To ask for advice on night nappies with massive capacity?

[WhyamIBoredathome]

Help! I need the wisdom and experience of mn here please.
My DD will be 2 soon and is currently leaking through her nappy every night. This means I'm washing vest, sleepsuit, sleeping bag and often bottom sheet every day which is getting exhausting.
She does wee a lot overnight depite rarely drinking in the 2 hours before bed, but the problem is compounded by her being a front sleeper so all the wee ends up at the very front of the nappy. The leak is almost always over the top of the waistband or at the hips rather than around legs.
We are currently using Aldi nappies as pampers leaked previously. She is in the right size for her weight (5+) we tried going up a size but they were too baggy around the legs and all the wee fell straight out the legholes instead.
I've tried double nappy, and that didn't work either. Tried Lidl brand, they leaked even more than Aldi.

I know cloth would be one possible solution but we had terrible damp and mould problems due to drying cloth nappies over winter so we had to give those up and I sold everything and don't really want to go back to that again, especially bleaching the mould off the walls every week.

Can anyone recommend a disposable nappy with a massive capacity or maybe a super high waistband? I looked at pyjama Pant things but they seem less absorbent than a normal nappy?
Or would using a disposable insert type thing work?

[SplodgeBear1988]

This may have been suggested already but can you not just put the nappy on backwards?

[KahloSherman]

We had this exact same problem - front sleeper, flood of wee at some point in the night.

The thing I found that worked (after perusing mn of course) were these incontinence booster pads www.ageukincontinence.co.uk/lille-healthcare-classic-pad-mini-insert-pads-490ml-pack-of-28.html added inside the nappy (just Aldi ones).
They need to be ones that don’t have a plastic backing, allowing the wee to flow through into the nappy too. Works like a charm. Age UK send them in discreet packaging too, good to know DS has now outgrown this phase, although he is still in pull-ups at night he just doesn’t do massive night wees now (probably bloody jinxed it, haven’t I).

[bonzo77]

We use Boots own (size 6 for 2 yr old DS3 and the pull ups for 4 yr old DS2). The rarely leak.

However, if the nappy is compressed it cannot expand, and the nappy then leaks up the tummy for DS3 who sleeps on his tummmy. And drinks 9oz of milk at bed time. So we size up for popper vests, and avoid pyjama trousers with even slightly tight waists.

[AnnabellaH]

Whyamiboredathome, not really. Most of us would have been potty trained by 2. I was at 18m old. 'Dry at 3' is a new phenomenon because of how efficient nappies are these days.

Some babies are dry at 12 months but that's more likely to do with elimination training which is a bit crazy to me. We'll be potty training from between 12-18months using a similar method though.

[minipie]

Pampers baby dry pull ups (better than the normal nappies)

My 5 yo wees loads at night (sigh) and the size 6 of these doesn't leak

[Muddlingalongalone]

Morrison's own brand work well for me & if they ever have any in stock co-op are great.

[WhyamIBoredathome]

Thanks but pretty sure its not the vest/sleepsuit as she also has separates pjs and she still leaks in those. The very front of the nappy is completely sodden and full with wee right up to the top bit by the waistband, so I think she's just doing a last wee in the early hours which runs forward because she's on her front but that bit of the nappy just can't absorb and more so it runs out the waistband.

[Anotherdayanotherdollar]

We have the same problem with DS, huge wees in the early morning that caused flooding. I found that the button under vests and sleepsuit were causing compression leaks. Changed to regular vests aged 2-3 and separate top/bottoms of pjs. Rare to have a leak now.
Also, "puppy pads" from the pound shop are much cheaper than proper "bed mats" sold in the baby aisle. Any yes, to whoever asked above, pampers make size 7 nappies and they're sold in most supermarkets

[WhyamIBoredathome]

DD is in bed tonight wearing her normal nappy with one of DS nappies a size up backwards on top. Fingers crossed.

Looks like pampers, tesco and asda get some votes. No tesco or asda near us but will look out for one next time we're on a day trip. Thanks for advice and ideas all

[hendricksyousay]

@AnnabellaH they do make Size 7 mainly for children with special needs ( my son uses them ) but after a campaign I think Asda sell them on the shelf rather than special order which is great but often children slim down as they get walking so they stay on the same size for ages and it slows down

[WhyamIBoredathome]

annabella I'd love to potty train but she's only coming up 2 so I think that's a bit optimistic.

[EatTheChocolateTeapot]

Fleece doesn't get cold when wet and dries really fast. Can be useful until you find a nappy that works.

[poppoppophop]

DS (3) is in Huggies Drynites Pyjama Pants size 4-7 years. They're lovely and big and don't leak. You could try those over the top.

[AnnabellaH]

Potty training?

Ds isn't even 6m and is about to go into size 5 I'm terrified. Do they make size 7/8??

[whereareyousleep]

Asda own brand are the only ones that don't leak for us and my ds is 4 so does a huge amount of wee at night. Pampers and also are the worst they leak every time here.

[hendricksyousay]

Put two on or a incontinence pad inside the nappy . It get some bigger Tesco ones over the top of a smaller one ?

[Maplestaple]

I've used Aldi nappies for the last 3&1/2 years but recently changed to asda as they started leaking all the time. Asda are much better and more my DS says they are more comfortable too.

[TroelsLovesSquinkies]

We used to buy a pack of the next size up and put one over the top of the normal sized nappy. Worked really well.

[Kochicoo]

Yes OP, I'd recommend. I also found the Tesco nappies pictured above the best. Good luck.

[RibenaMonsoon]

That should be pampers not papers. Bloody Samsung auto correct

[Oysterbabe]

We use these overnight and they're the only ones that keep her dry. We use pampers the rest of the time.

[RibenaMonsoon]

Which papers have you tried? I found DS had leaking issues with baby dry (how ironic ) but premium protection active fit work wonders for him and this kid drinks water and wees like it's going out of fashion. You can register on papers website and often they will send you freebies to test. I hope you find something that works.

[loveisevol]

I feel your pain. My ds used to leak every night. I find pampers active fit nappy pants are the best but occasionally they leak too once in a while. Aldi nappies were the worst.

[WhyamIBoredathome]

kochicoo I was wondering about wool soakers but wasn't sure if that would work with disposables. If it does I'd definitely give that a go.

[7to25]

Sorry I didn't reply about the hole. J made a hole in the waterproof layer before putting the second nappy over it.