A.R. asks from Somerville, MA on April 17, 2008
Leek Proof Night Diaper
My son is 8 months old and is sleeping from 7 PM until 5 AM. I am convinced that he wakes up at 5 AM because he has leaked through his diaper. He is about 22 pounds and I am using Huggies Overnights. I recently switched from a size 4 to a size 5 for the extra absorbancy, but he is still leaking through. Does anyone have any suggestions extra absorbant night diapers? I hear that there are pads that you can put in the diaper, but I don't know were to find them, or what they are called.
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A.B. answers from Boston on April 23, 2008
They're called diaper doublers and I've seen them in the diaper section of Stop & Shop (top shelf). You may want to give them a try! I know they're not that expensive either.
Good luck!
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A.B. answers from Boston on April 23, 2008
They're called diaper doublers and I've seen them in the diaper section of Stop & Shop (top shelf). You may want to give them a try! I know they're not that expensive either.
Good luck!
M.C. answers from Boston on April 17, 2008
We had the same problem with our son. I used a great product called "Diaper Doublers" that absorbed all the excess. I had never heard of it before but someone else told me about them. Its basically just a scaled down maxi-pad for babies, LOL! As a matter of fact, a few times I had run out of Diaper Doublers and guess what I had to use, haha. (My husband didnt find it nearly as amusing!)
Good luck!
K.T. answers from Boston on April 17, 2008
When my son was that age, I had the same problem. And I used the Huggies Nighttime diapers and he would most often leak through those. Just make sure he isnt drinking too close to bed time and change his diaper just as he is getting into bed, but I'm sure you do all that.
The only other thing I found was this.......... Do you put any kind of diaper cream on him? I use vaseline on my kids after diaper changes, and I came to realize that the vaseline at nighttime was creating a barrier that was not allowing the diaper to absorb the pee. So after I realized that, I use a very, very small amount of vaseline before the nighttime diaper. Then the leaks came few and far between. So if you are using a cream, maybe you can use minimal at night, or none at all?
One more thing....... Currently, my daughter is 22mo old, and I use LUVS round the clock for her. Her diaper is FILLED with pee in the morning, yet it doesnt leak at all...And she too sleeps 7pm to 5-6am So just another option for ya?
Best of Luck
J.H. answers from Boston on April 22, 2008
We have had alot of success with Pampers swaddlers and now we use crusers my son is 14mo now..but he is super skinny....I think that if you use a diaper thats to big it will leak...the swaddlers are awesome..the cruisers are better once they start walking
Jen H and Alex :)
K.C. answers from Boston on April 18, 2008
My husband likes to stay up a little late at night, so right before he goes to sleep he changes our 28 mo old and 8 mo old while they are sleeping. 10 hours is an awful long time to expect a diaper to hold all you've put into the little guy.
K.
B.L. answers from Boston on April 18, 2008
I am going to offer a very different solution than these other wonderful ladies -- cloth diapers, specifically pocket diapers. I used a brand called fuzzibunz. You get a diaper cover that has a soft fuzzy fleece liner for next to the baby's skin, and a leakproof outer layer. There's an opening, and you stuff an absorbent microfiber towel inside the "pocket," adding all the layers you need until it's absorbent enough. Using the large size towels that came with them (there are small and large ones) the only times we had nighttime leak problems was when it wasn't put on quite right. They do need to be washed, but it's pretty easy and because the towels come out and unfold, they dry quickly. It also saves money in the long run since you reuse them. Of course, cloth diapering may not suit your lifestyle, but it's at least worth considering. My daughter always complains when we put her in the occasional disposable because she says they're not as comfy.
S.K. answers from Boston on April 18, 2008
does he have a sippy cup/bottle of water in his crib at night? when is his last feeding of the day. I'd try to cut out anymore liquids atleast 2 hours before bedtime. also is he a belly sleeper now? i can tell if my daughter has slept on her belly most of the night - b/c in the morning all the pee is in the front of the diaper - and sometimes her onsie is wet above the diaper line.... vs. if she slept on side/ back the pee is more even through out the diaper. she sleeps from 8PM to 7am (weekdays we wake her up at 7 to get out the door) but weekends she's 8-8 altesat if not sometimes 9.
also i agree w/ the pampers vs. huggies - i've always used pampers and the few times i tried huggies - they leaked.
B.M. answers from Boston on April 18, 2008
I used pampers for my son...never a leak. i found that when I tried Huggies they always leaked. My son was also the same weight at that age. He used to have the same sleeping pattern as well (7-5).
Perhaps it isn't the wet diaper that is waking him..could just be his sleeping pattern. Try moving his bedtime a little later and maybe over time he'll sleep until 6. This is what I had to do and after several weeks it worked he now sleeps 8-6:30.
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