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Help! Pampers Baby Dry Just Can't Cope with my DD's Peepee!

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Sycamoretree · 06/02/2008 21:17

My DD 2.5 years is wetting through her nappies constantly. We use pampers baby dry, size 5.5 (don't think they do a bigger size?) and she goes from being bone dry, to wetting through to her clothes in one big wee.

We have tried potty training twice - and she's close but no cigar. We are also having a tough time as a family at the moment as my father is really ill, so mentally I just can't go there again right now.

Can anyone recommend any other brand that is better at soaking up? Pampers have always coped up until now. She wakes up with a dry nappy in the morning, if that's an indication of anything. She also drinks loads (water only, she has water with juice at breakfast but water for rest of day, or milk). I don't want to reduce water intake as I think it's a healthy habit for life which I wish I could mirror!

Any advice? My carpet and her bean bag are feeling very sorry for themselves....

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DiscoDizzy · 06/02/2008 21:22

I'd use tescos own brand, they were always much better than Pampers IME

Seona1973 · 06/02/2008 21:34

Baby dry have a size 6 which is for 35lbs+ (although you may get away with them depending on your lo's shape). Tesco baby essentials (green pack) are good if a bit bulky - they also do size 6.

LardyMardyDaisy · 06/02/2008 21:39

I used pampers active fir or pull-ups for my DS and they were fine untl he was three or thereabouts. Am using tesco's nappies at the moment and find them good, but on a much smaller baby.

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SarahHarris · 06/02/2008 21:46

I also used pampers active fit.

Can't really remember, but when my dd was potty training/dry through night used Tesco easy fit pull up pants. Alot cheaper and seemed ok for her.

When we potty trained her through day she was soon dry at night so decided to try her through.

We had one accident that night and none ever since, maybe continue with potty training. I know my dd took about 2 full days to wet train but about 2 weeks to clean train.

When we decided that was it with nappies she seemed to adapt and train quite quickly.

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Sycamoretree · 06/02/2008 21:55

Thanks - have heard Tesco own brand are good from a few others too, so may give them a try. I think it's more that she saves up for such a giant wee, the nappy can't soak it up fast enough (if that makes sense?)

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nannyL · 06/02/2008 21:58

they do size 6...

but could it be nappies are to big? not fitting tight enough so wee just flowing out?

PrettyCandles · 06/02/2008 21:59

Try Asda own-brand. The current sort seem to be the best we've tried for containing leaks.

onepieceoflollipop · 06/02/2008 22:01

If you have friends with similar aged children why not ask them if they use different brands and/or sizes. nannyL may well be right about the sizing. If so, ask if they would let you have one or two samples to save you buying whole packets and testing ones that may not be any better.

suwoo · 06/02/2008 22:04

How old is she? my apologies if I've overlooked that. DD was completely dry in the day at 20 months, many peoples kids earlier. Could she be ready to be potty trained?

suwoo · 06/02/2008 22:05

OK I see she is 2.5, IMO a girl is definately ready to go on the potty by then. If her communication skills are good, then go for it.

soph28 · 06/02/2008 22:08

another vote for tesco here. loads of babies I know (including mine) have leaked out of pampers and huggieS. In fact when ds was a baby the only nappies that didn't leak were his real totsbots!

bonkerz · 06/02/2008 22:11

tescos own brand lover here too also found boots own to be better than pampers and huggies!

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Sycamoretree · 06/02/2008 22:11

We have tried to potty train twice, last time just before xmas. She ended up weeing on the floor in protest at being asked to go on the potty (first 2 days great, 3rd day she just got fed up and plain couldn't be bothered - even with the promise of chocolate off the xmas tree if she managed 3 wees in a row in the potty).

She is very advanced communicator, but she has hypermobility in her limbs, which makes her wobbly on her feet and not as able as others her age to pull down pants etc without falling over. She just doesn't seem to have a desire to be on the potty for all her wees and poos, though does wee at least twice daily in her potty at morning and bedtime. She has also pooed about 5 times, mostly at her nanas to show off .

Am having a stressful time with my dad's illness at the moment, and so don't trust myself to have the patience to try again just at the moment....if that makes sense.

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onepieceoflollipop · 07/02/2008 09:26

Sycamoretree I think you are right in saying that if you don't trust yourself to have the patience to try again at the moment then it is definitely best to wait. I found potty training one of the most stressful phases. I found it so hard and yet according to the nursery dd1 was doing fairly well.

Sorry to hear that you dad is ill.

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