When do you start putting LO in pull-ups?

oct11bride03

K has been wearing Pampers Extra Protection diapers overnight since she could fit into the smallest size. I noticed the other day that they don't seem to come in a size 6 (the next size up for her), at least not that I've seen at the Target where we buy them.

The size 5s still fit, but now that she's wearing 5s during the day I'm wondering if we should be looking into another option for overnight. Is the next step pull-ups?

madhatter2003

no, I bet you'll find the 5s or 6s (if you can find them online) will fit until she potty trains. DD never went about a size 4, DS is at a 5 now but they are still huge on him.

Pullups are NOT as good for nighttime as they feel wet (to help them learn wet v dry) so she probably wouldn't like them IMO.

howleyshell

I know very little about larger sized diapers but I will tell you that pull ups have zero absorbency on the sides due to the way they're made.  (not that diapers have a ton but they've got more than pull ups do)

My guys peed out of pull ups MUCH worse than they peed out of overnight diapers due to the design.

And... they stayed in size 4's for EVER so you may not need to worry about her growing out of the 5's.  I think a lot of kids stay in the same larger size for quite a while.

How big do Huggies Overnight's run?

oct11bride03

See...this is why I love boards like this. I had no clue pull-ups allowed them to feel wet and that they weren't as absorbant as diapers. I know so many people who put their kids in them overnight so I just assumed they were the next step.

I'll see if I can find size 6 online, just in case, but hopefully the 5s will fit for awhile. Thanks ladies.

mrsolsenk12

Huggies Overnights do run in a size 6. We are going to have the same problem here eventually. Hayden just went up to a size 5 diapers and wears a size 5 in Pampers Extra Protection. So far they are fine but if we need to go up, we will have to switch to the huggies.

JGirl2005

Good advice ladies!  I also didn't know that pullups weren't absorbent.  We are in size 5 - and use huggies overnites.  I feel we may need to go to size 6 before we are good overnight.  Big kiddo here!

SeaSoul

We bought pull-ups about a month ago thinking it would make life easier (since Cal likes to undo his diaper these days), but as soon as we used them we quickly came to realize that poop in a pull-up is a nightmare!