Night Nappies for 45kg 4yr old - to big for size 6 (but absorbancy fine)

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DD is almost 4yrs old, happily trained in daytime for nearly 2 yrs, but is still a way off for training at night. I have no issue with this (nor is DD bothered about wearing nappies at night) EXCEPT I can't find nappies big enough!!

I used cloth nappies until she was dry in the day, (mainly bum genius but we did have some others). But I gave up with the washing of them with just one a day. Standard real nappies only go up to about 35kg so these are now too small anyway.

I have worked my way though Sainsburys, tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl pull ups finding lidl the biggest so far - but even these are now really too small. (I can't afford the 45p+ a nappy of the drynites pj pants)

I contacted the health visitor (or rather got a nursery nurse on the local health visitor phone line) and asked about options - having be told that the health visitor can apparently get nappies for over 3's - to be told that I would have to prove she had special needs (I've no reason to believe she has) and would unlikely be accepted before she was 7 years old for night-time use. I asked if I could buy larger nappies from their souce to be told no. Her only suggestion was the drynites - I said I couldn't afford those - she said there was nothing she could do about that - or offer any other suggestion (except forcing her to train at night!!).

The only real nappy I can find that might work is the motherease Bedwetter pants - which I'm fine with except I can't find them under £20 each. I would need 4 I think to ensure I could get them dry - and finding £80 would be a bit much atm.

So I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions ???

Thanks

Is 45kg a typo for 45lbs?

opps 18kg / 42ish lb - I've been reading to many american cloth nappy sites!!

Sorry to sidetrack, but do you know she's a way off training at night? DD1 didn't until we told her that, now she was 4, she wouldn't wear one at night. Despite having always had wet nappies in the morning, once no nappy was on we've only had one accident.

On the nappies, I find pull ups harder than nappies. Much more difficult to squeeze in. For example, DD1 could fit in size 6 Naty nappies long after the pull ups.

Yep definately a way off training. Tried her last week as due to the weather have no quilts on beds just sheets so thought a good opportunity. She woke up at 2.30 wet - cold wet so it was not weeing that woke her. Changed her sheets, put her in a nappy as I didn't have another set to change and she had a very heavy wet nappy in the morning as usual.

She is one of those kids who will do something as and when she is ready. I've no reason to push her - infact the opposite as she starts school in 5 weeks so she has enough to deal with then. (But also aware it could change at any point hence in part the reluctance to spend out on xl cloth nappies).

We use DryNights I usually buy them on special at around £4 per packet. Amazon have good offers occasionally too.

It is expensive.

I've often wondered about reusables. Surely 2 would do it? As you're not dealing with poo they could go into a normal wash? I used cloth nappies years ago and they dried fairly quickly. Where can u get reusables for big kids?

My DS is 3.5 yrs and 44lbs dry during the day and not dry at night yet (and still quite a long way off). We use Goodnites which is the equivalent of DryNights in the UK. We have tried a number of other brands and none of them worked as effectively as these - they actually look huge on him but they do the trick.

Thanks all.

BeCool the only larger sized nappy I have found so far (suitable for nighttime as opposed to the 1 wee trainer pants) is motherease bedwetter pants: www.thenappylady.co.uk/trainer-pants/motherease-bedwetter-pants.html Big problem with these appears to be the drying time as they are thicker than the standard nappies (and as I recall have to be washed in non-bio which I do not normally use for standard wases)

I have started to look at the special needs stuff but they all seem to be inserts into 'ordinary' style pants which I am not sure will work at night.

hum.....

i saw one somewhere.
let me just check, i'll be back

Our eldest was getting rubbed and sore from the biggest nappy size so we lifted her at 11.00pm each night and that worked! She had a wee and could then last through to morning.

Not sure if you have tried this.

these come in 19-25kg

i wasn't dry at night until i was 6. i don't have any SEN

or these look good

or motherease

sorry, just repeated what you had already dismissed!

We briefly used Motherease for dd2 - she's around 18kg. I put them in with dd1s nappies to wash but we stopped using them and went back to pampers pull-ups (luckily the largest still fit her) because they took forever to dry; they smelled awful even after washing (a problem I've never had with either the bamboo little lambs or OSFAs that I use normally) and they gave her a terrible nappy rash. I know that I'm not selling them well but if you cover the postage I'll send them to you if you want to try them?

dd is 5.5 now. 23kgs and tall

I'm not worried as we do get lots of dry nights these days just not consistently. She has no problems with the DryNights nappies but I think I'd give her issues have problems getting her into the reusable ones now - they look big and bulky.

I think the main part of dd1's "problem" is she is such a heavy sleeper. She can sleep thought anything and everything!

Second vote for lifting.DS (3.5) wouldn't make it through the night dry but does if I take him to the loo when I go to bed.

the specialist clinics don't recommend lifting as a solution.

Unique, Thanks - the first ones are daytime 'trainer pants' tried these as we had them before - they don't hold enough! The second ones I have spotten but again the cost / dryability is an issue - but I might give them a go.

Amandine - Yes I remember the smell from baby nappies. (And am going back there in about 6 months with no 2) But I'd be very grateful if you'd be willing to let her try what you have (I'm assuming you have the small - middle size - 18-25kg? I don't think she'd get in the x small ones!! She's in 6-7 clothes) Message me with the costs and we'll come to an arrangement! TA.

So those who talk about lifting - I haven't tried it but on the basis she wet again after 2.30 I'm not convinced yet. Partly I just don't want to put her under that pressure yet - she has not desire to do it either.

Thanks everyone for talking to me!

I found pampers baby dry in 6+ in Tesco yesterday says 37+ lbs so that may help.

I think they're small although they are actually massive and look like comedy pants. They cost me £20 each I think . I've got no idea what they'd cost to post though! I'll look into it.

I just realised that this means I'll have to stick one in my kitchen scales, ewwww!

She is way before the age at which a specialist clinic would be involved,which would be after 7. If it doesn't make any d

Ifference in 2-3 nights I would leave it.

I do know about the physiology of being dry at night.

Drynights or Underjams are perfectly good (and often a good deal at amazon on subscribe and save. My 22.5kg 7yo alternates them with the Tena pads that he gets on the NHS (he needs them day and night).

Another option slightly larger than pampers is the libero nappies, but they're no cheaper than the Tena pads or pyjama pants.

Amandine - they have them on the american amazon site with a weight of 7.2oz (~200g?) if that helps!

Franup - I have no issue with her not being ready - I actually only tried her so that I could say that we had tried - before I went to the health visitor for assistance with obtaining big enough nappies- as I am struggling as you will have read above to find nappies that actually fit her! Beyond the nappy size issue I will not be worried about it until it bothers her.