Can you get bigger nappies than size 8?

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My 1 year old is quite big and the size 8 ones are getting a bit snug! Can you even get a bigger size ??? Not sure what to do ?

i was looking at pull ups but are they as absorbent ?

I have a disabled child he was in nappies untill he was nine or ten,before we got Nappies on the NHS size six nappies still fitted him at five ,if size 8 nappies genuinely don't fit a one year old I would be more concerned about their size .

I think you need to go back to size 4 or 5 and maybe get the plus size which should give more absorbancy. There is no way a child who isn't 2 yet needs to be in size 7 or 8 nappies, they won't be too small or tight on her and are probably leaking because they don't fit her properly.

If that's the case then something is not right I would ring the GP as she must be off the scale and maybe check correct portions and no snacks.

You can get bigger nappies, you can get ones for older children and adults e.g. Tena slips. Although, if DD really is 2stone8 you need to see the GP as she is off the chart. 99.6th percentile is 14.4kg for an 18 month old.

ill call the HV I think but she seems so happy and healthy and doesn’t eat that much (she generally has the same breakfast and lunch most days and just whatever we have for dinner !)
she hasn’t even had milk since 13 months as just didn’t like the change to cows milk so it’s not even like she’s filling up on milk or similar

She gets calcium from yogurt/cheese as won’t drink milk I should add

If that’s the case it’s even more reason she needs seeing by a HCP.

OP your kid is morbidly obese if you've weighed her correctly - she needs a doctor to look at her urgently.

Possibly too big as designed for older children but you can get a size 9, definitely try the pull up pants and different brands, I find the Sainsbury's ones are generally on the big size, so a 5+ fits my 3 year old just as well as Tesco size 7.

www.incontinenceshop.com/libero-sleeptight9-22-37kg-pack-of-10?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6pOTBhCTARIsAHF23fK9Ess65ZXEP4nWDPEGJkMMyiK2nBtVGM0oxLkxz_CPK3lDQ2nh40AaAqdtEALw_wcB

My nearly 1 year old is already on size 6, she's got big legs. My 3 year old also wears size 6/7.

Have you got any mum friends in real life who you can show the nappy fit to and see what they think? It does seem very surprising that such a young child would be reaching the end of the nappy sizes.

I'd also double check her height and weight and plot this in your red book. 16kg is an extremely high weight centile for an 18 month old but some children are just proportionately large. If she's showing up as a very high weight centile and a low height centile though then it could be worth consulting your HV or GP just to check everything is okay.

Finally, and it's not related to your original post, but be aware that the weight limit for most car seats is 18kg which she is nearing. Keep an eye on this as her safety will be compromised if she is travelling in a car seat whilst exceeding the weight limit.

If she really is as active as you say and hardly eats you definitely need to see a health professional. Being so heavy when there is no obvious reason such as inactive, tall or overeating would be a major concern.

Something odd is going on here - of it was just your currently child, perhaps they are just very very large for their after, but as your other ones were in size 6 by this age, it makes her wonder if you are during then correctly.

My two children have never reached size 6. My eldest topped it at size 5 when we pay trained her, and my second is still in nappies, and is admittedly very small, but is comfortably in size 4.

I’ll call my HV but I haven’t really been worried as she is really happy all the time and healthy and her diet is good I thought she was just like me as in she’s short !
I’ll def ask the hv what she thinks though just in case

My nearly 8 year old weighs 3 stone. Are you sure that she really weighs that much? If so, I would speak to your GP.

OP please do contact doctor or HV, echo PPs if she doesn't eat big portions and is very active and still weighs that then there's something amiss. You daughter weighs than more my almost 6 year old who is the smallest in her year, grazes all day, but runs around for 12 hours a day

Definitely worth getting checked out. She is absolutely off the charts and not even a little bit.

My 80th centile 3 year old weighs that, and is in size 7 pull ups at night. I'd definitely see GP/HV just to rule any issues out.

Yes my others were all size 6 biggest (but boys so maybe that’s why as they seemed slimmer?)

My boys used to wear Huggies nappy pants, they go in age which is 9 to 18 months or 2 -4 years

yes I’m going to call hv tomorrow just in case . I think it’s just she’s like me with height but no harm checking just in case

Even if she wasn't short, that is incredibly heavy for an 18 month old. Like I said, she's more of a 5/6 year olds weight and that is very concerning.

Oh sorry wrong age. Corrected!

I just look at it as if an adult told me they weighed 20stone but hardly ate and were very active I would know something was a lie. Usually the hardly eating and what they ate as you don't get obese by hardly eating its just not possible

If she weighs 2 stone 8 at 18 months then she is massively off the growth charts and I would probably speak to your GP or HV. I think that's a good idea. What size clothes is she in? It must be tricky if she is short to get leggings to fit ok?

If she's short, her weight should be proportionally less though. Shorter children tend to weigh less, not more!