Best Diapers for Baby Boy

Try cloth. Many perks to cloth but for one, overall, are much less expensive than disposables. There are hundreds on the market to choose from (All In Ones, diapers with covers etc). At night, I double up. I use one Hemp diaper becuase they hold a ton of liquid and a standard cotton diaper over top of it(I think it is softer to his skin). On the rare occassion that my son is in a disposable at night, he leaks almost every time. We don't have the same problem when I use the hemp/cotton combo. Good luck.

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I agree with Michelle! I switched to cloth when my daughter was 4 months old and she is still using the same diapers-and she is now almost 19 months old! Talk about savings! I would suggest a one-size pocket diaper that you stuff with the liner it comes with and 2 or 3 hemp liners. Hemp liners are very thin but very absorbent. If you don't want to make the full switch to cloth you could buy 3 one size diapers and wash every other evening or two. Since I've switched to cloth I've had maybe 3 or 4 nighttime leaks and it's usually because I didn't put the diaper on right. Also, use one of the pads designed for laying across the crib underneath you both to help keep your bed dry even if he has a leak. If you are interested in trying cloth send me a pm and I can give you some great sites and any info you might need to get started since there is a learning curve. :)

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HI H.,
First of all, you are not lazy- you are TIRED- give yourself credit!!!!
Second- I always found that huggies leaked with my baby. I used the Pampers Swaddlers, and then Pampers Cruisers when he got to that stage. He is still in Size 4 cruisers. He slept/nursed with us until about 5 months. And I nursed him in the night for quite a while (usually about 2 am).
I also tried Makers Mark (Sam's club) diapers, and they gave him diaper rash. So I figure it is better to spend the money and know what I am getting than to end up with wetness, rash, etc and a bunch of diapers I don't want to use.
Congrats on your lil guy!

Huggies Overnights and Pampers Extra absorbancy. They are a little pricier than the regular ones but worth their cost. Good luck :)

Tis may sound kind of silly, but have you made sure his little hose is pointing down when you put the diaper on? I had the same problem with my son when he was a new born. He slept on his sstomach and would always be soaked within two hours of a new diaper, but the diaper was almost dry. I started making sure his hose was pointed down when I changed him, and it solved the problem. I also used inexpensive diapers (walmart brand) and hated the idea of paying so much more for diapers.

H.,
I had the same problem with my son when he was about the same age as your son. Somebody suggested feeding him about an hour or so earlier before bedtime & it worked for me. However, my son was not getting up to eat in the middle of the night. It is frustrating, I know.
I tried all different diapers, including the overnights to no avail.
Somebody suggested cloth diapers to me. I never tried them b/c not letting him drink anything an hour before bed worked. But I have friends who use cloth diapers & say they almost never leak.
Heather

Definitely try the Diaper Doublers! I get them at Publix in the diaper section and they are about 3.00 for 30.

My little guy has ALWAYS peed through with Huggies...since he was born. They just don't work for us at all. We used Pampers for his first year and then he developed a diaper rash that would not go away until we switched to Luvs (made by the same company as Pampers, but obviously there is some difference since he doesn't reaction to Luvs.) We still had times, during growth spurts and such, that he would pee through at night, usually having urine come through around the waist line. I got the diaper doublers and after a couple nights of experimenting how I put the doubler in the diaper, we've never had any further problem. They basically look like feminine pads and you can position it more towards the front or back depending on your child's need.

I use them also on long car rides. I think the way my son is built, the position the car seat keeps him in and the general leg gap with the diapers makes him have trouble with peeing through his clothes when in the car. The diaper doublers fix that problem too.

Hi H.,

I have experienced the same thing before. I have tried off brands and Huggies also and I feel like Pampers work the best for us. And...lol...if my son's little man part is not tucked downward I feel like the chance of a leak is a lot greater! :)

I use Pampers Overnight Extra Protection diapers and love them. My daughter also sleeps on her tummy most of the night and they have a very absorbent front section. They are expensive but since I only use 1 a day i don't mind because it save me from changing her sheets every day. They start at size 4 so they may be a little large for a 9 month old but they should still work. H. this helps.

