To think that nappies should be capable of actually catching and containing shit?

[1northernfairy]

Seriously. Not a day goes by when we do not have a PRI (poo related incident). Nappies are not a fashion statement, nor are they worn for comfort like my giant faded unsexy cystitis/husband repelling cottons, I buy them to serve a purpose. And they fail. Daily.

I'm not even talking giant, volcanic explosions of shit. Even delicate little wet farts find a way of escaping. I'm sure my DCs ability to shit doesn't defy gravity, so why does the nappy lead me to believe she can fire out upwards.

Wtf? AIBU or am I missing a trick here?

Just started weaning MrsMillions, 3 week countdown tick ticking! There's hope

Definitely try washables. They don't leak poo at all.

Did you say what size you are using as i found 1-3 for pretty much newborn, then very quickly up to at least 5. And agree with others i ignore the weights. If its escaping i went up a size. They really arent much larger but are more absorbent.

All bums and waists are different, so different brands work better for some. My dc cannot use Asda, its a disaster. Pampers till size 2, then Tesco worked for us- am gutted they dont do a size 6, so am forking out for Pampers again. Come on, potty train already!!

As for the frilly bits. DH could be relied on to leave them tucked in every bloody time

I really don't get the hype around aldi nappies-they might be cheaper but the extra washing I've had to do
because dd has poo all over her best and clothes isn't worth the saving IMO. I use pampers or boots and find they're both fairly reliable, though as pp have said every baby is different!

We tried the peppa pig pull ups from asda and had to bin them!

Dd got severe nappy rash within an hour of wearing them

We used pampers with both mine and they were great. Very rare escaping poo. Maybe a few in the first few months but once they were on solids at 6 months, I don't think we had any.

Pampers family
Tried naty and they were the worst leaked with almost every poo

then Tesco worked for us- am gutted they dont do a size 6,

My Tesco do - they even do a 6+ in Ultra Dry, but up to 6 in the pull-up style ones, so it might be worth trying a different branch if your local doesn't have them...

I know you're off to buy shares in vanish, OP, but do you also have them in Napisan? Swear by that stuff for destaining and cleaning the pooiest of clothes (DS used to get his sent home from nursery in a bag labeled "toxic waste" - this was after they chucked out a particularly liberally dosed top without asking us and I made them dig it out of the bin and hand it back! Which parents have enough money after nursery fees for them to just throw away pooey clothes?? Anyway, I digress...)
Good luck with the search for the nappy holy grail - think you've had all the suggestions re size and positioning I could make.

Aldi suits us better than pampers and sainsbury's were hopeless due to little miss fusspot deeming any nappy with the world's tiniest wee in it entirely unacceptable and to be used now.

On the scrawny front we're still in size 3 (with overlap) at just under 10 months and about 7.5kg.

Cloth definitely helps as you can up the absorbancy without making the waist/lwgs too huge.

If sizing up is necessary (technically I guess we still are given 1 inch tape overlap) use a v shape with the tapes to keep the leg holes tight

Hopefully the nappy with poo is changed straight away. If you leave it for a long time it's bound to leak.

With the baby grow make sure it's not too tight at the bottom. You need the nappy to have space to expand.

Cloth all the way. Never had a poo leak and we used old fashioned terry squares and wraps!

I found that if vests were too tight underneath then that aided the explosion up the back and/or down the legs rather than containing it. We kept jumping up a vest size well before both DDs were ready for it in the rest of their clothes. Stopped it being squeezed out so much. Likewise for wet nappies - frequent changes so if a poo was coming then it got the whole nappy to itself so less likely to squelch out.

Curious how you're feeding baby OP as all my friends who formula fed had none of the horrendous explosions that myself and my other friend who breastfed did with our DCs.

Popski napisan is on the shopping list, I just asked aunt google and it sounds worth a bash!

I'm also interested in the cloth nappies and flushable liner things. I asked aunt google again but now I'm . Any suggestions for the basics, where do I start with a simple, not too expensive, cloth set up? Preferably with a flushable option somehow sounds vaguely satisfying!

DD ebf but started weaning, currently is size 3s- she's 13ish lbs. Long and scrawny

My aunt once told me that the best way to speed up toilet training was to buy a cheap brand of nappy so that the wearer was a bit more aware of the casserole of mess inside it...and progress from there.

So I went into Lidl and bought their own brand nappy.

They were the best ones ever.

No leaks or accidents even when he emptied the payload of a Shire Horse in them.

payload of a shire horse

DoJo that's very helpful. Thankyou, I'll mosey down to the massive Tesco at Camberley.

Ds wears the 6 pull ups (nightwetter still at 5...sigh) but dd 2.5 wont entertain them.

Also if you have a Costco near you they still sell Huggies there.

My twins were scrawny buggers too maybe that's why they fit better.

We had to go back down a size when DD3 took a stretch as she actually got skinnier and the fit went all wrong. Also make sure they are fastened tight enough, the only explosions we ever had was when DH was worried about them rubbing and not fastening them tight enough.

Is she weaned? all on mine had regular poonamis when they were just breast feed. Once they started eating they were much less runny. On the flip side they stunk a lot more!

I had this problem with my eldest until we switched to cloth when she was about 5 months old. People get very excited over all the different pretty nappies etc but my absolute favourite and most reliable was the Little Lamb fitted bamboo nappies, very absorbent and the the Little Lamb wraps are bomb proof. The downside is they are bulkier and take longer to dry than some of the all-in-one options on the market, but I often find these compromise on fit and containment.

Little Lamb have a sale on their bamboo starter kit at the moment that contains everything you would need to cloth nappy full time. www.littlelambnappies.com/nappy-kits/bamboo-nappy-kits/summer-bamboo-nappy-kit-20

The pampers baby dry pull up things are the only things I've found yet that usually successfully contain the giant poos ds does.
Maybe pull ups? Cause they're more.. stretchy?

OMG its £145 for the little lamb set up! Appreciate that in the long run it will be cheaper but gee thats one hell of an initial outlay.