DC is 9 months and has nearly grown out of the nappy sizes

[flowervest75]

DD is 9 months and is wearing size 7 Pampers Baby Dry. I've just noticed that size 8 is the last size within the Baby Dry range so I wondered what happens when they get too big for the sizes? Do you upgrade to pants/pull up nappies or something? I plan to start potty training when she's around 18 months or slightly before but for now she's way too young to start potty training (or is she)

I haven't looked around in the supermarkets properly but just thought I'd take it to MN first lol

I posted something very similar a few months ago! It's all a learning curve 🤍

@Pinkflask

They start to get red marks around the legs and the nappies start to leak when they’re too small.

We're black and have dark skin so can't really look out for red marks. I'm sure she'll have marks/inprints on her so I'll keep an eye out for that. Leaks too.

Roughly how long do they tend to stay in the sizes then? It sounds a bit longer than just one or two months which is what I was doing🤦‍♀️

Ime they grow out of 1,2,3 quickly then stay in 4 for ages then 5 for ages.

@jupitermars1345 - I agree - in fact after they were day trained and in pull ups for night I could still squeeze them into leftover size 4 nappies for bedtime until age 4 or so 😂 They get longer but not much fatter for a good couple of years. And then you realise they’ve been wearing 12-18 months age shorts for three years in a row…

To be fair Pampers did always come up small on DD1….not that small!

I find once they start leaking it's time to go up a size. I might be wrong but I'm sure the Aldi ones have a black line inside to show positioning .

Leaks were always what prompted me to go up a size.

And we often had one size bigger for nights as they'd hold more.

They stay in 4/5 for ages.

Roughly how long do they tend to stay in the sizes then?
It's quite variable, but sometime between reaching the minimum weight on the next size and the maximum weight on the current size. Depends on shape, DS was slim and size 3 lasted until he was almost one (9.5kg at one). Size 4 lasted until he was fully toilet trained at two.

Size 3 were quite low rise at the end but still worked.

Look at the sides of nappy when on your baby, is the tab from the front flap coming round their hip well? This is a good sign to look for, you’ll know when it’s too small as it starts to look a bit droopy (imagine a pair of side tie bikini bottoms coming loose and you’ll know what I mean)

They move up through the sizes more slowly as they get older because the rate of growth slows. We found we were in size 1 for about one month, 2 for 2 months, 3 for three months and then 4 for about nine months. DD is now 18 months and in size 5.

My DS who is older was similar. I can't remember exactly how old he was when he moved into size 6, perhaps 2 years, and there he stayed. He has never needed a size 7 and he's 3.5 now, potty trained, but still wears a 6 overnight.

Wow this all makes so much sense now. Thank you guys for that. So it really doesn't matter if the nappies are below their belly button and low like on their waist?!

As my mum kindly reminded me, I've always worn my trousers/jeans (high waisted jeans) over my belly button and have never liked anything below my belly button. I even get granny pants for knickers so I can wear them as high as possible😂 I think I've subconsciously done the same for DD thinking nappies shouldn't be below the belly button. What a mess lol

My 12kg 21 month old still comfortably fits in a size 4 by day and a 5 overnight. My 8 month old is in a size 3 (just), when this pack of size 3s finish she will be sharing the size 4 pack with No. 1.

@Kinko

Also the tags that stick together should the top tag reach round to the sides?

What do you mean by the top tags? The sticky tabs that come from the back part of the nappy?

Size 3 and then 4 lasted ages for my first daughter - we didn't need bigger. I go by the weight on the packet and go up when they get to the top of the weight range or if they leak (only been an issue at night so I went up a size at night before daytime).

I think it's fine to potty train after 18 months - I know people who've done it including my sister with my nephews. I think it's better than waiting till 3. We potty trained at 2 as we waited for the Summer as there's less clothes. The book Oh Crap Potty Training recommends training from as early as 18 months.

I really wouldn’t worry about it - you’ll save money having her in smaller nappies now but there’s nothing wrong with using bigger size ones! I don’t quite understand why so many people are fixated on it being “wrong” - if the nappy is keeping little one and their clothes dry, you’re doing it right! I’ve gone up a size if we started getting leaks, if the nappy wasn’t lasting as long as normal, or if the sticky tabs weren’t comfortably sticking. You’ll probably find that sizes will last a while now, toddlers grow up but they don’t grow out very much.

I LOVE the judgmental tone and arrogance of criticising people with 3 year olds in nappies because you'll potty train at 18 months (regardless of readiness) YET can't even select the right size nappy for your baby.

@driftcompatible

I LOVE the judgmental tone and arrogance of criticising people with 3 year olds in nappies because you'll potty train at 18 months (regardless of readiness) YET can't even select the right size nappy for your baby.

🤣🤣🤣

Why have you kept moving her to a bigger size? My 3yo toilet trained at 2.5 and never came out of size 4 nappies. My8mo is in size 3 / 4 nappies. Whats caused you to move to the next size up so many times? Buy the nappy for her weight

Surely not? Do you use the nappy pants? My son is 3 and the size of a 4 year old and still fits size 6 (he has SN hence still in nappies)

Your 9 month old daughter weighs more than 15 kilos (that’s size 7 nappies)?? I think you should check with the doctor about her weight if so.

@slurpee

My DS was in size 6+ nappies at 7 months, and then he just stayed that size (he's 17 months now).

I found that his weight and general chunkiness was at its peak at that age but he got taller, started crawling/cruising. He was on the 99th centile from a couple of months old so he was/is a big boy, is that the case for your DD?

I'm sure you don't need to worry about it, she will probably not need to go up much more.

Good to know. DS at 6 months is in size 5. He isn't massive. 80th centile. DD was wearing size 5 when she was potty trained aged 2.5 so no idea what's going on there. He does have very chunky thighs.

Your local health visitor can recommend some day to day parenting classes OP. There are potentially loads of things you don't know until you know if you see what I mean and this is just one of them.

I used reusable nappies but remember learning that leaks out of the side and/or up the back from disposables was often time to size up.

@driftcompatible

I LOVE the judgmental tone and arrogance of criticising people with 3 year olds in nappies because you'll potty train at 18 months (regardless of readiness) YET can't even select the right size nappy for your baby.

@driftcompatible no one's being judgemental. Someone said 18 months is too young to start potty training and all I'm saying is it simply isn't. Show me where I judged or criticised people with 3 year olds in nappies? The poster said it's realistic to start between 2.5-3.5 years as that's more typical. Again, if you're happy to wait to TRY potty training when you're child's 3 and happy for them to be in nappies until then, that's great for you. Not everyone is happy to wait as long as that to at least try.

Last I checked this is a parenting forum. I made a mistake with the nappies and came here to ask as I was clearly doing something wrong. The same way people come here for potty training advice and may be potty training at 18/20 months. There's nothing wrong with that but that's clearly touched a nerve for you

potty trained 3 of my own plus helped with two grand kids all in the 15-18 month range. certainly done and dusted by 2.
the one who trained the earliest walked the earliest (9 months) all 5 were very verbal and without undies/pants were easily able to pull down joggers with little help. my three climb onto the toilet facing the wall/tank. my two grand kids used low potties on the floor (plus a travel one...for in the park) the youngest grand son just followed his sister and copied absolutely no "training" involved (excluding hand washing). help with wiping their bottoms following a bm but the girls were fine dabbing a bit of tp after a piddle.