We tried Huggies once, they leaked really bad. We switched to White Cloud. Wal-mart sells them, and I think Target may. They are inexpensive and we used them with all 4 of our kids. Make sure the diaper is snug, just enough room to move your finger in at his waist. With one of my sons, I always changed him before and after feedings because he could really fill a diaper himself.

We use Luvs.

I wish you the best.

= )

I also have a boy that was often soaked through by morning. Go up a size larger in the diaper you like. If that doesn't work, the diaper doublers work great (I saw one poseter found them at Publix, I can't find them at ours, but found them at Toys 'R Us... they are cheap). I don't know why I knever thought to make sure he was pointing down! I feel so silly, but will pay better attention. We typically use papmers or store brand during the day, but huggies overnights at night + the diaper doubler.

Pampers is known to be the best, a bit more pricey, but worth it.

Our best luck came from Pampers Cruisers, not the Baby Dri at night. The regular papers were fine during the day, but Cruisers were needed at night :)

I have to remember that my baby boy is 45 years old and things have changed a lot since he was a baby but---I used flannel squares that I made myself and put plastic pants over them. It worked well for him and my other 3 sons as well. I had to wash diapers every day but not sheets and mattress pads. I had 3 boys under 3 plus a little girl, 6 and then the baby boy. I'm sure you won't use this solution, but that was what I did and it worked. Love and best wishes, J.

Pampers are the BEST for boys (at least mine :)

Good morning H.. I am also a mother of a healthy boy and I co-sleep (on purpose) and I always nursed throughout the night. I use Seventh Generation diapers on both my kids. I do not find them to be that much more expensive than Huggies or Pampers. I have always ordered them online from Amazon.com. I signed up for the Super Saver plan so they ship for free. I pay $38 for 104 diapers that are delivered to me every month (you can customize your own schedule) without having to ever think about reordering or running out at the last minute. Besides being eco-friendly they are awesome diapers. I now have an 8 month old daughter who also uses Seventh Generation and they are great for her too. They fit great; they are chlorine-free which is great for sensitive babies. I've never had to double up or use a doggie pad. Seriously the best diapers ever.

Pamper Cruisers were by far the best for my son...they have started making nighttime absorbancy ones as well which are probably even better! I found Huggies to feel like cardboard and leak. BJ's has good prices on them as well as their own coupons monthly and they take the ones form the Sunday aper ads to. You can sign up at Pampers.con to get coupons and samples, etc. They are totally worth the money!

Also, as someone else mentioned, makign sure the pee-pee is pointing down makes a huge difference -day or night!

H.,

This is a trick my MIL taught me. 1st, Yes... point his "hose" down!. But the best trick was to sacrifice a second diaper. Tear up a second diaper and put the absorbant material in the front. Back when my MIL was raising her 3 boys, she used cloth and just double diapered the boys at night.

H. this helps!!!

E.

P.S. - I use the Costco diapers and have been really pleased with them. They run about 17 cents...

Hi H., I never had any luck with Huggies - just the opposite actually. I always wondered how they managed to hang on to their "name brand" status. Their price, I guess, because it sure isn't the quality. Pampers was awesome though. I never had any trouble with them and I know if I have another little one I will go right to Pampers this time. It is worth the price. :)

I believe there are diaper liners, "doublers", that you could place in the front of his diaper and also go back to the cheaper diapers. Probably available at Babies R Us.

Diaper Doublers!

They look kinda like a maxi pad but they are the best thing ever. you put then in the diaper and voila extra absorbancy. You can get them in Publix (usually on the top shelf and hard to find) and BRU. we also had best luck in moving to the larger size diaper when we hit the min weight on the next size. Pampers has extra absorbancy diapers and huggies has night time diapers that work a little harder than regulars. also the pampers cruisers actually absorb more than the baby dri's (one of the baby mags had an article on that).

Good luck!

