Newborn + cloth diapers = leaking?

monkeyqueen

So - question for a friend:

Her little guy wets through his diapers and soaks his clothes in 30 minutes.     She's tried fitteds mostly, so far (but she forgot to put a cover on them).

Will having a cover on the fitteds make them last a lot longer than 30min. on her little guy?     She was pretty discouraged with cloth diapers, so far.   I told her it gets better.    How long can she reasonably expect a baby of about 5 weeks old to wear a cloth diaper without leakage? 

I can't remember that well....... 

rowanthefrog

Yes...a cover will solve her problems.  I'm using Kissaluvs fitteds on my newborn with a cover and I have only had leaks once.

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Vermillionsss

A cover is definitely a must...

If I remember correctly, I changed LO every hr to hr 1/2 when she was that little. She has always been a heavy wetter.

tokenhoser

I  have DS in GMD infant fitteds (with a cover) and usually change him every 90 min - 2 hours. At night, we're using AIO (mum's bums or ecobumz) and changing every 2-3 hours.

He only leaks if I push it on the night changes, or if we leave some diaper poking out a cover.

MothyrGrimm

Agreed. Fitted diapers are made to be used with a water proof cover. You can't expect them to work without one. They're diapers, not magic lol just get some covers for that little bum and she'll be good to go.

monkeyqueen

MothyrGrimm:

Agreed. Fitted diapers are made to be used with a water proof cover. You can't expect them to work without one. They're diapers, not magic lol just get some covers for that little bum and she'll be good to go.

She has covers!    She just didn't know that's what they were for:)     

monona9

I would tell her to use a cover over her fitteds. Typically NB fitteds are not made with that many absorbent layers because NBs eat/pee more frequently requiring frequent changes. I changed her about every 1.5-2 hours on average *I think* but when I had to I just changed her more frequently. It gets better though!

DD is 9 months old and I only started going coverless with a fitted because she's constantly moving. When she was a NB and was not mobile there is no way I would go coverless.

MWoodside

covers will prevent leaks, but it is important to change whenever wet or dirty bc otherwise he will get a rash. dd was like that- sometimes we went through like 20 diapers daily, lol.