Can anyone explain about soakers to me please?

[pookamoo]

DD is 21 months and has started waking in the night when she feels wet. So I have been considering using a wool or fleece soaker to see if it makes a difference. We use totsbots fluffles.

Please can someone explain what happens to their clothes with a soaker? Do they get wet pyjamas as the night goes on? If you use them in the day, can they wear their normal clothes over the top?

I understand the science behind how they work (I think) but I can't figure out how, if the soaker allows the wet to evaporate, their clothes and bedding stay dry.

Thanks!

bump?

I would love to know the answer to this too if anyone is around?

bump again. I'm sure there must be someone out there... I will poke my nose in on the real nappies thread and see if I can get anybody to come and talk to us, Chunki

Hello! We use both wool and fleece - usually over cotton or bamboo nappies at night. Soakers are breathable which means that the wetness should evaporate off the nappy a little throughout the night making them less sodden by the morning. I do put babygrows over the top of our soakers and they can feel a little clammy in the morning, if you use a grobag though, they are usually fine. Tight clothing will cause compression wicking onto the clothes so if you are going to put any clothing over the top you should make sure it is fairly loose. For nights I tend to put any boosting in the nappy where it is needed most so that there is minimal chance of compression wicking due to say tummy sleeping for example (so I would put a booster more to the front for this). HTH

I only use fleece at night because I found that during the day the fleece lets wetness through. Fleece at night is great though, I've had very few leaks at night and usually when the nappy isn't properly tucked in. As bagpuss says, the babygro can sometimes feel a bit clammy in the morning and it's a bit whiffy but I still much prefer fleece to PUL.

I would think though that she will still feel wet if she's weed because the nappy stays wet even with a fleece or wool soaker? A fleece or wool soaker will not stop the nappy getting wet. Unless we've got different definitions of soakers?! A fleece liner would take the wetness away from her skin if that's what you were meaning?

No, ziggly you are right, it's the outside kind of soakers I am thinking of. I just couldn't work out whether her pyjamas would be wet if I used a wool or fleece soaker.

If I made her some fleece longies she could wear those at night, maybe, without PJs.

Would I need to wash the grobag every day?

I sometimes use fleece longies at night without his pjs. The grobag will probably get a bit pongy but if you can air it during the day you could probably use it again. I use mine 2 nights in a row unless they get sick/wee/poo on them!