My son soaked every diaper I bought except Pampers stay dry!!! At night I had to use "diaper doubles" with the pampers to keep him from soaking the bed. I couldn't find diaper doubles in stores so I bought them in bulk off the internet- they look like large pads you would use during "your time" but they are placed in the diaper for extra absorbency and they really work!!

Good luck!

Want to save your pocketbook, the environment and your child's testicle health long term??? Cloth diapers. They are non toxic (unlike the gels that absorb urine and press against his genitals), don't pile up in the landfills never biodegradable, and you just plop them in your machine, wash them and either sun dry or dryer them, both sterilize them. It's natural, healthy and cheap. The cloth diapers aren't like the old fashioned ones, they are pre folded, look like the regular bad for the environment ones. You can buy inserts for more absorption. http://www.kidbean.com/nsearch.html?query=cloth+diapers&a...
I spent about $125 in total on diapers for the entire time my daughter was in diapers. And.... you can use them on your next child too! Talk about a win win situation.

I had the same problem with my son and daughter. Someone introduced me to diaper doublets and they did the trick. They were both really wet in the morning still but 99% of the time hadn't soaked through. I tried everything everyone suggested to no avail until I found these. They look like maxi pads and work the same way. I love them. The only place I was able to find them was at publix. Good luck!

I don't have a brand of diaper suggestion - I've always had good luck with Huggies, but I did want to suggest one thing. I've always put my son in the next size up diaper at night. So in the day, if he wore a 2, I would put him in a 3 at night. That worked really well for us. Good luck.

Try Pampers (I think they're the best). My sisters used them with their kids--and it was a unanimous vote that Pampers is the best. Never had a leak, and trust me we've been in a few lengthy trials! H. it helps!

Luvs always worked great for us & not too pricey... I'm interested in your home remedies if you'd like to share... Also, if you put a plastic training pant ontop of the diaper, that may help.. Good luck:)

You can try putting urinary incontinence pads in the diaper towards the front. COntour or Poise pads work but get the smaller liners. They almost look like a mini pad. Aso put him in the next bigger size diaper so there is more room to pee but tape it tight around the abdomen. You can also look for a "rubber sheet" as we used to call them to put under him.

I cloth diaper and wool diaper covers are great. I use wool 'longies/pants' as pj's. Try googleing wool diaper covers and you will see the benefits. You could use these wool pants over his diaper.

Same thing used to happen to me, i have a 2 1/2 yr old.. when it started happening now i realized his diapers were just too small..(wish he was potty trained!) but you mentioned the diaper barely being wet.. we went thru that.. the solution for us was simple.. point his peepee down when you put on his diaper :) Once i started to do that.. he no longer peed up and out of his diaper!!!! H. that helps!!!

Hi, personally I love Pampers Baby Dry and always have. I hate huggies because of the same reason your having. I also have used Luvs and they worked very well as well and they are cheaper than Pampers. You just have to try different ones out because every baby is different. Good Luck!

I'd change him during the night. If you are feeding him throughout the night, one of those times I would just do a quick change.

Also, it's not necessarily that the diapers don't hold a lot, it's that since he is sleeping on his tummy, only the front part of the diaper is getting soaked. It would be awesome if the none wet area would draw the moisture that way, but they don't. My son wears diapers overnight, sleeps on his tummy most of the night. Plenty of mornings the front of his diaper...and self will be wet, but the back of the diaper is barely wet. Makes you nutty. Fleece is a good water barrier. So put your son in a fleece sleeper, pants, shorts, diaper cover and that will help prevent everything on the outside from getting wet. My son is such a heavy wetter that we do both-diaper cover and pants. Fleece diaper covers can be found online in cloth diapering websites.

I have tried so many diaper brands. Pampers is the only brand that hasn't leaked on us.....

Hi! I have two boys ages 21 months and 3. I used Pampers Cruisers for both and never had any problems. They are a little more expensive but very much worth every penny. Good Luck!

My daughter uses the Target brand diapers, they are resonably priced and work well for her 13 month baby boy.

