EVERYTHING leaks!!!

TJ1979

Ugh! I'm so sick of poo! Every single diaper leaks. Simplex, Imagine, grovia, sposies... They all either wick or poo comes put the legs.
Is P just too little yet? She's almost 8 lbs, but still has tiny chicken legs. She also poos like a freaking champ, so maybe that's the problem? Soooo frustrating!

km_md

DD has skinny legs too, and had a blowout with every poop for a while. Nothing I did could get the legs tight enough, but I found her BG 4.0's gave me the best fit. She is only 11 pounds now so we still have some blowouts from time to time, but they are much fewer and I think that the ones we do have can be blamed on second hand diapers that aren't so good in the elastic anymore, or just super poops. 

I hope that there is an end to the leaking soon for you!

abby8279

Ugh how frustrating!  No advice...just wanna say that sucks and hang in there!  Let's hope she plumps up soon and problem will be solved.

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Mandmeesh

I second pfs or workhorses, snappi'd and jelly rolled

bumpuser9353653

Mandmeesh said:

I second pfs or workhorses, snappi'd and jelly rolled

I'll back this suggestion up too. Workhorses have been wonderful for nighttime use and the jelly roll fold is the only one that gives my LO a good seal at the legs and contains her poo.

freezorburn

Yep, fitteds and prefolds work best until those little legs plump up.

TJ1979

Mh has vetoed prefolds, and he hates fitteds bc it's essentially 2 diapers. So I bought a whole stash of AIOs for him and promised we would save money with a NB stash. But it's not working and we're both frustrated. There's no way he will let me buy even more NB dipes.

Mandmeesh

Eww. I would not eat food that had been next to someone's junk :-&

RachelCA29

I have nothing to add since Colin was born with thunder thighs, but I'm sorry you are having a frustrating time!!

If you are trying to cut the cost on any additional NB stash, do you think flats jelly-rolled would be absorbent enough for your LO? Colin has been having really runny poop the past few days since he has a bit of a cold so he's a bit mucusy - we're basically only using flats or bamboo inserts (like an AI2 with a NB cover). The lay-in insert technique always means the cover gets poop on it - but its easier for my husband to just do that and we have 10 NB covers. But when I put him in a flat with a cover (mini kite fold) usually the cover is safe from poop.

We have both flannel and birdseye flats, but the flannel ones are just too bulky under the NB covers, so we're just using our birdseye ones right now (and I wish I had more than 6 ...)

If you are using disposables part-time for now (we are at night), our hospital had Pampers and they were okay, but I had a pack of Huggies (pure & natural I think) at home from one of my baby showers and I definitely preferred those (no leaks). We just bought some Up & Up (Target brand) diapers for night time use and I like those ones too (they were WAY cheaper than Huggies and haven't leaked - yet). I can't wait until my OS stash starts fitting ...

Amores0121

@Mandmeesh I don't think it's the food that you're supposed to be eating....

stoneycakes

Um...the second guy is holding his cupcake up a little high.

Angela814

My LO had skinny legs too, and we did okay with P&Ns for the most part. I used a NB sized Alva blend insert, so it wasn't as bulky as MF and seemed to give a better fit.

RachelCA29

Oh, I also just realized that much of the cost of prefold/flats/wh is the covers that are required. Sweet Pea Newborn Covers are my favourite right now, and only $10 each!

I also really like RaR newborn covers (with aplix, I'm not a fan of snaps for NB) and I got mine from amazon for $12 each.

stoneycakes

As far as inexpensive covers go, I really liked the Bummis pull on covers.  They're around $8 a pop and super trim.  The only downfall for a nb is that they pull on and off, so if poo gets on the legs, it's going to be hard to get it off without spreading it everywhere.

freezorburn

I say this with love:

Your first mistake was giving YH a veto.

Your second was not including some flats/prefolds/fitteds in the mix.

FWIW, if weight gain is going well, the diapers you have should fit soon.

TJ1979

freezorburn said:

I say this with love:

Your first mistake was giving YH a veto.

Your second was not including some flats/prefolds/fitteds in the mix.

FWIW, if weight gain is going well, the diapers you have should fit soon.

Haha, I know. But he does as many diaper changes as I do, so he has to be happy too. And he does all diaper laundry, so.... He gets a vote.

I have one xs sbish fitted. Will that fit?

sarenu1

I made a deal with my husband before our second was born.  He took care of the toddler diaper changes and I dealt with the newborn.  

This gave me a lot of wiggle room for what I wanted to use.  I personally avoided all of my smaller pockets until 3-4 months.  Now they fit well.   But I've also got smaller kids.

