Exploded Pampers! Has this happened to you?

[Lakota]

Changed my DS (10 months) this morning after his 12 hours sleep (yes, I know, lucky me) in a Pampers BabyDry and found he was absolutely covered in a granular jelly substance - presumably solidified wee! I've had them leak a bit of urine onto his vest before, but never had the whole interior of the nappy explode out everywhere. Poor little thing must have been very cold and uncomfortable, he was even less happy when I took all his clothes off and dumped him in the bath before he'd even had his breakfast! Obviously, once he spotted it, I had to stop him trying to eat it...gross.

Anyway, just thought I'd share that - do you reckon I should write to Pampers or just write it off as the result of a particularly full bladder?

The granular stuff is what is known as a superabsorbers - it is put in the nappy to absorb wee and usually stays there, though if the nappy is extremely wet and hasn't been changed for a long time the granules can seep out. They are inert - gardeners use them a lot to make the soil more water-absorbent so plants need watering less - but it is a surprise to find them on your baby!

I once put a nappy in the washing machine - just had wee in it nothing more.....but boy you should have seen the mess - it was truly foul and ALL over everything - took ages to get it off the rest of the clothes!

Yep. Have had this with DS2 - happens if they wee a lot and you don't change them

I don't make a habit of leaving him in a soggy nappy, honest! It was overnight...

LOL - I know. I'm ashamed to say DS2s was during the day - big gathering of friends and just kind of forgot. He was 18 months or so though.

Phone the Pampers customer service number (on their website) and ask about it (all concerned for your poor baby of course!). They usually send out money-off vouchers.

This happened when I sat dd in a paddling pool with a pampers nappy on last year. Funnily enough I started a thread with a similar title LOL!

Really vouchers? Mine does this at least once a week overnight... would they keep sending vouchers?

If they explode that often I'd be changing the type of nappy!

But yes, its happened to a couple of friends who have phoned to ask about it, and the Pampers people were all apologetic and sent a few quids worth of vouchers.

Great, will give that a try.

Toothache - I read that as YOU were sitting in a paddling pool in a nappy, was thinking, hmmm, must have been a good party...

Have to say I disagree that they are inert!
They can be very irratant!
it is made of sodium polyacrylate and was linked to TSS when it used to be in sanitary products years ago before it was banned!
These are some of the "chemicals" that people are trying to avoid by using cloth nappies.

just found this on web, but do a google for it! it makes intresting reading!!

SODIUM POLYACRYLATE - This is the chemical, added in powder form to the inner pad of a disposable, that makes it super-absorbent. When the powdered form becomes wet, it turns into a gel. THESE ARE THE 'SHINY GEL-LIKE CRYSTALS' I FOUND ON MY DAUGHTER'S 'PRIVATES' WHEN CHANGING HER.

Properties:

It can absorb up to 100X its weight in water (1).
It can stick to baby's genitals, causing allergic reactions (2).
Reported to cause severe skin irritations, oozing blood from perineum and scrotal tissues, fever, vomiting and staph infections in babies (2).
When injected into rats it has caused hemorrhage, cardiovascular failure and death (4).
Banned from tampons in 1985 because of its link to Toxic Shock Syndrome (1).
Has killed children after ingesting as little as 5 grams of it (5).
Causes female organ problems, slows healing wounds, fatigue and weight loss to the employees in factories that manufacture it (6).

God, really KMS? That's shocking, I had no idea. Not at all happy to learn that. He's had 2 baths today now, so hopefully no ill effects. Will speak to DH about this, he's a scientist and works for a patent company, will see what else he can find out.

Thanks

I bet that's from one of those loony cloth nappy sites.

I must remember not to inject any nappy gel into the next baby I see then.

I must say I'm certainly not wanting the hassle of cloth nappies - and DH couldn't find any mention of Pampers using the chemical KMS mentioned, BUT - DS does have a small rash this morning, on his tummy, which is where the majority of the leaked gel ended up. It's a few spots, like flea bites. He's never had anything like it before. I'm going to mention it to Pampers and see what they have to say.

I put my dd in pampers when we were on holiday, it did exactly as you described, when used over night.

I did write to pampers and I told them, it wasn't a complaint as such, just a kind of 'Did you know your nappies have a tendancy to bursting and leaking gel all over a baby ,who then promptly tries to eat said gel' bleurghhh. They sent me vouchers (but I generally use cloths anyway).

Move to the next size up in nappies. It may help with regards how much a nappy can absorb.....

I was just thinking that fuzzywuzzy. Bigger size might absorb more. Worth a try anyway!

I've just checked & from what I can see, sodium Polyacrylate is not classed as an irritant substance however prolonged contact may cause some irritation. It is also not classed as a toxic substance

was just about to start a thread about exploding pampers! has happened to my 21mnth old ds for the last 2 nights. At least we're not the only ones....

The gel in the nappies is not great for use on sensitve little bottoms, but is fine for limited use (ie change the nappy regularily so it doesn't burst - OK, nights are another issue :D ) It is when the gel comes into contact with the skin that it can be most dangerous, although children with sensitive skins and allergies may react to disp nappies because of the gel.

SO, no reason to change over to cloth if you are happy with your disposables, just make sure you don't allow your child to spend to much time in contact with the gel and don't allow them to eat it! Wash them well if it does happen

HTH

BTW - I use both disp and cloth and prefer cloth, but that's just me.

I had pampers pull ups which ripped whenever I put them on DS. I e-mailed pampers and they asked me for my address. They sent a postage paud envelope to send a sample back. They also sent me £10 in pampers vouchers.

It's deffo worth telling them.

More about vouchers.... rang up to complain about leaky nappies on Monday - got £7 of vouchers today!