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talk to me about fitteds for overnight

sophabellesophabelle
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for an almost 2 year old....

i know a lot of people use fitted w/a wool cover for nighttime.... and i'm curious about how this works.....  are these 'special' nighttime fitteds? or just regular ol fitteds? 

any brand in particular that works best?

we don't have any issues w/our current nighttime diaper but i'm just curious... (currently use a sweetdollbaby pocket w/2 MF's and a trifolded hemp w/a wool cover).

is it the wool cover that really makes it nighttime effective? (i only use upcycled wool sweaters covers)

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Re: talk to me about fitteds for overnight

  • ananas19ananas19

    Depending on the absorbency of the diaper and the amount your child wets during the night you have a lot of fitted options, there are some "regular" fitteds that work well over night and there are also special overnight absorbency fitteds. We really like the Sbish snapless with an additional soaker laid in.

    I really think the wool is the key to having no overnight leakage. We have had great luck with our Sbish longies, and love our WCW soakers. I don't personally have any upcycled woolies, but I would guess it would have to be pretty thick to make it through the night successfully. 

    I will say, I like fitteds overnight because of the potential for a little air flow. The PUL in a pocket just seems like it would get so stale underneath after 12 hours! 

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  • lifesadancelifesadance member
    I think the wool has a lot to do with it but also the all around coverage of the fitted too, I suppose.  I'd tried pockets, prefolds + cover, and hybrids overnight with no luck and had resigned to use disposables at night.  Then I started reading about fitteds and wool.  I'm in LOVE!  I use a BabyKicks hemp/cotton fitted with an extra insert (a hemp/cotton insert from our BestBottoms hybrids) with wool and no leaks!!  I'm building up our stash slowly but plan to make these some of our regular diapers for when we need to go more than 2 hours between changes. 
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  • susangilchristsusangilchrist member
    Our "bulletproof" nighttime solution is a fitted, hemp, and a wool cover.  We love B4s, mostly because of the fit.  A GM is just too short in the rise, as are most fitteds on her.  A TT fits well, but not as well for us as a B4.  I add a trifolded AFFF insert into the fitted, use a fleece liner, and a wool cover.  My favorite are her woolybottom footies, which I use in the summer as well.  I think the effectiveness is a combo of the absorbancy of the fitted and the waterproofness of the wool.  We've used other fitteds and have had damp sheets, so it's not ALL the cover.
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