Do you have any smaller covers?  Best Bottoms?  That you can put as a second layer.

Also, I tend to avoid onsies because they can push on the diaper edges and are more likely to wick.  I stuck with a lot of sleepers.

CLLDLL

I really like the idea of flats with Sweet Pea or RaR covers. (Wal-Mart FSTs for a $1 a piece are seriously awesome for the price.)

I also like the suggestion of trying different sposies. We had leaks on Buggies and Pampers the worst. Luvs worked best for us.

Hope she grows soon for you !!

freezorburn

TJ1979 said:

Haha, I know. But he does as many diaper changes as I do, so he has to be happy too. And he does all diaper laundry, so.... He gets a vote.

I have one xs sbish fitted. Will that fit?

If it's an equal partnership he should still only get a 50% say in the makeup of your stash.

Try the Sbish. What's the worst that could happen?

unaveragejane

Mandmeesh said:

Eww. I would not eat food that had been next to someone's junk :-&

You're missing out on a ton of fun with pop rocks. Just sayin'....

freezorburn

Do you have receiving blankets or old T-shirts that you would be willing to repurpose as flats? Then there's just the matter of a few covers.

GMD can be fast, but I learned the hard way that you have to proactively let them know if you want them to ship fast. I once put in an order where they decided to let them decide how to ship, and they decided to do UPS ground, which took forever to get to the west coast. DS nearly outgrew the diapers in that order before they arrived.

TJ1979

So on the super cheap, I could try FSTs and a couple NB covers?

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sarenu1

TJ1979 said:

So on the super cheap, I could try FSTs and a couple NB covers?

Yes, I think those would work nicely.

And at this point you could probably go with RaRz or Mini coveralls and they would last a good amount of time.  Or you might even be able to use Best Bottoms.  Mine fit good enough at 1 month.

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TJ1979

I thought about the BBs but if NB dipes don't even fit her legs, I don't think BBs would.

sarenu1

TJ1979 said:

I thought about the BBs but if NB dipes don't even fit her legs, I don't think BBs would.

You might be surprised.  I was.

abby8279

Imagine NB covers are very affordable and I love them!  You could get some FSTs or Imagine flats.  We have has tremendous success w/ that setup.

unaveragejane

TJ, YGPM!!

ThereBeDragons

sarenu1 said:

TJ1979 said:

I thought about the BBs but if NB dipes don't even fit her legs, I don't think BBs would.

You might be surprised.  I was.

Going to concur here. E was 5lb14oz at birth and I'm prety sure she's still under 8lbs. I just bought a OS BB cover and was surprised to find it fit nicely over her snappied prefold. Bulky, yes- but perfectly functional.

TJ1979

unaveragejane said:

TJ, YGPM!!

Back atcha @unaveragejane‌

ElleBeeDub

I'm sorry TJ we went through a phase like this with G and it was awful. DH almost got to the point of demanding that we uses posies (even though I do most of the diaper changes, so different situation ). You'll get it sorted out.

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stoneycakes said:

Um...the second guy is holding his cupcake up a little high.

I thought that too. He could at least hold it down farther to create the illusion!

cedenton

I totally don't understand why he would veto PFs.  They're easier to wash and spray and everything. And I agree with everyone else that they will prevent blowouts. N was over 8 lbs at birth but lost a lot of weight and took a while to gain it back. We used PFs until he was 14 months and I think I MAYBE had one blowout ever.

runningyogimama

I'm right there with you! All of our NB diapers wick around the legs because her legs aren't big enough (but they had a little chub, which DD1 never had, and they never did for her!). Luckily poop is still contained, so I'm just dealing with the wetness.

If YH isn't on board with prefolds or flats and a cover, would he just put a cover over a sposie? That would contain poop, at least.

freezorburn

SecretAgentKate said:

Mapleme said:

You could even put covers over the diapers that you already have

this is kinda what I was thinking.  it would at least hold the poop in

But then that's like, 2 diapers, so they may as well be using fitteds.

TJ, have you found anything that works yet? I vote that you try to work with what you have. If the little one is gaining weight like a champ, by the time you buy and get something shipped (unless it comes overnight), and prepped, she might be fitting into the diapers that you already have.

On the other hand, if she's slow to gain weight then you have more time.

TJ1979

I'm borrowing a few fitteds and covers from this badass chick that I know. Hopefully shipping doesn't take too long. And I'm going to grab some FSTs to try under the covers too. Between those options and her weight gain, hopefully we will get this handled soon.
Misery loves company y'all, I'm so glad I'm not the only one struggling, haha! Thanks for all the advice, suggestions, and commiseration.