We use Pampers Cruisers usually for night time. We cloth diaper during the day and have put one on him once when we ran out of disposables for night time and luckily didn't have any problems. But we definitely had leaking problems at night with generics and with Luvs. We did good with Huggies, I just like pampers better. And I'm with everyone else, if you don't already, make sure he's pointing down - that may or may not help. Could just be he's a heavy wetter too....... Good luck!

Funny you should mention that....my son is 19 months old and has recently been peeing out of his diaper too. So I bought the huggies nighttime diaper and felt the same way....it is like it doesn't absorb at all! I went back to using the Huggies supremes at night and they are working fine. Although, it works better when I change him in the early morning [4am](he doesn't really wake) and that helps him sleep in longer. When he was peeing out of his diaper, he would soak everything and it would wake him up at 5:30.

Try putting the diaper on backwards.

I LOVED pampers swaddlers. I've personally never liked Huggies and I have a boy also.

We had this problem with my son when he was that age. The generic brand never worked for us. We tried the Huggies, but those didn't really work either. The ones we finally went with were Pampers. After we started putting him in those, we he never really leaked through. I didn't nurse my son so I may be completel wrong on this, but maybe you could change him one of the time he gets up to nurse if he's not wet. Although if he's sleeping, you definitely don't want to do that because you don't want to wake a sleeping baby.

I am an older grandma and in our day we used to have thick pads of various sizes to use under our precious ones either in the crib or elsewhere to help with problems same as these. I recently bought a heavy cotton mattress pad( from an outlet store) and sewed blanket tape or something like it around the edges of the size I needed and gave them to my daughter to use in the crib or bed or changing table. I am sure they would work in your bed too especially if you made them a little larger. I would add a plastic layer covered with another cloth layer to cover it as plastic is dangerous for children and carefully use it under him in the bed. You can also use a combination of these suggestions by using a drawsheet ( a folded sheet once used in hospitals, to go over the middle of the bed and tucked in on both sides( about one third of the bed is covered in the middle across) that could absorb your extra moisture and give you a break from all that laundry of bedclothes every day. Good luck with your darling baby Rose

I don't have a little one in diapers anylonger, but I have a suggestion. Buy some "puppy pads" from the pet department and lay him down on that. It should absorb any wetness and not soak through to your bed. Of course, I would lay a baby sheet on top of the pad. I would check out to see if there was a scent before using, though. The puppy pads I have do not have any scent. Actually, they look like a large flat water proof maxi pad....

I would guess that these type products are all made in the same factor.

S.

Hi H.. From my experience as well as others, including professionals...Pampers are better for boys and Huggies for girls.

good for your for nursing at nite and bringing your lo to bed with you....

they make something called diaper doublers, publix sells them they a like a giant maxi pad you put inside the diaper for boys you can position it right in front
also the overnight diapers work well too, they do cost more but you can have a pack for just at night
also try putting a waterproof liner and towel under him, especially when he is on your bed so you can just wash the towel and not scrub the whole bed
I Know exactly what you are going through!

I used the huggies over night and they worked great,walmart sells them. Also there is extra pad that u can put in diaper its like a pad. H. that helps u,

Two words - Diaper Doublers!

I used to get them at Publix. I didn't discover them until late in the game and my DS1 was wet every night. I also didn't know about the "point the apparatus down" trick, which I think would have helped with DS1.

Anyway we used Huggies overnights and diaper doublers and our lives were a lot drier.

I didn't like Huggies either. I tried Luvs when my daughter was in diapers and no nighttime leaks!

Hello! I feel your pain... I am a mommy of 3 beautiful boys and one gorgeous little girl. All of my boys were (& one still is) heavy wetters. Commercial diapers are not all the same, and neither are our children's bottoms. Huggies work better for some, while Pampers work better for others. You just need to find the right fit.

Suggestion: Cloth diapers at night whereby you can customize the absorbancy by adding soaker layers(they make cloth diapers that are waterproof now). Also, make sure his little "member" is pointing DOWN when you diaper him.

Best of Luck!