diaper question

kerbear135

My daughter has started STTN the past few nights, which is great, but a new problem has arrisen. Currently, she wears newborn diapers and clothes (She was 8.1 at birth and 8.5 the last time she was on a scale, about 3 weeks ago). We change her diaper right before we swaddle her for bed, but 2 of the past 3 mornings, we find she has exceeded the diaper's capacity and her bed, swaddle, and jammies are wet. I hate to come wake her up in the middle of the night to change her diaper (she doesn't like having her diaper changed), but I also don't want to have to wash her sheets every day. Any suggestions on what we can do to stop the night time leaking or do I just need to start changing her in the middle of the night?

dee12807

Try the next size up, even if it's only for night time. First sign of a small diaper is leaking and your LO may just need the extra absorbency from the bigger diaper. GL!

lawjjg522

I agree with pp. And size one starts at 8 lbs . So they'd fit. On the large size

Beth.1212

If the size 1 diaper is too big, you can also try a diaper doubler. They are usually used with cloth diapers but I see no reason why they wouldn't work with disposables too.

kerbear135

Thanks ladies! We'll try a size 1 tonight and see if that helps. Has anyone found one brand to be more absorbent than another? We have diapers of just about every brand that were given as gifts and I haven't found one that works better for us than another yet.

Litgirl77

Our LO is about the same size - getting close to 9 pounds. We just went up to size 1s for this reason, and they are much more absorbent. 

SingleMom31

kerbear135:

Thanks ladies! We'll try a size 1 tonight and see if that helps. Has anyone found one brand to be more absorbent than another? We have diapers of just about every brand that were given as gifts and I haven't found one that works better for us than another yet.

We haven't tried other brands, but we like Pampers Swaddlers. They seem to hold a lot of fluid, and I like the stripe that turns blue when she's wet. We haven't had any morning leaks yet. Fwiw our LO was born at 9 lbs and has been in 1s since birth.

kerbear135

Tried a Size 1 and it worked! Thanks ladies!