Moving up a Diaper Size?

My boys always outgrew them in height before they reached the weight they say or before they got tight. If his butt crack is showing I would move up. If he ever has an explosion (all kids have them from time to time)and he is not covered good you would have a real mess. I always up a size when the tape part stops going around their waist good.

My 14 month old just got moved to size 4 diapers for the same reason. In all honesty he could probably still wear a size 2 because he is so thin but I want EVERYTHING covered just in case.

Hi R.,
I am the mother of 4 and I have never went on the weight limit of the diapers.

But here is what I do go by
When I put my daughters diaper on and I get it where it is supposed to be, if I can see her belly button it is time to move up a size.

Here is what I can also tell you:

Pampers size 4 are a little smaller than huggies size 4.
pampers size 4 are a little skinnier than huggies. And the pampers cruisers are smaller than the normal pampers but more contoured for babies shape. The huggies size 4 are almost the same size as the luvs size 5.
My youngest daughter used to wear pampers size 4, she needed a bigger size but the pampers size 5 are weigh to big for her. So we tried huggies size 4 and they work perfect so we have now switched to them foe now. But crack showing is not a good idea you will have more of a mess than you want to have and it will happen at the wrong time. Depending on how tall he is and what brand you are using you either might want to go to a size 4 or even 5.

R.~
I have a 16mo too:) She is in sz 5, but I have a 3 yr old that I recently have gotten potty-trained. They both were in the same sz. diaper so it would save us on $$$ buying two diff. sizes. She isn't huge, and I could prob. go dwn to a sz 4 w/ her, cuz she is only about 22-25 lbs. If you wanna check out and see what his weight is yourself, jump on the scale w/o him and then jump on the scale w/ him and minus the difference. Have fun!
FYI~if his butt-crack is showing, the diaper is too small:)
A.

HI R.,

I would try going up a size. If you know someone with size fours ask to borrow a couple and see what happeneds. My lil man always gets red marks on the inside of his legs from the diapers rubbing thats how I know look for those signs or if hes always messing with his diaper..

Hope this helps!

Steph

If things aren't covered and he gets sick it will go up the back. You may want to go up a size to prevent possible problems in the future. :)

If he's not leaking and the diapers still seem to be a comfortable size, I wouldn't worry about upping the size. I think those weight things are guidelines, I've never really paid attention to them, I just use what works. However, if he's showing crack (LOL!) you might want to move up a size for modesty's sake & to avoid future leaks.

try it out it won't hurt anything and you will need them in the future anyway.

R.: Try a larger size. But, don't worry about it. Most babies butts are visible at some point in time. Just keep him dry.

Hello there! My name is C. and Id like to help you out with this situation. My 8 months old son is in size 4 at the moment and only weighs around 18lbs. Its a little big, but not so much that its a problem. It covers everything, and we have absolutely NO LEAKS!! So go ahead, if you choose, move up another size. My son's reach his belly button and the middle of his back. It doesnt bother him or irritate, and again, covers all with no leaks. I hope this helps. What we did, to figure out how big to go, is we bought a size up, one package, and luckily it was the perfect size, but pretty much is a trial and error sort of thing. Hope this helps...take care!

Have you tried using a different brand of diaper? I have used just about every diaper out there with my four kids. I have found that a size 3 in one brand is not the same size 3 in a different style. For example Luvs, Huggies, and Pampers all vary slightly with their shape and size of diaper. And when we went with parents choice, it also was a different size even though all of the diaper choices were a 1, 2, or 3 size but the same size of each brand. If his little bottom is showing, be careful on those days of diahrea and major poops, because there will not be enough diaper to hold in all of that mess. Good luck with your search!