck!

My son was a heavy wetter around that age and it always seems worse in the summer due to more popsicles and water and such. There are inserts (like pads) for heavier times and there are also nighttime diapers with the same effect. That helped us. We did not limit fluids as he is obviously drinking for a reason

Love huggies overnites! Also, he could be cold. Make sure you have a good sleepsack on him. I love the halo on. http://www.happyhealthymom.com/life-changers_list.php

Had the same problem out of no where at around the same age. The diapers we had been using forever just started leaking. We ended up changing brands and that solved the problem. We just changed brands not the size. Good Luck.

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