Please talk to me about nappies, DS wet through every morning...

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He's a) started sleeping on his tummy and b) started sleeping through the night (well nearly). He's in size 5 baby dry pampers, and most mornings he's soaked at the front, I've tried pulling them up further at front but doesn't make any difference. I've also put in him size 6 last night, nope still wet. The 6 is massive on him so I dont think 6+ will make a difference. Can you suggest anything? Thanks

Try a different brand

Oh God, ditch pampers! I use Tesco/ Asda/ Sainsbury/Aldi s own. Much cheaper and great.

My baby is still bf every 2 hours through the night and his nappies are sopping every morning, he however is dry.

A nappy wrap over the disposable? Motherease or Blueberry? A size 6 disposable on top of the size 5? A Little Lambs bamboo Size 3 nappy with wrap? A Tots Bots Bamboozle nappy with wrap?

By the way...can you give me tips on how to get mine sleeping through the night???

You don't say how old your DS is so my experience may not be relevant.

I had this problem when my DS was about 5 months old. He would wake up in the night and I would need to change him completely (accompanied by his violent screams!). I tried everything: bigger nappies, different brands of nappy , cloth nappies with extra absorbent pads... In the end what worked best was putting him in size 5 pampers babydry (which was one size up) and then putting one or two boots or tescos value sanitary towels in there too! He was still v wet on the mornings but it cut down on night time leaks.

He was quite bad because for some reason he wouldn't take much milk in the day but then afternoon / evening and the dream feed he would drain. What actually made the difference was weaning because I think it broke his pattern of drinking a lot late in the day. The worst of it lasted about 2-3 months and he has been fine since.

I am not sure this is much use to you but you could look at how he spreads his good and drink out through the day and see if there is anything you could do to encourage him to take more milk in the morning, and maybe cut given on the feeds nearer bedtime (give a bit less milk maybe). Also extra stuffing in his nappy might help.

I swear by Tesco own brand nappies. They never leaked even during the day.

Aldi or Lidl nappies are good for DD. I don't rate Tesco's own brand in the green packet but the purple packet ones are OK.

DD pees like a dray horse, Sainsbo's nappies are well up to the job.

Also, do you apply cream? It can stop some nappies absorbing.

My dd is 14 months and no way will one nappy get her through the night. She has to be changed usually 3/4 times a night. (I can literally do it in my sleep!)

What age is your ds?

Blimey that was quick, thanks all.

Yeah I've kind of kept using pampers just because of all the money off vouchers you get, they're very cleverly marketed those buggers. I had been using Sainsburys past few months but they started leaking in the day so I went back to Pampers. Some good ideas though, might try the 6 over 5's tonight, DS has his fathers ass and is already a wee chunk in that Dept so dunno if his pjs will fit mind.

He's 15 mths Birding so just on water mainly in the day. He does gulp down 9oz milk at night which probably doesn't help but he loves it.

Jimijack - if you google the mumsnet thread "what worked for us" - we've been doing that 3 wks now and he's been doing really well. Mind you we haven't retreated anywhere yet but he is putting himself to sleep and if he wakes 5 nights of 7 he settles himself quickly. The other 2 nights are still a bit shit tho but much better than they were :)

just started sleeping on his tummy & just started sleeping through. This makes him sound less than ~9mo?

Are size 5 nappies not a bit too big? DS is 2.5 and was only just into size 5s.

The hydrogel in disposable nappies can absorb an enormous amount of liquid, I'd be more inclined to think its poor sealing around the legs (& waist).

Try a smaller size? And I second everyone up thread: Tesco's own are way better than pampers!

Oh X post: wrong on age!

Oh no way I could change his nappy in the night, it would so wake him up, sleeping isn't his speciality, never has been.
Yes we use cream at night, didn't know that either.
thanks again

Pampers were the same for us. Tescos own brand are good, and we've been buying Cheeky Bots nappies which are really good (and cheap if tescos have a baby event on! £15 for 120 nappies!)

It's coming out the waist (I think). DS has his fathers bum, it is quite big. Will pop to Tesco and check out their nappies, they use them in nursery and seem fine. I always thought if nappies are leaking to go up a size? But maybe makes more sense to have them fitting.

Ah, my dd lets me do it in her sleep but wakes for other reasons!

Are you pointing his Willy downwards? Also if using sudocreme or similar I would stop as they stop absorption, I found drapolene was better.

We put a reusable wrap (Blueberry) over a disposable nappy.

It could be too loose too. DD is 2.5y and in size 4 .

What is his weight? Is he well within the weight range of the nappy?

Haven't read all the above but go a size bigger and put a nappy absorbing pad in it - you can get disposable ones that people put in non-disposable nappies. Ask at Born if you can't find them near you (google it - there's one in Bristol and one in London).