16 month old baby soaking through nappies

[StudentMummy92]

So my 16 month old is soaking through her nappies during naps and overnight. When I say soaking I mean sopping. This morning for example she woke up and the whole of the front of her sleep suit was soaked, including legs and sleeves!

Changing size hasn't made a difference, she needs changing every couple of hours during the day because they are so full. I don't think the nappies can cope with the amount of wee! She does drink a lot I gave to admit!

There are some good cloth nappies that are good for super soaker babies. They really aren't that much effort to use.

Whichever size fits best get the plus version.

Sorry was just saying that her size isn't unusual and doesn't mean she is unhealthy

@YappityYapYap I know, not you, I mean others and not necessarily on this thread it's just always pointed out even by strangers x

I'm a mum of a Type one Diabetic DS.
He was two when diagnosed, T1 can come on fast at any age. He had very similar symptoms.

I'm not saying it is that . However it's worth a GP visit to rule it out for your little one.

@thisismee thank you, I am paying a visit to the GP 😊

I have two non diabetic children who both had this soaking through problem and both just drank a lot. We finally sorted it by using a disposable nappy at night with a reusable (washable) hemp booster. Boosters are about £4 each.

We use cloth nappies in the day but could never find one that didn't leak overnight. This is a good solution

Oh look no squash and reasonable sips of water (not guzzling it) and her nappy isn't full for the first time in what seems like forever!

We also went through phases of changing their nappy just before we went to bed, about 11pm. Hope you find a solution.

We went through this phase. I got skilled at changing DS at 11pm without waking him, then I'd change him immediately when he woke in the morning. Also we had to use pampers at night and the '+' size for extra absorbency.

Has she been checked for Type 1 diabetes? Small baby plus weeing a lot would prompt at least an investigation - speak to your GP.

@GrumpyHoonMain as said upthread I will be seeing the GP. Her sugars were checked before but you never you know.

Hope your doctors visit goes well.

This was happening with my DD a few months ago. I now put her in one size nappy up (in a 5 in the day 5+ at night) with a bamboo reusable insert. Solved the problem and she rarely leaks now xx

@timeforteea thank you

I've cut the squash today and after 4hrs in this particular nappy there is a normal amount of wee in it. I figured if she was that thirsty then she would drink water but she has been taking reasonable sips after lunch and a snack. She hasn't been gesturing for anything to drink either.

I think she likes squash and is greedy with it as its sweet, the same as she was eyeing up my chocolate bar when she damn well wasn't hungry. Still taking her to the GP though.

Some misinformation on this thread.

She is not 'very young for daibetes',.Type 1 can come on at any age but usually before about age 16.

It is not always 'rapid onset ' . A child can have symptoms for months.

However, a child with undiagnosed Type 1 can get very ill, very fast.

To me it does not sound like Type 1, your daughter would most likely also be quite miserable/ tired etc.

OP it is natural to like sweet things as they contain lots of calories so she isn't greedy she is normal. You are her mother so if you don't give it to her then she is unlikely to have it.

Nurseries and CM no longer give children squash, juice and sugary food by default as it is recommended by dentists and other health professionals you don't. My own CM was panicking when DD ate some kid's birthday cake. I just looked amused as she refused to eat her own birthday cake.

@FoodieToo I too, don't think its Type 1 diabetes. I wouldn't wait to be seen for such an important medical condition. She is showing no other signs of diabetes. Most definitely not grumpy. Maybe a but cheekier

@ColaFreezePop funny that actually she does drink water at nursery - just not with me! Not giving her any choice now. The reason I gave her squash in the first place was because of bronchiolitis where she needed fluid and wasn't peeing much at all and she wouldn't drink water - paying for that now!

Is she in between sizes in clothes? This happened my son...changed nappy size but still happened. Changed to the next vest size and that stopped it happening.

@FoodieToo yeah she's in in between 3-6/6-9 depending on what it is. But have put her in a massive vest 12-18 once as my mum bought the wrong size and I'm pretty sure it still happened. I will try and up her again to 9-12 but they are just so big on her

Wheyy! She's been asleep 2 and half hours and no sign of soaking!

Good luck , OP. Am sure it's just a nappy issue or something that can be easily sorted.

Apologies for typo in 'diabetes' above !

@FoodieToo thank you, seem to be getting somewhere with the stopping of squash, none of her nappies have over-filled. Fingers crossed for overnight tonight.

I didn't even notice the typo

@FoodieToo she is absolutely ‘very young’ for it to be diabetes, that’s not saying it can’t be diabetes. The peak age for the onset of diabetes is 10-14 years old, only 4% of diabetics are diagnosed under the age of 4.
I was trying to reassure OP that it’s unlikely to be diabetes but these are classic symptoms.

I apologise, my other post should say the onset can be rapid. It can take days, weeks, or sometimes a couple of months to develop- but would not take from birth (when her DD has her blood sugars taken before) for the condition to develop.

Anyway , OP, glad you seem to have solved the issue, she clearly was just a big fan of juice!