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????

As PPs said if they leak go a size up e.g. use 6+ rather than a 5.

Change them right before they go to bed

Don't allow them to drink anything but milk or water 3 hours before going to bed.

Following as I'm having the same problem with my 6 year old.

Found TESCO nappies the best, with a wee before bed

I put two nappies on when my ds had a phase of wetting heavily at night. The first nappy I cut three slits in, then put another nappy over the top. It worked.

Reusable nappies and wrap

Try thenappylady website for info and advice

I'd suggest little lamb bamboo probably size 3 would do both of children. With extra bamboo booster and a motherease airflow wrap.

Or you could just use the wrap and booster over the disposable. (Not tried this but it would add extra absorption and a barrier for leak protection so I can't see why it wouldn't.)

Had this issue with our 8 month old. She was leaking through every night at around 6 months.
We tried the next size up, all different brands of nappies.
Then we found Tesco's Fred & Flo Super Fit in the + size and haven't had another leak (touch wood) since. They are so much better than the dozens of nappies I've bought this time around and used to be such a pampers snob with our first.

HTH

Huggies the extra protection ones with the added benefit of having frozen characters on them.

Get the 5+ and 6+ sizes instead. They're the same sizes but hold more liquid.

Pampers are like tissues. Useless.

Boots brand are the best get the biggest size you can get.

Lidl nappy pants, size up, no liquid before bed and no poppered bodysuit vest over it to compress them down

What do they wear to bed? We use pampers nappy pants (rather than the nappies) at night because you can't put them on wrong (too tight/too loose etc) and I find the only time they leak is if DC is wearing a vest that is a bit too small (as in a bodysuit poppered up at the bottom one). It must stop the nappy expanding properly. As soon as we size up the vests the leaks stop.

SinkGirl have they tested your ds for Diabetes Insipidus? It is rare(I often have to explain to HCPs what it is) but I was diagnosed at 2 so it's worth asking about if they haven't already checked for it. Thanks to being treated with Desmopressin I no longer drink from vases and toilets as I did before diagnosis! 🤢

I’ve tried all different ones and the best for us have been the Lidl ones (forgotten the brand) but I’ve also been impressed with other baby bits in the same range.

We night wee DS2 (3) to avoid this. DS1 we’ve only just stopped as it helped avoid accidents when he was first dry at night. Lift him out of bed and onto the loo when we go to bed then nappy back on.

@NearlyBaked I was going to suggest the same thing as you for the 4 year old. I realised the other night that my 5yo has gone to bed without using the toilet first so I lifted her about 11pm, sat her on the loo and she went almost immediately. I put her back in bed and she had no memory of it the next morning.

These are brilliant! I’ve been having the same problem with my 13 month old for ages. I’m not potty training him yet but I decided to try these as they claim to have x5 extra layers. They’re really thick but not bulky.

If you do try them then make sure you buy the night pull ups (there are day ones but they will make your baby uncomfortable at night). For your 4 year old I’d try dry nights- you need the extra absorbency.

Reusables. We use two parters overnight and under had a leak.

My 2 year old wears aldi 6+
X 2!

Try putting a nappy on; then another over the top (backwards)

You can also buy a roll of nappy liner for pence. Sort of like soft kitchen roll.

We have the same issue - though the whole nappy isn't soaked, no wee has absorbed into the front part, just the back and then it goes up over the top of the back of the nappy.

We change it once a night too and it still often happens.

Recently moved up a size and definitely don't think we're doing them up too loosely (was worried they were too tight if anything).

Maybe reusables are the way to go.

Go reusable for night time. They're super

Try the Nappy Lady :)

Depends on the child and nappy. I love ldll ones. Worse ever was the naty ones which my mil got as a treat. Wees ran through them. Can you ask friends for one nappy in another brand and try them. Weve done that before. One of my friends now on ldll as a direct result of trying mine one over night.

Are you giving big bottles of milk at bedtime? A small 4 or 5 ounce cup is plenty.

Obviously this is limited to my personal experience, but I didn't know anyone who had this issue with bf or weaned babies, only friends with babies on formula who's children got used to drinking big volumes of fluid in the evenings (eg giving a full large 8 ounce bottle, plus more milk if the baby wanted it, last thing at night at bedtime). Remember there's fluid in lots of food too. Older babies and toddlers probably do not need 8 ounce bottles.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland when you say older babies what age are you talking? Just out of interest

Ps imho night time reusables are only more absorbent than disposables when they are terrifically bulky. Think backside like a football.

A child who isn't used to sleeping with the extra bulk on their bottom may not like it.