Stripping help-international bumping

Airynn Chica

Hi Ladies,

I know people ask ALL the time about stripping, but most of what I read talks about American available products for stripping. I just started DD2 (2 months) in pocket CDs this week (the size 1s from DD1) and I think she has worn 7 diapers from 9am-6:30pm. And she has gone through 3 outfits due to being wet (thus so many diapers). I am assuming they need to be stripped...

Any tested and tried methods with household products? Yes I can get things like alcohol, vinegar, bleach, baking soda...but specific name brands are not available.

freezorburn

Are the diaper soaked through (saturated) when they leak? Or could it be a fit issue?

Airynn Chica

They are used as I used them for DD1 and now I am using them on DD2 (DD1 is 21 months almost).

The size 1's are stuffed with microfiber...I have a blended insert for DD2's cd.

I live in Botswana, Africa! As far as I know, we are the only family here that uses cd, though in rural areas you find families using the old and big cloth diapers with pins.

Does it matter that I have a front loading machine?

TJ1979

So... Are they soaked through?

huntjul

Hey momma, welcome! Another international bumpie here - we live in St Kitts. I agree with others that perhaps fit is more to blame, esp in a 2-mo-old. You may be getting gaps at the legs or waist if the fit's not just right. DD went through a few early spells, incl one around 8 wks where getting a good fit on her diapers was nearly impossible. Thankfully we had a few diff kinds and found some that fit ok during that period.

Agree with others--are the inserts completely soaked, or dry?  Where are the leaks? Can you pull LO's legs up and see any gap at the legs?

Airynn Chica

The diapers aren't soaked, but not dry either.

If I lift up her legs I see a little bit of gapping--but her legs still get marks on them from the diaper like its too tight (I had to convince my DH to keep it snapped tight on the legs even though there are marks) The wetness on the clothes is always around the legs!

They are Sunbaby Diapers. Other people I know that use them have never had a problem! The elastic doesn't appear to be stretched out though.

DD1 uses blended inserts so I could try putting one of those in and see how it goes.

freezorburn

I agree with PPs that you are likely dealing with a fit issue. If it were a buildup issue, there would probably be other symptoms than just leaking. There would be some kind of stink coming off your diapers and your baby would probably be at least a bit rashy. Unless you know for a fact that they have come into contact with something like non-CD safe diaper cream. Then that would be a different issue.

Sometimes different inserts can help, if their thickness helps take up whatever slack is causing the leak. If that doesn't work, maybe you could make or get ahold of some flats and use your pocket shells as covers (so that the absorbent material is right up against baby's skin -- you could trifold, or try out some fancy flat folds and pins, whatever works for you) for a brief period, until they fit again.