BG Freetime Leaks in Boys

angelfire02

We have been using the Freetimes for about 3 months now, my guys are 5 months and weigh about 13ish lbs.  They are leaking almost every diaper right now, only pee but it comes out their back on the sides.  I am changing them about every 2-3 hours, some times they don't leak and never with poop but the peeing all over their clothes is making me crazy!  I point their penis' down when I change them but it doesn't seem to make a difference.  We use Pampers at night and they don't leak out of those.  All the diapers have been washed and dried, I have tried what I could think of but it's making for a lot of laundry when they are going through 3-4 outfits a day.  I have the snaps on the second line, so I have moved them to one bigger size since we started.  Any suggestions would be VERY welcomed!  Thank you!

drubie

Are they repelling? Do you use any kind of diaper cream on them? What detergent do you use? Are the diapers soaked when you change them after a leak?

angelfire02

They aren't repelling, no diaper cream ever, we use Bummis liners (1/2 sheet per diaper).  Detergent was Rockin Green but they smelled horrible so now I do Tide free and clear powder and clorox 2 free and clear bleach.  They aren't always soaked, some times they don't feel that wet, but still leaked.

sarenu1

As the PP said, check if the diaper is soaked first.  I usually try to change my daugher every 2 hours regardless.

Also, when you put the diaper on make sure that the inserts are all inside the diaper edge.  I've found with the freetimes that  a small edge can sneak out easily during a change.

When i'm done changing my daughter I also check the tabs by her legs to make sure the fleece isn't sticking out and that the tabs on the top are inside the diaper.  She's really skinny, so I usually only have two buttons in the middle free.

 The last thing that I had issue with was her actual onsies.  I moved her up a size because they were tight fitting around her legs and I think sometimes they were actually pulling into the diaper edge and causing wicking.

Angela814

angelfire02:

They aren't repelling, no diaper cream ever, we use Bummis liners (1/2 sheet per diaper).  Detergent was Rockin Green but they smelled horrible so now I do Tide free and clear powder and clorox 2 free and clear bleach.  They aren't always soaked, some times they don't feel that wet, but still leaked.

So I have no practical knowledge on cloth diapering yet, but I thought I read that Free and Clear detergents weren't good and that we're not supposed to use bleach.

I plan to use mostly BG, so I've just been reading every post I can find about them.

angelfire02

Angela814:

angelfire02:

They aren't repelling, no diaper cream ever, we use Bummis liners (1/2 sheet per diaper).  Detergent was Rockin Green but they smelled horrible so now I do Tide free and clear powder and clorox 2 free and clear bleach.  They aren't always soaked, some times they don't feel that wet, but still leaked.

So I have no practical knowledge on cloth diapering yet, but I thought I read that Free and Clear detergents weren't good and that we're not supposed to use bleach.

I plan to use mostly BG, so I've just been reading every post I can find about them.

Interesting, thanks for the info, I searched and searched for another alternative to the RNG because I couldn't handle the ammonia smell.  This has worked great for us, I know others use it too but it might be causing my problems.  I can't justify spending even more money on detergent I guess without knowing that it could be the real issue.  Thanks though I appreciate the information!

Angela814

angelfire02:

Angela814:

angelfire02:

They aren't repelling, no diaper cream ever, we use Bummis liners (1/2 sheet per diaper).  Detergent was Rockin Green but they smelled horrible so now I do Tide free and clear powder and clorox 2 free and clear bleach.  They aren't always soaked, some times they don't feel that wet, but still leaked.

So I have no practical knowledge on cloth diapering yet, but I thought I read that Free and Clear detergents weren't good and that we're not supposed to use bleach.

I plan to use mostly BG, so I've just been reading every post I can find about them.

Interesting, thanks for the info, I searched and searched for another alternative to the RNG because I couldn't handle the ammonia smell.  This has worked great for us, I know others use it too but it might be causing my problems.  I can't justify spending even more money on detergent I guess without knowing that it could be the real issue.  Thanks though I appreciate the information!

Regular Tide powder is supposed to be fine, depending on your source of information. Honestly, I find all the detergent info to be so confusing.

emolee84

sounds like a fit issue to me.  If there's not enough compression in the diaper then the pee will have a harder time being absorbed.

PBear93

Also, if the Clorox is a liquid, that could be it too--the liquids are petroleum based and can cause build up.

angelfire02

PBear93:

Also, if the Clorox is a liquid, that could be it too--the liquids are petroleum based and can cause build up.

I never thought about that....I will stop using the bleach for a little while and see what happens.  Thanks ladies!

drubie

In order to get rid of the build-up, you'll probably need to strip your diapers, but not by scrubbing with dawn (like you have to do with diaper cream on microfleece)

hisbeautyalways

I'm thinking you might have the diaper on too loose, but not sure... Can you post some pictures of the fit?

angelfire02

I don't know how to post pics on here, but from everything I have read about the BGF's they are fitting like they should, no gaps anywhere.  Thanks for all the ideas ladies.