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????

I had a few dodgy ones once. I use tesco pull ups in size 5+ for ds. He's just turned 5 but his body is yet to start producing the don't wee at night hormone. Three nights running he woke up wet through. No extra drinks or anything to explain it so I figured they must have been faulty as I'd had no issues previously or since. I make sure he goes for a wee before I put the nappy on and only put it on right before bed. It's pretty full by the morning but no leaks. He sleeps 11-12 hours.

Another vote to AVOID reusables. We use them during the day as a matter of course, but found them absolutely manky overnight. T

They didn't leak, but the nightime ones (little lamb bamboo, as recommended upthread) stank to high heaven by the morning, and the smell was almost impossible to get out with washing- some time in and the smell was obvious even as they were being put on clean at bedtime, despite trying every washing 'trick' I could find online. They were also so wet by morning they could pretty much be wrung out... nappy rash was much more prevalent.

And this was with children who don't have issues with flooding disposables over night either, I dread to think how horrible they'd be for heavy wetters. Needless to say switched back to disposables for nights only which are much more pleasant all round.

I used to add cheap, thick sanitary towels to my son's nappy when he was going through the same. Pull-ups always leak as they are not designed to hold lots of wee, but Tesco nappies with additional padding did the trick.

1. Don’t restrict evening drinks. A thirsty child will not sleep well. Better to have a well hydrated child who were a lot than a dehydrated child who doesn’t.

1. Try DryNites. They’re more expensive than ordinary nappies but they do work and will save you a lot of washing.

1. Try to find out if the 4 year old really still needs them or is wetting out of convenience. I discovered that DD6 no longer really needed hers and was waking up when she needed a wee but was using them as it was nicer to stay in a warm cosy bed than getting up to use the loo.

Ask the question gently and if it turns out that it is/ might be the case, shamelessly bribe your child into stopping wearing them with the promise of something they really really want. You’ll save a fortune on nappies if it is the case. Worth a try?

Good luck!

-*wets a lot than a dehydrated child who doesn’t.

My 13 month old is in 6+

It very much could be a size issue.

Ours leaks if I don't pull the front high enough.

Cloth nappies all the way, so many folds you can choose from to suit your needs - easy to tailor every aspect & cheap and eco friendly to boot.

Have found them far more straightforward and dependable than disposables.

Two things I have had , my son used to put hand in and pull winkie up and wee up his fromt !!! So had to get all in one pjs , and also my baby always leaks when dad puts her to bed , he never puts nappy up her back high enough and with a couple of kicks she has it halfway off in night , so cheap k if it's full nappy's also that is the problem . I find pampers premium are best for nights

REusables I found more reliable. But 12 hours I found a high demand on any nappy. (But more luck with disps.)

Long experience here with leaking nappies!
The best solution is just to use a regular nappy (not the pull-ups, least of all training pants) that lets you have a perfect close fitting with the adjustable adhesive side tabs and, as AcrossthePond55 suggested in the second page, add one or even two booster pad inside the nappy (it's different from classic pads since it hasn't a waterproof layer, designed just to add absorbency to the nappy). This combo makes leakages impossible.
About the nappies just use the ones for overnight, with maximum absorbency and if the bigger size of the nappies for babies is too small you can find very absorbent, usually even cheaper, adult nappies in extra-small, xxs, or just small size, on amazon, ebay or similar websites since it's very hard to find them in supermarket or even pharmacy.

And on the drinks front, rather than restricting evening drinks as such, you could try front-loading drinks- actively encourage drinking lots until mid afternoon. After this don't offer anything too appealing (milk or water only) and let them ask for it.

They won't be dehydrated if they've drunk enough earlier in the day, but they might also be able to get it through their systems before bedtime.

Lidl are ace.

Deffo size up and double up!!!!

Sounds like they're drinking too much before bed.

I personally stop drinking an hour or so before bed so I'm not woken in the night.

Do the same for DC. Like I won't deny a thirsty child, but I don't offer after dinner.

Pull ups leak quite quickly compared with standard nappies, I’ve found, and even more often the older the child gets.

Seconding the Dry Nites pyjama pants. I always found pull ups would leak in the night, they were not good at all. But Dry Nites is a rare leak for my heavy sleeping 6 year old.

As for the younger one in a 7 wow! It depends on the size of the child surely, my 3 year old was only in a 5 when she finally potty trained. She's tiny admittedly but not every 2 year old needs to be in a 7.

I use reusable. Bumhuggers with an extra hemp booster on the outside if needs and a wrap outside. Never had a leak. LO is 16 months old.

I found the Pampers silky softs to be good, as well as Sainsbury’s own brand. At night I used Huggies night time pull ups in a slightly bigger size as they held loads of pee at night. My DS2 was a late bloomer both day & night with toilet training so he definitely needed lots of absorbancy.

Change when you go to bed.

Assuming the 4 year old only needs them at night? With both our two we decided that we had to get them up before we went to bed for a wee. I know some people think that’s bad but we did it until they started Year 1. It was never an issue. I just think by that age there’s too much wee for any nappy to hold....

I use Tesco and Sainsbury’s own brand nappy pants for my 4yo at night time and had no problems. If they wee a lot at night go up a size.

Use pampers nappy pants for my 2yo with no problems.

Sorry, haven’t read through all the comments so this might have been suggested but have you tried actual night time nappy pants? Like huggies ones or pyjama pants?

Another vote for reusables here. We use Tots Bots Bamboozles Stretch with a Motherease Sandys Stay Dry Booster and Airflow Wrap. It’s a magic combo! There’s a lot of advice re washing them online. And they do need a fair amount of water through them to get them clean (newer washing machines seem to be programmed to be as efficient with water as possible, so finding the right wash cycle(s) is essential). If this is something you’re considering trying, I can recommend The Nappy Lady questionnaire as a brilliant starting place.

With my son I put the nappy on back to front then the most absorbent bit was where it was most needed, at night.

We used Huggies for night as they didn’t leak, and Sainsburys/tesco/boots own brand in the day.

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