Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tip #32: Diapering a supersoaker overnight

Our son has been soaking through every diaper we've tried on him overnight, from several kinds of cloth to several kinds of disposables. I hit up the Arlington Parent's e-mail list for some advice and had lots of great responses. Here's the summary:

Disposables
  • Huggies overnight were the preferred brand by far
  • Tip: Add a disposable diaper liner (they are similar to maxi pads). Buy plastic-free, biodegradable liners from gDiapers
  • Tip: Tuck in the top of the diaper to stop overflow
  • Tip: Buy a larger diaper (one mom pointed out with variation in lengths, they may grow out of a size before the upper end of the weight limit is met).
  • Tip: Put a pull up diaper over a disposable.
Cloth
  • The general thought was to add a doubler.
  • Favorite disposable doubler: gDiapers
  • Favorite place to look for cloth doublers: Diaper Lab
  • Tip: Choose a fleece lined doubler for next to baby's skin, it will feel dryer longer.
  • Tip: Use more than one doubler.
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2 comments:

  1. MicheleSeptember 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    Have any of the options ended up working for you?

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  2. TMI MomSeptember 23, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    We are still using up the Pampers overnighters. I've ordered some Huggies, but have realized they don't make overnight diapers in infant size, they are for bigger kids as far as I can tell. We'll be hitting Diaper Lab this weekend to get a fleece-lined doubler. I'll keep you posted!

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