Nappies, seriously!?

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Aibu to expect a nappy not to explode, or to expect my children not to wake up soaked through their pjs and onto their beds.... 2 children both different ages, tried so many different brands.. and I don't really want to start changing them in the middle of the night (toddler and older child)

Any advice for good tried and tested brands????

What ages, sizes and brands are you using

Reusable bamboo nappies with extra bamboo boosters and a wrap. We never had leaks.

I suppose it depends how many hours they are in the nappy. They arent designed to last more than 12 hours. I have noticed they do fill up at more like 8-10 hours. Also depends on how much your child goes to the toilet in the night. Sorry cant help. I've stuck with pampers.

I was wondering the same as @dementedpixie. I'd also like to add how long are the nappies on for overnight? And has this always been a problem for both children since they were tiny or did it start at a particular age?

@OnlyLittleMissOrganised we use disposables overnight as no reusable has eved lasted more than 4-6 hours (double bamboo booster included)

More of a problem as they've got older. I've tried most of the different shop brands, Huggies and pampers, size 5 for the 2 year old and size 6 pull ups for the 4 year old, they fit well.

I wouldn't even know where to start with the reusable nappies??

Are you using nappy cream?
That can stop nappies absorbing properly

We use Aldi and we've never had a nighttime leak - LO is only 9 months though

Also they are in them for 12 hours usually as that's how long they sleep. They don't get up in the night to go to the toilet, ones not potty trained and the older one just sleeps through it

Aldi used to be amazing for us but now that's casing leakages too!!

No nappy cream, only when needed which isn't often!

We have this issue with one of our twins but he drinks insane amounts (he has medical issues but they haven’t found the cause for this yet - he easily drinks 2.5 - 3 litres a day). Have tried everything but have to just change him in the night.

Pampers + tend to hold more (so 5+ rather than 5) but aren't bigger in size

Do the nappies definitely fit well? My LO is 5 months today (and was 7 weeks early - so 3 1/2 months corrected) and in size 4 nappies.

We've only really noticed large numbers of leaks when the nappies aren't big enough. Effectively they just get full and then there's no where else for the liquid to go?

Even if the nappies do fit well - I'd suggest the absorbency really isn't high enough in that size so it would be worth trying them in larger sizes maybe?

We use LIDL nappies during the day (these are changed every 3 hours), and have switched to Pampers for his overnight 12 hour nappy. We've had no leaks for quite some time, but at the same time he doesn't move around much yet so it might just be luck on our part.

My 4 year old is in nappies all the time as he has SEN and I found the only nappies that work with him are Tesco's own brand. He sleeps for 12 and I can't remember the last time he woke up and had leaked.

Try going up a size at night. Reduce drinks towards bedtime. Ensure the 4 year old uses potty before bed. We’d never have survived 5 kids if they were wetting through every night.

Actually I made an assumption in my last post - do the leaky nappies feel full(ish) when the leak?

Try the youngest in the size 6 nappies. My 9 month old is size 5.

Reusable all the way. And you start by researching them.

My 3 year old wears the huggies pull-ups. Doesn't really need them anymore but I seem to remember they never leaked when they were filled. I'd encourage yours to use the toilet before bed.

Do they drink a lot right before bed?

You can get + sizes (4+ etc) for night time, from supermarkets. I know sainsburys definitely do them. Aldi also sell nappy boosters to give them more absorbency.

Reduce drinks near bed time.

Try lifting when you go to bed for the older one and see if they will wee.

Bamboo insert in a disposable?

Mine were always in the size up from the size it said they should be. I knew it was time to try when they started leaking.
My 5 year old still has accidents at night so has these ones that basically have a bloody teenager on the front as any smaller and if she does pee it just leaks!!

We use Bamboozles reusables with a wrap overnight. With two of the pads in they can hold more than 700ml of wee! DD is one and a heavy wetter overnight and we've never had a leak. She used to soak through disposables before we started on cloth.

Even just a wrap over a disposable might help.