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To not wake him in the night?

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Napnapnap · 31/05/2022 14:29

My son is 18 months old and for the past few weeks his nappies have been over filling during the night and leaking onto his pyjamas and bedding. Wee, not poo.

He likes to drink a lot during the day so we've cut this back around bed time but it's not making much difference. I think the main issue is he sleeps on his front so the back of his nappy is bone dry and it's all going into the front / leaking out of the top. I'm washing his pyjamas and bedding every day at the moment!

I've tried different sizes and it doesn't seem to matter. We used supermarket own brand at the moment but have tried more expensive like pampers and tbh I found them even shitter.
Going to get some pull up ones instead today to see if they are any better.

Anyway, I do don't want to start waking him up to change him through the night, he's been sleeping through for months now like an absolute trooper 7:30pm - 7am and I don't want to ruin it by waking him but also feel bad that he's waking up damp all the time.

help!

OP posts:
Thebeastofsleep · 31/05/2022 16:20

Yep, double nappy.

LucyLeaseExtension · 31/05/2022 16:22

Lots of suggestions!!

Don't restrict his fluids though, it won't help him & can make it worse to get him dry at night.

he's sleeping through it, wee is pretty much
body temp & not uncomfortable at this time of year/summer. (Hopefully by winter things will have progressed!). Id put a GOOD mattress protector on & a disposable wet nights pad on under the sheet.

It's not like the sheets have to be hand washed & no problem to put in other clothes etc. with them in the machine, so it's not an extra load every day. It also won't be forever,

now it's getting warmer, you might be able to change him
on your way to bed with the 'roll & swap' method of changing. It's worth a go,

catlovingbeth · 31/05/2022 16:31

We bought puppy pads to put under sheets (or over them) - they’re a lot cheaper than the ones designed for babies!

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 31/05/2022 16:32

Put the nappy on back to front.

SiblingStruggle · 31/05/2022 16:40

Definitely try the nappy pants. It's something to do with their tummy being full when they go to bed, and then getting smaller overnight means there is a gap at the top of the nappy. When they sleep on their front, it leaks really badly. The nappy pants are elasticated at the waist so no gap forms. Good luck!

HairyScaryMonster · 31/05/2022 16:45

Can you buy those absorbent layers you get for reusable nappies and put it in the front?

mutleyschuckle · 31/05/2022 16:47

Does he sleep in a popper Vest? My son used to always leak when he slept on his front. As soon as I stopped using the poppers on the vest it stopped? He also drank loads in the day

JS87 · 31/05/2022 16:49

We used to use a disposable nappy with a reuseable cloth nappy outer waterproof cover on top.

knackered81 · 31/05/2022 16:53

Washable night time nappies with outer wrap!

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