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Daughter Pulling off Diaper

My 9 month old daughter has learned how to pull apart the velcro on her cloth diaper covers. I came in this morning to find her (and her bed) completely soaked because she had undone her diaper through her pajamas sometime last night. Any advice on how to keep her from pulling the velcro? Someone has suggested using diaper covers with snaps at night and that is an option. I'm just wondering if there are any other lower cost options I could try. Thanks!

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Thanks for the great advice everyone. Since we are using cloth diapers, we are trying diaper pins. I don't know why I didn't think of that since I have a 19 year old who wore those old fashioned cloth diapers with pins. But it has been 17 years since the last baby, so...
I appreciate all the advice.

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My frined had the same issue...she duck-taped her daughter's diaper (wrapped the tape all the way around the velcro-part of the diaper 2-3 times)to prevent the removal of it! ;)

Hope this helps!! ;)

Two tricks that I use with my daughter:
1. put the diaper on backwards so that the tabs are in the back.
2. Put a onesie on over the diaper and under the pj's. One more layer that is tough to get thru.

Good luck!

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Put the diaper on backwards at bedtime. Eventually she will "forget" how to undo it. I would suggest Huggies Overnite Diapers. They are thick, front and back. Placing those on backwards would hold all the urine and not leak.

Just a thought,
M. :)

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If you are even a little handy you could buy snaps at a store like walmart and sew them on the cloth covers you currently have. It is super simple and would cost you just a few dollars. They make metal and plastic ones. If you want to try here is how I attach snapps.

Sew one snap to one side then attach the other side to it. Put a small loop of tape on the back of the snap that isn't sewn on and close the diaper where you want it to attach(make sure the tape stays with the non snapped side). Then pull apart the snap and place it where the tape loop is. Sew this side of the snap on, test it and you are good to go. If you aren't a sewer you will only need to get 1-2 nice needles, a spool of acrilic thread, make sure you get something durable as there will be lots of tension on it when you snap and unsnap. and some snaps. Everything else is done by hand. Maybe 20 minutes for one snap till you get the hang of it, then seconds.

R.

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What about diaper pins?

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Diaper pins for nighttime---the old fashioned way.

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My frined had the same issue...she duck-taped her daughter's diaper (wrapped the tape all the way around the velcro-part of the diaper 2-3 times)to prevent the removal of it! ;)

Hope this helps!! ;)

My daughter thought that velcro sound was the funniest thing she ever heard....so I had to resort to old fashioned diaper pins and plastic pants, problem solved. I loved cloth diapers. My DD hated being wet and potty trained by the time she was a year old......good luck.

Two tricks that I use with my daughter:
1. put the diaper on backwards so that the tabs are in the back.
2. Put a onesie on over the diaper and under the pj's. One more layer that is tough to get thru.

Good luck!

Try putting the covers on backwards,just a thought!

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